11 Amendments of Hélène LAPORTE related to 2019/2214(BUD)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. EmphasisNotes that the largest part of Parliament's budget is fixed by statutory or contractual obligations and is subject to annual indexation and for 2021 those obligations are estimated at EUR 32 million;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the ongoing negotiations on the new multiannual financial framework 2021-2027 and the uncertainty regarding the funding level of the new Heading 7 - European Public Administration; underlines the need of additional savings, in order to send a strong message to the European citizens who face the consequences of austerity policies;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that significant savings as compared to the proposal of the Secretary- General are required to bring closer the rise of this proposal to the expected general inflation rate for 2021 and that all efforts to strive for the more efficient and transparent use of public money are strongly encouraged; regrets that the proposal of the Secretary-General would set the Parliament's 2021 budget at EUR 2 110 467 628, representing an overall increase of 3,52 % on the 2020 budget; deplores the fact that Parliament's budget has increased steadily year on year and calls, therefore, for Parliament to seek significant savings, in order to send out a message of solidarity with EU citizens;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. NoteRegrets that Europa Experience centres have already been inaugurated in Berlin, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Ljubljana, and Strasbourg and in 2020 in Tallinn and that, in 2021, it is planned to set up Europa Experience centres in the new ADENAUER building in Luxembourg, in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Stockholm and Prague; calls for a continuous evaluation of the results achieved; calls for a detailed breakdown of expenditure for the establishment of the new "Europa Experiences" centres for 2021 before the Parliament’s reading of budget in Autumn 2020; questions the added value of the Europa Experience centres;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Requests more information on the arrangements for and cost of the creation of a series of mobile versions of the Parlamentarium, which would tour Member States to provide citizens with information on Parliament and the Union; stresses that this type of initiative must be decentralised and be carried out from the “Europa Experience” centres to make savings and to be rational; takes note that the project includes a mobile application which contains the best of existing Parlamentarium content and condemns the waste of taxpayers’ money in a propaganda campaign for the exclusive benefit of the Union system;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned byRegrets the Parliament's intention to expand its activity and its diplomatic presence beyond the borders of the Union in Indonesia (Jakarta), Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) and the United States (New York) and questions the value added of it; requests that a detailed and thorough analysis of the representation costs and costs inherent in such expansion, namely accommodation, secretariats, staff, residence, transport, be carried out; requests that an analysis be provided on the added value of the current representation of Parliament in Washington; is deeply concerned about this new huge waste of taxpayers' money and recalls that foreign policy and diplomatic representation should remain exclusive competences of Member States;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. WelcomNotes the fact that Parliament invests considerable efforts in the services it offers to visitors, especially for young people that will remain a key target group;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Takes note ofDisapproves the ongoing practice of the year-end ‘mopping-up transfer’ to contribute to current building projects and considers that it exists in tension with the transparency of building projects within the Parliament's budget; highlights that this ‘mopping-up transfer’ takes place systematically on the same chapters, titles and, often, exactly on the same budgetary lines; considers that such a legal practice risks being perceived as a programmed over- evaluation of these, in order to generate funds for the financing of Parliament’s building policy; calls for a reflection on the financing of key investments in the building policy;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. WelcomNotes the Bureau decision that new and more ambitious environmental targets were set for the current legislative term, that should be achieved by 2024 in key areas such as carbon footprint reduction, reduction of carbon emissions from transport of persons, reduction of gas, heating oil and district heating consumption, reduction of electricity consumption, reduction of paper consumption, reduction of non recycled waste, reduction of water consumption and reduction of food waste;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Recalls Article 27(1) and (2) of the Statute for Members which states that “Notes the possible exhaustion of the vVoluntary pPension fFund set up by Parliament shall be maintained after the entry into force of this Statute for Members or former Members who have already acquired rights or future entitlements in that fund” and that “acquired rights and future entitlements shall be maintained in full”; calls upon the Secretary-General and the Bureau to fully respect the Statute for Members; and to establish with the pension fund a clear plan for Parliament assuming and and refuses the idea to use European taxpayers’ money to improve the sustaking over its obligations and responsibilities for its Members’ voluntary pension scheme; supports the request from the Bureau toability of the fund; stresses the need for instructing the Secretary-General to investigate ways to ensure a sustainable financing of the Voluntary Pension Fund in accordance with the provisions of the Statute for Members while ensuring full transparencyseek solutions which do not impose a further financial burden on European taxpayers;