Activities of Vladimír MAŇKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that the European budget could relieve the strain on national budgets and bolster fiscal consolidation efforts by providing own resources as well as rationalising expenditure; firmly believes that wider ranging management of public money at EU level would make it possible to achieve economies of scale and hence cut spending, ~~especially~~for example in the diplomatic and military fields;

2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG

2015/2285(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges ~~that~~, as regards the eEuro ~~area have~~pean Parliament's position to the Eurozone and its ~~own~~ budget ~~in order to counteract asymmetric shocks and reward~~capacity, to take into consideration the conclusions of the Own- Initiative refpor~~m efforts; believes the European Stability Mechanism to be a prototype of such a tool~~t on the budgetary capacity for the Eurozone, which will be prepared in the course of 2016; calls for budgetary policy and monetary policy to be brought into a policy mix to boost growth and job creation; supports proposals to build fiscal capacity in the form of macroeconomic stabilisation mechanisms in order to prevent both asymmetric and symmetric shocks; considers as forms of fiscal capacity European Unemployment Insurance (against asymmetric shocks) and European Anti-cyclic Investment Tool (against symmetric shocks); .

2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG

2015/2285(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Reminds that the Investment Plan for Europe, financed from the EFSI, is intended for financing high-risk investments, which would not be possible without the risk coverage carried by the EFSI; calls on the European Commission to verify that only high-risk projects, which fulfil the additionality principle, receive funding under EFSI; underlines in this respect that the European Parliament will evaluate the projects as well as their leverage effect in order to ensure that the EFSI guarantee fund in the EU budget is used in an appropriate way;

2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 a (new)

60a. Fully compensates these reinforcements by reducing the appropriations in the budget lines for contingency reserve, the general Members' allowance, further training, fitting out of premises, energy consumption, computing and telecommunications - investment in projects and furniture;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62

62. Decides to incorporate into its budget the following adjustments, requested by the political groups: - the creation of 43 temporary posts in the establishment plan and the upgrading of one temporary post from AD10 to AD14, for the new political group; - a corresponding increase of EUR 3 234 500 in appropriations, for financing the temporary staff of this new group; - an increase of EUR 3 500 000 in appropriations, to ensure the stable employment of contract staff of all political groups;deleted

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63

63. Fully compensates these reinforcements by reducing the appropriations in the budget lines for contingency reserve, the general Members' allowance, further training, fitting out of premises, energy consumption, computing and telecommunications - investment in projects and furniture;deleted

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 a (new)

77a. OTHER STAFF RELATED ISSUES Recalls that the need for new posts in the General Secretariat should be covered by internal redeployment, unless the need for creating new posts is duly justified and demonstrated, and confirmed by the internal auditors under the responsibility of the Parliament's Bureau;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 b (new)

77b. Recalls that any reorganisation of parliamentary work or of the procedures should not lead to a deterioration in the working conditions and social rights of staff, regardless of their position;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 c (new)

77c. Notes that the new rules regarding parliamentary assistance are currently being prepared; reiterates its conviction that a new balance is necessary between accredited parliamentary assistants and local assistants; requests therefore the Secretary-General to present to the Bureau a proposal for a decision before the end of 2015 addressing, inter alia, the following issues: ‒ limiting the number of local assistants by Member while respecting specific conditions of exercising the Members' mandate in different Member States; ‒ regulating distribution of the allowance between local and accredited parliamentary assistance; ‒ reforming the current salary cap system for local assistance with a longer term perspective of getting closer to the principle of "equal pay for equal work"; ‒ introducing a minimum salary and a maximum ceiling for the remuneration of local assistants in different Member States; ‒ covering current staff of national delegations under the Statute for the Parliament's accredited assistants; calls on the Secretary-General to take all the necessary measures to ensure that the trainees working for the Members are entitled to viable scholarship and to social protection and that the implementation of the said rules in controlled by the Parliament's services; invites the Secretary-General to introduce a mandatory training on respect and dignity in work for the Members and their assistants; Underlines that a transition period should be respected in the case of the revision of the current rules; invites the Secretary- General and the Bureau to report to the Committee on Budgets on the resulting revised rules as soon as possible and not later than by February 2016, in due time for the preparation of the Parliament's estimates for the financial year 2017; expects that the final decision will enter into force as of year 2017 at the latest;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 d (new)

