12 Amendments of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2015/2160(DEC)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes nevertheless that a total of EUR 8 277 556 was spent in 2014 only on travel and meeting allowances for Members and alternate members of the Committee plus EUR 409 100 on missions and travel costs of staff; considers the number of missions extremely high (787), as is the expenditure generated by members for travel and meeting allowances; considers that missions undertaken by Members should be clearly described in the annual activity report (AAR), with detailed expenses and a cost benefit analysis; stresses that the reference to Members' missions is vague, imprecise and does not provide clear figures; urges the Committee always to include data on Members' missions in its AAR;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes with satisfaction that a cooperation agreement between the Committee, the EESC and Parliament was signed on 5 February 2014 with the objective of developing political andcooperation; notes that an Annex on administrative cooperation was also agreed;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Finds that there is still room for improvement in the collaboration between the three parties to the cooperation agreement, particularly in the political side; believes that the three institutions are capable of developing further synergies that will enhance productivity at all levels in the domains covered by the cooperation agreement and asks to be kept informed of itscalls for the establishment of specific detailed provisions on the functioning of the services shared by the three institutions; calls for Committee Members to be polled on their satisfaction with the services provided for them by the EPRS; asks to continue to be informed of the agreement follow-up;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Asks for a joint assessment of the budgetary savingdetailed breakdown per institution of the budgetary savings and/or increased budgetary costs resulting from the cooperation agreement also to be included in itsthe mid-term review;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that in 2014 the Committee and the EESC had a positive budget position within the framework of the cooperation agreement between the EESC, the Committee and Parliament; notes with concern that 36 officials from the EESC and 24 officials from the Committee, all from the translation services and for the most part very near to retirement age, were transferred under the agreement, meaning that both those institutions will make significant savings in budget chapters for staff (salaries and pensions) while Parliament’s will increase considerably both in the short term (salaries) and in the long term (pensions);
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes the continued shortage of women holding senior Committee posts; calls forinsists that an equal opportunities plan to be set in motion, especially with respect to management positions, with the aim of correcting this imbalance as quickly as possible;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Regrets that the number of derogations from procurement rules / contract management increased from 1 in 2013 to 4 in 2014; requests further explanation of how these derogations occurrednotes that one such derogation arose from a procedural error in a joint Committee-Parliament continuity of IT services procedure; calls on the Committee to take the necessary measures to ensure this type of situation does not recur; asks the Committee to address without delay the ongoing issue of all exception reports due to non-compliance with the provisions of the Financial Regulation or the internal rules of procedure; notes that the number of exceptions represents, however, 0,4 % of the operations concerned;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Considers that insufficient action is being taken to fulfil the Committee’s main mandate,alls on the Committee to notify Parliament of the action taken to "'engage participation"' from Union citizens; requires examples of, such as in situations where mutual exchanges with citizens and their involvement have occurred and where direct results - measurable, focused, and with a visible impact - have been obtained through such participation;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Concludes that, whileWelcomes the fact that the 2014 list of Committee activities in support of Union policies is quite comprehensive, their practical outcome is vaguely and imprecisely addressed; calls for a thorough SWAT analysis of the outcomes and SMART indicators for the Committee's objectives, along with; calls on the Committee to produce an outline of a number ofthe direct benefits for Union citizens to be obtained as a result of its mandate and activities. so as to improve and maximise their practical outcome;