Activities of Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD
Plenary speeches (136)
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2007 discharge: EU general budget - Council (debate)
2007 discharge: EU general budget - Council (debate)
2007 discharge: EU general budget - Council (debate)
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Interim Trade Agreement with Turkmenistan - Interim Agreement with Turkmenistan (debate)
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Statute for a European private company - Cross-borders transfers of companies' registered offices - Small Business Act - Workers' participation in companies with a European Statute (debate)
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Draft general budget 2009 as modified by the Council (all sections) (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
State of the negotiations on the climate change and energy package (continuation of debate)
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Challenges to collective agreements in the EU (debate)
Use by Parliament of the symbols of the Union (new Rule 202a) (debate)
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Social package (Second part: Cross-border healthcare) (debate)
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Formation of political groups (amendment of Rule 29) (debate)
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Framework for the activities of lobbyists in the EU institutions (debate)
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Implementation of the posting of workers directive following the judgments of the Court of Justice (debate)
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The exclusion of health services from the Services Directive (debate)
Environmental protection from radiation following the crash of a military aircraft in Greenland (debate)
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EU restrictions on liquids that passengers can carry on aircrafts (debate)
Situation of rights defenders and opposition activists in Cambodia and Laos
Public procurement (A7-0007/2013 - Marc Tarabella)
Honey (A7-0440/2013 - Julie Girling)
Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report - 2012 (debate)
Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy in 2012 (A7-0330/2013 - Elmar Brok)
Godišnje izvješće Vijeća Europskom parlamentu o zajedničkoj vanjskoj i sigurnosnoj politici u 2012. (A7-0330/2013 - Elmar Brok) HR
Detention of Greenpeace activists in Russia (debate)
Detention of Greenpeace activists in Russia (debate)
Organised crime, corruption, and money laundering (debate)
Croatian member of the Court of Auditors (debate)
EU citizens' mobility and Member States' welfare systems (debate)
2011 discharge: European Council and Council (debate)
2012 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
2011 discharge
2011 discharge (continuation of debate)
Motion for a resolution - European Council conclusions of 7-8 February concerning the Multiannual Financial Framework
Modification of Parliament's calendar of part-sessions - 2013
Youth guarantee (B7-0007/2013)
Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring (A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas)
Elections to the European Parliament in 2014 (debate)
Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2011 (debate)
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Review of the Danish Presidency (debate)
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Discharge 2010 (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
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Conclusions of the informal European Council meeting of 30 January 2012 (debate)
Danish Presidency Programme (continuation of debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (8-9 December 2011) on a draft international agreement on a Fiscal Stability Union (vote)
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Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2010 (debate)
2009 discharge: Council (debate)
2009 discharge: Council (debate)
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One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Statement by the President
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Modification of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament (debate)
Modification of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament (debate)
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2009 discharge (debate)
Interinstitutional agreement on a common Transparency Register - Amendment of the Rules following the establishment of a common Transparency Register
Interinstitutional agreement on a common Transparency Register - Amendment of the Rules following the establishment of a common Transparency Register
Political parties at European level and rules regarding their funding (debate)
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Amendment of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union with regard to a stability mechanism for Member States whose currency is the euro (debate)
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A sustainable EU policy for the High North (debate)
Waste crisis in Campania (debate)
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Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report - 2009 (debate)
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World day against the death penalty (debate)
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Iceland’s application for membership of the European Union (debate)
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Revision of the Treaties – Transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament - Decision not to convene a Convention for the revision of the Treaties with regard to transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament (debate)
2008 Discharge (debate)
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Development of the European Citizens’ Initiative based on Article 11(4) of the Treaty on European Union (debate)
EU policy on Arctic issues (debate)
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Presentation of the College of Commissioners and statement on the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission (debate)
Democratisation in Turkey (debate)
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Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate)
2007 discharge: EU general budget - Council (A7-0047/2009, Søren Bo Søndergaard) (vote)
2007 discharge: EU general budget - Council (debate)
2007 discharge: EU general budget - Council (debate)
Reports (9)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007 - Section VIII - European Ombudsman PDF (122 KB) DOC (64 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007 - Section VI - Economic and Social Committee PDF (121 KB) DOC (70 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007 - Section IX - European Data Protection Supervisor PDF (115 KB) DOC (63 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007 - Section VII - Committee of the Regions PDF (121 KB) DOC (69 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007 - Section V - Court of Auditors PDF (125 KB) DOC (66 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007 - Section IV - Court of Justice PDF (123 KB) DOC (67 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007 - Section II - Council PDF (166 KB) DOC (90 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2011 PDF (256 KB) DOC (162 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007, Section II - Council PDF (127 KB) DOC (74 KB)
Shadow reports (217)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section I – European Parliament PDF (327 KB) DOC (225 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section III – Commission and executive agencies PDF (664 KB) DOC (374 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section IX – European Data Protection Supervisor PDF (156 KB) DOC (70 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section VII – Committee of the Regions PDF (144 KB) DOC (64 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section VIII – European Ombudsman PDF (138 KB) DOC (64 KB)
REPORT on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2012 Commission discharge PDF (440 KB) DOC (228 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee PDF (141 KB) DOC (65 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section IV – Court of Justice PDF (155 KB) DOC (75 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section V – Court of Auditors PDF (145 KB) DOC (69 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section X – European External Action Service PDF (194 KB) DOC (93 KB)
REPORT on the Annual Report 2012 on the Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests – Fight against fraud PDF (213 KB) DOC (106 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section II – European Council and Council PDF (165 KB) DOC (75 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget for the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2012 PDF (262 KB) DOC (132 KB)
REPORT on: Are tools in place to monitor the effectiveness of European Social Fund spending on older workers? (Court of Auditors Special Report 25/2012) PDF (181 KB) DOC (97 KB)
REPORT on the European Investment Bank (EIB) – Annual Report 2012 PDF (237 KB) DOC (128 KB)
REPORT on the nomination of Oskar Herics as a Member of the Court of Auditors PDF (209 KB) DOC (103 KB)
REPORT on the nomination of Klaus Heiner Lehne as a Member of the Court of Auditors PDF (162 KB) DOC (72 KB)
REPORT on the future role of the Court of Auditors. The procedure on the appointment of Court of Auditors’ Members: European Parliament consultation PDF (191 KB) DOC (95 KB)
REPORT on the nomination of Henri Grethen as a Member of the Court of Auditors PDF (136 KB) DOC (70 KB)
REPORT on the nomination of Phil Wynn Owen as a Member of the Court of Auditors PDF (221 KB) DOC (111 KB)
REPORT on the nomination of Danièle Lamarque as a Member of the Court of Auditors PDF (272 KB) DOC (144 KB)
REPORT on the nomination of Nikolaos Milionis as a Member of the Court of Auditors PDF (199 KB) DOC (106 KB)
REPORT on the nomination of Alex Brenninkmeijer as a Member of the Court of Auditors PDF (187 KB) DOC (91 KB)
REPORT on constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the European Union PDF (283 KB) DOC (151 KB)
REPORT on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions PDF (235 KB) DOC (115 KB)
REPORT on conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management PDF (283 KB) DOC (130 KB)
REPORT on budgetary management of European Union pre-accession funds in the areas of judicial systems and the fight against corruption in the candidate and potential candidate countries PDF (263 KB) DOC (166 KB)
SECOND REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section II – European Council and Council PDF (164 KB) DOC (78 KB)
REPORT on ‘Towards more efficient and cost effective interpretation in the European Parliament’ PDF (191 KB) DOC (142 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999 PDF (159 KB) DOC (88 KB)
REPORT on the Integrated Internal Control Framework PDF (205 KB) DOC (105 KB)
REPORT on the draft protocol on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to the Czech Republic (Article 48(3) of the Treaty on European Union) PDF (187 KB) DOC (92 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2011: performance, financial management and control PDF (242 KB) DOC (165 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, Section III – Commission and executive agencies PDF (698 KB) DOC (568 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2011 PDF (185 KB) DOC (109 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority for the financial year 2011 PDF (185 KB) DOC (107 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2011 PDF (182 KB) DOC (106 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Community European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (178 KB) DOC (101 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2011 PDF (163 KB) DOC (88 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ENIAC Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011 PDF (166 KB) DOC (88 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Euratom Supply Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (132 KB) DOC (71 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (172 KB) DOC (94 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2011 PDF (166 KB) DOC (88 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011 PDF (167 KB) DOC (90 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (154 KB) DOC (80 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section X – European External Action Service PDF (189 KB) DOC (114 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (191 KB) DOC (107 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (182 KB) DOC (101 KB)
REPORT on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2011 Commission discharge PDF (424 KB) DOC (256 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section IX – European Data Protection Supervisor PDF (144 KB) DOC (81 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section VIII – European Ombudsman PDF (132 KB) DOC (81 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section VII – Committee of the Regions PDF (132 KB) DOC (69 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section V – Court of Auditors PDF (142 KB) DOC (74 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section IV – Court of Justice PDF (155 KB) DOC (85 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011 PDF (167 KB) DOC (85 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011 PDF (164 KB) DOC (83 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011 PDF (161 KB) DOC (84 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2011 PDF (164 KB) DOC (88 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011 PDF (162 KB) DOC (83 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police Office for the financial year 2011 PDF (176 KB) DOC (101 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2011 PDF (178 KB) DOC (96 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2011 PDF (178 KB) DOC (102 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2011 PDF (176 KB) DOC (96 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2011 PDF (171 KB) DOC (90 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (164 KB) DOC (88 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2011 PDF (171 KB) DOC (91 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee PDF (144 KB) DOC (77 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (184 KB) DOC (106 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2011 PDF (186 KB) DOC (106 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2011 PDF (177 KB) DOC (94 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2011 PDF (178 KB) DOC (101 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2011 PDF (175 KB) DOC (96 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (175 KB) DOC (97 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2011 PDF (158 KB) DOC (79 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2011 PDF (151 KB) DOC (75 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2011 PDF (166 KB) DOC (90 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2011 PDF (150 KB) DOC (76 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (154 KB) DOC (79 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2011 PDF (186 KB) DOC (114 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, Section I – European Parliament PDF (288 KB) DOC (278 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section II – European Council and Council PDF (142 KB) DOC (89 KB)
REPORT on Special Report No 6/2012 (discharge 2011) - 'European Union Assistance to the Turkish Cypriot Community', (pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU) PDF (198 KB) DOC (128 KB)
REPORT concerning Special Report No 13/2011 of the Court of Auditors entitled 'Does the control of customs procedure 42 prevent and detect VAT evasion?' PDF (154 KB) DOC (89 KB)
REPORT on amendment of Rule 15(2) of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure on the order of precedence of Vice-Presidents elected by acclamation PDF (136 KB) DOC (162 KB)
REPORT on Special Report No 1/2012 (2011 discharge): 'Effectiveness of European Union development aid for food security in sub-Saharan Africa' PDF (155 KB) DOC (86 KB)
REPORT on Special Report No 7/2012 (2011 discharge): 'The reform of the common organisation of the market in wine: Progress to date' PDF (147 KB) DOC (71 KB)
REPORT on Special Report No 5/2012 (Discharge 2011) - ‘The Common External Relations Information System (CRIS)’ PDF (156 KB) DOC (91 KB)
REPORT on the draft Council directive amending Directive 93/109/EC of 6 December 1993 as regards certain detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals PDF (141 KB) DOC (78 KB)
REPORT on amendment of Rule 181 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning verbatim reports of proceedings and Rule 182 concerning the audiovisual record of proceedings PDF (164 KB) DOC (179 KB)
SECOND REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2010 PDF (184 KB) DOC (105 KB)
REPORT concerning Special Report No 2/2012 of the Court of Auditors entitled 'Financial instruments for SMEs co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund' PDF (185 KB) DOC (103 KB)
SECOND REPORT on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2010, Section II – Council PDF (163 KB) DOC (98 KB)
SECOND REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2010 PDF (179 KB) DOC (94 KB)
SECOND REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2010 PDF (181 KB) DOC (97 KB)
REPORT on the nomination of Leonard Orban as a Member of the Court of Auditors PDF (218 KB) DOC (118 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the European Council's proposal not to convene a Convention for the addition of a Protocol on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to the Czech Republic, to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union PDF (131 KB) DOC (59 KB)
REPORT on amendment of Rule 70 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on interinstitutional negotiations in legislative procedures PDF (203 KB) DOC (243 KB)
REPORT on Special Report No 3/2012 (Discharge 2011) - Structural Funds - Did the Commission successfully deal with deficiencies identified in the Member States' management and control systems? PDF (148 KB) DOC (73 KB)
REPORT on the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament and the Council concerning the forwarding to and handling by the European Parliament of classified information held by the Council on matters other than those in the area of the common foreign and security policy PDF (236 KB) DOC (121 KB)
REPORT with observations, in the context of the 2011 Commission discharge, concerning the Special Report No 14/2011 of the Court of Auditors entitled: "Has EU assistance improved Croatia's capacity to manage post-accession funding?" PDF (159 KB) DOC (93 KB)
REPORT on Special report No 12/2011 (2011 discharge): 'Have EU measures contributed to adapting the capacity of the fishing fleets to available fishing opportunities?' PDF (167 KB) DOC (100 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2010, Section II – Council PDF (146 KB) DOC (86 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2010 PDF (184 KB) DOC (116 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2010 PDF (174 KB) DOC (115 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Euratom Supply Agency for the financial year 2010 PDF (133 KB) DOC (84 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2010 PDF (174 KB) DOC (107 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2010 PDF (178 KB) DOC (110 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2010 PDF (182 KB) DOC (111 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2010 PDF (192 KB) DOC (114 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2010 PDF (170 KB) DOC (102 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Community Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2010 PDF (177 KB) DOC (123 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2010 PDF (180 KB) DOC (116 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2010 PDF (196 KB) DOC (138 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2010 PDF (192 KB) DOC (125 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2010 PDF (168 KB) DOC (118 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2010 PDF (193 KB) DOC (126 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2010 PDF (181 KB) DOC (119 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2010 PDF (177 KB) DOC (113 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, Section I – European Parliament PDF (308 KB) DOC (338 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2010 PDF (219 KB) DOC (155 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2010 PDF (192 KB) DOC (125 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2010 PDF (173 KB) DOC (111 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2010 PDF (190 KB) DOC (125 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2010 PDF (171 KB) DOC (98 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2010 PDF (181 KB) DOC (108 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2010 PDF (172 KB) DOC (95 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ENIAC Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2010 PDF (182 KB) DOC (108 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police Office for the financial year 2010 PDF (164 KB) DOC (91 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2010 PDF (166 KB) DOC (101 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2010 PDF (172 KB) DOC (94 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2010 PDF (174 KB) DOC (107 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2010 PDF (219 KB) DOC (147 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2010 PDF (208 KB) DOC (150 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2010 PDF (194 KB) DOC (119 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agencies for the financial year 2010: performance, financial management and control of European Union Agencies PDF (259 KB) DOC (205 KB)
REPORT on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2010 Commission discharge PDF (291 KB) DOC (170 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2010 PDF (278 KB) DOC (176 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, Section III – Commission and executive agencies PDF (684 KB) DOC (542 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2010, Section IX – European Data Protection Supervisor PDF (142 KB) DOC (83 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2010, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee PDF (139 KB) DOC (66 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2010, Section V – Court of Auditors PDF (129 KB) DOC (69 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2010, Section VII – Committee of the Regions PDF (137 KB) DOC (68 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2010, Section VIII – European Ombudsman PDF (127 KB) DOC (59 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2010, Section IV – Court of Justice PDF (144 KB) DOC (94 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the European Council's proposal not to convene a Convention for the addition of a Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon, to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union PDF (129 KB) DOC (57 KB)
REPORT on the draft protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon (Article 48(3) of the Treaty on European Union) PDF (130 KB) DOC (61 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approval of agricultural or forestry vehicles PDF (699 KB) DOC (1 MB)
REPORT on the budgetary control of EU humanitarian aid managed by ECHO PDF (230 KB) DOC (149 KB)
REPORT on budgetary control of EU financial assistance to Afghanistan PDF (249 KB) DOC (159 KB)
REPORT PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION PDF (196 KB) DOC (244 KB)
REPORT on a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parliament's right of inquiry and repealing Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission PDF (266 KB) DOC (162 KB)
REPORT on unilateral statements entered in the minutes of Council meetings PDF (122 KB) DOC (64 KB)
REPORT on amendment of Rules 106 and 192 of, and Annex XVII to, Parliament's Rules of Procedure PDF (166 KB) DOC (198 KB)
REPORT on the nomination of H.G. Wessberg as a Member of the Court of Auditors PDF (162 KB) DOC (85 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2009 PDF (199 KB) DOC (124 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2009 PDF (206 KB) DOC (147 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2009 PDF (166 KB) DOC (99 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX) for the financial year 2009 PDF (176 KB) DOC (101 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Euratom Supply Agency for the financial year 2009 PDF (133 KB) DOC (82 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2009, Section III – Commission and executive agencies PDF (638 KB) DOC (458 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2009 PDF (250 KB) DOC (190 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2009, Section VII – Committee of the Regions PDF (132 KB) DOC (71 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2009, Section V – Court of Auditors PDF (147 KB) DOC (78 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2009, Section IV – Court of Justice PDF (132 KB) DOC (73 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2009, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee PDF (133 KB) DOC (81 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2009 PDF (163 KB) DOC (93 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2009 PDF (163 KB) DOC (96 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2009 PDF (148 KB) DOC (80 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2009 PDF (153 KB) DOC (91 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines for the financial year 2009 PDF (148 KB) DOC (79 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2009 PDF (145 KB) DOC (79 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2009 PDF (166 KB) DOC (97 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2009 PDF (147 KB) DOC (75 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2009 PDF (170 KB) DOC (98 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2009 PDF (166 KB) DOC (96 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2009 PDF (166 KB) DOC (98 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2009 PDF (166 KB) DOC (97 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2009 PDF (162 KB) DOC (89 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2009 PDF (151 KB) DOC (81 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Community Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2009 PDF (154 KB) DOC (87 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2009, Section IX – European Data Protection Supervisor PDF (131 KB) DOC (74 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2009, Section VIII – European Ombudsman PDF (129 KB) DOC (77 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2009 PDF (165 KB) DOC (98 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2009 PDF (166 KB) DOC (96 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2009 PDF (164 KB) DOC (91 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2009 PDF (158 KB) DOC (92 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2009 PDF (156 KB) DOC (86 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2009 PDF (161 KB) DOC (99 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European GNSS Supervisory Authority for the financial year 2009 PDF (148 KB) DOC (77 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2009, Section I – European Parliament PDF (323 KB) DOC (322 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2009, Section II – Council PDF (174 KB) DOC (102 KB)
REPORT on the draft European Council decision amending Article 136 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union with regard to a stability mechanism for Member States whose currency is the euro PDF (231 KB) DOC (157 KB)
REPORT Second Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2008 PDF (172 KB) DOC (95 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Community Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2008 PDF (145 KB) DOC (78 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2008 PDF (166 KB) DOC (96 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2008 PDF (150 KB) DOC (79 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Eurojust for the financial year 2008 PDF (161 KB) DOC (93 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2008 PDF (160 KB) DOC (88 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2008 PDF (159 KB) DOC (87 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2008 PDF (155 KB) DOC (86 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2008 PDF (163 KB) DOC (91 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2008 PDF (168 KB) DOC (96 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2008 PDF (147 KB) DOC (78 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2008 PDF (169 KB) DOC (99 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational ooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX) for the financial year 2008 PDF (180 KB) DOC (103 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2008 PDF (155 KB) DOC (91 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2008 PDF (166 KB) DOC (89 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2008 PDF (159 KB) DOC (91 KB)
REPORT Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2008 PDF (161 KB) DOC (91 KB)
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Opinions (1)
OPINION Communication from the Commission: Follow-up to the Green Paper 'European Transparency Initiative'
Shadow opinions (27)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation on the ECSEL Joint Undertaking
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Railways and repealing Regulation (EC) No 881/2004
OPINION on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) and repealing Decisions 2009/371/JHA and 2005/681/JHA
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) and repealing Decisions 2009/371/JHA and 2005/681/JHA
OPINION on the General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014 – all sections
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived
OPINION on the European Investment Bank - Annual Report 2011
OPINION on the law of administrative procedure of the European Union
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy
OPINION on the interim report in the interests of achieving a positive outcome of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 approval procedure
OPINION Interim report in the interests of achieving a positive outcome of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 approval procedure (2011/0177(APP))
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2012 priorities
OPINION on the European Union general budget for the financial year 2013 – all sections
OPINION on the mandate for the trilogue on the 2013 draft budget
OPINION on the EU Citizenship Report 2010 - Dismantling the obstacles to EU citizens’ rights
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents
OPINION Parliament's position on the 2012 draft budget as modified by the council - all sections
OPINION on Parliament’s position on the 2012 Draft Budget as modified by the Council – All sections
OPINION on modernisation of public procurement
OPINION on the mandate for the trialogue on the 2012 draft budget
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2009, Section III - Commission and executive agencies
OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (Recast)
OPINION Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2001/83/EC as regards the prevention of the entry into the legal supply chain of medicinal products which are falsified in relation to their identity, history or source
Written declarations (3)
Amendments (257)
Amendment 10 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that the Transparency Register is an important tool to safeguard the interests of the citizens; calls therefore for an evaluation of the allocation of resources to the Joint Transparency Register Secretariat; believes that the Secretariat needs sufficient resources to fulfil its mandate in a meaningful way;
Amendment 54 #
2013/2015(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 172
Paragraph 172
172. Notices that, more generally, the sustainability of projects is often in doubt due to the limited administrative capacity, the delayed adoption of relevant texts and the uncertainties over the future funding on the part of the beneficiaries;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2015(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 176
Paragraph 176
176. Notes with satisfaction that the interventions reflect the programme's objectives despite the wide range of sectors to be covered, and the delayed adoption of Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 and the absence of a multiannual approach;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2176(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the EEAS is a recently created institutionstructure resulting from the consolidation of several different services and that 2011 was its first operational year with numerous technical challenges to be overcome, particularly in procurement and recruitment; notes, furthermore, that the excessive administrative burden resulting from setting up arrangements are not likely to be repeated in subsequent years;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2176(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges more transparency as to the competences of the EEAS's administrative structure and the reduction of dual competences; requests the publication of the schedule of responsibilities; request that the EEAS submit all information on the Service Level Agreements established with the Council and the Commission respectively;
Amendment 71 #
2012/2176(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Points out that a number of EEAS delegations operate in a high risk environment in terms of corruption and fraud; believes that it is pivotal to the protection of the Union's financial interests that EEAS staff receives the appropriate training and awareness building in order to detect any misconduct; believes that a comprehensive whistleblower policy is essential to the protection of the Union's financial interests;
Amendment 74 #
2012/2176(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Considers that budget support systems for third country governments are not properly audited and calls for a better scrutiny of the financial operations at an earlier stage.; insists that an independent national audit body must be an ultimate condition for granting budget support;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants/rRefuses to grant the Secretary- General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Council's and the Council's budget for the financial year 2011;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Council's and the Council's budget for the financial year 2011; / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Council's and the Council's budget for the financial year 2011;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes, however, that the Presidency in office of the Council accepted Parliament's invitation to the debate held in plenary on 17 April 2013 on the 2011 discharge reports; endorses the Presidency's openness to develop a fruitful cooperation between Parliament and the Council to find mutually acceptable solution to the outstanding concerns with the preparation of the discharge;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the role that the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union gives the Parliament in respect of the budget discharge;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. AcknowledgNotes the Irish Presidency's proposal to establish an interinstitutional working group to negotiate possible solutions to the Council's discharge; looks to the Lithuanian Presidency for a specific proposal;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 8 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 8 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that, contrary to what the Council has claimed, there is no Parliament-Council ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ concerning discharge for the Council;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the European Council and the Council to send Parliament theirReiterates its hope that Parliament will receive the complete annual activity report withincluding a comprehensive overview of all the human resources available to both institutions, broken down by category, grade, gender, nationality and vocational training; points out that the legal service of the Parliament as well as independent legal experts agree that Parliament has a right to information;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Hopes that Parliament will receive the internal budget decisions of the Council;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. CongratulatesTakes note of the fact that the Council onhas takingen measures to improve the performance of the ‘Europa building’ project, and in particular on having set up a permanent team to follow the carrying-out of the project together with the reporting plan and the creation of a document platform;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Council to provide a thorough written explanation detailing the total amount of appropriations used in the purchase of the Résidence Palace building, the budget items from which these appropriations were drawn, the instalments that have been paid thus far, the instalments that remain to be paid, and the purpose that the building will serve no later than 1 July 2013;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is interested in receiving moreCalls on the Council to submit all information on the Service Level Agreements established with the EEAS and the concrete measures taken to promote administrative modernisation; is of the opinion that the Council's human resources management has not been efficient enough;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that effective supervision of the Union's budget implementation requires cooperation between Parliament and the Council through a working arrangement; regrets the difficulties encountered in previous discharge proceduresRegrets that the Council continues to refuse to answer the questions of the Parliament, and considers that effective supervision of the Union's budget implementation requires that the Council is willing to have an open and formal dialogue with Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Reiterates that the Parliament is still waiting for the reply of the Council on the actions and request for documents set out in its resolution of 10 May 20121; calls on the Secretary-General of the Council to provide Parliament's committee responsible for the discharge procedure with comprehensive written answers to these questions;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates that it is only possible to implement effective budgetary control through the cooperation of Parliament and the Council, the main elements of which must comprise: formal meetings between representatives of the Council and the parliamentary committee competent to grant discharge, answering questions put by the committee's members on the basis of a written questionnaire, and submitting documents to serve as background material for budgetary controls on request; 1the expenditure of the Council must be scrutinised in the same way as that of other institutions; is of the opinion that the fundamental elements of such scrutiny are laid down in its resolution of 23 October 20121; Or. en OJ L 350, 20.12.2012, p. 71.
Amendment 23 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Regrets the difficulties encountered in discharge procedures for the 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 financial years, which were due to lack of cooperation from the Council; points out that the Parliament refused to grant discharge to the Secretary-General of the Council in respect of the implementation of the Council's budget for the financial years 2009 and 2010 for the reasons set out in its resolutions of 10 May 20111, 25 October 20112, 10 May 20123 and 23 October 20124;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Recalls that, during negotiations on a revised Financial Regulation, no agreement could be reached on ways in which the discharge procedure could be improved; believes that if the Council continues to refuse to cooperate with the Parliament, Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control is forced to introduce to the Commission its questions and request for information about the budget of the Council;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2169(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. RegDeplorets that not all the Union institutions respect the same standards in relation to transparency; believes that the Council cshould make improvements in that regard; is convinced that Parliament and the Council, as joint legislators, should apply the same standards of transparency.
Amendment 6 #
2012/2168(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the added value of the parliamentary procedure leading up to the annual Parliament discharge; reiterates that the Parliament discharge is an additional possibility for exercising, in public, a critical scrutiny of the institution's financial management, thereby facilitating Union citizens' understanding of Parliament's particular governance structure and working methods; reiterates its request to hold a separate plenary debate on Parliament's discharge with the President of the Parliament;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2168(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recommends to follow up the recommendation of the Court of Auditors to request staff to deliver at appropriate intervals documents confirming their personal situation and that it implements a system for the timely monitoring of these documents;
Amendment 47 #
2012/2168(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the formal decision to discontinue the Prize for Journalism that in 2011 represented an expenditure of EUR 154 205 as proposed by the Committee on Budgetary Control and voted in Plenary in the 2010 discharge report; acknowledges that contacts with journalists were reinforced in the Member States by organising thematic seminars in the capital cities, thereby using the Parliament's existing administrative capacity, while providing journalists with an opportunity to exchange views with Members and to acquire a complete understanding of Parliament's structure and role in the legislative process;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2168(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Recalls its request to introduce rules to ensure that the General Expenditure Allowance is transparent and that it is used solely for the purpose for which it is intended;
Amendment 52 #
2012/2168(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls upon the Secretariat to devote sufficient resources to the control of the Members' documents confirming their personal situation, financial interest and outside activities;
Amendment 58 #
2012/2168(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Takes note of the Bureau's adoption, by unanimity, of the ‘New global security concept’ on 6 July 2011 which includes the idea of reserving the various entrances to Parliament for different categories of users; requests to be informed of the implementation of the ‘New global security concept’ by the end of 2013; insists on the continuing reinforcement of security in the Parliament's premises while ensuring easy access for the public;
Amendment 67 #
2012/2168(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42 a. Requests to receive information from the Secretariat General on the procedure to be followed on the evaluation of the joint transparency register, which is due to take place in 2013, according to the inter-institutional agreement reached in 2011;
Amendment 76 #
2012/2168(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Insists that the communication budget must be used only to provide citizens with factual information on EU policies; stresses that that also applies to social media activities;
Amendment 77 #
2012/2168(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Regrets that the audience of Europarl TV, although greater in 2011 as compared with 2010*1 , continues to be very low in the case of direct individual users (excluding viewers through partnership agreements with regional TVs) despite the considerable financing that it still received in 2011, amounting to some EUR 8 000 000 (item 3 2 4 6); regrets further that no cost-benefit evaluation of Europarl TV has being made, despite the fact that this was requested by Parliament in its resolution on the discharge 2010; wbelcomes, howievers, the decision of the Bureau of 12 December 2012 to implement a set of reforms in order to achieve significant savingsin view of the persistent low number of viewers, that Europarl TV should be discontinued;
Amendment 93 #
2012/2168(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Regrets the fact that until now the Commission has not made clear which part of the costs it will carry relating to the running of the House of European History which makes it impossible for the European Parliament to calculate the precise budgetary consequences in this respect; calls upon the Secretary-General to increase the pressure on the Commission to come up with the required information as soon as possible and at the latest before September 2013;
Amendment 82 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Regrets that the Council continues to refuse to cooperate with Parliament with regards to the Council discharge; believes that this leaves the competent Committee on Budgetary Control with very few instruments and that eventually the Committee is forced to introduce to the Commission its questions and requests for information about the budget of the Council;
Amendment 102 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph 39 (new)
Subheading after paragraph 39 (new)
The Commission as part of the Troika
Amendment 103 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Notes with concern the participation of the Commission, together with the IMF and ECB, in the so-called Troika in designing and supervision of the adjustment programs for the European deficit countries;
Amendment 104 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)
Paragraph 39 b (new)
39b. Believes it to be deeply undemocratic that the Commission assumes ever greater powers to control national budgets, without any serious oversight by Parliament;
Amendment 105 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 c (new)
Paragraph 39 c (new)
39c. Points out that the targets of the adjustment programs are unrealistic since they underestimate the implications of the deepening recession especially in Greece where the estimated public deficit will not fall below 3 % of GDP until 2020, while the public debt will reach 186 % of GDP in 2013 and 152 % in 2020 and the reasons offered for these divergences are the 'longer and more severe recession' than expected because the GDP has declined by more than 10 % since the start of the programme and it will continue to decline; notes furthermore that the policy recommendations remain unchanged and in the meantime unemployment has risen from 8,3 % of the labour force in 2007 to nearly 17 % in 2011 and more than 26 % in 2012;
