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That monster called EU (part II)

The EU again acting against the nations (and the European citizens). From Open Europe Blog:

• “The European Parliament voted for 6.8% increase to the EU’s 2013 budget (which is subject to Qualified Majority Voting and co-decision between national ministers and MEPs), thereby rejecting member states’ compromise 2.79% increase, instead going with the Commission.  
• In a report, the EP also backed a 5% increase to the EU’s long-term budget (and a lot bigger increase if off-balance sheet items are included), in line with the European Commission’s original proposal. This proposal has been rejected by all net contributing member states (which doesn’t mean that the net contributors agree amongst themselves).
• Finally, the Commission said today that it needs to amend the 2012 EU budget, since there’s not enough cash left. If you’re a government on an EU-mandated austerity programme - or a a household - you’re forced to prioritise and find savings when there’s not enough money in the pot. If you’re an EU institution you ask for an additional €9bn (with roughly €3.1bn from fines imposed on member states, meaning that national governments will have to put up €5.9bn in total)”. 

Why did they decide to go against the nations and to increase the budget in almost 9000M€ with respect to 2012 budget? For your benefit, of course:

Parliament said in a statement that the aim was to protect popular EU programmes against shortfalls which disrupted them in 2012 and so help boost growth and jobs, under pressure in the eurozone debt crisis.

“To boost growth and jobs, Parliament reversed (cuts) … in areas that MEPs believe are vital to boost the economy, such as research, entrepreneurship and employment measures,” it added.

Here you have the detailed votes MEP by MEP. Here you have the final approved numbers. Here you have how the EU spends such money.

Detailed votes of MEPs who voted for and against the increase of 6,8% in the EU budget 2013

In favor of the increase of 6,8% as requested by the European Commision and against the position of their own nations:

• ALDE: Alvaro, Aylward, Bennahmias, Bilbao Barandica, Busoi, Chatzimarkakis, Creutzmann, Crowley, De Backer, Donskis, Duff, Gallagher, Gerbrandy, Godmanis, Goulard, Griesbeck, Harkin, Hyusmenova, Iovine, Jensen, Johansson, Jäätteenmäki, Kacin, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Lepage, Løkkegaard, Manner, Meissner, Michel, Mulder, Mănescu, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicolai, Ojuland, Oviir, Panayotov, Parvanova, Reimers, Ries, Rinaldi, Rochefort, Rohde, Savisaar-Toomast, Schaake, Schmidt, Skylakakis, Takkula, Thein, Theurer, Torvalds, Tremosa i Balcells, Uggias, Vajgl, Verhofstadt, Vălean, Weber Renate, Werthmann, Wikström, Zanoni, de Sarnez, in ‘t Veld 
  
  
• ECR: Bielan, Czarnecki, Gróbarczyk, Harbour, Kamiński, Kowal, Legutko, Migalski, Piotrowski, Poręba, Szymański, Tomaševski, Vlasák, Zīle 
   
• EFD: Bizzotto, Borghezio, Cymański, Fontana, Imbrasas, Kurski, Morganti, Provera, Rossi, Salavrakos, Scottà, Speroni, Tzavela, Włosowicz 
   
• NI: Severin, Sosa Wagner, Stoyanov Dimitar, Szegedi, Vadim Tudor 
   
• PPE: Albertini, Andrikien÷, Angelilli, Antonescu, Antoniozzi, Arias Echeverría, Auconie, Audy, Ayuso, Bagó, Baldassarre, Balz, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bauer, Becker, Belet, Bendtsen, Berlato, Bodu, Bonsignore, Borys, Boulland, Bratkowski, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Bánki, Böge, Băsescu, Březina, Cadec, Cancian, Carvalho, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Cavada, Coelho, Collin-Langen, Comi, Correa Zamora, Danjean, Dantin, Dati, Daul, David, De Veyrac, Dehaene, Delvaux, Deutsch, Deß, Dorfmann, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Ehler, Estaràs Ferragut, Feio, Ferber, Fernandes, Fidanza, Fisas Ayxela, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Franco, Gabriel, Gahler, Gallo, Gardini, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Giannakou, Glattfelder, Grosch, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gräßle, Gyürk, Gáll-Pelcz, Handzlik, Herranz García, Hibner, Higgins, Hohlmeier, Hortefeux, Hübner, Iturgaiz Angulo, Ivanova, Jahr, Jazłowiecka, Jeggle, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Jordan, Juvin, Járóka, Jędrzejewska, Kaczmarek, Kalinowski, Kalniete, Karas, KariĦš, Kasoulides, Kastler, Kelam, Kelly, Klaß, Koch, Kolarska-Bobińska, Korhola, Koumoutsakos, Kovatchev, Kozłowski, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kuhn, Kukan, Kósa, Köstinger, La Via, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Le Brun, Le Grip, Lehne, Liese, Lisek, Lope Fontagné, Luhan, López-Istúriz White, Macovei, Malinov, Mann, Marcinkiewicz, Marinescu, Matera, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matula, Mauro, Mayer, Mazej Kukovič, Mazzoni, McGuinness, Melo, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Morin-Chartier, Morkūnait- Mikulnien, Motti, Mészáros, Naranjo Escobar, Neynsky, Niculescu, Niebler, Nitras, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortiz Vilella, Pack, Pallone, Papanikolaou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Patrão Neves, Peterle, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pirker, Ponga, Poupakis, Preda, Protasiewicz, Proust, Pöttering, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rangel, Reul, Riquet, Rivellini, Roatta, Roithová, Ronzulli, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salatto, Sanchez-Schmid, Sartori, Sarvamaa, Saryusz-Wolski, Saudargas, Saïfi, Schnellhardt, Schwab, Schöpflin, Scurria, Seeber, Siekierski, Silvestris, Skrzydlewska, Sommer, Stolojan, Striffler, Surján, Svensson, Szájer, Sógor, Tatarella, Teixeira, Theocharous, Thyssen, Trematerra, Trzaskowski, Tsoukalas, Tıkés, Ulmer, Ungureanu, Urutchev, Vaidere, Verheyen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Voss, Wałęsa, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Winkler Hermann, Wortmann-Kool, Zalba Bidegain, Zalewski, Zanicchi, Zasada, Zeller, Zwiefka, de Grandes Pascual, del Castillo Vera, van Nistelrooij, van de Camp, Łukacijewska, İry, Šadurskis, Šťastný 
   
