Activities of Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD related to 2010/2143(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
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)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 83 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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;