8 Amendments of Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ related to 2014/2078(DEC)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that the catering service registered a deficit of EUR 3 500 000 at the end of 2013; is surprised that an increase of customers by around 150 % during the period 2002 to 2011 didn’t provide the opportunity for a balanced financial situation; reiterates its request, in light of the second revision of prices (approved by the Bureau on 10 June 2013), that price policies in Parliament should not depart from practice in other institutions; points out, for instance, the different price structure in the catering services and cafeterias of the Commission; points out, furthermore, that the substantial increase in the prices of the menus offered has not been accompanied by any improvement in either quality or variety, which, on the contrary, have deteriorated considerably;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Wonders why there is a surcharge for the coffee provided at the entrance to some of the parliamentary committee meeting rooms, which costs 20% more than the same product which can be obtained either from the same type of machine or in Parliament’s cafeterias; points out that the service is managed by the same company that is responsible for catering which, in turn, operates the Nespresso vending machines in Parliament; deems it necessary for an explanation to be given about the additional cost of the extension of the contract between Parliament and this contractor;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Takes the view that particular importance should be attached to improving opportunities for access by SMEs to all EU concessions markets; is of the view that the concession granted by Parliament to the current company responsible for catering in the Brussels headquarters is an obstacle to the freedom to provide services as it deprives other small and medium-sized enterprises of the commercial rights and opportunities they have hitherto had very little chance to benefit from; calls for Parliament to consider introducing a degree of flexibility into concessions contracts to ensure that other operators have genuine, non-discriminatory access to specific services; is of the opinion that this will also foster a more optimal use of resources and will enable better quality services to be enjoyed at the best price;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Takes note that Parliament's officials (permanent civil servants) can, in principle, only be recruited through public competitions whereby approximately 10 % of candidates are successful at the average age of 34 years old; is concerned that, despite the fact that youth employment is a top priority for the Union, the EU institutions, including Parliament, have absolutely no policy to boost employment for young people under the age of 30;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42 . Points to the difficulties in recruiting officials or agents from certain Member States in particular; notes that the current salary scales and entry level conditions offered by the institutions may bare less attractive to new staff as; points out that they offer neither competitive salaries nor attractive career prospects to many EU-15 Member States’ citizens, which mayespecially from the EU-15, whose nationals are the ones now reaching retirement age; points out that the inevitable shrinkage of the European public administration will, in the immediate future, adversely affect the quality of service provided and lead to the risk of an increased geographical imbalance in the future;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Voices its support for the measures taken to organise the management of the termination of the contracts of some 1 700 accredited parliamentary assistants (APAs) in preparation for the end of the parliamentary term and the beginning of the new one; is concerned that no solution has been found for APAs whose rights have been undermined following the shortening of their contracts by at least one month as a result of early elections to the European Parliament; stresses the need to bring legislation regarding pension eligibility periods into line with the changes affecting the real parliamentary term;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Notes with satisfaction that the implementation of the Bureau decision on a resource efficient multilingualism produced in 2013 savings of EUR 15 million and EUR 10 million in the interpretation and in the translation services respectively, without affecting the principle of multilingualism or but notes that some of these savings are in fact being made at the cost of lower translation standards, particularly in certain languages not regarded as vehicular; urges the Bureau to endeavour to make savings without impairing the quality of parliamentary work; reiterates that interinstitutional cooperation is essential in order to exchange best practices that promote effectiveness and allow for savings to be made;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61