Activities of Marco VALLI related to 2017/2137(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section I – European Parliament PDF (724 KB) DOC (110 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants its PresidentPostpones the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Parliament for the financial year 2016;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that Parliament’s final appropriations for 2016 totalled EUR 1 838 613 983, or 19,39% of heading V of the Multiannual Financial Framework8 set aside for the 2015 administrative expenditure of the Union institutions as a whole representing a 2,4 % increase over the 2015 budget (EUR 1 794 929 112); regrets that Parliament’s budget for 2016 did not provide for lower appropriations compared to the budget implementations of previous years, and therefore notes with dissatisfaction that political costs continue to rise each year; _________________ 8 Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that in the 2016 financial year, seven transfers were approved in accordance with Articles 27 and 46 of the Financial Regulation, which amounted to EUR 66 655 000 or 3,6 % of final appropriations; observes that the majority of transfers were related to the Parliament’s buildings policy, and in particular to the Konrad Adenauer building project; deplores the ongoing practice of using the year-end ‘mopping up transfer’ (ramassage) to contribute to current building projects; takes the view, indeed, that this practice runs counter to the transparency of building projects within Parliament’s budget and incentivises over-budgeting in certain areas;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Recalls that the Bureau adopted a proposal for bringing the Members’ transport service in-house at its meeting of 11 April 2016; notes that the procedure for bringing the drivers’ service in-house allowed for a qualiis of the view that the Members’ transport service should be used solely to reach Parliament premises from the airport/stativeon and quantitative increase of the services provided to Members, as well as for an effective and efficient response to unforeseeable back again, and that minivans and minibuses should be provided to that effect in order to optimise expenditure; points out, moreover, that Membergency situas have the options or sudden increases in demandf using rail transport in Belgium free of charge;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Notes with regret that in 2016 the total cost of reimbursements solely for Members’ travel expenses for plenary sessions in Strasbourg amounted to as much as EUR 21 352 262; calls, therefore, for the European Parliament to have a single seat, in order to reduce political costs and optimise parliamentary work; points out that the annual costs of Parliament’s geographical dispersion range from EUR 156 million to EUR 204 million and that the annual environmental impact is estimated to be as high as 19 000 tonnes of CO2 emissions;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Regrets that the total cost of the information offices in 2016 amounted to as much as EUR 47 490 895 and calls for as many savings as possible to be made in this regard, through co-tenancies and a rationalisation of taxpayer resources;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Notes with regret that in 2016 the total number of compliance checks conducted by the administration with regard to possible irregularities in Members’ allowances concerned as many as 223 cases; calls, therefore, for greater monitoring and transparency in this regard to prevent any kind of fraud being perpetrated to the detriment of the EU budget;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)
Paragraph 47 b (new)
47b. Notes that in 2016 alone the voluntary pension fund provided payments to the tune of EUR 16.6 million; regrets the huge gap that currently exists between the privileges of those who work in politics and the huge sacrifices being requested of the general public in the pensions sector; calls, accordingly, for a recalculation of the pensions paid out from the EU budget to former Members who accrued such an entitlement prior to, and following, the entry into force of the current Statute for Members;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 a (new)
Paragraph 64 a (new)
64a. Takes the view that European political parties and foundations should become totally reliant on own resources and eliminate their dependency on Parliament’s budget; calls, therefore, for grants and subsidies to be totally abolished, also in order to eliminate any risk of misuse and/or fraudulent use of taxpayers’ money;