6 Amendments of Edit HERCZOG related to 2013/0000(BUD)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Maintains that the institutions should continue to limit or freeze their administrative budgets in solidarity with the difficult economic and budgetary conditions in the Member States, without prejudice to the quality of core institutional operations and the quality of servicactivities, respect for legal obligations and the imperative of development investment; counterbalanced by savings in other areas.
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the institutions to strengthen their mutual cooperation, where possible and justified, to in view of sharing best practices and identifying savings through pooling and sharing of resources, for example in information technology systems, translation, interpretation and driving services and, possibly, other areas;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the fact that institutional self- restraint has, considering the level of relevant inflation rates, resulted in reducing the EP budget in real terms; recalls that this was made possible mainly through strict budgetary planning and control,due to a strong involvement of the Committee on budgets and through work reorganisation in the form, for example, of, notably cuts in travel-related budget lines, reduced length and number of missions, increased use of video- conferencing and optimised translation and interpretation services; recalls that savings resulting from structural reforms have amounted to EUR XX million in recent years, even though the costs of 18 additional Members resulting from the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and the preparation for Croatia’s accession had to be absorbed;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the continuation of structural and organisational reforms, without sacrificjeopardising legislative excellence and the quality of working conditions, and ; supports organisational innovation to help improve Parliament’s efficiency and the Members’ quality of working conditions in 2014 and subsequent years, including, but not limited to, more efficient structuring of Parliament’s working rhythm, ‘demand- driven’ translation and interpretation services (without endangering the principle of multilingualism), optimal logistical solutiontransport logistics for Members and their assistants, further upgrading ofimproved in-house research assistance, and developing a paperless Parliament and e-meetings; paperless Parliament and e-meetings; recalls the request for a cost-benefit analysis of the paperless meetings and calls on the administration to present it to the Committee on budgets by mid-2013 at the latest.
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the Joint Bureau and Committee on Budgets Working Group on the Parliament budget could play a useful role in this reform process, on the basis of its successful work throughout 2012 in identifying ways of economising and reflecting on possible reorganisation; notes that it has already largely achieved the objectives established for it at the end of 2011, for instance, as regards reduction of travel expenses; in the light of the Group’s preliminary findings based, inter alia, on comparative studies of Parliament’s budget with the budgets of the US Congress and a sample of Member States’ parliaments,- on the basis of its work started in 2012 play a useful role in this reform by identifying possible savings and reflecting on and presenting to the Committee on budgets ideas for improving efficiency; further encourages the continuation of its work and the development of a corresponding action plan;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises the major efforts that have been made in 2012 to communicate transparently the state of play of the KAD building to the Committee on Budgets; and notes that adaptations and downsizing of 8 000 m2the project have been made, resulting in savings of EUR 80 million for the KAD project following the request of the Committee on budgets ; welcomes the savings of more than EUR 10 million in interest payments in the coming years - as compared to the projects costs' estimates of 2012 - achieved by transfers for early advance payments for both the KAD and the Trebel buildings; believes that, in the context of growing Parliament's majority in favour of new working arrangements1, the Parliament's building projects needs to be cautiously handled and that caution shall prevail on ambition; encourages a continuation of the fruitful dialogue; and trusts that the information requested will be delivered in a timely manner, given the strategic importance of these projects for Parliament;