Amendment 106 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 d (new)
Paragraph 39 d (new)
39d. Is highly concerned that Commissions' austerity policies are also blighting the lives of millions of Europeans, most especially in the Southern and Eastern countries of the periphery; notes that the official unemployment rate in 2011 was in Greece 17,7 % and in Spain 21,7 %; is highly concerned about the increase of the rates in 2012 in Spain to 26,1 % and in Greece to 26,8 % while the youth unemployment rate for the EU was 22,7 % in Spain and Greece it was over 50 %; therefore urgently invites the Commission to change its politics by giving up their austerity orientation in order to fight unemployment;
Amendment 107 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 e (new)
Paragraph 39 e (new)
39e. Strongly criticises that Commission’s policy on austerity has focussed on expenditure cuts and privatisations resulting in the postponement or cancellation of infrastructure projects as well as reductions in recurrent expenditure in healthcare, education, social provision and welfare benefits; therefore public employment has been reduced significantly in many countries and, due to the recession and the impact of austerity policies, there has been a significant increase in the proportion of the population at risk of poverty; deplores that the poorest sectors have been hit worst but, in the crisis stricken countries, many middle-class citizens have also been affected;
Amendment 108 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 f (new)
Paragraph 39 f (new)
39f. Notes that historically, social policies in Europe have been provided by managing or removing the market in the provision of services, through food subsidies or the free provision of health services and certain levels of education; deplores that now the de-commodification of public services is being reversed through the introduction of vouchers and user fees for health and education services;
Amendment 109 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 g (new)
Paragraph 39 g (new)
39g. Criticises that the Commission advocates with their adjustments programs the flexibility of labour markets, pay freezes, cuts in pensions and increased retirement ages, together with an easing of restrictions on layoffs and limits on unemployment benefits; is of the opinion that all these represent a further weakening of the provisions of Europe's vaunted social model;
Amendment 110 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 h (new)
Paragraph 39 h (new)
39h. Notes with concern the pressure currently exerted by the Troika on Cyprus, Greece and Sweden to privatise the water sector. Recalls that recent water privatisation policies in the United Kingdom and Portugal show that privatisation generally lead to cost increases, rather than cost reductions; is concerned about the potential risks for public health of this development; therefore urges the Troika to reconsider their policies and not to demand the privatisation of the water sector;
Amendment 136 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
67. WelcomNotes the entrycoming into force of the European Stability Mechanism but reiterates its warning against the setting-up of that Mechanism outside the Union's institutional framework as this precludes any actual democratic and budgetary control by the institutions of the Union;
Amendment 139 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 a (new)
Paragraph 67 a (new)
67a. Notes that both the EFSF and the ESM benefit from the service of prominent Union institutions, such as the Commission and the ECB, whilst their respective relationship do not find a sufficient legal basis and control of the institutions according to the procedure laid down in the TFEU; underlines that the creation outside the institutions of the Union represents a setback from the evolution of the Union, essentially at the expense of Parliament, the Court of Auditors and the Court of Justice;
Amendment 140 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 b (new)
Paragraph 67 b (new)
67b. Criticizes the fact that ESM Treaty lacks sufficient provisions for ensuring effective external audit; regrets that in Article 24 (Board of Auditors) of the by- laws of the Treaty only one member can be nominated by the Court of Auditors while two members upon the proposal of the Chairperson;
Amendment 141 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 c (new)
Paragraph 67 c (new)
67c. Is worried about news that the German Government is going to claim a permanent seat for a German member from the Federal Court of Auditors in the Board of Auditors of the ESM1;
Amendment 142 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 d (new)
Paragraph 67 d (new)
67d. Is concerned by the regulation of paragraph 6 of Article 24 of the by-laws of the Treaty with the agreed procedure only to inform Parliament by sending the annual report of the Board of Auditors to Parliament; underlines the right of Parliament to have a debate on the annual report with the Board of Auditors in presence of the Board of Governors of the ESM;
Amendment 181 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 124 a (new)
Paragraph 124 a (new)
124a. Is concerned about the fact that regional policy has focussed on the regional and urban level, but this is to the detriment of the national level, which is often more appropriate for promoting development;
Amendment 184 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 124 b (new)
Paragraph 124 b (new)
124b. Is of the opinion that the full use of resources requires more democratic participation and not elite planning;
Amendment 186 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 124 c (new)
Paragraph 124 c (new)
124c. Is concerned that the 'Smart Specialisation' proposed by the Union whereby every region should be a world leader in some area cannot work as there are not sufficient products to go round and over-specialisation is likely;
Amendment 188 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 124 d (new)
Paragraph 124 d (new)
124d. Considers intra-regional trade important and underlines the position that there should be greater attention to promoting more ecologically sustainable forms of production by using local resources for local consumption, for example in the case of food or energy generation;
Amendment 189 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 124 e (new)
Paragraph 124 e (new)
124e. Underlines the loud call from journalists and Union officials alike for uniformity in gathering, cataloguing, archiving and reporting of data of the regional policy, to be mandated by the Union institutions and sanctioned for non-compliance;
Amendment 190 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 124 f (new)
Paragraph 124 f (new)
124f. Is of the opinion that in line with the Lisbon Treaty investigative journalism needs a clear definition and broad interpretation of what constitutes a document; is of the opinion that a swift implementation of workable FOI (Freedom of Information) laws across the Union is imperative, as is the systematic, proactive and centralised disclosure of data and documents, especially in relation to regional policy;
Amendment 191 #
Amendment 192 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 124 g (new)
Paragraph 124 g (new)
124g. Is concerned by criticism of the effectiveness of Regional Policy in Greece, e.g. by the former Greek Minister of Economic Affairs Mr Michaelis Chrysochoidis, including in 2011 when he mentioned that the regional funds in Greece were primarily spent for consumption instead of being invested in advanced and competitive technologies; calls on the Commission to maintain close contacts with critics in order to scrutinise Greece's regional policy and, if necessary, to correct it;1
Amendment 193 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 124 h (new)
Paragraph 124 h (new)
124h. Notes that one of the important reasons for the current debt problems of Greece can be found in large infrastructure projects of the country that were co-financed by the Union, especially the so called "Megala Erga" projects; notes that the construction of the new Athens airport and of new tramways, railways, highways and the bridge connecting the Peleponnes to central Greece, resulted in high costs and had put pressure on the national budget;
Amendment 195 #
Amendment 196 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 130 a (new)
Paragraph 130 a (new)
130a. Is concerned by the fact that the Autostrada 3 in Calabria/Italy for which the Union has paid a huge amount from regional funds, is already under construction since 1997 and has not yet been finished;
Amendment 197 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 130 b (new)
Paragraph 130 b (new)
130b. Is the concerned by the fact that the first section of the highway was extremely costly in comparison with other highway reconstructions in other parts of Europe and that the price per kilometre was about EUR 848 000 in Calabria, which is ten times higher than usual;
Amendment 198 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 130 c (new)
Paragraph 130 c (new)
130c. Is deeply worried that apparently some of the enterprises involved in the reconstruction work were bribed by mafia clans for giving up their engagements 1;
Amendment 207 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph 136 (new)
Subheading after paragraph 136 (new)
The European Union Solidarity Fund
Amendment 209 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136 b (new)
Paragraph 136 b (new)
136b. Notes with concern the executive summary of the Special Report No 24/2012 of the Court of Auditors on the European Union Solidarity Fund's response to the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake in which the Court of Auditors criticizes that the CASE project ("Complessi Antisismici Sostenibili Ecocompatibili", seismically isolated and environmentally sustainable housing) did not comply with the objectives of the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF);
Amendment 210 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136 c (new)
Paragraph 136 c (new)
136c. Criticises the fact that EUSF grants were used for the CASE project which did not meet the target of accommodation all the affected people before the winter; criticizes, like the Court of Auditors, that the CASE apartments were clearly more expensive than apartments on the market and that additional cost had been avoided if more bidders had participated in tenders and more attention had been paid to economy when evaluating the bids; takes very seriously the reports about the involvement of the mafia and about an alleged connection between the high costs and the mafia;
Amendment 211 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136 d (new)
Paragraph 136 d (new)
136d. Underlines the recommendations of the Court of Auditors in its Special Report No 24/2012 that the Commission should clarify the provisions of the Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 in the light of the Aquila case in order to guarantee that the EUSF grants are used in accordance with the principles of sound financial management in future; demands that the Commission shall re-analyse the application for the assistance by the Italian authorities in the light of the eligible criteria in the Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002; calls the Commission to scrutinize the possibility of the reimbursement of the expected revenue of the CASE project to the Union budget; is still waiting for Commission's internal audit on Aquila's earth quake report;
Amendment 232 #
Amendment 233 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 156 e (new)
Paragraph 156 e (new)
156e. Is concerned about the criticisms, much voiced in scientific publications, of Eurobarometer’s survey methods and calls on the Commission to give a detailed opinion of these;
Amendment 234 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 156 f (new)
Paragraph 156 f (new)
156f. Is critical of the fact that Eurobarometer strategically manipulates results in its surveys by means of suggestive questions, a lack of choice of possible answers and an above-average number of positive answer categories;
Amendment 235 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 156 g (new)
Paragraph 156 g (new)
156g. Is concerned that results obtained in this way might suggest a positive approach to integration which does not in fact exist among EU citizens and that the Commission is thereby deceiving itself, the other EU institutions and the public over the actual desire for integration among the inhabitants of the Member States;
Amendment 236 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 156 h (new)
Paragraph 156 h (new)
156h. Calls on the Commission to arrange for future Eurobarometer surveys to be carried out by a neutral organisation which is independent of the EU institutions, as experience shows that there is often scope for manipulation when a survey involves an identity of object and subject, thus providing an opportunity to put public opinion research to the service of achieving political objectives;
Amendment 244 #
Amendment 245 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 159 a (new)
Paragraph 159 a (new)
Amendment 246 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 159 b (new)
Paragraph 159 b (new)
159b. Is worried about the Commission's mid-term review of the project from 2011 which said that EUR 3,4 billion would be not enough to complete the infrastructure resulting from the Galileo programme, owing to the increased cost of the development phase, the increased prices of launchers, the lack of competition for the award of some packages;
Amendment 247 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 159 c (new)
Paragraph 159 c (new)
159c. Is concerned about reports that the real operating costs of the Galileo system will be much higher than estimated by the Commission which means that it would be necessary to subsidize the project to the tune of EUR 750 million per year;
Amendment 248 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 159 d (new)
Paragraph 159 d (new)
159d. Notes that in 2007 the Union stepped in the project after a consortium of eight European companies withdrew their investment for fear that the project's cost would spiral out of control and the revenues would be lower than originally envisaged; is concerned that the now expected revenues of the navigation system will be lower than expected in 2007;
Amendment 249 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 159 e (new)
Paragraph 159 e (new)
159e. Notes that in context of the skyrocketing costs of Galileo there are increasing doubts on the sense of this system; notes that even the former CEO of a German company, which has a contract to build 14 satellites for the Galileo global positioning system, was quoted in a diplomatic cable exposed by Wikileaks as calling Galileo a "stupid idea that primarily serves French interests", and a waste of taxpayers' money;
Amendment 253 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 173 a (new)
Paragraph 173 a (new)
173a. Notes with concern the finding of the Court of Auditors that in 15 out of 28 audited cases, the information available in the Office for Administration and Payment of Individual entitlements (PMO) on the personal and family situation of the staff members was not up to date; recommends to the Commission to follow up the recommendation of the Court of Auditors to request staff to deliver at appropriate intervals documents confirming their personal situation and that it implements a system for the timely monitoring of these documents.
