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11 Amendments of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2013/2196(DEC)

Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Notes and supports the views expressed by the Internal Auditor concerning the ‘Audit of Accredited Parliamentary Assistants employed as other servants of the European Communities’ that overall, the control environment and control activities in DGs Personnel and Finance provide reasonable assurances that APAs are recruited in compliance with the statutory rules and that their financial entitlements are correctly charged to the Members' Parliamentary Assistance Allowance (PAA); asks both DGs to ensure that these guarantees become solid and unequivocal by any means necessary;
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Takes note of the fact that in 2012, a transfer had been necessary from sub- item for local assistants (line 4220-01) to sub-item 4220-02 (Accredited assistants) for EUR 7,3 million and sub-item 4220-01 has been reduced by a total of EUR 14,1 million (14,3 %), which is due to a wrong estimation of the needs for both local assistants and accredited assistants, despite the fact that the number of accredited assistants only increased marginally in 2012 compared to 2011; believes that in the future, a better estimation of the needs for these sub- items will be necessary in order to respect the principles of good financial management and to be able to respond to real needs;
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – introductory part
24. Notes, nevertheless, that in order to meet the internal control objectives fully and consistently and to ensure the correct application not only of Parliament's Rules of Procedure and the relevant deriving rules adopted by Parliament's competent bodies but also the Financial Regulation, there is scope for further strengthening certain management and control procedures that entail moderate exposure to residual risk and concern the following areas:
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 1
– obtaining more relevant character references to ascertain the potential recruit's suitability for the performance of duties;deleted
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 1 a (new)
– ensuring, in a timely manner, regular information to APAs on any update or change to their applicable rules and their applicable rules by analogy, and presenting to their representatives a reasoned report on these changes or updating them in order to guarantee the transparency and the principles of equal treatment and opportunities;
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 2
– ensuring regulartimely and adequately reporting to Members on the costs of leave which, if not taken by assistants, will have to be paid out atand APAs on the work rights and duties related to the end of their APAs' contracts (leave, unemployment, pension rights, etc.);
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 4
– ensure a smoother and more efficient administration of the recruitment of new APAs after the 2014 elections by early planning, including and the provision of sufficient resourcesnecessary resources, in particular human resources, and to guarantee continuous assistance to Members elected for the new term by ensuring no gaps in the contracts of APAs continuing to provide assistance;
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Recalls once more that, after five years of implementation of the new Statute of Assistants, it is necessary to carry out a full evaluation of this Statute including possible adaptations of the rules as soon as possible;
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Welcomes, in this respect, the quality of the exchange of views between the Secretary-General and the Committee on Budgetary Control in the presence of the Internal Auditor, on 21 January 2014 in the context of the 2012 Parliament discharge; reiterates that Parliament’s governing bodies and administration are held accountable throughout this process and that it is therefore essential for the entire decision-making procedure to take place in a completely transparent manner to ensure that citizens of the Union are provided with a true and accurate view of the way that Parliament takes its decisions and uses the resources placed at its disposal; accordingly calls for the agendas for meetings of, and the decisions taken by, Parliament’s decision-making bodies to be communicated without delay both to the Members and staff of Parliament as a whole and to the general public;
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Subtitle and paragraph 49 b (new)
– Directorate-General for External Policies 49b. Notes with concern that, because of the general calls for thrift, the interparliamentary delegations might become less able to maintain Parliament’s external relations profile, enabling it to remain as visible as the other European institutions, especially the Commission and the Council, and that the effect might be to undermine the parliamentary approach to external policy and the consolidation of parliamentary diplomacy to complement the activities of the Commission and the EEAS; considers it vital, therefore, to preserve the knowledge and experience which Parliament has acquired in overseeing European projects and making them visible and to ensure that the measures proposed do not weaken the power and effectiveness of Parliament’s interparliamentary dialogue with other countries, especially at times of political instability and danger to democracy (Arab Spring, Middle East conflict, fighting in Ukraine, run-up to controversial elections, etc.);
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 c (new)
54c. Takes good note of the Civil Servants Tribunal Decision of 12 December 2013 on Case F-129/12 and deeply regrets the fact that Parliament was condemned for being unable to provide assistance in cases of harassment and irregular lay- offs; therefore instructs the competent services to take all necessary measures in order to avoid similar situations in the future;
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT