8 Amendments of Isabelle THOMAS related to 2016/2019(BUD)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Starts from the premise that the forecast level of inflation of 1,7% does not mean that increases for ordinary expenditure have to be as high; questions the proposal for a 3.9% overall increase and requests the budgetary forecast for the financial year 2017 to be further discussed in the Committee on Budgets before the vote on the budget in autumn 2016;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its call for a medium and long term budgetary planning, including a clear information with regard to expenditure relating to investments (buildings, acquisitions, etc.) and the sdistinction between investments and operational expendingture relating to the functioning of Parliament as well as its statutory obligations, as requested inin line with its resolution of 29 April 2015 on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 20167 ; __________________ 7 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0172. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0172.
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that any measure in this field should be based on a clear evaluation of Parliament's needs and proportionality with the incurred risks; requests the Secretary- General and the Bureau to present on time before the Parliament's reading on the 2017 budget a global evaluation on risks and security measures envisaged, alternative proposals placed on the table for consideration, accompanied by detailed evaluation of their budgetary impact, with a clear distinction between investments and recurrent expenditure;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. WBelcomieves the increasingat, in order to fulfil their mandate, Members need high quality of advice and research provided to Members and committees, yet, opposes any increase in the dedicated budget of the General Secretariat; recalls that a mid- term evaluation of the efficacy of the cooperation between the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) and the policy departments has been foreseen when creating the EPRS in 2013; requests therefore the Secretary-General to proceed to such an evaluation and present to the Committee on Budgets its results by the end of 2016; considers that this evaluation should contain proposals as to how to ensure that the support provided by EPRS is better articulated with developments in the respective thematic committees and does not overlap with their activities nor encourage competition between services;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the current depiction of Members' parliamentary activities on Parliament's website is not accurate and transparent enough; suggests that a more detailed and accurate system of weighing and categorising of parliamentary activdoes not reflect the real activities and involvement of Members;; suggests that the current use of ranking websities is necessary in order to give a better and more detaigradually phased out while enforcing the information availabled overview of Members' activities which in turn would contribute to a better communication and liaison with citizensn every Member's page on the external, official Parliament website; expects the relevant Bureau working group to present its agenda and findings to the Committee on Budgets as soon as it is available;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the progress that has been made regarding translation and interpretation efficiencies; askscknowledges the quality and added value of services provided by the interpreters ; calls for an early, sustainable agreement between the Secretary- General to make further rationalisation proposals such as increased translation and interpretation on demandand the representatives of interpreters combining high quality working conditions and efficient management in order to avoid situations of imbalances in terms of working hours and overall insecurity among interpreters; asks the Secretary-General to make further proposals such as increased translation and interpretation on demand, particularly concerning the activities of the Intergroups of the European Parliament;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Bureau to revise the rules governing the reimbursement of the missions' expenses related to travels between the Parliament's working places and incurred by accredited parliamentary assistants in order to align them with the rules applicable to the rest of the staff;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Asks the Secretary-General to hold discussions with Parliament's travel agency with view to systematically proposing the cheapest options of travel for Members and all categories of staff while ensuring the same level of comfort, especially for long- haul flights, and the same general conditions for ticket exchanges;