Activities of Marco VALLI related to 2015/2155(DEC)
Plenary speeches (1)
Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Parliament (A8-0135/2016 - Markus Pieper) IT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section I – European Parliament PDF (807 KB) DOC (212 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing its President discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Parliament for the financial year 2014;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Regrets that the administration is not able to provide data on the variable number of meals served during the different parliamentary days and weeks; wonders how any control can be exerted on contract providers if basic information like this is not available; calls on the administration to make available to the Committee responsible the catering contract which came into force on 26 September 2015 and to provide details of the meals served;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that after considerable delay, internal whistleblowing rules have been adopted and are in force since January 2016; expresses concern at the protection afforded to whistleblowers and calls on Parliament to ensure that their rights are fully upheld; calls for the Committee on Budgetary Control to be given regular reports on court cases brought by Parliament employees on grounds of mistreatment;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that it was difficult to differentiate fully the President's political activities from his preparation as "Spitzenkandidat" to head the Party of European Socialists in the 2014 European elections; considers that an unequivocal distinction has not been made between the two roles; calls for a clear segregation of office holders' functions and candidates for European election campaigns; regrets the at least indirect use of Parliament staff to help prepare the campaign and calls for action to ensure that it does not happen again in future;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Regrets that the budget line for the provision of drinking water in meeting rooms will expire in July 2016 and that no action has been take to date to install water fountains in order to reduce the use of plastic bottles, which are a source of pollution; regards the availability of mineral water during long meetings as appropriate, both in summer and winter; criticises the excessive savings ibelieves there is still room for savings to be made on services provision (such as paper, coffee, drinking water, canteens); calls for a rethinkded to Parliament without adversely affecting of the saving targets for the committee weeks of the Parliament that doesn't harm itsinstitution's legislative activity and working environment;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Supports the need for moretotal transparency as regards the GEA; urges the Bureau to revise the list of expenses which may be defrayed from the GEA and calls for cross-checks to be made with Member States in order to ensure that the invoices submitted are accurate;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Welcomes the factNotes that the costs of delegations, joint parliamentary assemblies, ad hoc delegations and election observation missions outside the Union in 2014 were curbed from EUR 5 794 360 (2013) to 1 351 212 (2014) following the remarks made by Parliament in its above- mentioned discharge resolution for the financial year 2013; however, notes and as a result of a reduction in duty travel during the changeover from one parliamentary term to the next, when there were no delegation visits for several months; criticises the fact, nonetheless, that some of Parliament's missions were excessively expensive, especially where distant destinations were concerned; expects those costs to be further reduced in the near future and calls for details of the cost of each mission to be published in the annual activity report;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Believes that thought should be given to how IT tools such as videoconferencing might be used to reduce the number of delegation visits;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Considers the House of European History project to be superfluous in view of the existence of the Parlamentarium, which could accommodate a specific section on the history of European integration; calls on the Secretary- General to look at alternative uses for the Eastman Building and to consider abandoning the House of European History project;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. Encourages the travel agency to an intensify comparison of prices. Cmake greater efforts to compare prices and to offer tickets in a range of price brackets, drawing attention to the cheaper ones; calls on the travel agency to actively seek less expensive tickets when booking and, in general, to offer more competitive prices; notes with concern that the staff in the travel agency have partly gained a reputation for their lack of cooperation and professionalism; calls for an improved service;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 a (new)
Paragraph 85 a (new)
85a. Calls for a detailed report on the works being carried out on the main entrances in order to make them more secure, including the cost of the staff supervising the works;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88 a (new)
Paragraph 88 a (new)
88a. Considers it advisable gradually to phase out contributions to European political foundations from Parliament’s budget, given that the foundations are often already subsidised at national level by the Member States;