[toronto353]

Preamble:

In an age of austerity, the MHoC believes that the EU can not justify any significant increase in the EU budget. We believe that the EU budget should be frozen for five years and during any financial year and subsequent three to five years depending on the time required for a recovery to occur. This treaty also enshrines increases in the EU budget to be limited to the rate of inflation or less.

Treaty

Article 1: The budget of the EU from the financial year 2013/ 4 to 2017/ 8

1.1. The budget of the EU shall not rise from the amount designated for the financial year 2012/ 3 between the financial years 2013/ 4 and 2017/ 8.

Article 2: The budget of the EU after the financial year 2017/ 8

2.1. After the financial year 2017/ 8, the budget of the EU may rise in accordance with the average rate of inflation across the EU as a maximum.

Article 3: Exemptions to the increase in budget

3.1. The EU budget may not be increased from the previous financial year if the EU is deemed to have been in recession.
3.2. A recession is defined as two quarters of negative growth in the EU with each quarter’s growth being calculated as an average of the growth rates of the EU member states.
3.3. In cases where the second quarter of negative growth occurs in the first quarter of a new financial year when the budget of the EU for the new financial year has been agreed, the budget of the next financial year shall not rise.
3.4. After a recession has been declared for the EU using the definition in article 3.2., the budget of the EU may not rise for the subsequent three financial years after the recession has been declared over.

Article 4: Commencement, Short Title and Extent

4.1 This Treaty may be cited as the EU budget regulation Treaty
4.2. This Treaty shall extend to the European Union; and
4.3. Shall come into force on the 1st April 2013 following ratification by the national Parliament of each member state.

I forgot all about this. I will send this to vote tomorrow, but feel free to debate it again until then.

[stanlas]

The Czech Republic believes that this is a pointless political move by the MHoC to fulfil its electoral promises, without any concern for what is actually good for Europe. We believe that this Treaty is not needed, given that we already have a budget amendment in the guidance document to allow EU budgets to be passed on a yearly basis (which also specify maximum rises and cuts). We will not support this Treaty, and intend to veto it as it stands

[toronto353]

This has gone to vote.

[toronto353]

The Czech Republic has vetoed this treaty. The vote shall continue on this as a pact. A pact may be signed if two or more states agree to the terms of the original treaty.

[stanlas]

(Original post by toronto353)
The Czech Republic has vetoed this treaty. The vote shall continue on this as a pact. A pact may be signed if two or more states agree to the terms of the original treaty.

OOC: In this particular case a pact wont have any effect though, as it cannot be enacted for the whole EU (and we already have budget guidance rules).

[toronto353]

(Original post by stanlas)
OOC: In this particular case a pact wont have any effect though, as it cannot be enacted for the whole EU (and we already have budget guidance rules).

OOC: No, but it will be symbolic if anything.

[stanlas]

OOC: Since when did Birchington represent an EU country? Thought he was Indonesia and Iran.
That does however show the importance of always doing an open poll in the future to see which countries voted

[toronto353]

(Original post by stanlas)
OOC: Since when did Birchington represent an EU country? Thought he was Indonesia and Iran.
That does however show the importance of always doing an open poll in the future to see which countries voted

OOC: Thanks for bringing this to me attention. This is why I've begun using open polls.

(Original post by thunder_chunky)
QFA

Could you remove Birchington's vote please?

[thunder_chunky]

(Original post by toronto353)


Could you remove Birchington's vote please?

Done

[toronto353]

(Original post by thunder_chunky)
Done

Thanks.

[Birchington]

Apologies for voting. It was cast by mistake.

[frankayak]

I fundamentally disagree with the Czech representative. The proposals outlined bring structure to the European budget and set a framework in place so we can create a budget that supports growth and development but is not immune to cutbacks should member states need to curb contributions to the budget. I say the European Union continues with the vote. Can CZ veto this proposal? Should it not be states influential states, Big Three, Big Four?

[toronto353]

(Original post by frankayak)
I fundamentally disagree with the Czech representative. The proposals outlined bring structure to the European budget and set a framework in place so we can create a budget that supports growth and development but is not immune to cutbacks should member states need to curb contributions to the budget. I say the European Union continues with the vote. Can CZ veto this proposal? Should it not be states influential states, Big Three, Big Four?

Any EU member state may veto a treaty. However, that means it can still be voted upon and become a pact which this has now become. This pact will certainly put pressure upon next year's budget to fall in real terms.

[toronto353]

This has become a pact and the MHoC will now proceed to ratify this pact.