28 Amendments of Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL related to 2015/2132(BUD)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of fully respecting the joint statement on a payment plan 2015-2016 agreed between Parliament, Council and Commission, following the shared commitment to reduce the backlog of outstanding payment claims for the 2007-2013 cohesion programmes to around EUR 2 billion by the end of 2016 and to avoid any future build-up of such an unsustainable backlog; criticises in this respect that the Council's cuts in its reading on the 2016 budget go against the agreement in the joint statement plan; considers, for this reason, that unforeseen payment needs should be financed by fresh appropriations and the frontloading of EUR 1 billion in 2016 for Greece should therefore be financed by additional appropriations within the MFF payments' ceiling; stresses its long-standing position that payments deriving from commitments mobilised under the Flexibility Instrument are counted over and above that ceiling;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Concludes that, for the purpose of adequately financing these pressing needs, and considering the very tight MFF margins in 2016, all means available in the MFF Regulation in terms of flexibility, including the full mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument, will need to be deployed; expects that the Council will share this approach and that an agreement will easily be reached in conciliation, allowing the Union to rise to the occasion and effectively respond to the challenges ahead; stresses, in this respect, that the global MFF margin for commitments from 2015 should be mobilised as soon as the legal conditions are fulfilled; expects to reach a pre- agreement with the Council and the Commission on this issue;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Underlines that the current challenges the Union is facing once more disclose the budgetary restrictions set with the current MFF 2014-2020 to appropriately react to ongoing crises; therefore calls on the Commission to present an ambitious proposal for the revision of the MFF as soon as possible in 2016;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. NotCriticizes that, again this year, Heading 1a is severely affected by the Council's cuts with a reduction of EUR 140,9 million in commitments and EUR 435,4 million in payments as compared to the DB; highlights that around half of these cuts are targeted at Horizon 2020, which results in a further reduction for this programme in 2016 after that part of its appropriations have been redeployed to EFSI;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Decides to increases above the DB appropriations for the three supervisory agencies (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) ands well as for ACER to provide them with adequate resources to face their increasing tasks;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls that the DB provided for reinforcements in the area of security and migration, including a EUR 150 million scheme for the relocation of 40 000 persons in need of international protection, leading the Commission to exceed the ceiling for this heading by EUR 124 million and to propose the corresponding mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument; welcomes the fact that the Council has agreed to the principle of mobilising the Flexibility Instrument for this purpose; reminds however that a long-term financial plan to respond to the refugee crisis, including the set-up of a Search and Rescue Fund, is needed; considers that this shall also be addressed through the revision of the MFF;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Decides, in light of the current, exceptional flows of migrants and refugees to concentrate its reinforcements on strengthening the AMIF; strongly supports in this context the second EUR 780 million package on the relocation of additional 120 000 persons; decides to incorporate ithe necessary funds in its reading, and to align the first relocation package with the second one by adding EUR 20 million to finance transport costs (EUR 500 per migrant to Italy and Greece); approves an additional increase of EUR 79 million for general reinforcements of the AMIF; finally decides to reinforce the agencies with migration-related tasks for a total of EUR 26 millionhighlights the necessity to ensure sufficient financing possibilities for AMIF also for the upcoming years; recalls that point 17 of the Interinstitutional agreement of 2 December 2013 allows for a more than 10 % increase in the amount foreseen for the entire duration of a programme when the new, objective, long-term circumstances arise;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. finally decides to reinforce the agencies with migration-related tasks for a total of EUR 26 million, with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) receiving the biggest increase of EUR 12 million above the DB; reminds that this agency plays a central, coordinating role in the implementation of the provisional measures in the area of international protection and is increasingly being called upon to assist the Member States concerned;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Recalls that in order to alleviate damaging long term effects that stem from humanitarian crisis it is essential to ensure that children affected continue to receive an education; therefore increases funding for supporting education in the Humanitarian aid budget so that it accounts for 3 % instead of 1 %, with the aim of reaching a threshold of 4 % by 2019;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Emphasises therefore again its opposition to the concept of a redeployment pool amongst agencies, but reaffirms its openness to free posts by means of achieving efficiency gains between agencies through increased administrative cooperation or even analyse the possibilities of mergers where appropriate and through pooling certain functions with either the Commission or another agency;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 a (new)
Paragraph 60 a (new)
60a. Fully compensates these reinforcements by reducing the appropriations in the budget lines for contingency reserve, the general Members' allowance, further training, fitting out of premises, energy consumption, computing and telecommunications - investment in projects and furniture;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 a (new)
Paragraph 77 a (new)