77d. Reiterates its commitment to support multilingualism in parliamentary work through high standards of interpretation and translation; requests updated information on the consequences of non- agreement on new working conditions for interpreters (spring 2015) to be communicated to the Committee on Budgets by February 2016 at the latest; expects the Secretary-General to use all flexibility required to ensure high quality interpretation and translation service for Members;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 e (new)

77e. Asks the Secretary-General to provide a detailed overview of all the posts in Parliament in the years 2014-2016, including distribution of posts by services, categories and types of contracts; considers that this overview should be validated by the internal auditors under the responsibility of the Parliament's Bureau and should be communicated to the Committee on Budgets before September 2016;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 16

~~KAD~~deleted

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -78 a (new)

-78a. PROPERTY POLICY Recalls that the Committee on Budgets should be informed on a regular basis about new developments in the Parliament's building policy and should be consulted in due time, that is before a contract is obtained, on any building project having financial implications; confirms that financial impact of any building project will be closely scrutinised;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -78 b (new)

-78b. Believes that decisions related to building projects should be subject to an open dialogue and should ensure a transparent decision making process;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -78 c (new)

-78c. Reiterates once again its calls for the new mid-term building strategy to be presented to the Committee on Budgets as soon as possible and at the latest by early 2016, in time for the preparation of the Parliament's estimates for the financial year 2017; invites the Secretary-General to present to the Committee on Budgets a possible long-term strategy until 2025 early in advance before the Parliament's reading of the budget in the autumn 2016;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 a (new)

78a. AUDIT Demands that the internal auditors of the Parliament are placed under the direct responsibility of the Bureau;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 b (new)

78b. Following the internalisation and re- organisation of the security services of the Parliament, calls for an independent audit of DG SAFE to assess whether financial and human resources are being used in the best possible way; believes that the independent audit should be mandated by the Parliament's Bureau and should be reported directly to the Bureau ; believes that the results of that audit should be communicated to the Committee on Budgets by September 2016, before the start of the Parliament's reading of the budget;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 c (new)

78c. MEMBERS' EXPENSES Reiterates the appeal for greater transparency regarding the general expenditure allowance for the Members; calls on the Parliament's Bureau to work on a definition of more precise rules regarding the accountability of the expenditure authorised under this allowance, without generating additional costs to the Parliament;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 e (new)

78e. Asks the Secretary General to open negotiations with the main actors in the transport sector in order to obtain more advantageous tariffs, and, as a consequence, to reduce the travel expenses of Members and staff;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93

93. ~~Restores~~Believes that, in order to be able to cope with the challenges posed by the geopolitical uncertainty and to ensure the Union's role across the world, a due financing of the EEAS needs to be ensured; restores therefore the draft budget on all lines and deletes the reserves adopted by Council related to the fluctuation of the Euro exchange rate;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the EU imports more than half of all the energy it consumes, its import dependency is particularly high for crude oil (more than 90 %) and natural gas (66 %), and the total import bill is more than EUR 1 billion per day (EUR 400 billion in 2013);

2015/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas the multiple benefits of energy efficiency, notably in buildings, shall be recognized, such as improved energy security through a decreased dependency on imports, increased energy savings, lower energy bills, increased competitiveness, job creation (up to 2 million European jobs), health and comfort improvements;

2015/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that all EU infrastructure projects aimed at diversifying energy sources, suppliers and routes must be fully in line with EU legislation and EU energy security priorities; calls on the Commission to consider investment to moderate energy demand, especially in buildings, as infrastructure investment;

2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU-wide target for reducing energy import dependency and to publish regular progress reports in this respect, with such a target integrating the crucial role of energy efficiency as the world's "first fuel" according to the International Energy Agency, and the cheapest and fastest way to lower the bills of EU households and industry;

2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Believes that the Union can reduce its dependency on particular suppliers and fuels by ~~maximising its~~first increasing energy efficiency in key sectors such as buildings, use of indigenous sources of energy, including conventional and unconventional low- emission fossil fuels and renewables, and therefore stresses that no fuel or technology contributing to energy security and climate goals should be discriminated against;

2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Notes that improvements in energy- efficiency pursued on a cost-effective basis will make a key contribution to energy security, competitiveness and the achievement of climate objectives; stresses, ~~however, that gains in e~~therefore, that the Commission and Member States shall embed the "Energy eEfficiency ~~cannot replace diversification of energy suppl~~First" principle in all decision- making related to energy;