Amendment 2 #
2012/2166(DEC)
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2011; / Postpones its decision on granting the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2011;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2166(DEC)
Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Approves the closure of the accounts of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2011 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2010;
Amendment 52 #
2012/2166(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54 a. Agrees with the Commission that in the event that no sustainable solution is found for the provision of the necessary financial information from the WBG to the relevant Union institution it will have consequences for the future cooperation with the WBG; calls on the Commission to stop its grants and contribution agreements with the WBG if no solution is found;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2107(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the Council (General Affairs and External Relations), shortly before the accession of Cyprus to the EU, requested the Commission to submit a proposal for an aid programme with particular emphasis on the economic integration of the island and on improving contacts between the two communities and within the EU and that on 7 July 2004, the Commission proposed a package of two regulations: one for a financial support instrument to encourage the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community and a ‘direct trade’ regulation; it proved, however, that has never been adopted; it proved, however, legally wrong and hence difficult for the Council to agree on the adoption of this package and the two regulations had to be decoupled;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2107(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas there is a need to have reliable data concerning the size of the Turkish Cypriot community as well as its dynamicssituation after the division of Cyprus in 1974, especially the immigrantas affected by the illegal influx of thousands of settlers;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2107(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the existing de facto division of Cyprus dates back to Turkey's military invasion of in the Nnorthern part of the island in July 1974;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2107(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that as a result of the 1974 events, the vast majority of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots live separately on the respective sides of the buffer zone and that the resulting property issue has been one of the most difficult problems to solve as part of the ongoing efforts to reach a settlementcomprehensive solution;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2107(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Observes that according to Protocol 10 of the Act of Accession while the whole island is legally part of the EU, the acquis communautaire is suspended in the Nnorthern part of the island, an area over which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control; due to the occupation, this constitutes a unique political, legal and diplomatic context,
Amendment 37 #
2012/2107(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that according to Regulation (EC) No 389/2006, rules of International Law and the respective UN Security Council Resolutions, the EU is bound not to recognise any public authority other than the Government of the Republic of Cyprus;
Amendment 43 #
2012/2107(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Observes that the sample of 34 contracts selected from nine of the main projects out of 24 projects funded through the programme and covering all five of the instrument's policy objectivespolicy objectives of Regulation (EC) No 389/2006, (which are: developing and restructuring of infrastructure, promoting social and economic development, fostering reconciliation, confidence- building measures and support to the civil society, bringing the Turkish Cypriot community closer to the EU and preparing for the introduction and implementation the acquis communautaire upon the reunification of Cyprus);
Amendment 75 #
2012/2107(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Regrets the loss of the seawater desalination plant project which was an unfortunate setback; recalls that this project was not only the main project in the water sector but also the largest bi-communal project funded under the instrument and that the plant was intended to provide 23 000 m3 of clean drinking water per day covering the needs of an estimated 100 000 people and recalls that water supply is becoming an increasingly critical issue for the island following a 40 % decrease in the mean annual rainfall in the past 30 years; is deeply concerned that the cancellation of the project due to the restrictions, imposed by the Greek Cypriot contractor by the Turkish army means that this serious environmental issue will not be addressedremain unresolved in the occupied areas;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2080(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Article 182 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 182 – paragraph -1 (new)
The proceedings of Parliament shall be broadcast in real time on its website with the multilingual soundtrack in which all speeches appear in their original language as well as a soundtrack from all active interpretation booths.
Amendment 12 #
2012/2080(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Article 182 – paragraph 1
Article 182 – paragraph 1
Immediately after the sitting, an indexed audiovisual record of the proceedings, including the multilingual original language soundtrack as well as the soundtrack from all active interpretation booths, shall be produced and made available on the internetParliament's website during the current and the next parliamentary term, after which it shall be preserved in the records of Parliament. That audiovisual record shall be linked to the verbatim reports of the proceedings as soon as they are available.
Amendment 39 #
2012/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Deeply deplores the decision by the Heads of State or Government to take a number of fundamental steps – in the form of the Euro Plus Pact, the Fiscal Pact and the ESM Treaty – in the direction of a euro-government and a euro-state without a clear popular mandate from the electorate; stresses that all decisions which have the effect of extending the EU’s powers must be taken in accordance with the ordinary revision procedure under the Treaty (Article 48 TEU) which requires a Convention to be convened; (If adopted, this amendment should be placed before Article 1).
Amendment 2 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants/rRefuses the Secretary-General of the Council discharge for implementation of the Council's budget for the financial year 2010;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Council discharge for implementation of the Council's budget for the financial year 2010 / Postpones the discharge to the Secretary- General of the Council for implementation of the Council's budget for the financial year 2010;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that, in accordance with Article 319 TFEU, ‘The European Parliament, acting on a recommendation from the Council, shall give a discharge to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the budget’Highlights the role that the TFEU gives the European Parliament in respect to the budget discharge;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 8 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the fact that, in its annual report for 2010, the Court of Auditors concluded, based on its audit work, that the payments as a whole for the year ended 31 December 2010 for the administrative and other expenses of the institutions and bodies were free from material error; points out that the most likely error rate as regards administrative expenditure in general is estimated at 0.4% (paragraphs 7.9 and 7.10);
Amendment 9 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges receipt of a series of documents for the 2010 discharge procedure (final financial statements for 2010, including the accounts, the financial activity report and the summary of the 2010 internal audits); still awaiting all necessary documents for a discharge (including the full 2010 internal audit);
Amendment 10 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Regrets that no response tothe Council refuse to answer thoese questions has yet been received;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the Council submitted the abovementioned documents to Parliament; hopes that theHopes that the Parliament will receive the full annual activity report that will also provide a comprehensive overview of all human resources available to the Council, broken down by category, grade, gender, participation in vocational training and nationality;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Deplores the fact that the attitude of the Council obstructs democratic control as well as transparency and accountability vis-à-vis the European taxpayers;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Thanks the Danish Presidency for its constructive input throughout the 2010 discharge procedure; rRegrets, however, that the Danish Presidency has not been able to maintain the achievements of the Spanish and Swedish presidencies, which were steps in the right direction;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point a
Paragraph 20 – point a
(a) an official meeting on the basis of a written questionnaire, possibly held ‘in camera’, between representatives of the Council and of Parliament's committee responsible for the discharge procedure, in order to answer committee members' questions. The meeting should be attended by the Secretary-General of the Council, the bureau of the committee responsible for the discharge procedure, the rapporteur and the members representing the political groups (coordinators and/or shadow rapporteurs);
Amendment 14 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point b – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 20 – point b – indent 4 a (new)
- the publication of the internal budget decisions of the Council;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets the difficulties encountered in the discharge procedures for the 2007, 2008 and 2009 financial years, which were due to the unwillingness of the Council to engage in an open and formal dialogue with the Committee on Budgetary Control as well as to answer the questions of the Committee; points out that Parliament refused to grant the Secretary-General of the Council discharge for implementation of the Council budget for the financial year 2009 for the reasons set out in its resolutions of 10 May 2011 and 25 October 2011;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 18 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – indent 12 – indent 1
Paragraph 23 – indent 12 – indent 1
Amendment 19 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – indent 12 – indent 2
Paragraph 23 – indent 12 – indent 2
Amendment 20 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – indent 13
Paragraph 23 – indent 13
– the Presidency-in-Office of the Council will be invited toshould actively attend the presentation of the annual report of the Court of Auditors and Parliament's debate in plenary on the discharge;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that on 31 January 2012 the Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control sent a letter to the Presidency-in- Office of the Council, stating his wish to re-establish political dialogue and forwarding supplementary questions from the Committee on Budgetary Control on the discharge to the Council; will therefore amplify this resolution by taking the Council's replies into account;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to enter into dialogue with the Council regarding ways in which the discharge procedure could be organised between the two institutions with due regard for their responsibilities as laid down by the Treatycontinue to put pressure on the Council with a view to establishing an effective dialogue.
Amendment 23 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the fact that the Presidency- in-Office of the Council took part in the debates in plenary on the 2009 discharge and invites it also to take part in the debates on the 2010 discharge; regrets that the Presidency-in Office of the Council refused to participate in a formal dialogue on the 2010 discharge at the Committee meeting on the 29. February 2012;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 31 #
2011/2203(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 9 #
2011/2202(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1a (new)
Paragraph -1a (new)
-1a. Points to the significant savings that could be made if Parliament were to have a single seat;
Amendment 81 #
2011/2202(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42a (new)
Paragraph 42a (new)
42a. Is of the opinion that the House of European History is an improper task of Parliament, especially in the current period of financial austerity, improperly put under the communications budget; regrets that the legal analysis for this legal base, is not publically available; wishes to be informed what progress is being made to limit Parliament's budgetary exposure to this project e.g. by ending it; or if it is to go ahead, to make it fully independent;
Amendment 126 #
2011/2202(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 b (new)
Paragraph 64 b (new)
64b. Regrets that office space was used in 2010 by accredited lobbying organisations, thus creating preferential treatment to these organisations on behalf of EU taxpayers resources;
Amendment 160 #
2011/2202(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84 a (new)
Paragraph 84 a (new)
84a. Takes the view that the possibility should be considered of making both environmental improvements and savings in Parliament’s budget by means of different working methods which are greener and cheaper but do not detract from Parliament’s work, including the use of teleconferences and more constituency weeks (‘green weeks’);
Amendment 110 #
2011/2201(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51a. Criticises that the Council used Article 122 TFEU in 2010 for setting up the European Stability Facility (EFSF) because that Article is only applicable for natural disasters and not for economic catastrophes;
Amendment 111 #
2011/2201(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 b (new)
Paragraph 51 b (new)
51b. Is concerned about the fact that the European Stability Facility (EFSF) and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) contain neither any elements of democratic control by Parliament nor audit control by the Court of Auditors; strongly criticises that the EFSF has not even a provision for external public audit;
Amendment 112 #
2011/2201(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 c (new)
Paragraph 51 c (new)
51c. Underlines the warning of Parliament in its resolution of 23 March 20111 against establishing the permanent European Stability Mechanism (ESM) outside the Union institutional framework as this decision entails problems for the control mechanism of the institutions of the Union and it constitutes a high risk for the whole budget of the Union due to the fact that a part of the ESM and EFSF funds are guaranteed by the Commission's budget; 1 European Parliament resolution of 23 March 2011 on the draft European Council decision amending Article 136 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union with regard to a stability mechanism for Member States whose currency is the euro (P7_TA(2011)0103).
Amendment 113 #
2011/2201(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
5 a. Criticises that the current EFSF framework foresees neither any element of political control by Parliament, nor any financial control or audit by the Court of Auditors; is of the opinion that the political control of the EFSF currently exercised by national parliaments is insufficient and is far from a proper control of this program;
Amendment 114 #
2011/2201(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 b (new)
Paragraph 53 b (new)
53b. Is concerned about the fact that the new European Stability Mechanism (ESM) contains no reference to any form of control by Parliament or audit competences by the Court of Auditors;
Amendment 115 #
2011/2201(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 c (new)
Paragraph 53 c (new)
53c. Is concerned about the fact that the Court of Auditors did not pay sufficient attention to these new challenges in the Union in its annual report on 2010; especially deplores that the Court of Auditors did not mention these risks for the Union budget in a sufficient way; underlines that the Court of Auditors has to give the new European Stability Mechanism a prominent role in its further work;
Amendment 55 #
2011/2174(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I (new) – Article 7 (new)
Annex I (new) – Article 7 (new)
Amendment 60 #
2011/2174(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I (new) – Article 8 (new)
Annex I (new) – Article 8 (new)
Amendment 63 #
2011/2174(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I (new) – Article 8 a (new)
Annex I (new) – Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Legislative Footprint Rapporteurs are invited to keep and publish, in a standard template annexed to their report, a record of their principal contacts with, and the contributions made by, outside interests when drafting a report.
