Activities of Marco VALLI related to 2018/2001(BUD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2019 PDF (1 MB) DOC (154 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the share of Parliament’s budget in 2019 should be maintained under 20 % of heading V; notes that the level of estimates for 2019 corresponds to 18,79%, which is slightly lower than that achieved in 2018 (18,85 %) and the lowest part of heading V in more than fifteen years; regrets that the amount of the preliminary draft estimates for the financial year 2019 has been set at EUR 2 016 644 000 and hence expresses its disapproval of the considerable increase, namely of 3,38%, over Parliament’s 2018 budget;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that several and considerable savings compared to the proposal of the Secretary-General are required, but the priority istrongly required and regrets that the Parliament’s budget is getting yearly growing; asks the efficient use of the budget, without undermining the core competences of the European Parliance for a reduction of the Parliament’s expenses in order to give a strong signal to citizens who are still facing a difficult economic, social and historical moment;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. WBelcomesieves that the communication campaign as a helpful effort tocould explain the purposrole of the Union and of the Parliament to the citizens; underlines that this campaign should aim, among other things, at explaining the role of the Union, the power of the Parliament, its functions, includ, as well as their functions, including the election of the President of the Commission, and their impact on the lives of citizens, even with a lower budget in comparison with the one initially planned; disapproves therefore that the total budget of the campaign amounts to EUR 33,3 million for the financial years 2018-2019; asks ing the election of the President of the Commission, and its impact on the lives of citizensis regard for a reduction of the budget for the campaign, for instance by means of a better and wider use of internet social media, in order to provide as many savings as possible;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that, as approved in the 2018 budget procedure, the total budget of the campaign amounts to EUR 33,3 million for the two years, of which EUR 25 million for 2018 (due to the time needed to run procurement procedures and conclude the contracts) and EUR 8.33 million for 2019; notes that the strategy for the campaign based on an analysis of the lessons learnt at the last elections was approved at the Bureau in November 2017;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Regrets that the preliminary draft estimates for 2019 set an increase of 3,4% for the expenditure relating to European political parties and foundations, of which EUR 17,553 million as additional funds for the European political parties; calls for the complete annulation of expenditure related to European political parties and political foundations and stresses the fact that they should become totally reliant on own resources and cut their dependency on Parliament's budget; maintains that only a complete reliance on own resources would eliminate the risk to the Parliament's budget in recovering amounts erroneously or fraudulently spent;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates its call for a transparent decision-making process in the field of buildings policy based on early information, having due regard to Article 203 of the Financial Regulation; disapproves the practice of using the year- end 'mopping up transfer' (ramassage) to contribute to current building projects; considers that it exists in tension with the transparency of building projects within the Parliament's budget and incentivises over-budgeting in certain areas;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Takes note of the updated mission statement for the Information Offices, which are now to be known as“Liaison Offices”, in accordance with the the Bureau Decision of November 2017; notes that the main function of the Liaison Offices is to inform and communicate locally on behalf of Parliament, in order to provide information about the Union and its policies through the activities of external stakeholders on local, regional and national levels; criticizes the high expenditure related to the new Paris Liaison Office, whose rental fee amounts to EUR 4,55 million for 2019, and believes that considerable savings concerning the Liaison Offices should and can be provided, for instance by means of co- renting solutions with the premises of the National Parliaments as well as throughout a real rationalization of the related costs;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Expresses its disapproval of the multiannual building projects aimed to enlarge the Members' offices both in Strasbourg and in Brussels, since the costs of the geographic dispersion of the Parliament amount between to EUR 156 million and to EUR 204 million, that is equivalent to 10% of the Parliament's budget; emphasises the annual environmental impact of the geographic dispersion is estimated to be between 11,000 to 19,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions; underlines the negative public perception caused by this dispersion and asks for a roadmap to a single seat;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Calls for a reduction of at least 15% in Members’ monthly salaries, daily allowances and economic benefits, including GEA, in order to give a strong signal to European citizens, who are still facing a difficult economic, social and historical situation; invites its Bureau to review the implementing measures of the Statute for Members in order to provide as more savings as possible with regard to Members’ benefits;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Believes that the EP car service should be used by Members exclusively for reaching Parliament premises from the airport/station or vice versa, and that EP minivans and minibuses should be used in this regard; underlines that Members have the opportunity to freely use rail transport in Belgium;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. Takes the view that Decision 2005/684/CE on the Statute for Members needs to be revised, in order to amend Article 14 and bring the pension entitlements of Members into line with the social security systems for ordinary citizens of individual Member States, as regards both the calculation of the amount and the age, and contribution related requirements which entitle them to a pension; calls for a recalculation of the pensions paid out from the EU budget for former members who accrued such an entitlement prior to, and following, the entry force of the current Statute;