Activities of Markus PIEPER related to 2020/2141(DEC)
Plenary speeches (1)
2019 Discharge (debate)
Amendments (2)
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
Paragraph 79
79. Draws attention to the 6% staff reduction target, that in 2019 required Parliament to eliminate 59 posts from its administration establishment plan; acknowledges the simultaneous increase in the number of contractual agents; is concerned by the negative effects of this significant reduction on Parliament’s performance, both in the short and long term; notes that the work and responsibility of certain Parliament's Committees have increased due to the EU Recovery Plan Next Generation EU of EUR 750 billion, which amounts together with the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (MFF) to EUR 1.8 trillion; is concerned of the missing administrative staff capacities in the relevant secretariats; calls for the reassessment of the staffing situation;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 a (new)
Paragraph 86 a (new)
86 a. Recalls that according to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), particularly the Protocol (No 6) on the location of the seats of the Institutions of the European Union, the European Parliament shall have its seat in Strasbourg, where the 12 periods of monthly plenary sessions, including the budget session, shall be held; highlights that exceptional circumstances, which affect the functioning of Parliament, are temporary in nature; underlines the will of Parliament to resume back to the normal functioning based on the Treaties as soon as the situation allows; notes that permanent changes would require a Treaty change for which unanimity is needed;