• S&D: Alves, Andrieu, Andrés Barea, Arlacchi, Arsenis, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Balzani, Borsellino, Brzobohatá, Bullmann, Capoulas Santos, Caronna, Castex, Cercas, Childers, Cliveti, Cofferati, Correia de Campos, Cortés Lastra, Costa, Costello, Cottigny, Cozzolino, CreŃu, Cuschieri, Cutas, Daerden, Danellis, De Angelis, De Castro, De Keyser, Domenici, Droutsas, Dušek, Désir, Dăncilă, El Khadraoui, Enciu, Ertug, Estrela, Fajon, Falbr, Ferreira Elisa, Flašíková Beňová, Fleckenstein, Färm, Garcés Ramón, García Pérez, García-Hierro Caraballo, Gardiazábal Rubial, Geier, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Gomes, Groote, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Gurmai, Gutiérrez Prieto, Göncz, Haug, Herczog, Hoang Ngoc, Iotova, Irigoyen Pérez, Ivan, Jaakonsaari, Kalfin, Kammerevert, Kirilov, Kleva, Koppa, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lange, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, López Aguilar, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Maňka, Menéndez del Valle, Milana, Mirsky, Moreira, Muñiz De Urquiza, Mynář, Neuser, Neveďalová, Obiols, Olejniczak, Padar, Paliadeli, Panzeri, Papadopoulou, Pascu, Perello Rodriguez, Pirillo, Pittella, Poc, Podimata, Prendergast, Prodi, Rapkay, Rapti, Regner, Repo, Riera Madurell, Rodust, Romero López, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Sassoli, Schulz Martin, Scicluna, Sehnalová, Senyszyn, Serracchiani, Simon, Sippel, Siwiec, Smolková, Stavrakakis, Steinruck, Susta, Swoboda, Sârbu, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomas, Tirolien, Toia, Tănăsescu, Van Brempt, Vaughan, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Weber Henri, Weidenholzer, Weiler, Westphal, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zala, Zemke, łicău 
   
• Verts/ALE: Alfonsi, Andersdotter, Brepoels, Zéribi

MEPs who voted against the increase:

• ALDE: Bearder, Bennion, Bowles, Davies, Goerens, Hall, Ludford, Lyon, Manders, Taylor Rebecca, van Baalen ECR: Ashworth, Atkins, Bokros, Bradbourn, Callanan, Campbell Bannerman, Chichester, Deva, Elles, Eppink, Fajmon, Ford, Foster, Fox, Girling, Kamall, Karim, Kožušník, McClarkin, McIntyre, Nicholson, Ouzký, Rosbach, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Swinburne, Tannock, Tošenovský, Van Orden, Yannakoudakis, Zahradil, van Dalen EFD: (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Agnew, Allam, Andreasen, Belder, Bufton, Clark, Helmer, Messerschmidt, Paška, Terho, Vanhecke, Ziobro, de Villiers 
   
• GUE/NGL: Angourakis, Chountis, Ferreira João, Hadjigeorgiou, Hénin, Liotard, Lösing, Meyer, Murphy, Mélenchon, Omarjee, Rubiks, Søndergaard, Triantaphyllides, Wils, Zuber, de Jong 
   
• NI: Binev, Brons, Claeys, Colman, Dodds, Ehrenhauser, Griffin, Hartong, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans- Peter, Mölzer, Nattrass, Obermayr, Sinclaire, Stassen, Zijlstra, van der Kammen, van der Stoep
   
• PPE: Bach, Corazza Bildt, Engel, Essayah, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Lulling, Posselt 
   
• S&D: Berlinguer, Berman, Bozkurt, Bostinaru, Cashman, Goebbels, Honeyball, Hughes, Martin David, McAvan, McCarthy, Merkies, Moraes, Simpson, Skinner, Stihler, Willmott 
   
• Verts/ALE: Hudghton, Schlyter, Smith

Check the ones in your country.

Source (page 87, section 41). Via @OpenEurope.