Amendment 64 #
2011/2174(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I (new) – Article 9 (new)
Annex I (new) – Article 9 (new)
Article 9 Implementation The Bureau shall lay down implementing measures for this Code of Conduct, including a monitoring procedure, and shall update the amounts referred to in Articles 4 and 5, when necessary. The Bureau or the Conference of Presidents may bring forward proposals to revise this Code of Conduct, which, at all events, shall be reviewed no later than two years after its entry into force.
Amendment 19 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Invites the Commission to simplify procedures for public procurement;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Urges the Commission to examine more carefully the rules concerning the obligation of a public procurement;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Urges the Commission, furthermore, to revise the rules on compulsory public procurement, inter alia with a view to reviewing the minimum threshold at which public procurement must take place;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas rapid technological developments have brought new challenges in terms of personal data protection as a result of the increased reliance on complex information technology tools for data processing as well as enhanced online activity, including e-commerce,
Amendment 12 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the data protection dimension of the internal market to be enhanced both online and offline through the uniformisation of Member States'’ legislation and increased legal certainty, with excessive restrictions and further organisational costs being avoided, and, especially as regards definitions, grounds for and lawfulness of data processing, data subject rights, international transfers and national data protection authorities, to ensure increased legal certainty and reduce excessive administrative burdens reduced, especially for SMEs;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need for a coherent application of data protection rules, taking into account the impact of new technologies on individuals'’ rights, while ensuring free circulation of personal data to facilitate the smooth functioning of both the internal market and the Internet and its characteristic openness and interconnectivity;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the importance for any future legislation to be technologically- neutral to ensure that data subjects' rights are always valid and enforceable regardless of the technology used for processing personal data; calls upon industry, research and development and innovation sectors to incorporate the principle of privacy by design and to promote PETs (Privacy Enhancing Technologies) in order to guarantee a high level of protection of personal data throughout the Single Market;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that the development and broader use of cloud computing raises new challenges in terms of privacy and protection of personal data; calls, therefore, for a clarification of the capacities of transparency on behalf of data controllers, data processors and hosts as to better allocate the corresponding legal responsibilities and so that the data subjects know where their data are stored, who has access to their data, who decides the use to which the personal data will be put, and what kind of back-up and recovery processes are in place;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the Commission to clarify the rules on applicable law in the Data Protection Directive 95/46, especially in situations where companies operate in several Member States or have branches outside the European Union;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for awareness-raising activities on data protection to ensure that the rules on consent are implemented every individual knows his or her rights in terms of personal data protection and understands the short and long term consequences of providing certain types of data as well as the conditions attached to providing such data, including the different modalities of consent, data portability and the right to be forgotten. Awareness raising a uniform way, especially in the online environmentbout such information is not only relevant to online activity but also to employment relationships and intra or inter corporate transfers of personal employment data;
Amendment 48 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a revision and simplificatn extension of the current personal data breach notification system with a view to making data processing by all data controllers less cumbersome and expensivebeyond the telecom sector to serious data breaches;
Amendment 56 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to examine the modalities for access, rectification and deletion of data, as well as recourse to Alternative Dispute Resolution and judicial collective redress in the internal market;
Amendment 64 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 3 #
2011/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that each of the funding channels carries its own specific benefits and drawbacks with regard to specific spending objectives as displayed in the table in the explanatory statement; states that budget support may have as little positive effect as any other development-policy instrument so long as development- unfriendly concepts are pursued in other policy areas;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to consider introducing direct budget support in Afghanistan under rigorous and well- defined conditions, as it is the best instrument for building capacity in the Afghan administration; it must not be tied to harmful economic-policy conditions such as privatisation, cuts in the public sector or trade liberalisation; believes this could achieve sustainable, long-term- oriented results;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, at the same time, to set rigorous and well-defined conditions for the disbursement of budget support which are clear and measurable; takes the view that these objectives should aim to achieve results which can be evaluated by way of indicators and pre- defined benchmarks on accountability and transparency; underlines that baselines assessing future progress need to be defined from the outset; considers mechanisms to fight corruption and fraud to be of the utmost importance in this context; states that the effectiveness of development-policy measures in the partner countries must be checked on the basis of local criteria;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines the fact that investments by the international community in Afghanistan shouldall be aligned with the needs of the GIRoA and the people of Afghanistan;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Is of the opinion that development strategies must be designed by recipient governments themselves, in consultation with a broad spectrum of civil society, and must be agreed by national parliaments; further, that civil society and parliamentarians must be involved throughout every stage of implementation, monitoring and the evaluation of results, and that this requirement must be a decisive eligibility criterion for budget support;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers the development of the security situation in Afghanistan to be a major future challenge for the reconstruction of Afghanistan and calls on the Commission to develop, together with the international community, a strategy on how to ensure security for Afghanistan and to stimulate a self-sustainable economy, inter alia with a view to being able to exercise proper control over aid;
Amendment 35 #
2011/0455(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5a (new)
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union
Article 11a - paragraph 1
Article 11a - paragraph 1
(da) Article 11a paragraph 1 shall be amended as follows: 1. An official shall not, in the performance of his duties and save as hereinafter provided, deal with a matter in which, directly or indirectly, he has any personal interest such as to impair his independence, and, in particular, family and financial interests. All staff, whether on permanent or temporary contracts, shall upon appointment submit a declaration of interests. The declaration of interest shall be filled out according to a standard form. It shall among others contain the following information: -the occupational activities of an official for the past 3 years; - membership of any boards or committees of any companies, non- governmental organisations, associations or other bodies established in law, or any other relevant outside activity an official is undertaking; - any holding in any company or partnership, where there are potential public policy implications or where that holding gives an official significant influence over the affairs of the body in question; - any other financial interests which might influence the performance of the official; The declaration shall be updated annually or if a change occurs. The declarations shall be scrutinized by the Appointing Authority.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0455(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5a (new)
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union
Article 11 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2a (new)
5 a. Article 11 shall be amended as follows: The following paragraph shall be inserted after the second paragraph: "All staff, whether on permanent or temporary contracts, shall upon appointment submit a declaration of interest. The declaration shall be updated annually or if a change occurs. The declarations shall be scrutinized by the Appointing Authority."
Amendment 47 #
2011/0455(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6a (new)
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union
Article 22a – paragraph 1
Article 22a – paragraph 1
6a. Article 22a paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: "1. Any official who, in the course of or in connection with the performance of his duties, becomes aware of facts which gives rise to a presumption of the existence of possible illegal activity, including fraud or corruption, detrimental to the interests of the Communities, or of conduct relating to the discharge of professional duties which may constitute a serious failure to comply with the obligations of officials of the Communities shall without delay inform either his immediate superior or his Director-General or, if he considers it useful, the Secretary-General, or the persons in equivalent positions, an independent complaints procedure, supported by independent confidentiality officers, or the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) direct. Information mentioned in the first subparagraph shall be given in writing. This paragraph shall also apply in the event of serious failure to comply with a similar obligation on the part of a Member of an institution or any other person in the service of or carrying out work for an institution."
Amendment 5 #
2011/0177(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ConsenRejects to the draft Council regulation laying down the Mmultiannual Ffinancial Fframework for the years 2014-2020;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2291(ACI)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
(b) the scope of the register, which covers all relevant actors but excludes, among others, social partners as actors in the social dialogue, as well as c. Churches, and political parties and local, regional and municipal authorities; are likewise exempted from the register. However, their representation offices or legal bodies, offices and networks created to represent them towards the European institutions, as well as their associations, are expected to register.
Amendment 21 #
2010/2291(ACI)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 6 – point d
Paragraph 6 – point d
(d) the demand for relevant financial information;, while being of the opinion that all interest representatives, including consultancies and law firms when their purpose is to influence policy rather than case-law, must declare their clients' expenditure in the same way with reference to bandwidths of EUR 10,000.
Amendment 22 #
2010/2291(ACI)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 6 – points d a, d b and d c (new)
Paragraph 6 – points d a, d b and d c (new)
Amendment 35 #
2010/2291(ACI)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraphs 7 a and 7 b (new)
Paragraphs 7 a and 7 b (new)
7a. Calls on the Bureau of the Parliament to establish a triviality limit for the requirement on Members to register gifts, services and the like rendered to them; 7b. Further believes that interest representatives should be obliged to disclose the same information on lobbying expenditure spent on Members as Members are obliged to disclose in their financial declarations, applying the same triviality limit;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2291(ACI)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Recalls the importance of a thorough review of the common register no later than two years following its initial entry into force; considers that that review should be used to move towards mandatory registration and improve the quality of data in the register (e.g. financial information);
Amendment 21 #
2010/2144(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 8 – indent 2 a (new)
Amendment 83 #
2010/2143(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Notes that Article 12(9) of the Parliament's Internal Rules for the implementation of the budget, adopted on 27 April 2005, provide that the Internal Auditor's area of competence does not include the appropriations from Parliament's budget managed by political groups; further notes that the specific rules on the use of those appropriations require each political group to establish its own internal financial rules and to implement an internal control system but no mention is made of the internal audit function;
Amendment 84 #
2010/2143(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Observes that only the rules of one out of seven political groups provide for the appointment of an internal auditor; agrees with the Court of Auditors that the functional independence of groups does not justify the non-application of regulatory provisions on the inStresses that all political groups have to have a yearly external audit and have to present an external audit functioncertificate;
Amendment 85 #
2010/2143(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Stresses that it is the responsibility of the political groups to put in place their internal auditcontrol system and that this should not be the responsibility of Parliament's Internal Auditor and calls on the Bureau to integrate, as a matter of priority, this obligation in the rules following after consulting the political groupsconsult the political groups on how further audit provisions can be developed;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2143(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
67. Deplores the fact that EuroparlTV cannot be considered to be a success story in view of its very low number of direct users (excluding viewers through partnership agreements with regional TVs) in spite of the considerable annual appropriations that it receives, amounting to some EUR 9 000 000; requests an in- depth analysis of how to reach a broader audience, including a critical examination of the content, in order to transform EuroparlTV into a medium that will reach out to and inform the public objectively of politics in Parliament in a cost-efficient and attractive way;
Amendment 115 #
2010/2143(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
68. Observes that, in the last few years, Parliament has greatly increased the number of and the budget for its prizes; expresses doubts as to whethdoes not consider those prizes represent at their bestto be part of Parliament's core competences and the tasks which stem from its legislative, budgetary and budgetary control prerogatives; calls on its Bureau to refrain from initiating the funding of new prizes;
Amendment 124 #
2010/2143(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
70. Notes with concern the overall decline in turnout in the 2009 European Elections to 43,2%, in spite if the considerable efforts made to reinforce Parliament's institutional election campaign which cost some EUR 5 676 000; deplores the fact that Parliament's election campaign was rendered totally partial by its glorification of the current policy of the Union; is of the opinion that such a campaign should be absolutely neutral;
Amendment 125 #
2010/2143(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
71. Notes that the total cost of setting-up the European Parliament Congressional Liaison Office in Washington in 2009 and 2010 is estimated to be some USD 400 000 annually as a result of an administrative arrangement with the Commission; notes that setting up the Office has not entailed the creation of any new posts, the postings being the result of redeployments, long- term missions and a system of one-year missions; is concerned about the possible future cost and requests that its competent committees be informed regularly and duly about any future plan having significant financial implication concerning this Office;
Amendment 134 #
2010/2143(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Is of the opinion that facilities within Parliament's buildings which are not required in connection with the Institution's activities must be economically self- supporting and should not be financed with subsidies from Parliament's budget; any exceptions for imputed costs must be shown separately; is concerned about the worsening working conditions and of the bad system of remuneration of the employees in these facilities; considers it important that the situation of the employees is prioritised in calls for tenders in this area;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2001(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out the importance of the budgetary allocation in chapter 02 03 of the Commission's dDraft bBudget, believing that a better functioning of the internal market, without in any way limiting the possibility for Member States to take the lead in setting compulsory standards in areas such as food safety, animal welfare, environmental protection and social rights, can be achieved by improvements in the fields of notification and certification; is furthermore of the opinion that the budgetary allocation in the fields of standardisation and approximation of legislation is justified, as these measures will facilitate the operation and competitiveness of enterprises, while providing European consumers with safer products and services;
Amendment 1 #
2010/0821(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
Citation -1 (new)
– having regard to Article 48(2) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),
Amendment 27 #
2010/0821(NLE)
Draft decision
Article 1
Article 1
The following paragraph shall be added to Article 136 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: "3. The Member States whose currency is the euro may establish a stability mechanism to be activated if indispensable to safeguard the stability of the euro area as a whole. The granting of any required financial assistance under the mechanism will be made subject to strict conditionality or of Member States whose currency is the euro.".
