8 Amendments of Petri SARVAMAA related to 2017/2141(DEC)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Observes that the Committee declares that there is scope for further developing the cooperation agreement between the Committee and the European Parliament; trusts that further development of synergies will bring positive results to both parties; takes note of the progress of the cooperation between the Committee and the European Parliament, namely the contacts between the Committee president and its Bureau and Parliament's Conference of Committee Chairs; calls on the Committee to further strengthen its contacts with the chairs and the rapporteurs of Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Controls in order to ensure better follow-up to the contribution it gives to the Union legislative process;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that a joint assessment of the budgetary savings resulting from the cooperation between the Committee and Parliament is of interest to both institutions and to the Union citizens; suggests that the Committee propose that exercise toproposes that this exercise be conducted jointly with the European Parliament as part of the strategy to strengthen contacts between the two institutions; is aware that the Committee is building up a capacity in terms of policy assessment for accompanying its role in the legislative process as a consultative body; asks the Committee to submit to the discharge authority a detailed analysis of the functioning of those activities in its next annual activity report;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the agreement to transfer some Committee posts to the EPRS service in the Parliament has been concluded and that the established staff plan is complying with the interinstitutional agreement to reduce staff by 5 % over the period of five years with a considerable decrease of 43 posts;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes a general increase of the absence rate due to sickness in the Committee; stresses the importance to put in place measures for improving wellbeing at work and asks for a closer monitoring of absences; welcomes the initiatives taken by the Committee like the creation of the figure of “confidential counsellor” to fight against harassment and to foster respect for human dignity in the work place;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes with interestsatisfaction that the proportion of women holding middle management position in the Committee is above 40%; encourages the Committee to make additional efforts in order to achieve the same results insofar as senior management positions are concerned and to do the necessary to improve the still considerable geographic imbalance;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes the continued increase of the outsourcing rate of translation (from 9,74 % in 2015 to 16,61 % in 2016) provided for in the cooperation agreement between the Committee and the Committee of the Regions, due to the higher translation output and to the reduction of staffing levels in the directorate (more than 9 % compared to 2015); takes note of the 2016 internal audit on translation outsourcing and of its practical implementation and restrictions, and looks forward to being informed of the internal auditor’s recommendations in the next Committee annual activity report;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Deplores the fact that neither the President, nor the Vice-Presidents and the Secretariat have published declarations of interest on the Committee’s website and urges the Committee to publish them by the end of June 2018 listing membership to any other organisations; deplores the fact that members declarations of interest are published in various languages and different formats limiting the public access to them; urges the Committee to publish them in an unique format and in one of the three languages of the Union by the end of June 2018;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Regrets the case linked to harassment in the Committee which cost it EUR 55 772; regrets that 20 other staff members contacted the Committee's network of confidential counsellors with a perceived harassment-related issue; calls on the Committee to improve its policy in this regard in order to further prevent any form of psychological and sexual harassment.; asks the Committee to report the discharge authority on the measures envisaged to implement in improving this aspect;