10 Amendments of Bart STAES related to 2008/2276(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that rather than returning unspent money to the Member States, Parliament decided - as in previous years - to conduct an end-of-year "mopping-up" transfer from various budget lines amounting to EUR 25 000 000 (2006: EUR 37 246 425) intended for the purchase of a building in Vienna for the establishment of a European Union House, jointly with the Commission; notes however that in previous discharge reports Plenary demanded an end to the mopping -up policy;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the annexes to the balance sheet value the buildings owned by Parliament at EUR 1 015 159 978 after depreciation against a total acquisition cost of EUR 1 650 945 693; requests the Secretary-General to provide an overview on the depreciation for every building together with an explanation of the parameters used;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes and endorsesTakes note of the responses given by Parliament in the contradictory procedure with the Court;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Expresses its concern at the increasing number of cases of petty crime in the premises of the European Parliament, concerning mostly theft of personal items such as briefcases, portable computers, mobile phones, etc.; supports every effort made by the administration to achieve better security within Parliament's premises, such as the current proposals on improved systems for electronic access to Members' offices;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new) before heading DG Infrastructure and Logistics
Paragraph 61 a (new) before heading DG Infrastructure and Logistics
61a. Takes note of the overview provided by the Secretary General on the number of applicants for open posts above the level of Head of Unit; is concerned about the fact that for a large number of these posts the number of candidates was limited (1 or 2); requests that adequate measures are taken leading to an increase in the number of internal candidates for such posts;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new) before heading DG Finance
Paragraph 69 a (new) before heading DG Finance
69a. Requests the Secretary General to provide an overview for the year 2007, and, if possible, for the year 2008, of meetings which were cancelled at such a late stage that interpreters and other supporting staff could not be rescheduled, including the total costs involved and who was charged for these costs;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99
Paragraph 99
99. Notes - in relation to the accounts of the ASBL managing the Member's voluntary pension fund - the independent auditor's statement that, without qualifying their opinion, the assets of the ASBL were actuarially deficient by EUR 30 917 229 as at 31 December 2007 (2006: EUR 26 637 836); expects that this amount will have increased substantially in 2008 and 2009 due to a severe decline in the financial markets, considering that the fund holds around 68% of it assets in equities;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 102
Paragraph 102
102. Notes the intention to negotiate a convention between the Parliament and the fund; points out that under no circumstances will Parliament in the prevailing economic situation provide extra money out of the budget to cover the fund's deficit, as it did in the past, and also that if it has to guarantee the pension rights, Parliament should have full control over the fund and its investment policies;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 106
Paragraph 106
106. Notes that at its meeting of 22 October 2007, the Bureau decided not to comply with a recommendation by the European Ombudsman (complaint 655/2006/(SAB)ID) that Parliament should give access to the list of members of the voluntary pension scheme, notwithstanding a positive opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor; calls on the Bureau to reconsider its position and to publish the list in accordance with the advice of Parliament's own Legal Service and in line with the transparency policy of the Union to make public all end- beneficiaries of European funding;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 109 a (new)
Paragraph 109 a (new)
109a. Requests its Secretary-General to inform its competent committees, in time for next year's discharge, on all follow-up which was given to the recommendations in Parliaments 2005 discharge with regard to environmental measures, including precise figures on the CO2 emissions reduction achieved by them;