11 Amendments of Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ related to 2012/2168(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants its President discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Parliament budget for the financial year 2011; / Postpones its decision on granting its President discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Parliament budget for the financial year 2011;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Bureau to schedule as a specific agenda item a discussion of the discharge report in May or June, shortly after its adoption by plenary;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Stresses that the plan to increase security by restricting various categories of users’ access to Parliament should be strengthened by more rigorous checks on the identity documents of those users;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)
Paragraph 41 b (new)
41 b. Stresses that better use should be made of modern technologies in Parliament's security measures, and that this will result in savings; stresses that those recruited to the security service should work to a high professional standard in order to ensure a reliable and effective security service;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Takes note of the fact that the contract with the current travel agency expires on 31 December 2013 and that the preparations of a new call for tenders have started; regrets that, while the possibility of a financial audit was provided for in the contract, this is not the case for an audit of the structure and performance of the travel agency; insists that a future contract should include the possibility of intermediary and final financial and performance audits; as requested by the Committee on Budgetary Control, welcomes the fact that the administration will also have recourse to external expertise when establishing tender documentation and throughout the selection procedure, thereby ensuring that Parliament chooses the best solution, resulting in major simplifications and cost- savings; stresses that the new contract should take into account the best quality/price ratio and the best value for money with competitive prices; reiterates its proposal for exploring the possibility of having two travel agencies operating within Parliament, in direct competition, and whether this might provide a cost- neutral way of increasing efficiency and achieving best value for money;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Regrets that the audience of Europarl TV, although greater in 2011 as compared with 2010*2, 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 furthernotes that in its resolution on the discharge 2010 Parliament called "on the Secretary-General to present proposals to its competent committee for the closure of the operation"; regrets that the Bureau decided to ignore Parliament's decision; notes with grave concern 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; welcomes, however, the decision of the Bureau of 12 December 2012 to implement a set of reforms in order to achieve significant savings; 1 2 en Direct visits per month on the website: 2010: 30 000; 2011: 39 559. Direct visits per month on the website: 2010: 30 000; 2011: 39 559. made, despite the fact that this was requested by Parliament in its resolution on the discharge 2010; insists that a cost- benefit evaluation should be initiated immediately, explicitly considering the possibility of shutting the project down in its entirety;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Is concerned at the increased cost of the Lux Prize in 2011*1; calls for a more cost- efficient management of this prize and therefore suggests the Internal Auditor might consider reviewing its administration to achieve this goal;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 b (new)
Paragraph 46 b (new)
46 b. Believes the Parliament, as a public institution, is not competent to judge the artistic merit of film productions; insists the LUX prize be discontinued in 2012;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50a. Insists that the time has finally come to end all subsidies to the catering service, as it is no longer tenable that officials and staff pay anything other than market prices; expects to this end that catering services will be required to be self- sufficient; reiterates its suggestion that the possibility be explored for the existence of two or more service providers, in direct competition, so as to encourage increased quality of service and best value for money;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. Takes the view that the possibility should be considered of making both environmental improvements and smart savings in Parliament’s budget by means of different working methods and modern technologies which are greener and cheaper but which do not detract from Parliament’s work, including the use of teleconferences.