2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2015/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)

36a. Calls on the Member States to give energy efficiency primary consideration in their policies and to fully implement EU legislation, and the Commission to firmly enforce existing EU energy efficiency legislation, and to monitor and report on the development of regulatory barriers that prevent the development of energy efficiency by Member States;

2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE

2015/2074(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Unpaid invoices and restriction of payments cause various problems in the Member States. The implementing subjects- municipalities, regions and others- may be discouraged from further implementation, which, in turn, has negative impact on the spending of the European funds. Unpaid invoices may cause chain reactions, which may lead to deformations and structural changes also in the future. In order to avoid these problems in the future, calls on the Commission to prepare impact assessments regarding the impact on subjects , to whom the EU payments in 2013-2015 have been delayed, as well as the impact on implementation of programmes, at the latest by 31 March 2016;

2015/06/11
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas a budget of EUR 1 850 470 600 has been proposed by the Secretary- General for the Parliament's preliminary draft estimates for 2016, representing a 3,09 % increase on the 2015 budget and 19,51 % of heading V of the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework,

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas, in the context of a heavy burden of public debt and fiscal consolidation that Member States are currently facing, the Parliament should show budgetary responsibility and self- restraint while ensuring sufficient resources are provided to allow the ~~new~~ Parliament to exercise all its powers and ensure a proper functioning of the institution,

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that, since the entry in force of the Treaty of Lisbon, significant additional expenditure has been borne by the Parliament's budget, namely as a result of ~~the following developments:~~ the establishment of the European Parliament as a true co- legislator and the enhanced building policy (2010-2012), the accession of Croatia and the House of European History (2013), additional expenditure resulting from the changeover to the next parliamentary term, third offices for Members, establishment of the Parliament's research service (2014- 2015)accession of Croatia;

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that for 2016 priority should be given to the reinforcement of parliamentary work, ~~in particular by strengthening the capacity to scrutinise the executive~~ and the reinforcement of Parliament's security of buildings and cybersecurity;

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Notes that the level of the preliminary draft estimates for the 2016 budget, as suggested by the Secretary-General's Report, amounting to EUR 1 850 470 600, represents a 3,09 % increase on the 2015 budget and 19,51 % of heading V of the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework;deleted

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point i

i) the ~~rate of increase of the current~~level of the ordinary expenditure, which must remain ~~under 2 %~~close to the foreseen inflation rate of 1,3 %1a __________________________________ 1a European Commission Forecast , winter 2015, dated 5 February 2015;

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point ii

ii) the level of exceptional expenditure needed in 2016, in particular to reinforce the security of the European Parliament's buildings and cybersecurity;

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Consider~~Recalls that the Parliament ~~should~~, in the context of the budgetary procedure, haves the possibility to adjust the budgetary priorities and will take athe final decision in ~~October 2015, in the context of the budgetary procedure~~autumn 2015;

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Underlines that, following the entry in force of the Lisbon Treaty, which has established the Parliament as a true co- legislator, and given the fact that one of the most important tasks of the Parliament is to control the executive, it is ~~now~~ absolutely essential to put the emphasis on the legislative ~~and scrutiny~~ work of Members;

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Considers that in order to consolidate the role of the Parliament, the administrative capacity of the secretariats of the specialised parliamentary committees should, where it has not yet been done, be reinforced accordingly, ~~essentially~~ by means of redeployment;

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that, in order to ensure adequate support to the Members for the accomplishment of their parliamentary activities, a new balance needs to be found between accredited parliamentary assistants and local assistants; requests the Secretary-General to present a proposal for a decision to the Bureau to this end as soon as possible; believes that a transition period should be respected in the case of the revision of the current rules and expects that the final decision ~~shall~~ enters into force as of J~~anuar~~uly 2016 at the latest;

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Invites the Secretary-General to revise the Parliament´s Rules of Procedures governing questions for written answer (Rule 130) in order to generate savings and to limit the administrative burden of the European institutions, in particular of the Parliament and the Commission; expects the revised rules to be applicable as of January 2016;

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

~~15. Considers that the Parliament needs to be equipped with a modern, highly efficient work space for Members and staff;~~deleted

