Activities of Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY related to 2012/2168(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, Section I – European Parliament PDF (288 KB) DOC (278 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the added value of the parliamentary procedure leading up to the annual Parliament discharge; reiterates that the Parliament discharge is an additional possibility for exercising, in public, a critical scrutiny of the institution's financial management, thereby facilitating Union citizens' understanding of Parliament's particular governance structure and working methods; therefore reiterates its request to hold a separate plenary debate on Parliament's discharge with the President of the Parliament, and requests to hold this first debate in April this year;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes that, on 22 September 2011, the representatives of the Bureau and of the Committee on Budgets reached agreement on additional saving measures that were subsequently incorporated into Parliament's 2012 budget; firmly holds that those smart savings measures of almost EUR 40 000 000 do not affect either the efficiency of Parliament's activities or the resources made available to each Member; calls on the Secretary-General to keep the Council and the Commission informed on Parliament's achievements and, to this end, to obtain information on their actions and to request to be informed of the answers received; reiterates its request to conduct an independent evaluation of Parliament's budget with the aim to secure structural savings and maximise its efficiency;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Reiterates its request to propose strict rules applicable to all Members to ensure that the General Expenditure Allowance is transparent in all cases and that it is only used for the purposes for which it is intended, based on actual costs and preventing that duplications of costs are reimbursed; requests that a system is developed by which Members have to report yearly on their use of the General Expenditure Allowance to the Secretariat of the Parliament, which will be subject to audit procedures;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Reiterates its wish that Members will be subject of electronic control when entering or leaving the Parliament's premises to increase security;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69a. Reiterates its support for the pilot project on E-committee; strongly suggests that Members should be given the option in this context to choose whether or not to receive paper documentation in Committee meetings in order to significantly reduce the use of paper in Parliament;