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Activities of Younous OMARJEE related to 2020/2141(DEC)

Shadow reports (1)

2021/03/18
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2020/2141(DEC)
Documents: PDF(349 KB) DOC(131 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Petri SARVAMAA', 'mepid': 112611}]

Amendments (17)

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Reiterates its request that, in addition to the joint Parliament and Commission report on the activities of the Transparency Register, Parliament drafts an annual detailed report on the interest representatives and other organisations that were given access to Parliament's premises, and to publish it in the respect of the data protection regulation;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

~~28.~~ Welcomes the successful ~~28.~~ completion, in 2019, of new working environments for Members in Brussels and Strasbourg; commends the fact that the refurbishment of all Members' offices in Brussels (1 personal office perMember + 2 staff offices) and in Strasbourg (1 personal office + 1 staff office) was carried out in record time and ahead of schedule, as well as coming in under the works budget amount allocated to it, and that new furniture equipment, including integrated IT solutions has been installed at a lower cost than originally foreseen; notes ~~with satisfaction~~ that the revised office allocation plan for Members and political groups was based on the most efficient use of available office space; regrets that this principle has lead to some political groups to have their Members scattered in different buildings and floors with no logical connection, breaking the unity of political groups; also regrets that the distribution of offices to political groups has pushed some to relocate to external buildings no longer connected to the main Parliament activities and thus creating a structural isolation of the staff from its own Members; takes note that Trèves 1 building is poor in services and priority should be given to find solutions to connect it to the main buildings;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)

53 a. Expresses concerns on the Trèves 1 building for its lack of services; invites the Parliament to explore as a priority solution to ensure this building has an effective connection with Parliament's main buildings, where most of the parliamentarian activities take place;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 a (new)

78 a. Reminds the findings and recommendations of the European Ombudsman in joint cases 488/2018/KR and 514/2018/K, and invites the Secretary-General to further improve the procedures of appointment of high ranking official towards more transparency and equality; calls on Parliament’s administration to report annually on the appointment of high ranking officials;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79 a (new)

79 a. Invites the Secretary-General to assess the risks related to employing growing numbers of contract agents, including the danger of creating a two- tier staffing structure within Parliament; insists that core permanent positions and tasks should be performed by permanent staff;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85

85. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the fact that there were no cases of whistleblowing recorded by Parliament in 2019;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 a (new)

85 a. Is of the opinion that the protection of whistleblowers is an integral element of democracy and it is crucial in preventing and deterring unlawful activities and wrongdoings; recalls that, among others, APAs are in a vulnerable position due to their contract of employment; notes with concern the Secretary-General’s acknowledgement that “whistleblowing rules are applicable to accredited parliamentary assistants but that the Parliament cannot provide employment protection”; as they are dependent on their individual Member; calls on the Secretary-General to take that specificity into account when APAs act as whistleblowers, and to look for and extend the contract protection options granted by Parliament for APAs victims of harassment to APAs acting as whistleblowers;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 d (new)

86 d. Deplores the decision by the COMPASS Group to dismiss 80 members of staff of the catering service by January 2021; welcomes the negotiation undertaken with the COMPAAS group which reduced the total number of dismissals to 50, but expresses complete dissatisfaction that still personnel is to be dismissed;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 e (new)

86 e. Considers the solution for the 50 dismissed members of staff insufficient to face the radical decision as already highlighted by several Vice-Presidents in the Bureau meeting of 12 December;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 f (new)

86 f. Reminds the precondition imposed by Parliament to keep all staff when COMPASS signed the contract with Parliament; invites the relevant Parliament authorities to investigates all possible alternative solutions which would safeguard the employment of all canteen workers; invites the Bureau to reconsider Parliament's externalisation policy in general; recalls the letter signed by over 300 Members to Parliament's President and Secretary-General on this regard;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 a (new)

86 a. Reiterates its call on the Conference of Presidents and the Bureau to reconsider the possibility for APAs, under certain conditions, to accompany Members on official Parliament delegations and missions, as already requested by several discharge resolutions; calls on the Secretary- General to investigate the budgetary consequences, and the organisation and logistics of these missions;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 b (new)

86 b. Reiterates its concern about the alleged practice of Members obliging APAs to undertake missions, particularly to Strasbourg, without mission orders and without the reimbursement of their mission and travel spending; is of opinion that such a practice leaves room for abuse as when APAs travel without a mission order they not only have to pay for the costs by their own means, they are also not covered by workplace insurance; reiterates its calls on the Secretary- General to investigate this alleged practice and to report on this by the end of the year;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 c (new)

86 c. Takes note of the solutions found for APAs who had worked for two consecutive parliamentary terms without interruption but who were lacking up to 2 months to complete the ten years of service needed to be entitled to a pension under the pension rights scheme of the Union institutions; criticises the fact that a solution was put forward too late, despite the numerous and continuous warnings during the previous parliamentary term; criticises, furthermore, the fact that the only solution found depended solely on the goodwill of certain Members who were aware of the situation and were in solidarity with these APAs; criticises, also, the fact that the Administration did not inform Members elected for the new parliamentary term of this matter and of the fact that they could issue contracts of less than six months in these instances, as a result of which many of these APAs had great difficulties finding a Member willing to employ them ona contract without interruption for a short period of time, and some did not even manage to do so;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 g (new)

86 g. Recalls that Article 6 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union laissez-passer should be accorded to members servants and other agents of the Union, on the basis of the conditions laid down in the Regulation (EU) No 1417/20131a of 17 December 2013; reminds that Rule 5.3 of the Rules of Procedure lays down the right for all Members of to request a laissez-passer of the Union “allowing a Member to circulate freely in the Member States and in other countries which recognise it as a valid travel document”, since the “laissez-passer is to be recognised as a valid travel document by the authorities of the Member States”; regrets reports from some Members that the laissez-passer is not fully recognised as a travel document in some Members States; requests Parliament to enquire on these situations and to coordinate with the relevant authorities to make sure that Members are not restricted and limited in their free movement while going to or returning from Parliament's meetings; _________________ 1a Council Regulation (EU) No 1417/2013 of 17 December 2013 laying down the form of the laissez-passer issued by the European Union (OJ L 353, 28.12.2013, p. 26.

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 91 a (new)

91 a. Invites the Court to present a new opinion on the Voluntary Pension Funds, investing all possible options to limit its deficit;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 95 a (new)

95 a. Recalls its calls on Parliament to allow for all Parliament and political groups' staff to use the drivers service when travelling to Strasbourg and this to reduce the environmental impact of Parliament ; welcomes that opportunity for APAs to join for the trip to Strasbourg and back exists but regrets that this option is not used to full capacity and is quite limited; requests for a better communication to be circulated on this possibility so as to make sure that no cars travel empty to Strasbourg and back;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 104 a (new)

104 a. Calls on the Secretary-General to analyse the feasibility of the introduction of international sign language interpretation for all plenary debates, in line with the requests adopted by the Plenary, and to implement this decision in respect of the principle of equal access to all citizens;

2021/02/09
Committee: CONT