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Requests, in this regard, the Secretary- General to present to the Committee on Budgets a global evaluation and the budgetary consequences of the security measures taken so far by the Parliament, since the decision to internalise the Parliament security services (Bureau decision dated June 2012) and to outline the measures envisaged to reinforce the Parliament's security inside and outside of its premises, as well as their impact on the 2016 budget; calls for information on the financial consequences of the interinstitutional administrative cooperation arrangements in the field of security;

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is of the opinion that, due to an increasing use of electronic media and equipment, particular attention should be paid to IT security to ensure the maximum possible level of security of its information and communication systems; ~~considers that any measure in this field should be based on a clear evaluation of the Parliament's needs and decided in the context of the budgetary procedure;~~

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recalls that the mid-term building strategy, which had been adopted by the Bureau in 2010, is currently under revision; invites the Secretary-General to present to the Committee on Budgets the new mid- term strategy on buildings as soon as possible and at the latest by August 2015, before the Parliament's reading of the budget in autumn 2015;

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers that priority should be given to the upgrading of technical equipment and media facilities given the increased media interest, the growing importance of social media and Members' additional needs during the ordinary plenary sessionsStrongly believes that the primary mandate of Members is legislative work; therefore, communication with the public and other stakeholders should also be adapted for this purpose, for instance through the upgrading of media facilities if necessary; underlines that focus on statistics of parliamentary work should not be to the detriment of Members´ actual legislative work;

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses that the implementation of the 5 % staff reduction target, as decided in the framework of the Agreement on the 2014- 2020 MFF, should continue in 2016; welcomes the ~~proposal of the Secretary- General~~confirmation not to extend the staffing reductions to staff of the political groups, which is fully in line with ithe Parliament´s abovementioned resolutions on the 2014 and 2015 budgets;

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Notes that, to this end, the Secretary- General proposes the creation of 20 additional posts in order to reinforce the secretariats of the four parliamentary committees concerned (ECON, ENVI, ITRE and TRAN); ~~considers that this reinforcement can be accepted only after the examination of the possibilities of internal redeployment;~~

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/2012(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Believes that any specific need for additional posts should be met by means of internal redeployment;

2015/03/20
Committee: BUDG

2015/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) Reforms are by their very nature complex processes that require a complete chain of highly-specialised knowledge and skills. Addressing structural reforms in a variety of public policy areas is challenging since their benefits often take time to materialise. Therefore, early and efficient design and implementation is crucial, be it for crisis-struck or structurally-weak economies. In this context, the provision of support by the Union in the form of technical assistance has been ~~crucial~~important in supporting the economic adjustment of Greece and Cyprus in the last years. Furthermore, local and regional authorities, as well as social partners need to be actively included in the process of structural reforms.

2016/10/05
Committee: BUDG

2015/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) Further to a dialogue with the requesting Member State, including in the context of the European Semester, the Commission should analyse the request, taking into account the principles of transparency, equal treatment and sound financial management and determine the support to be provided based on urgency, breadth and depth of the problems as identified, support needs in respect of the policy areas envisaged, analysis of socioeconomic indicators, and the general administrative capacity of the Member State. The Commission should also, in close cooperation with the Member State concerned, identify the priority areas, the scope of the support measures to be provided and the global financial contribution for such support, taking into account the existing actions and measures financed by Union funds or other Union programmes. The Commission should further enrich the pool of available external experts who could be dispatched ad hoc to work on supporting projects in Member States.

2016/10/05
Committee: BUDG

2015/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) To facilitate the evaluation of the Programme and the achievement of defined objectives, a proper framework for monitoring the results achieved by the Programme should be put in place from the very beginning. That framework should also take note of the lessons learned in the process. A mid-term evaluation looking at the achievement of the objectives of the Programme, its efficiency and its added value at the European level should be carried out. A final evaluation should, in addition, deal with the long– term impact and the sustainability effects of the Programme. Those evaluations should be based on the indicators, measuring the effects of the Programme.

2016/10/05
Committee: BUDG

2015/0263(COD)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) In order to adapt the list of indicators measuring the achievement of the objectives of the Programme, in the light of experience during the implementation of the Programme, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the amendment of the list. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including a~~t expert level~~ dialogue with relevant local, regional and social partners. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.

