1 Amendments of Nathalie GRIESBECK related to 2007/2038(DEC)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
77. Notes that the costs related to maintaining Parliament's three places of work stand at EUR 155 000 000, according to the data supplied by the Secretary-General1; believes that having three places of work is damaging to Parliament's image and substantially reduces its efficiency; reminds the Member States that it is Parliament itself that should decide on a single seatWelcomes the fall in the estimated operating costs stemming from the requirement to maintain several places of work from EUR 203 000 000 for 2002 to EUR 155 000 000 for 2007; stresses that this represents a reduction of almost 24% over the five-year period; calls on its Administration to continue the rationalisation process; stresses that the requirement to maintain several places of work is laid down in the Treaties ratified by all the Member States and may be changed only by unanimous decision of the Council;