Amendment 73 #
2010/0821(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – introductory wording
Paragraph 9 – introductory wording
9. States that, in order for the proposed draft European Council decision to be properly scrutinised, supplementary information is needed, notably concerning the envisaged design of the stability mechanism and the relations which it is intended to have with the Union institutions, with the proposed European Monetary Fund and with the International Monetary Fund; accordingly, makes its support for the draft European Council decision dependent on fulfilment of the following conditions:
Amendment 74 #
2010/0821(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a
Paragraph 9 – point a
Amendment 80 #
Amendment 84 #
2010/0821(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b – introductory wording
Paragraph 9 – point b – introductory wording
Amendment 87 #
2010/0821(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b – indent 1
Paragraph 9 – point b – indent 1
Amendment 91 #
2010/0821(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b – indent 2
Paragraph 9 – point b – indent 2
Amendment 95 #
2010/0821(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b – indent 3
Paragraph 9 – point b – indent 3
Amendment 101 #
2010/0821(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b – indent 4
Paragraph 9 – point b – indent 4
Amendment 104 #
2010/0821(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that the strict conditionality for granting financial assistance under the European Stability Mechanism gives Member States whose currency is the euro the power to take competences from the Member States of the Union in the field of economic, financial and social policy, which essentially means an extension of the competences conferred on the Union; consequently, does not agree that the simplified Treaty revision procedure should be used and calls, in accordance with Article 48(2) TEU, for the ordinary Treaty revision procedure to be used;
Amendment 105 #
2010/0821(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Insists on a broader debate concerning any Treaty change, involving all persons affected by future integration, through the convening of a convention, as a persuasive democratic option designed to address growing scepticism about the European Union within the 27 Member States;
Amendment 117 #
2010/0821(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines that any future Treaty changes must be adopted in accordance with the ordinary Treaty revision procedure;
Amendment 121 #
2010/0821(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13b. Calls on the Member States to allow referenda in all 27 Member States on proposals for Treaty change;
Amendment 84 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Binding agreements should be made with regard to access for Members of all political groups of European Parliament to classified documents and information in the area of CFSP and ESDP.
Amendment 86 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 88 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Provisions should be adopted relating to the staff of the EEAS and their recruitment. For matters relating to its staff the EEAS should be treated as an institution within the meaning of the Staff Regulations. In accordance with Article 27(3) of the TEU, the EEAS will comprise officials from the General Secretariat of the Council and the Commission as well as personnel seconded from the diplomatic services of the Member States. The High Representative will be the Appointing Authority, in relation both to officials subject to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities ("Staff Regulations") and agents subject to the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants. The High Representative will also have authority over the Seconded National Experts ("SNEs") in post in the EEAS. The number of officials and servants of the EEAS will be decided each year as part of the budgetary procedure and will be reflected in the establishment plan.
Amendment 94 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The establishment of the EEAS and its implementation shall not lead to any additional costs, neither within the EU budget nor within the national budgets.
Amendment 95 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. .The EEAS, which has its headquarters in Brussels, shall be a functionally autonomous body of the European Union, separate from the Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council, with the legal capacity necessary to perform its tasks and attain its objectivesnot be a sui generis institution.
Amendment 100 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The parliamentary control concerning the EEAS has to be entirely ensured. Therefore the European Parliament's right of scrutiny must be guaranteed to its full extent. This has to be assured for the national parliaments as well, especially in terms of the CSFP and ESDP.
Amendment 106 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
- a directorate general for administrative, staffing, budgetary, security and communication and information system matters under the direct authority of the Secretary-General;
Amendment 107 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
Amendment 116 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 5 – paragraph 10
Article 5 – paragraph 10
10. The Union delegations shall have the capacity to, upon request by Member States, support the Member States in their diplomatic relations and in their role of providing consular protection to Union citizens in third countries.
Amendment 119 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 1 (b)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 (b)
(b) if necessary, and on a temporary basis, specialised seconded national experts (SNEs)The establishment and the implementation of the EEAS shall not include any additional posts.
Amendment 128 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 130 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. In the framework of the management of EU external cooperation programmes, which remain under the responsibility of the Commission, the High Representative and the EEAS shall contribute to the programming and management cycle for the following geographic and thematicThe planning, programming, management and implementation of operational expenditure of all financing instruments, on the basis of the policy objectives set out in the said instruments:f EU external action, namely - the Development Cooperation Instrument, - the European Development Fund, - the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, - the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument, - the Instrument for Cooperation with Industrialised Countries, - the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation. - the Instrument for humanitarian aid shall not be transferred to the EEAS. The European Parliament must have the full budgetary and parliamentary control over these instruments.
Amendment 133 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 134 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 136 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 142 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – paragraph 1 (new)
Annex – paragraph 1 (new)
1. General Secretariat of the Council 1.The military structures of the EU, located in the General Secretariat of the Council, as well as the civilian-military structures such as the European Union Military Staff, the European Defence Agency (EDA), the Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD) and the European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC), shall neither be part of the EEAS nor institutionally connected to it. Furthermore the EU intelligence structures in particular the EU Situation Centre (SitCen) shall not be part of the EEAS. The European Parliament calls on the Council to stop the development of and abolish all military and civil-military structures under its competence, as well as stop the financing of military and civil- military activities.
Amendment 10 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
Amendment 18 #
2009/2134(INI)
Amendment 26 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 - point (ii)
Paragraph 4 - point (ii)
(ii) Proposes to enter into a dialogue with the European Council to explore the possibility of reaching agreement on a durable and transparent mathematical formula for the apportionment of seats in Parliament respecting the criteria laid down in the Treaties and the principles of plurality between political parties and solidarity among States; considers that the Treaties should be revised to provide that no Member State shall have less than 10 seats or more than 80;
Amendment 3 #
2009/2070(DEC)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. _______Postpones its decision on granting the Council’s Secretary- General discharge in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2008;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2070(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the preparation of the budget and the discharge of the budget are two separate procedures and that the ‘Gentlemen’s Agreement’ between the Council and the Parliament over the preparation of their respective sections of the budget shouldmust not absolve the Council of its responsibility to be fully accountable to the public for the funds placed at its disposal;
Amendment 15 #
2009/2070(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 - introductory part
Paragraph 11 - introductory part
11. Reminds the Council of itDeplores that the Council still did not answer the questions raised in Parliament’s resolution of 25 November 20091, which requires it to verify progress on the following matters:
Amendment 18 #
2009/2070(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b Asks the ECA why there is no mention of the unsolved problems, as pointed out in Parliament’s resolution of 25 November 2009 accompanying its decision on discharge for 20071, in its Annual Report on 2008 concerning the Council.
Amendment 19 #
2009/2070(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the audits carried out by the Council’s internal audit service in 2008 (eight financial audits and one mixed audit), as well as the considerable share of their recommendations which have been accepted; however, points out that the note on this issue which was submitted 1 OJ L 19, 23.1.2010, p. 9. to the discharge authoritiesy was of a rather general nature, and requests more detailed information on the implementation of audit recommendations as without them it would be impossible to grant the discharge;
Amendment 20 #
2009/2070(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a Asks, in order to grant the Council discharge ,for the following: (a) as regards Chapter 22 - Operating expenditure - item 2 2 0 0: the text of the Decision No 190/2003 and the related Decision concerning ESDP/CFSP expenses - a full explanation of the need to transfer money from one item to another within the Council’s budget (b) as regards Chapter 22 - Operating expenditure - item 2 2 0 2: how much in Euros has been allocated for the interpretation at European Security and Defence meetings pursuant to Decision No 56/2004 of the Secretary-General of the Council/High Representative concerning interpreting for the European Council, the Council and its preparatory bodies? (c) as regards Chapter 22 - Operating expenditure - item 2 0 0 2: to receive a copy of Decision 56/2004 (d) as regards Chapter 22 - Operating expenditure - item 2 0 0 2: in which budget line and how much in Euros has been transferred from this line for the delegates’ travel expenses?