2016/10/05
Committee: BUDG

2014/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for greater uniformity in the presentation of public accounts so as to facilitate comparisons; calls in particular for the way in which Member States enter their contributions to the EU budget in their accounts to be standardised; is of the opinion that any operating expenses financed by borrowing ought to be shown as a separate figure which is added to investment expenditure when calculating the deficit;

2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG

2014/2221(INI)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to offset any democratic deficit in the semester by means of the package of measures announced for 2015 on deepening economic and monetary union; reiterates its demand that any additional funding or instruments, such as a solidarity mechanism, shall fall within the scope of Parliamentʼs budgetary oversight and shall be financed over and above the MFF ceiling for 2014-2020;

2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG

2014/2221(INI)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the principle of budgetary accuracy applies to the EU budget too and insists on there being sufficient financing for approved commitments; ~~note~~regrets that in spite of Parliamentʼs warnings, this principle is being compromised by the current level of outstanding payments and the growing gap between payments and commitments~~; regrets that this is proving detrimental~~ leading to an unprecedented amount of unpaid bills of 24,7 billion euros ; recalls that the overall ceiling of payment appropriations as foreseen in the current MFF is historically low; deplores that this insidious debt undermines the credibility of the EU and is in contradiction to the goals set at the highest political level for growth and employment – notably youth employment – and fears that this will deepen the gulf between the European Union and its citizens;

2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG

2014/2221(INI)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Repeats its call for the MFF mid-term ~~review to prepare for a possible reduction in the period for which the next MFF is agreed, so as to ensure its subsequent renegotiation during the mandate~~post electoral revision to prepare the ground, on the basis of Recital 3 of the MFF 14- 20 Regulation and in accordance with the Commission's Declaration annexed to it, for the most suitable duration of the MFF post 2020 with a view of striking the right balance between the duration of the respective terms of each Parliament and Commission, thus ensuring democratic legitimacy for decisions on the financial perspectives of the European Union, while taking steps to meet the need for stability in programming cycles and investment predictability ;

2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG

2014/2221(INI)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for the ~~mid-term~~post electoral reviewsion of the MFF to ~~identify better~~enhance the value added by EU funding to the goals of competitiveness, growth, employment and energy transition set by the European Union;

2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG

2014/2221(INI)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls once more on the Council to agree with Parliament and the Commission on a common method for assessing real payment needs in accordance with commitments made by the two arms of the budgetary authority; underlines that de- commitment is not a solution to the payment crisis;

2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG

2014/2221(INI)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Regrets once again that Member States persist in viewing their contribution to the EU budget as an adjustment variable in their consolidation efforts, which in turn leads to an artificial reduction in the volume of payments available in the EU budget~~; proposes therefore~~ and thus the implementation of important projects in favour of growth and jobs in the whole EU; recalls that wthen examining national budgets, the Commission shall enter in the calculations of deficits each country’s share of unpaid invoices in order to draw attention to the true state of affairs concerning liabilities attributable to each Member State; EU budget is an investment budget and invites therefore the European Commission to consider that GNI based national contributions to the EU budget are to be covered by the "investment clause" as interpreted by the Commission in its recent Communication on "making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rules of the stability and growth pact " (COM 2015 -12 final) ; calls in that respect for the way in which Member States enter their contributions to the EU budget in their national budgets to be standardised;

2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG

2014/2221(INI)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – point a (new)

(a) Very much welcomes the interpretation of the ´´investment clause" put forward by the Commission in its recent Communication on "making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rules of the stability and growth pact " (COM 2015 -12 final); welcomes in particular the fact that national expenditures on project co -funded by some EU key programmes to foster growth and jobs will fall under "the investment clause", but highlights that this clause will only have real economic effects if and only if the EU budget is sufficiently equipped in payment appropriations to pay the bills linked to the implementation of these projects;

2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG

2014/2221(INI)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – point b (new)

(b) Welcomes the fact that the Commission has underlined the economic significance of the European Structural and Investments Funds ( including the youth employment initiative) in its Annual Growth Survey 2015; recalls that these funds represent 10 % of total public investment on average in the EU but that the situation varies across countries and that in some countries, they can represent as much as 80 % of the public investment; emphasises that Structural and Investment funds constitute a good example of the synergy between the European budget and the national budgets on the basis of commonly agreed objectives enshrined in partnership agreements on growth and investment according to EUROPE 2020 Strategy; supports every effort in the direction of an intelligent pooling of European and national budgetary means in order to achieve efficiency gains, economic stimulation and lower national deficits thanks to a positive effect of shared resources;

2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG

2014/2221(INI)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – point c (new)

(c) Recalls that the existing system of own resources is complex, unfair and incomprehensible to citizens; underlines that the fiscal situation of Member States can be eased through a new system of own resources that will reduce GNI contributions, thus enabling Member States to meet their consolidation efforts without jeopardizing EU funding; stresses, therefore, the importance it attaches to the high level group on own resources and supports the debate on a new own resources system, which should lead to a true reform of EU financing, without increasing the taxation burden on citizens;

2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG

2014/2221(INI)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the EUR 315 billion investment plan presented by Commission President Mr Juncker as the first step to offset on the one hand the deficit in public and private investment brought about by ~~fiscal consolidation efforts, and to stimulate economic activity on the other;~~the reduction of public spending in a context of economic crises, and to stimulate growth and job creation on the other; fears, however, that this plan will not be able to target some specific investments needed to foster the EUROPE 2020 Strategy (e.g. energy efficiency, education, public infrastructure)

2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG

2014/2221(INI)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Confirms its willingness to examine with the utmost vigilance how financial commitments by the EU ~~and~~to the EIB tofor the setting up of the European Strategic Investment Fund are entered in the EU budget and in the 2015 budget in particular; confirms its intention to closely monitor the way the EIB will engage its own funds in the ESIF;

2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG

2014/2221(INI)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Isabelle THOMAS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Member States to top up this fund and welcomes the Commissionʼs intention to exclude national contributions from stability pact calculations; rejects the idea of any attempts to renationalise the fund or argue for a fair return which could ensue from national contributions; wishes to see ~~trans-European and supranational projects~~riskier projects that have not found financing means so far and that serve the political ambitions of the EU and in particular the achievement of the EUROPE 2020 Strategy be it at local, regional, national, or trans-European level, chosen so that citizens may be able to associate the benefits arising from these projects with action by the European Union. ; insists that the EFSI must be clearly and unequivocally additional to existing EU programmes;

2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG

2014/0197(COD)

Costas MAVRIDES, Vladimír MAŇKA, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Gabriel MATO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) Since the launch of the Stabilisation and Association Process, Stabilisation and Association Agreements have been concluded with all concerned Western Balkan ~~countrie~~partners, with the exception of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. In June 2013, the Council authorised the Commission to start negotiations for a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Kosovo.

2015/02/26
Committee: INTA

2012/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Believes that, in order to make significant long-term savings, an independent evaluation of the EP budget should be considered; is convinced that an independent analysis of how resources are used and how the work is organised is sometimes necessary; is of the opinion that in 2013, specific domains and projects could be selected and evaluated in this manner.

2012/01/31
Committee: BUDG

2011/2017(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Is expecting the Bureau to submit realistic requests when presenting the estimates and is ready to examine its proposals on a fully needs-based and prudent basis in order to ensure an appropriate and efficient functioning of the institution;

2011/02/18
Committee: BUDG

2011/2017(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Requests a detailed and clear overview of those budget lines that were under-implemented in 2010 and looks forward to analysing the reasons for this; also wishes to receive an account of all carry-overs and their use in 2010, as well as an update on the final assigned revenues compared to the amounts that were budgeted;

2011/02/18
Committee: BUDG

2011/2017(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Considers that Members must be given access to quality services in order to be able to perform their duties on an equal footing; stresses, therefore, the importance of ~~Members being able to work and express themselves in their mo~~equal treatment of Members of all nationalities and languages in terms of their possibility to carry out their duties and political activity incumbent upon them in their ~~tongu~~own language if they so choose; finds, for instance, the absence of interpretation in committee meetings to be unacceptable; believes that the principle of sound financial management needs to apply to interpretation and translation as well;

2011/02/18
Committee: BUDG

2011/2017(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Is also of the opinion that all means must be sought to increase the flexibility of interpretation as a crucial step to ensure good working practices and notes that, in many instances, problems and financial wastage could be avoided if there were a possibility to swap languages at short notice depending on the actual attendance at meetings rather than the planned attendance;

