8 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2012/2006(BUD)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines that the Delegation of the Committee on Budgets proposed in the pre-Conciliation meeting with the EP Bureau on 6 March 2012 to reduce the increase of 2,96% over the budget 2012, which was proposed in the report of the Secretary-General to the Members of the Bureau on the Preliminary Draft Estimates of the European Parliament for the financial year 2013, to 1,9% excluding the appropriations needed for Croatia;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the suggested savings of about EUR 3,5 million in connection with parliamentary assistance in the report of the Secretary-General to the Members of the Bureau on the Preliminary Draft Estimates of the European Parliament for the financial year 2013; notes that these savings are taking into account the outturn of expenditure of this budget line in 2011;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports an effective information campaign for the 2014 elections and calls for a reasonable and well targeted use of such funds with a slightly different distribution;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Secretary General's initiative taken in 2011 proposing the reorganisation of translation and interpretation activities; believes that such an initiative will lead to significant savings in the 2012 budget and calls for this initiative to be continued in 2013; defends, however, the principle of multilingualism, and highlights the unique nature of the European Parliament with regard to interpretation and translation needs; furthermore highlights the importance of inter-institutional cooperation in this field;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the administration to present an independent evaluation of Parliament's budget with the aim of identifying savings throughout and present this evaluation to the Committee on Budgets by September 2012 at the latestno later than the end of 2012; to this end, reminds the Secretary-General and the Bureau of its request for the establishment of a working group as soon as possible; considers that such group should discuss inter alia the findings of the requested report concerning Members' travels, due to be completed by 31st March 2012, and the results of a comparative study with the budgets of a representative sample of Member States parliaments and with the budget of the United States Congress and the financing of the building policy; recalls that conclusions reached by the group should be implemented without delay;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes the high level of appropriations proposed for the continuation of the multiannual ICT strategy; understands that it could take several years for projects currently being undertaken to be completed; welcomes the launch of the e- committee programme; understands that a pilot scheme for the e-meetings programme is currently underway; requests further information about the possible costs of this programme and when it will be fully implemented; calls for a cost benefit analysis of the paperless meetings project to be presented to the Committee on Budgets; encourages its administration to pursue the policies which will enable Members to use effective tools based on new technologies and support the legislative process more effectively, in particular through bringing the Knowledge Management System to fruition; by the same token calls for the increased use of video conferencing which could help to further reduce the travel costs of both Members and staff.
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Requests further savings by cancelling the appropriations foreseen for the Priority Projects of the EP Bureau and by having fewer appropriations for the Contingency Reserve and further budget lines1; __________________ 1 including articles 402 and 403.
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned about the costs ofRecalls the KAD project underway (estimated at about EUR 549 686 000 000 Euros at 2016 prices) and about its timing; is aware that such a project is a significant undertaking of the Parliament as stated in the property needs and medium-term building policy of the European Parliament of 24 March 2010) aiming for a gradual vacation of buildings rented and a geographic concentration of Parliament's administration in Luxembourg; reminds that this building project once completed would entail expected annual savings of about EUR 27 million (annual rent at 2016 prices) and would allow Parliament's administration to benefit from synergies; is aware that such a project is a significant undertaking of the Parliament; calls for a timely project implementation and reminds that further project delays could lead to significant extra costs; requests that the estimated financial framework is fully respected and will not be exceeded; requests therefore that updated information specifying the timetable of the project, the progress of works and the financing estimated for each year until the finalisation of the project (planned for 2017 at the latest) as well as any unexpected new development be communicated to the Committee on Budgets in a timely fashion; believes that any creation of new posts specific to the project shall be implemenstrike the right balance between posts limited forto the period of its duration rather than on a permanent basis, subject to further discussion in the Committee on Budgetsroject duration and those foreseen on a permanent basis e.g. for maintenance, financial affairs and the specialised unit for property matters in the Legal Service;