Activities of Bernd KÖLMEL 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 (10)
Amendment 14 #
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 and that the overall amount below EUR 2 billion; notes that the level of estimates for 2019 corresponds to 18,79%, which is lower than that achieved in 2018 (18,85 %) and the lowest part of heading V in more than fifteen years;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Reiterates its long-standing view that European political parties should be financed via contributions from either national political parties or other 'own funding', rather than the Parliament's budget;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls for more information on the project to renovate the Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS) building, which is pending a decision of Parliament's Bureau; notes that the 2019 estimates nevertheless contain EUR 1,58 million in appropriations for studies and for removals of concerned services into other premises; urges the Bureau and the Secretary-General to inform the Committee on Budgets on all subsequent steps and provide a clear breakdown of costs as soon as possible;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls the principle of the independence of the mandate; underlines that it is the responsibility of elected Members to use the expenditures for parliamentary activities and that it is possible for Members who wish to do so to publish their spending record of the GEA on their personal webpages; stresses the fact that the lump sum is widely used and recognised as the useful tool inin light of the forthcoming decision of the Bureau, reiterates the appeal for greater transparency regarding the GEA, building on cases of best practice from national delegations in Parliament and Member States; reiterates that improved efficiency and transparency of the GEA does not mean to infringe upon the privacy and should not require additional staff in Parliament's administration or additional cost;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers, it appropriate to have an adequate increase inn line with paragraph 39 of the adopted 2018 estimates resolution1a, that the proposed amount for budget line 422 ‘Expenditure related to parliamentary assistance’, in particular taking into account the higher workload as a result of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union, the growing number of trilogues, the increasing number of temporary and special committees, reaching a historical threshold of 25 standing and temporary committees, and the coincidence of the end of legislature with the complex package of legislative MFF proposals;s adequate and should not be increased beyond the indexation of salaries; __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0114
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Notes that, while political groups have been exempted from these annual staff reduction measures since 20141a, the conciliation agreement on the 2017 budget included an increase of 76 posts for political groups, fully compensated by a decrease in posts from the establishment plan of Parliament's Secretariat; __________________ 1aTexts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0437; Texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0036; Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0376; Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0411; Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0114.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28 b. Notes that, according the ECA's rapid case review1b, the number of temporary posts for political groups actually increased from 1,015 in the 2012 establishment plan to 1,135 in the 2017 establishment plan; __________________ 1bEuropean Court of Auditors, "Rapid case review on the implementation of the 5% reduction of staff posts".
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28 c. Considers that should similar reduction measures be proposed in the future, political groups ought to reconsider this exemption;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Recalls that according to the ECA, the costs of the geographic dispersion of Parliament amount to EUR 114 million per year; emphasises the environmental impact of this 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 the unnecessary constraint it places upon Parliament's budget; therefore, reiterates its position in calling for a roadmap to a single seat;