2011/02/18
Committee: BUDG

2011/2017(BUD)

Monika SMOLKOVÁ, Vladimír MAŇKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Believes that, as is the case for all big organisations, an independent external viewpoint on how resources are used and how work is organised is sometimes necessary and can only be beneficial if handled correctly; while stressing that a political European institution such as Parliament is unique in character, considers that, in the long term, consideration should be given to carrying out such an external analysis of its organisation and management; believes that in 2012 some specific sector(s) could be identified and examined in this way;

2011/02/18
Committee: BUDG

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a

(a) enhancing research and innovation infrastructure (R&I) and capacities to develop R&I excellence and promoting centres of competence, in particular those of European interest, and innovations in the services sector;

2012/06/07
Committee: REGI

2011/0274(COD)

Monika SMOLKOVÁ, Vladimír MAŇKA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point a – subpoint v a (new)

(v a) developing environment-friendly and low-carbon transport systems including promoting sustainable urban mobility;

2012/06/06
Committee: REGI

2011/0268(COD)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Monika SMOLKOVÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) In more developed regions, the Member States concentrate 870 % of ESF appropriations earmarked for each operational programme on no more than four investment priorities as set out in Article 3(1).

2012/06/05
Committee: REGI

2010/2003(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Cannot stress enough the fundamental principle that all Members should be equally provided with comprehensive, high-quality services allowing them to work and express themselves and to receive documents in their native language, in order to be able to act on behalf of their voters in the best way possible;

2010/02/25
Committee: BUDG

2010/2003(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)

13d. Recalls the conciliation agreement to carry out an organisational audit of DG INLO and the Security Service in order to assess whether resources are being used in the best way possible; is convinced that the results of this audit will form a good basis for taking further steps;

2010/02/25
Committee: BUDG

2010/2003(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Wishes to follow up on last year's priority of better sharing the available resources between all Institutions, including the concrete measures taken in the area of translation, and considers that the interpretation area could also again be looked at in this light; asks for an evaluation of the possible effects of the cross-cutting reserve of 5% established in the 2010 budget against specific budget lines for each institution with its own translation service, the aim of that reserve being to encourage closer interinstitutional cooperation and efficiency gains in the translation field;

2010/02/25
Committee: BUDG

2009/2002B(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that there is still room for improvement and more effective use of budget resources in a number of areas and would like to highlight, again, the area of inter-institutional cooperation; agrees with the Court of Auditors that increased cooperation in the field of language services could provide some margin for savings; has therefore made this a priority for 2010 and calls on the institutions to further improve these aspects, including a re-negotiation of the ~~interinstitutional code of conduct on~~current arrangements in place for the sharing of internal translation ~~cooperation~~resources;

2009/10/02
Committee: BUDG

2009/2002B(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. To this end, decides to introduce a cross- cutting reserve of 5% for external translation services and stresses that this amendment is targeted towards all institutions with their own translation departments; the improvements requested include the re-negotiation of the ~~interinstitutional code of conduct for language cooperation~~current arrangements in place for the sharing of internal translation resources in view of realising efficiency gains and savings in the area of translation, also in line with the special report of the Court of Auditors in this field; takes note of the fact that this reserve can thus be released when a~~n improved code of conduct~~ concrete proposal for a system of internal translation resource sharing has been presented by the institutions and considered by the budgetary authority;

2009/10/02
Committee: BUDG

2009/2002B(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Overall, approves the changes to the e~~Decides to authorise the appropriations for 54 new posts on the Parliament's 2010 Establishment pPlan ~~of the secretariat as contained in the approved budgetary amendments and totalling 54 new posts; points out that a summary of these and the upgrading approved is annexed, for overview, to this report;~~ as follows: - Permanent posts : 8 AD9, 17 AD5 and 28 AST1, - Temporary posts : 2 AD10, 1 AD9 and 1 AD5, - Deletion of 3 temporary AST 1 posts approved on the 2009 establishment Plan; also decides to approve the appropriations for the following upgradings: 5 AD5 to 5 AD7 in relation to recruitment of interpreters, 30 AD7 to 30 AD9 in relation to internal competitions, and 30 AST3 to 30 AST5, also in relation to internal competitions; also decides to approve the appropriations for conversion of 5 AST6 posts into 2 AD11 and 3 AD12 posts in relation to cross-over competitions;