Amendment 123 #
2009/2069(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
76. Recalls the European Court of Auditors' remarks in its 2006 and 2007 Annual Reports on the need to establish clear rules to define the liabilities and responsibilities of Parliament and of the members of the fund in the event of a deficit; calls on the Secretary General to put forward a proposal by 31 December 2010 to resolve this, while respecting the decision by the Plenary that no additional tax money will be used to cover the deficit;
Amendment 186 #
2009/2069(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 135
Paragraph 135
135. Invites the competent authorities to renew the whole of Parliament's own fleet of sedan cars for protocol and representational purposes with hybrid cars which are less polluting by 31 December 2010 and to reserve the use of those cars to the President, political group Chairs and high- profile visitors and to ensure that the cars at the disposal of the Members in Brussels and Strasbourg conform with European Emission Standard 5 by that date;
Amendment 188 #
2009/2069(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 135a (new)
Paragraph 135a (new)
135a. Is surprised that a majority of the cars purchased in 2008 (an AUDI A 8 3.0 Tdi and 3 BMW 730 i) were considered to be the most environmentally friendly cars fitting the needs of the users, knowing that there were less energy consuming and more environmental friendly alternatives available at the time of the purchases;
Amendment 6 #
2009/0813(NLE)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Article 14(3) of the Treaty on European Union lays down that the members of the European Parliament shall be elected by direct universal suffrage in a free and secret ballot,
Amendment 16 #
2009/0813(NLE)
Article 2
2. Regrets that the Council did not adopt the necessary measures in time to enable the additional MEPs to take up their seats as soon as the Lisbon Treaty entered into force, and considers it unacceptable that one of the solutions envisaged in the context of the amendment sought is not in keeping with Article 14(3) of the Treaty on European Union and the spirit of the 1976 Act, which was designed to ensure that MEPs are elected directly, rather than indirectly through an election within a national parliament;
Amendment 58 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls on the Commission to propose a functioning system where a Member State issuing an EU Blue Card to a highly qualified third-country worker shall provide professional education for two persons of the country/region of origin of the EU Blue Card holder concerned;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2283(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that, despite amendments to the Financial Regulation, its rules on procurement are still excessively cumbersome for smaller institutions, such as the European Data Protection Supervisor, especially in relation to tenders for contracts for relatively small amounts; invites the Commission - when carrying out its preliminary work prior to drawing up any future proposals for amendment to the Financial Regulation - to consult extensively with the European Data Protection Supervisor and his Secretariat in order to ensure that their concerns are also fully taken into account in the final draft;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2282(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes that, despite amendments to the Financial Regulation, its rules on procurement are still excessively cumbersome for smaller institutions, such as the Ombudsman, especially in relation to tenders for contracts for relatively small amounts; invites the Commission - when carrying out its preliminary work prior to drawing up any future proposals for amendment to the Financial Regulation - to consult extensively with the Secretary General of the Ombudsman and its Secretariat in order to ensure that their concerns are also fully taken into account in the final draft;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2281(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that, despite amendments to the Financial Regulation, its rules on procurement are still excessively cumbersome for smaller institutions, such as the CoR, especially in relation to tenders for contracts for relatively small amounts; invites the Commission - when carrying out its preliminary work prior to drawing up any future proposals for amendment to the Financial Regulation - to consult extensively with the Secretary General of the CoR and its administration in order to ensure that their concerns are also fully taken into account in the final draft;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2280(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that, despite amendments to the Financial Regulation, its rules on procurement are still excessively cumbersome for smaller institutions, such as the EESC, especially in relation to tenders for contracts for relatively small amounts; invites the Commission - when carrying out its preliminary work prior to drawing up any future proposals for amendment to the Financial Regulation - to consult extensively with the Secretary General of the EESC and its administration in order to ensure that their concerns are also fully taken into account in the final draft;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2279(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that, despite amendments to the Financial Regulation, its rules on procurement are still excessively cumbersome for smaller institutions, such as the ECA, especially in relation to tenders for contracts for relatively small amounts; invites the Commission - when carrying out its preliminary work prior to drawing up any future proposals for amendment to the Financial Regulation - to consult extensively with the Secretary General of the ECA and its administration in order to ensure that their concerns are also fully taken into account in the final draft;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2278(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that, despite amendments to the Financial Regulation, its rules on procurement are still excessively cumbersome for smaller institutions, such as the Court of Justice, especially in relation to tenders for contracts for relatively small amounts; invites the Commission - when carrying out its preliminary work prior to drawing up any future proposals for amendment to the Financial Regulation - to consult extensively with the Chancellor of the Court of Justice and its administration in order to ensure that their concerns are also fully taken into account in the final draft;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2277(DEC)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2007;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2277(DEC)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Grants the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2007;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2277(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 4 #
2008/2277(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 5 #
2008/2277(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 6 #
2008/2277(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 7 #
2008/2277(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 8 #
2008/2277(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 9 #
2008/2277(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Requests the European Court of Auditors to pay special attention, in its next Annual report, to the budget execution of the Council;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2277(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new) and related heading
Paragraph 21 b (new) and related heading
Amendment 11 #
2008/2277(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new) and related heading
Paragraph 21 c (new) and related heading
Amendment 12 #
2008/2277(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Amendment 36 #
2008/2186(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is shocked at the conclusions in the Court of Auditors’ Special Report No 16/2009 on the European Commission’s management of pre-accession assistance to Turkey, in which the Court of Auditors criticises the fact that the Commission did not ensure that there was an effective system for assessing individual projects in the period 2002-2008 and that it is therefore not easy to assess how the funds were managed, including whether value for money was obtained;
Amendment 29 #
2008/0142(COD)
The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection calls on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 33 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95s 42, 152 and 308 thereof,
Amendment 47 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 48 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This directive aims to establish a general framework forcomplement Regulation 1408/71 and its successor Regulation 883/2004 with regard to the provision of safe, high quality and efficient cross-border healthcare in the Community and to ensure patients mobility and freedom to provide healthcarethe application of patients' rights in the framework of patients mobility and a high level of protection of health, whilst fully respecting the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of social security benefits related to health and the organisation and delivery of healthcare and medical care and social security benefits in particular for sickness.
Amendment 65 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 66 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 68 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
Amendment 69 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 76 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
Amendment 96 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Realising the potential of the internal market for cCross-border healthcare requires cooperation between providers, purchasers and regulators of different Member States at national, regional or local level in order to ensure safe, high quality and efficient care across borders. This is particularly the case for cooperation in border regions, where cross-border provision of services may be the most efficient way of organising health services for the local populations, but where achieving such cross-border provision on a sustained basis requires cooperation between the health systems of different Member States. Such cooperation may concern joint planning, mutual recognition or adaptation of procedures or standards, interoperability of respective national information and communication technology systems, practical mechanisms to ensure continuity of care or practical facilitating of cross- border provision of healthcare by health professionals on a temporary or occasional basis. Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications stipulates that free provision of services of a temporary or occasional nature, including services provided by health professionals, in another Member State should not, subject to specific provisions of Community law, be restricted for any reason relating to professional qualifications. This Directive shouldall be without prejudice to those provisions of Directive 2005/36/EC.
Amendment 111 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a general framework foraims at complementing the existing framework on the coordination of social security systems (Regulation 1408/71/EC and its successor Regulation 883/2004/EC) with a view to the application of patients' rights in the context of the provision of safe, high quality and efficient cross-border healthcare.
Amendment 131 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 215 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to the provisions of this Directive, in particular Articles 76, 87 and 9, the Member State of affiliation shall ensure that insured persons travelling to another Member State with the purpose of receiving healthcare there or seeking to receive healthcare provided in another Member State, will not be prevented from receiving healthcare provided in another Member State where the treatment in question is among the benefits provided for by the legislation of the Member State of affiliation to which the insured person is entitled. The Member State of affiliation shall reimburse the costs to the insured person, which would have been paid for by its statutory social security system had the same or similar healthcare been provided in its territory. In any event, it is for the Member State of affiliation to determine the healthcare that is paid f, according to the same mechanisms as provided for by Regulation 1408/71/EC and its successor rRegardless of where it is providedulation 883/2004/EC.
Amendment 223 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The costs of healthcare provided Member States must ensure that physicians and service providers which are working anos contract partners of their Member State shall be reimbursed by the Member State of affiliation in accordance with the provisions of this Directive up to the level of costs that would have been assumed had the same or similar healthcare been provided in the Member State of affiliation, without exceeding the actual costs of healthcare receivedrespective national health systems or statutory social security systems are obliged to accept the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), form E-112 etc. and treat patients showing their EHIC on the same conditions as stipulated by the Regulation on the coordination of social security systems. Member States must oblige service providers to post an EHIC symbol in the lobby of the service provider (e.g. in a similar way to credit cards in shops and restaurants) to indicate that the EHIC is accepted there in line with that Regulation.
Amendment 232 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State of affiliation may impose on a patient seeking healthcare provided in another Member State, the same conditions, criteria of eligibility and regulatory and administrative formalities for receiving healthcare and reimbursement of healthcare costs as it would impose if the same s must ensure that physicians and service providers which are working as contract partners of their respective national health systems or statutory social security systems are prohibited to treat patients from another Member State on a private basis or demanding upfront cash payments from them, in such cases that the patient can prove her or his status as an insured person of the respective statutory similar healthcare was provided in its territory, in so far as they are neither discriminatory nor an obstacle to freedom of movement of personsocial security system of the respective Member State of affiliation by the European Health Insurance Card, form E-112 etc..
Amendment 239 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 242 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Patients travelling to another Member State with the purpose of receiving healthcare therereceiving healthcare in another Member State than their Member State of affiliation or seeking to receive healthcare provided in another Member State shall be guaranteed access to their medical records, in conformity with national measures implementing Community provisions on the protection of personal data, in particular Directives 95/46/EC and 2002/58/EC.
Amendment 248 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 303 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State of affiliation shall ensure that administrative procedures regarding the use of healthcare in another Member State related to any prior authorisation referred to in Article 8(3), reimbursement.22.1 c) and Art. 22.2 of Regulation 1408/71, coverage of costs of healthcare incurred in another Member State and other conditions and formalities referred to in Article 6(31), are based on objective, non- discriminatory criteria which are published in advance, and which are necessary and proportionate to the objective to be achieved. In any event, an insured person shall always be granted the authorisation pursuant to Regulations on coordination of social security referred to in Art. 3.1 f) whenever the conditions of Art.22.1 (c) and Art. 22.2 of Regulation 1408/71 are met.
Amendment 308 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall specify in advance and in a transparent way the criteria for refusal of the prior authorisation referred to in Article 8(3).
Amendment 42 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Deplores the defiance and non- implementation by the EU of the verdict of the European Court of First Instance on 12 December 2006 and the British Court of Appeal decision in favour of PMOI on 7 May 2008.
Amendment 83 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. A Member State issuing an EU Blue Card to a highly qualified third-country worker shall provide education for two persons of the country/region of origin of the EU Blue Card holder concerned. The education should as far as possible be within the subject area of the Blue Card holder.
Amendment 136 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 - paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The EU Blue Card holder shall have the right to remain on the territory for as long as he or she is engaged in training activities aimed at further increasing his or her professional skills or re- qualification of his or her professional profile.
Amendment 102 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section A – paragraph 2 – point j
Annex – Action 1 – Section A – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) shall restablish a joint tuition fee regardless of the actual place of study of the students within the masters programmepect the right of the Member States to decide the model of financing in education;
Amendment 112 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point j
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) shall restablish a joint tuition fee regardless of the actual place of study of the students within the masters programmepect the right of the Member States to decide the model of financing in education;