13 Amendments of José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA related to 2016/2152(DEC)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out, however,Stresses that the reputational risk to Parliament in the case of the Parliament’sinadequate budgetary and financial management of resources allocated to it is relatively high, especially against the background of the Members of Parliament (MEPs) being the representatives of the citizens in the Union and hence any irregularities do not only damage the administration’s reputation, but also undermine the credibility of the MEPs as an institution;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that for such a thorough analysis of the accounts it is essential to have special in-house expertise on accounts and auditing that rapporteurs can make use of in the preparation of their discharge reports; cConsiders that in this respect the experience of a number of national parliaments that have created special supportive units for their members, such as the Parliamentary Bureau for Research and Public Expenditure of the Parliament of the Netherlands has been positive;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls upon the secretary-general to createonsider the possibility of creating a similar supportive unit in the Parliament, for example, within the Directorate- General for Parliamentary Research Services (DG EPRS);
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Welcomes that the attention of the media and the public at large for the Parliament and its administration is increasing, but is concerned that journalists find it difficult to obtain the specific information they are looking for, as is evident, for example, in the court case introduc; notes, however that access to non-confidential information for members of the public and the media should be improved oin 13 November 2016 by journalists from all Union countries, following the refusal by the Parliament to disclose records about MEP's allowancesorder to ensure the principles of transparency in the public service, proximity and access to information;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Is not convinced of the need to have information offices of the Parliament in all Member States, especially in view of the fact that for effective communication physical presence may not always be necessary and can easily be replaced by effective and responsive internet facilities; is in particular sceptical about having an information office in the cities of Brussels and Strasbourg as in both cities the Parliament itself can be visited and in addition for interested visitors there is or will be a Parlamentarium at their disposalCalls for the adoption of a Parliament information office strategy based on full use of new communication and social media technologies, with the aim of promoting greater public participation (for example, by organizing debates with Members in Parliament and civil society representatives), so that both social networks and media can be heard, in a bid to achieve this aim;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Notes that the survey obtained a low MEP response rate of 18 %, corresponding to 137 MEPs, and that it must be concluded that even among MEPs there is no consensus on the usefulness of themore work must therefore be done of on publicising and promoting the LUX Prize;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Notes that, although during the years the amount of spectators has increased, a number of 43 000 within the Union is still very low and makes the justification of the Lux Prize questionablelow;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
80. Emphasises that in 2015 Parliament had stalled EUR 300 million on banking accounts raising no interest income whatsoever; invites the sSecretary-gGeneral to examine whether it is necessary to have such a high amount of liquidity and, in particular, to improve treasury management in this respect and possibly find ways of increasing returns thereon;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97
Paragraph 97
97. Deems it of utmost importance, therefore, that the Parliament sets itself new more challenging targets; notes on this regard the Bureau 2015 decision to offset the total amount of Parliament's carbon emissions, including emissions from flights by MEPs between their country of origin and the Parliament’s working places;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 98
Paragraph 98
98. Calls the Bureau to set up without delatudy an incentive scheme for promoting the use of bicyclesefficient transport for home-work commuting; notes that such a scheme is already established in other institutions notably the European Economic and Social Committee;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 107
Paragraph 107
107. Emphasises nevertheless that the current system of internal and external controls is clearly insufficientcould be improved so as to avoid major irregularities; takes note of the declarations of the external accountant, EY, that its audits are aimed at obtaining a reasonable assurance that the annual accounts are free of material misstatements and that the entity has complied with in scope rules and regulations, and that they include examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the opinion; also notes, however, that the examinations do not include investigations of possible fraudulent statements and documents; that, therefore, the audits provide only for a superficial insight in the dealings of European political parties and foundations;