16 Amendments of Marco ZANNI related to 2015/2012(BUD)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, during the past legislature, the Parliament agreed on a number of political priorities, which gave rise either to budgetary increases or to budgetary savings; considers that the newly elected Parliament should scrutinise in depth the implementation of these multiannual projects and decide, on this basis, on its own political priorities, including, if necessary, the negative ones;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that for 2016 priority should be given to the reinforcement of parliamentary work, in particular by strengthening the capacity to scrutinise the executive and the reinforcement of Parliament's security of buildings and cybersecurity; underlines also the need for savings, mainly by reducing public funding to European political parties and foundations and by decreasing all the MEPs' allowances; stresses the fact that significant savings could be made by having a single seat of the Parliament;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that the Parliament should be exemplary, making particular efforts as regards the size of its budget and not increasing the level of increase ints expenditure compared to 2015; stresses that the 2016 budget should be set on a realistic basis and should be in line with the principles of budgetary discipline and sound financial management;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the structural and organisational reforms aimed at achieving greater efficiency and effectiveness should continue through the thorough examination of possible synergies and savings; recalls the substantial savings that could be made by having only one work place instead of three (Brussels, Strasbourg, Luxembourg); underlines that this process should be lead without endangering Parliament's legislative excellence, its budgetary powers and powers of scrutiny, or the quality of working conditions for the Members and staff;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that, in order to allow the Members of the Parliament to fulfil their mandate and to empower the Parliament's capacity to exercise all its powers, a sufficient level of resources should be ensured; underlineconsiders that the statutory and compulsory expenditure needexpected for 2016 must be covereddeeply analysed in order to find some possible and necessary savings; stresses that eventual coverage of such statutory and compulsory expenditure should result from a careful review of the expenditure ceiling and not from an additional increase;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. NoteRegrets that the level of the preliminary draft estimates for the 2016 budget, as suggested by the Secretary-General's Report, amounting to EUR 1 850 470 600, represents a 3,09 % increase on the 2015 budget and 19,51 % of heading V of the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework; underlines the fact that having a single seat would achieve estimated savings of EUR 180 million a year;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part
Paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Is of the opinion that the totalit is necessary not to have any increase of expenditure of the Parliament's budget for 2016, compared to 2015, should be determined by the following two factors:;considers that this option should allow the Parliament to give a clear message to the Union citizens, showing that it is aware of the current difficult situation and ready to make savings starting from its own expenses;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point i
Paragraph 10 – point i
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point ii
Paragraph 10 – point ii
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that in order to consolidate the role of the Parliament, the administrative capacity of the secretariats of the specialised parliamentary committees should, where it has not yet been done, be reinforced accordingly, essentially by means of redeployment;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Secretary-General to report to the Committee on Budgets on the evaluation of the 2014 parliamentary election campaign as well as the effectiveness of the Parliament's communication measures dedicated to the general public; recalls its concerns about the use of public money for these kinds of propaganda campaigns;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the implementation of the 5 % staff reduction target, as decided in the framework of the Agreement on the 2014- 2020 MFF, should continue in 2016; welcomestakes note of the proposal of the Secretary- General not to extend the staffing reductions to staff of the political groups, which is fully in line with its abovementioned resolutions on the 2014 and 2015 budgets;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Takes note of the proposal of the Secretary-General to create 25 additional posts to reinforce DG SAFE in order to improve the effectiveness of the security systems inside and outside the Parliament's premises, the buildings' fire prevention, as well as to ensure an appropriate protection for its Members, staff and high level guests on the Parliament's premises; considers however that the security system outside the Parliament's premises should be guaranteed by the Belgian authorities;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. WelcomNotes the proposal to reinforce the secretariats of parliamentary committees in order to allow Members to receive the necessary support in dealing with scrutiny, in particular in the parliamentary committees with the highest number of implementing and delegated acts;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that, to this end, the Secretary- General proposes the creation of 20 additional posts in order to reinforce the secretariats of the four parliamentary committees concerned (ECON, ENVI, ITRE and TRAN); considers however that this reinforcement can be accepted only after the examination of the possibilities ofof the capacity of these committees can be accepted only using an internal redeployment;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Adopts thesks the Bureau to reconsider the draft estimates for the financial year 2016;