Traduction de «Maîtrise des dépenses » (Français → Anglais) :

5. Emphasises that European public spending cannot be exempt from the considerable efforts made by the Member States to bring their public spending under control, and insists that the Union budget must seek reductions to lighten the fiscal burden on taxpayers; believes that the EU budget should be clearly directed at helping Member States tackle structural challenges, especially the loss of competitiveness and consequent rising unemployment; insists on the need to reduce spending on EU administration (for example by ending the need for Parliament to meet in Strasbourg) and to achieve real reductions in the EU budget;

1. Reiterates that, in order to allow the EU to play an active role in the world, sufficient funds need to be provided in the EU budget, in particular in the context of increased tasks entrusted to the Union for external action; recalls that at a time when the national budgets of all Member States are subject to severe austerity measures, the 2013 budgetary procedure must be part of the general effort to control public spending and seek synergies; takes the view that, for the sake of exemplarity and solidarity, the EU must show a commensurate commitment to scale down or control increases in programme funding which do not add European a ...[+++]dded value; is of the opinion that there is room for making more efficient use of existing resources, and that targeted spending cuts should be made in heading 4 where expenditure proves inefficient, ineffective or not in line with political priorities; recalls, however, that savings should not be made at the cost of jeopardising EU’s commitments and its capacity to take on global challenges;

2. Reminds that European public spending cannot be exempt from the considerable efforts made by the Member States to bring their public spending under control, stresses that the action taken in recent years to curb annual growth in European payment appropriations should therefore be stepped up progressively over the remaining years of this financial perspective and payment appropriations should increase, at most, by no more than inflation over the next financial perspectives; consistent with this, the commitment appropriations over the next multiannual financial framework should not exceed the 2013 level with a growth rate below the rat ...[+++]e of inflation;

H. whereas some Member States have not taken enough steps to reduce their administrative expenditure, bring their healthcare spending under control and reform their health and retirement systems, and whereas all the Member States should adopt the best practice in this area,

H. whereas some Member States have not taken enough steps to reduce their administrative expenditure, bring their healthcare spending under control and reform their health and retirement systems, and whereas all the Member States should adopt the best practice in this area,

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