2009/10/02
Committee: BUDG

2009/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Heading before paragraph 33

On heading 5 and other sections

2009/11/27
Committee: BUDG

2009/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36a. In this context, draws attention to the joint declaration obtained on heading 5, which encompasses the above points and will serve as a basis to ensure the necessary financing of any supplementary needs for Parliament and the other institutions; underlines that this exercise should be motivated exclusively from new functions stemming from the Treaty and only after thorough examination of the use and potential for reorganising current arrangements and posts; also stresses, for its own section of the budget and with regard to such potential supplementary needs, the need to arrive at a fair distribution between the general secretariat, political groups and Members;

2009/11/27
Committee: BUDG

2009/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)

37a. Welcomes the joint declaration on building policy and reiterates that this area, which constitutes a significant part of the administrative expenditure of the EU, is of great importance for ensuring the effective and transparent use of available resources; calls on the executive organs of all the institutions to implement the principles agreed without delay;

2009/11/27
Committee: BUDG

2009/2002(BUD)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Gianni PITTELLA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)

37b. Intends to follow up closely, within its own section of the budget, the issues related, inter alia, to the agreed hearing on internal information resources (use and resources spent) and including 'knowledge management', as well as on all relevant issues concerning the House of European History, including the issues of possible co-funding and cooperation on this project; recalls the agreement reached at its internal budget conciliation meeting in this connection;

2009/11/27
Committee: BUDG

2008/2334(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls the joint declaration agreed at the conciliation meeting on 21 November 2008 on "Implementation of the cohesion policy" highlighting the benefits for the economy from accelerating the implementation of structural and cohesion funds and on "Payment appropriations" supporting the financing of new initiatives particularly regarding the economic crisis; notes that the amount of additional advance payments foreseen in 2009 on the basis of the Commission proposal on the financial management of the ESF~~, ERDF and the Cohesion Fund~~ and ERDF is of EUR 6 300 000 000, and that other proposed modifications to the ~~financial management of the funds may increase the speed of interim payments~~relevant regulations of the funds may simplify the implementation; however, regrets that, as far as the financial management is concerned, proposals for the actual and immediate increase of liquidity on the ground by also intervening in interim payments were not taken into account;

2009/01/27
Committee: BUDG

2008/2061(INI)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Ralf WALTER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Draws attention to the urgent need for ~~a clear definition of 'best practices', also including the principle of good governance; considers, in this connection, that~~the introduction of quantitative and qualitative performance indicators ~~common to all Member States should be introduced and~~for best practices in regional development that are co~~st-benefit ratio should be determined for project~~mmon to all Member States;

2009/01/12
Committee: BUDG

2008/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ~~set up a unit in the Directorate-General for Budget~~carry out an investigation to measure the effectiveness and transferability of practices relating to the administrative, financial and IT management of projects;

2009/01/12
Committee: BUDG

2008/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for an expert report in relation to the work of each management authority, in particular with a view to the end of the 2007-2013 programming period, to be completed a reasonable length of time before the approval of a new financial framework so as to enable the legislator to gain a better understanding of its work within the renegotiation of the next financial framework;

2009/01/12
Committee: BUDG

2008/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Demands that bureaucracy in the use of Structural Funds be kept to a minimum, and not needlessly increased by individual conditions imposed by the Member State;.

2009/01/12
Committee: BUDG

2008/2061(INI)

Vladimír MAŇKA, Ralf WALTER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Reiterates its support for the ~~good~~best practice aimed at ensuring that each Member State produces an annual national declaration of assurance covering Community funds coming under the shared management arrangement, and calls for this to become standard practice;

2009/01/12
Committee: BUDG

2008/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for appropriate administrative resources to be allocated ~~in the budgetary~~under the procedure to management authorities responsible for the European Social Fund in particular in order to ensure that microprojects fully meet eligibility requirements ~~and that those responsible for projects understand the intentions of the European legislator~~.

2009/01/12
Committee: BUDG

2008/2021(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a new

15a. Recalls that EUR 2 million was placed in the reserve during the 2008 budgetary procedure in order to encourage the administration to give priority to more efficient linguistic support for Members during official meetings; calls on the administration to provide information on measures taken and progress made to improve linguistic services at official meetings;

2008/03/13
Committee: BUDG

2008/0058(CNS)