Activities of Marco VALLI related to 2018/2173(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section VII – Committee of the Regions PDF (159 KB) DOC (60 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that in 2017 the Committee had an approved budget of EUR 93 295 000 (compared with EUR 90 500 000 in 2016), of which EUR 91,5 million (compared with EUR 89,4 million in 2016) comprised commitment appropriations with an implementation rate of 98,0 % (98,7 % in 2016) and of which EUR 83,9 million were payment appropriations with an implementation rate of 89,9 %; urges that administrative expenditure by the EU institutions be streamlined and reduced as much as possible in order to send a message of fellowship with European citizens;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. WelcomNotes the results of the mid- term evaluation on the implementation of the cooperation agreement between the Committee and the European Economic and Social Committee which highlights that the governance and administrative structure was successfully simplified; welcomes the fact; notes that the cooperation between own and joint services covering areas such as IT, EMAS, or meeting room management, for instance, is functioning well; notes that savings made in those operational domains outweigh by far the resources spent on coordination; calls on the Committee and the European Economic and Social Committee to continue improving this interinstitutional cooperation in order to achieve further savings and thus reduce the budget of the respective institutions;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes with concern that the amount dedicated to travel expenditure for Members amounted to EUR 8 882 955 in 2017, thus registering a substantial increase compared to the previous year (EUR 8 258 075 in 2016); therefore calls on the Committee to introduce effective measures to reduce travel costs;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the measures taken by the Committee to actively prevent harassment in the working environment, such as the regular training on the anti- harassment policy and the work of the confidential counsellors; encourages the Committee to closely monitor the efficiency of its policy in this regard, to continue raising awareness about harassment at the work place and to foster a culture of zero tolerance toward harassment; expresses concern, however, that the Committee has no internal complaint mechanism or penalties provided for harassment cases involving its Members; calls the Committee to consider updatinge its code of conduct for Members and the internal rules of procedures in that regard;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls for a mediation between the former internal auditor of the Committee and the Committee with the aim to find an amicable settlement in the ongoing dispute in the interest of both parties; points out that such a mediation should also address the bona-fide whistle-blower status of the former internal auditor (as recognised by the Parliament in its resolution of 2004) and the fact that he was acting in the interests of the EU by reporting wrongdoings to the EU institutions;