Comme évoqué dans le compte-rendu de la conférence organisée par l'association "Sauvons l'Europe", le 31 janvier dernier sur le thème "La crise financière, quelle réponse européenne ?", la députée européenne avait soulevé cette remarque que "le plan de relance européen totalise 200 milliards d'euros dont 170 milliards à la charge des budgets nationaux et 30 à celui de l'Union européenne dont seulement 5 milliards sont des fonds supplémentaires, les 25 autres sont du redéploiement ou de l'anticipation sur les budgets à venir".
Lors du dernier Conseil des ministres des Finances de l'Union européenne les 9 et 10 février dernier, aucun accord n'a été esquissé sur ces 5 milliards. En effet, la Commission a proposé de mobiliser 5 milliards d'euros du budget européen pour des projets énergétiques destinés à faire face à la crise économique.
Extrait des conclusions du Conseil des ministres des Fiances de l'Union européenne :
"In relation to energy and infrastructure, the Commission subsequently submitted proposals on the provision of an additional EUR 5 billion investment from the EU's budget, namely:
– a regulation dealing with the energy sector, with a list of projects totalling EUR 3,5 billion,including EUR 1,75 billion for gas and electricity interconnection projects, EUR 1 25 billion for carbon capture and storage and EUR 500 million for offshore wind projects;
– a regulation and a decision on rural development, involving a total of EUR 1,5 billion, including EUR 1 billion for broadband internet infrastructure and EUR 500 million for tackling challenges such as climate change, renewable energies, water management, biodiversity and measures to accompany the restructuring of the dairy sector.
To finance this investment, the Commission proposes:
– for the energy projects, to use transfers from the margin for 2008 of heading 2 of the 2007-2013 financial perspective (preservation and management of natural resources) to heading 1A (competitiveness for growth and employment), amounting to EUR 1,5 billion in 2009 and EUR 2 billion in 2010. This would require a revision of the financial perspective;
– for the rural development measures, to use the margin under the ceiling of heading 2 for 2009 of the financial perspective".
Lors du dernier Conseil des ministres des Finances de l'Union européenne les 9 et 10 février dernier, aucun accord n'a été esquissé sur ces 5 milliards. En effet, la Commission a proposé de mobiliser 5 milliards d'euros du budget européen pour des projets énergétiques destinés à faire face à la crise économique.
Extrait des conclusions du Conseil des ministres des Fiances de l'Union européenne :
"In relation to energy and infrastructure, the Commission subsequently submitted proposals on the provision of an additional EUR 5 billion investment from the EU's budget, namely:
– a regulation dealing with the energy sector, with a list of projects totalling EUR 3,5 billion,including EUR 1,75 billion for gas and electricity interconnection projects, EUR 1 25 billion for carbon capture and storage and EUR 500 million for offshore wind projects;
– a regulation and a decision on rural development, involving a total of EUR 1,5 billion, including EUR 1 billion for broadband internet infrastructure and EUR 500 million for tackling challenges such as climate change, renewable energies, water management, biodiversity and measures to accompany the restructuring of the dairy sector.
To finance this investment, the Commission proposes:
– for the energy projects, to use transfers from the margin for 2008 of heading 2 of the 2007-2013 financial perspective (preservation and management of natural resources) to heading 1A (competitiveness for growth and employment), amounting to EUR 1,5 billion in 2009 and EUR 2 billion in 2010. This would require a revision of the financial perspective;
– for the rural development measures, to use the margin under the ceiling of heading 2 for 2009 of the financial perspective".