77a. OTHER STAFF RELATED ISSUES Recalls that the need for new posts in the General Secretariat should be covered by internal redeployment, unless the need for creating new posts is duly justified and demonstrated, and confirmed by the internal auditors under the responsibility of the Parliament's Bureau;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 b (new)
Paragraph 77 b (new)
77b. Recalls that any reorganisation of parliamentary work or of the procedures should not lead to a deterioration in the working conditions and social rights of staff, regardless of their position;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 c (new)
Paragraph 77 c (new)
77c. Notes that the new rules regarding parliamentary assistance are currently being prepared; reiterates its conviction that a new balance is necessary between accredited parliamentary assistants and local assistants; requests therefore the Secretary-General to present to the Bureau a proposal for a decision before the end of 2015 addressing, inter alia, the following issues: ‒ limiting the number of local assistants by Member while respecting specific conditions of exercising the Members' mandate in different Member States; ‒ regulating distribution of the allowance between local and accredited parliamentary assistance; ‒ reforming the current salary cap system for local assistance with a longer term perspective of getting closer to the principle of "equal pay for equal work"; ‒ introducing a minimum salary and a maximum ceiling for the remuneration of local assistants in different Member States; ‒ covering current staff of national delegations under the Statute for the Parliament's accredited assistants; calls on the Secretary-General to take all the necessary measures to ensure that the trainees working for the Members are entitled to viable scholarship and to social protection and that the implementation of the said rules in controlled by the Parliament's services; invites the Secretary-General to introduce a mandatory training on respect and dignity in work for the Members and their assistants; Underlines that a transition period should be respected in the case of the revision of the current rules; invites the Secretary- General and the Bureau to report to the Committee on Budgets on the resulting revised rules as soon as possible and not later than by February 2016, in due time for the preparation of the Parliament's estimates for the financial year 2017; expects that the final decision will enter into force as of year 2017 at the latest;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 d (new)
Paragraph 77 d (new)
77d. Reiterates its commitment to support multilingualism in parliamentary work through high standards of interpretation and translation; requests updated information on the consequences of non- agreement on new working conditions for interpreters (spring 2015) to be communicated to the Committee on Budgets by February 2016 at the latest; expects the Secretary-General to use all flexibility required to ensure high quality interpretation and translation service for Members;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 e (new)
Paragraph 77 e (new)
77e. Asks the Secretary-General to provide a detailed overview of all the posts in Parliament in the years 2014-2016, including distribution of posts by services, categories and types of contracts; considers that this overview should be validated by the internal auditors under the responsibility of the Parliament's Bureau and should be communicated to the Committee on Budgets before September 2016;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 16
Subheading 16
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -78 a (new)
Paragraph -78 a (new)
-78a. PROPERTY POLICY Recalls that the Committee on Budgets should be informed on a regular basis about new developments in the Parliament's building policy and should be consulted in due time, that is before a contract is obtained, on any building project having financial implications; confirms that financial impact of any building project will be closely scrutinised;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -78 b (new)
Paragraph -78 b (new)
-78b. Believes that decisions related to building projects should be subject to an open dialogue and should ensure a transparent decision making process;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -78 c (new)
Paragraph -78 c (new)
-78c. Reiterates once again its calls for the new mid-term building strategy to be presented to the Committee on Budgets as soon as possible and at the latest by early 2016, in time for the preparation of the Parliament's estimates for the financial year 2017; invites the Secretary-General to present to the Committee on Budgets a possible long-term strategy until 2025 early in advance before the Parliament's reading of the budget in the autumn 2016;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 a (new)
Paragraph 78 a (new)
78a. AUDIT Demands that the internal auditors of the Parliament are placed under the direct responsibility of the Bureau;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 b (new)
Paragraph 78 b (new)
78b. Following the internalisation and re- organisation of the security services of the Parliament, calls for an independent audit of DG SAFE to assess whether financial and human resources are being used in the best possible way; believes that the independent audit should be mandated by the Parliament's Bureau and should be reported directly to the Bureau ; believes that the results of that audit should be communicated to the Committee on Budgets by September 2016, before the start of the Parliament's reading of the budget;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 c (new)
Paragraph 78 c (new)
78c. MEMBERS' EXPENSES Reiterates the appeal for greater transparency regarding the general expenditure allowance for the Members; calls on the Parliament's Bureau to work on a definition of more precise rules regarding the accountability of the expenditure authorised under this allowance, without generating additional costs to the Parliament;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 e (new)
Paragraph 78 e (new)
78e. Asks the Secretary General to open negotiations with the main actors in the transport sector in order to obtain more advantageous tariffs, and, as a consequence, to reduce the travel expenses of Members and staff;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93
Paragraph 93
93. RestoresBelieves that, in order to be able to cope with the challenges posed by the geopolitical uncertainty and to ensure the Union's role across the world, a due financing of the EEAS needs to be ensured; restores therefore the draft budget on all lines and deletes the reserves adopted by Council related to the fluctuation of the Euro exchange rate;