11 Amendments of Valérie HAYER related to 2019/2214(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a budget of EUR 2 110 467 628 has been proposed by the Secretary-General for Parliament's preliminary draft estimates for 2021, representing an overall increase of 3,52 % on the 2020 budget; whereas the estimates adopted by Parliament represented an increase of of 2,30 % (EUR 1. 953 million) for 20198, an increase of 2,48% (EUR 1 999 million) for 2019 and an increase of 2,68 % (EUR 2 050 million) for 2020;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Asks the Bureau to make known its decision on the future of the Spaak building in Brussels; notes that the renovation and redesign process should aim at meeting clearly defined new needscould also present an opportunity to optimize the already available surfaces according to the current needs of the Parliament as described in the updated building strategy beyond 2019; takes note of the unavailability during renovation works of the Spaak building for a period of approximately five years; reiterates its request that the Committee on Budgets be provided with an estimate and a detailed breakdown of the costs once the Bureau has made the decision;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls the need to find a solution for a single seat for the Parliament in order to optimise parliamentary and institutional work and reduce significant political and financial costs and the carbon footprintat the geographical dispersion of the Parliament's three seats amounts to 6% of the institution’s overall budget; considers we need to find solutions to optimise related expenditure and diminish the environmental impact due to this dispersion;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls the need to find a solution for a single seat for the Parliament in orders to optimise parliamentary and institutional work and reduce significant political and, financial costs and the carbon footprint with due regard for geographical dispersion of the Parliament’s three seats;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that DG TRAD is aiming to develop a tool that is able to automatically transcribe and translate parliamentary multilingual debates in real time, so that all citizens have equal access to information in their language; asks that a financialn analysis be carried out on the total cost of the whole project and the impact on human resources;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that Members should not be reimbursed for business class airline tickets when traveling within the Union, except outermost regions; urges Parliament to encourage the use of transport that respects the environment and proposes that the reimbursement for flights of less than one hour would only be granted if no other more sustainable and realistic alternatives exist;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls for the protection of the environment and the saving of resources; is concerned, in this regard, by the fact that several Members do not use their free Belgian railway travel pass; calls on the Bureau to give the financial details of the agreement with the SNCB/NMBS and to find a solution for optimising the use of these passes; recalls its request to make greater use of videoconferencing and other technologies, in particular by rationalising the missions of staff between the different workplaces; welcomes the notice of the Questors of 18 February 2020 to encourage members and political group secretariats to apply the trunk-sharing policy with the aim of decreasing the number of lorries needed for Strasbourg missions thereby helping to reduce Parliament’s carbon footprint;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls for the protection of the environment and the saving of resources; recalls its request to make greater use of videoconferencing and other technologies, in particular by rationalising the missions of staff between the different workplaces; welcomes the notice of the Questors of 18 February 2020 to encourage members and political group secretariats to apply the trunk-sharing policy with the aim of decreasing the number of lorries needed for Strasbourg missions thereby helping to reduce Parliament’s carbon footprint;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Reiterates its concern about the additional expenditure on interpretation of the oral explanations of votes and one- minute speeches during plenary sessions; stresses that the cost of translating and interpreting the oral explanation of votes is estimated at EUR 21,431 per voting day or EUR 900,102 per year; recalls that alternatives, such as a written explanation of votes as well as various public communication facilities, are available to Members wishing to explain their voting positions or raise issues pertinent to the concerns of their electorate; in that context, considers that in order to achieve significant savings, the oral explanation of votes and the one-minute speeches could be abolished;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Asks the Bureau to propose extendingassess the impacts of an extension of the status of APAs to local assistants in the interests of administrative simplification, while paying attention to ensure commensurate tasks and salaries in the Member States;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)