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1a. Recalls its resolution of 8 June 2011 on Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe; reiterates that sufficient additional resources are needed in the next MFF in order to enable the Union to fulfil its existing policy priorities and the new tasks provided for in the Treaty of Lisbon, as well as to respond to unforeseen events; points out that even with an increase in the level of resources for the next MFF of at least 5% compared to the 2013 level only a limited contribution can be made to the achievement of the Union’s agreed objectives and commitments ...[+++]and the principle of Union solidarity; challenges the Council, if it does not share this approach, to clearly identify which of its political priorities or projects could be dropped altogether, despite their proven European added value;

Similar to the recommendations of the Commission concerning the EU 2020 initiative, part of the cohesion budget should be set aside in a Performance Reserve for the Strategy, which - on the one hand by departing from the general practice of large contributors maximizing their returns from the unabsorbed funds and on the other hand allocating funds on a competitive basis, defined by the criterion how the proposed project or intervention supports and implements the Objectives of the Strategy - could provide vital resources and decisive incentive ...[+++]s for the implementation of the Strategy.

4. Notes the importance of pilot projects and preparatory actions in determining the need for and efficacy of new budget programmes to respond to developing needs and requirements in environment and health policy; and, as with all budgetary expenditure, insists that the projects being piloted present genuine added value at the EU level and urges the Commission to pay special attention to all programmes with an impact on climate change; urges the Commission to "follow thr ...[+++]ough" on the pilot projects and preparatory actions related to environmental, health and food safety policy.

The aims for 2007-2010 are to analyse the policy relevance results of FP5 and FP6 projects as regards (i) integrated risk assessment methodologies and models; (ii) methods and tools for environment and health impact assessment, cost/benefit analysis and the identification of sources of pollution; and (iii) risk/benefit analysis of foods affected by environmental po ...[+++]llution.