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19 Amendments of Jens GEIER related to 2009/2069(DEC)

Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Expects initiatives aiming at givingfrom the Secretary- General the possibility to demonstrate - on the basis of further analysis - that the management representations contained in who, as Principal Authorising Officer by Delegation has the responsibility for the overall internal control system, to carry out further annualysis of the activity reports and the declarations of the Directors-General presenso that a complete and reliable picture and that any problems have been brought to his attentionis available for review and that remedies can be put in place for any problems which are identified;
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Notes the Secretary-General's reply to question No 4.6 in the Committee's "Questionnaire" according to which the Secretary-General, as Principal Authorising Officer by Delegation has the "responsibility for the overall internal control system";deleted
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
51. Recalls that the objective of an internal control system is to protect the institution's political and administrative leadership from unpleasant surpriseensure correct expenditure in line with the financial regulations;
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading before paragraph 55
Parliament's budget too big to be implemented on trust?deleted
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
75. Recalls - as stated in paragraph 104 of its resolution of 23 April 20091 accompanying the discharge decision in respect to the financial year 2007 - that the Members' additional voluntary pension scheme (the fund) originally should have been established as a self- governing entity outside the structure of Parliament and that ultimate financial responsibility for the fund should be 1 carried by the fund and its members and not by Parliament;deleted OJ L 255, 26.9.2009, p. 3.
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
77. Is shockedNotes that on 31 December 2008, the Fund incurred an actuarial deficit of EUR 121 844 000 and that, on the same date, the fund evaluated the remaining benefits to be paid to the members of the fund as EUR 276 984 000 (ECA Annual Report Annex 11.2);
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading before paragraph 80
Bureau takes a different position from Plenarydeleted
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
80. Notes that in this particular case the Bureau has on several occasions taken a different position from that expressed by Plenary in its resolutions on discharges in respect of the implementation of the Parliament's budget for the financial years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007;deleted
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
85. Invites the Vice-President responsible for budgetary affairs together with the competent service to consider in which way he/she can improve the information on decisions with major budgetary consequences to the discharge authority; takes the view that oral information as given tofor the Committee at present is not adequate and does not, on Bureau decisions already taken, be supplemented with written information, in order to satisfy the European taxpayers's need for comprehensive and relevant information;
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading before paragraph 94
Too manyRemaining open actions?
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 104
104. Notes that at its meeting of 16 June 2009(Minutes of the meeting of 16 June 2009, PE 426.193/BUR): - when considering its decision on the closure of accounts of the political groups 2008, the Bureau, without debate, noted and approved the documents submitted by the groups, - when considering its decision on the closure of the ITS Group's accounts, the Bureau, without debate, endorsed the conclusions contained in the Secretary- General's note on the matter, - the Bureau instructed the Secretary- General to establish the definitive amount of the claim against a Member and carry out any regularisations required;
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111
111. Notes that the Bureau, without debate, at its meeting on 14 September 2009 approved the final reports on the implementation of the respective programmes of activities and the financial statements of the three European political parties whose reports were not available for the Bureau meeting of 17 June 2009, namely ADIE (Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe), AEN (Alliance for Europe of the Nations) and EUD (EUDemocrats) (Minutes of the meeting of 14 September 2009, PE 426.393/BUR);
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 112
112. Further notes that the Bureau, without debate, established that the authorising officer was required to recover a balance of EUR 90 604,58 from the three parties concerned (ADIE, AEN and EUD), taking account of the final amount of the grants to be awarded to those parties;
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 116
116. Is unable to understand how the Bureau - without debate - can comply with its responsibility under Rule 209(2) (to "decide whether to suspend or reduce funding and whether to recover amounts which have been wrongly paid") and Rule 209(3) (to "approve the beneficiary political parties' final activity reports and final financial statements") of the Rules of Procedure without introducing of the abovementioned model structures which are crucial to achieving a transparent evaluation and payment process;
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 119
119. Notes that the Bureau, without debate, at its meeting on 17 June 2009 approved the final reports on the implementation of the programmes of activities and the financial statements of six of the ten foundations and established that the authorising officer was required to recover the surplus of EUR 85 437,44 from the Institute of European Democrats and to pay a balance of EUR 482 544,35 to the other five foundations (Minutes of the meeting of 17 June 2009, PE 426.231/BUR);
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 121
121. Notes that the Bureau without debate, at its meeting on 14 September 2009 approved the final reports on the implementation of the programmes of activities and the financial statements of three of the four European political foundations which had been unable to send in their reports for consideration at the meeting on 17 June 2009 (European Liberal Forum - ELF, Transform Europe - TE and Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe - FPED) (Minutes of the meeting of 14 September 2009 and note to the members of the Bureau D(2009)40444 of 9 September 2009);
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 122
122. Further notes that the Bureau, without debate, also established that the authorising officer is required to recover the surplus of EUR 15 144,39 from ELF and EUR 32 178,58 from FPED and to pay a balance of EUR 21 965,56 to TE and has deferred its decision concerning closure of FEUD's financial year until a later meeting;
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading before paragraph 144 a (new)
Independence of the Staff Committee
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 144 a (new)
1 Article 9(3) of the Staff Regulations "T144a. Reminds that the Staff Committee shallis in charge of representing the interests of the staff vis-à- visof their institution and maintain continuous contact between the institution andin accordance with Article 9(3) of the sStaff. It shall contribute to the smooth running of Regulations1; in theis service by providing a channel for the expression of opinion bynse the sStaff. It shall bring to the notice of the competent bodies of the institution any difficulty having general implications concerning the interpretation and application of these Staff Regulations. It may be consulted on any difficulty of this kind. The Committee shall submit to the competent bodies of the institution suggestions concerning the organisation and operation of the service and proposals for the improvement of staff working conditions or general living conditions. The Committee shall participate in the management and supervision of social welfare bodies set up by the institution in the interests of its staff. It may, with the consent of the institution, set up such welfare services". Committee has to be independent in its decisions including in decisions concerning the use of its fund; recalls in this sense the decision of the Secretary-General in 2007 concerning the increase of funds of the Staff Committee in order to support the activities of traineeships for children of Parliament officials;
2010/03/03
Committee: CONT