23 Amendments of Louis MICHEL related to 2016/2019(BUD)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas additional extraordinary investments of EUR 15 million had been earmarked for urgent security and cyber security measures in the 2016 budget, out of which EUR 8 million to reinforce the entrances of the main building as well as reinforcing the glazing into bullet proof glazing where needed, EUR 4 million to replace the badge system, EUR 1,45 million to install informatics and software for an integrated security system and EUR 1,55 million for cyber security measures;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H f (new)
Recital H f (new)
Hf. whereas the Bureau adopted on 26 October 2015 a new set of rules for the management of the parliamentary assistance allowances, reinforcing the requirements for the reimbursement of local assistant contracts, namely by earmarking at least 25% of the parliamentary assistance allowance to cover expenditure on accredited assistants;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that extraordinary expenditure representing a 0,2% increase over the 2016 budget for the phasing out ofor the Irish language and a 2% increase over the 2016 budget for the additional needs for security and cybersecurity have been requestedtemporary derogation measures for the usage of the Irish language that were established by Regulation No. 1 of 15 April 1958;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Commends the Bureau and the DG ITEC on the new layout of Members' personal pages on the official website of the Parliament providing more transparency on the composition and the status of their working team (creation of a new "assistant" tab with sub headings : assistants, accredited assistants, accredited assistants (grouping), local assistants, services providers, paying agents, trainees); asks the Secretary- General to ensure the necessary controls for the implementation of the new set of rules for the parliamentary assistance allowances adopted by the Bureau on 26 October 2015;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to facilitate the access to all Members, researchers, journalists and citizens in general to the Parliament's budget content, in an intelligible and user friendly manner, on the website of the Parliament;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls for a medium and long term budgetary planning, including clear information with regard to expenditure relating to security and cybersecurity; moreover, in light of recent events, invites the Bureau to update the Global Security Concept and communicate it, as fast as possible and at the latest by June 2016;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that any measure in this field should be based on a clear evaluation of Parliament's needs and proportionality with the incurred risks; requests the Secretary- General and the Bureau to present on time before the Parliament's reading on the 2017 budget to the Committee on Budgets a global evaluation on security measures envisaged, accompanied by detailed evaluation of their budgetary impact on 2017 budget and the following budgets, with a clear distinction between investments and recurrent expenditure and to outline the measures envisaged to reinforce Parliament's security inside and outside of its premises, as well as the impact of such measures on the 2017 budget; calls for information on the financial consequences of the interinstitutional administrative cooperation arrangements in the field of security;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the increasing quality of advice and research provided to Members and committees; recalls that Parliament has been recruiting a maximum of 80 members of staff affected by the restructuring of the translation service of the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions and will work for the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS); recalls that a mid-term evaluation of the efficacy of the cooperation between the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) and the policy departments has been foreseen when creating the EPRS in 2013; requests therefore the Secretary- General to proceed to such an evaluation and present to the Committee on Budgets its results by the end of 2016; considers that this evaluation should contain proposals as to how to ensure that the support provided by EPRS is better articulated with developments in the respective thematic committees; expects, furthermore, that in-house production will increase with less budgetary means devoted to outsourcing studies, assessments or evaluations;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the new reform on additional written questions adopted on 3 September 2015 by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs on a request of the Committee on Budgets upon the adoption of Parliament's budget for the year 2016; asks the Secretary-General to set up the necessary controls for the implementation of the new interpretation; invites the Conference of Presidents to carry out an assessment of this new regime of written questions in respect of additional questions to analyse the generate savings and to inform the Commission on Budgets of the results of this assessment by August 2016, before the Parliament's reading of the budget in autumn 2016;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers it appropriate to maintain the appropriations for the envelope of the expenditure regarding parliamentary assistance for 2017 at same level as for 2016, subject to the indexation applicable under Staff Regulations;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates itsHighlights the need for a greater transparency as regards the general expenditure allowance for Members; call tos on the Bureau to work on the definition of more precise rules regarding the accountability of the expenditure authorised under the general expenditure allowance, which could include cost effective measures such as Members publishing their spending records, as already practiced by a growing number of Members, and could be accompanied by a simplified system for re-paying the unused funds; reiterates that this should not require additional staff for Parliament's administrationis allowance, without generating additional costs to the Parliament;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. DRecalls that the mid-term building strategy, which was adopted by the Bureau in 2010, is currently under revision; deplores that the Bureau has not concluded yet its deliberations on Parliament's mid-term strategy for buildings; reiterates, therefore, once again its call for the new mid-term building strategy to be presented to the Committee on Budgets in time invites the Secretary-General to present to the Committee on Budgets the new mid-term strategy on building as soon as possible and at the latest by August 2016, before the preparation of Parliament's reading onf the 2017 budget in autumn 2016;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Bureau to present a long term strategy for Parliament buildings; reiterates that long-term investments, such as Parliament's building projects, need to be handled prudently and transparently; insists on strict cost management, project planning and supervision; reiterates its call for a transparent decision-making process in the field of buildings policy, based on early information, having due regard to Article 203 of the Financial Regulation; believes that a report on the reasons of the delay and the higher costs of the House of European History should feed into the long term building strategy;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Invites the Vice Presidents responsible to present to the Committee on Budgets a progress report on the KAD building;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Takes note ofHas extremely strong reservations about the proposal of internalisation of chauffeur service replacing the external service provider with Parliament's contractual agents, which will correspond to approximately EUR 23,7 million of immediate additional expenses; considers that a well organised external contract concluded pursuant to applicable public procurement rules, where the external service provider is clearly obliged to take responsibility for security and background checks as well as for decent working conditions and pay, would be a preferable alternative;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Asks the Secretary-General to hold discussions with Parliament's travel agency with view to systematically proposing the cheapest options of travel; encourages the travel agency to intensify comparison of prices; calls on the travel agency to actively seek less expensive tickets when booking and, in general, to offer more competitive prices for Members and all categories of staff;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Recalls on the Secretary-General to report to the Committee on Budgets on the evaluation of the 2014 parliamentary election campaign as well as the effectiveness of the Parliament's communication measures dedicated to the general public;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Urges the Secretary-General to provide clarification on the current management of the Parliament's gym and on the current use of Parliament's staff in this context ; requests, furthermore, clarification on the pending litigation and on the options that are on the table to ensure its efficient and cost-effective management in the future;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40