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19 Amendments of Gilles PARGNEAUX related to 2015/2155(DEC)

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers that the numerous constituency and plenary weeks represent periods during which the canteens and cafeteria facilities are not fully employed; suggests that the staff of these facilities be employed gainfully elsewhere; calls for a proposal by the administration that aligns procurement and subsidy procedures with the subsidy practices of other international organisations and national parliaments;

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Welcomes the publication of the names of service providers on each Member's home page, alongside details of the accredited parliamentary assistants and local assistants employed by the Member;

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Notes that it was difficult to differentiate fully the President's political activities from his preparation as "Spitzenkandidat" to head the Party of European Socialists in the 2014 European elections; considers that an unequivocal distinction has not been made between the two roles; calls for a clear segregation of office holders' functions and candidates for European election campaigns; regrets the at least indirect use of Parliament staff to help prepare the campaign;deleted

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Welcomes the delivered list of the missions undertaken by the President in the first six months of the election year in answer to the questionnaire concerning the 2014 discharge; would like to request additional information on the transportation used by the President from Brussels to these meetings and whether private flights were also chartered;deleted

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Notes that in the period from 22 January to 18 April, the official international missions undertaken by the President were mostly with government and official representations attached to socialist parties and organisations; calls for further information in this regard;deleted

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Requests further information on the reasons for the President being accompanied by officials in the final days of the election campaign; requests also concrete information on the meetings that have not been listed in the answer to question 15 of the questionnaire;deleted

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Recalls its discharge resolution for the financial year 20121, in which detailed information was called for "on how the President, as a politically neutral figure, has kept his duties in office separate from his preparations to head the Socialists and Democrats' list in the European elections, in particular with regard to the staff in his cabinet and in Parliament's information offices and to travel expenses"(par. 51); __________________ 10Resolution of the European Parliament, of 16 April 2014, with observations forming an integral part of its Decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section I — European Parliament (OJ L 266, 5.9.2014, p. 3).deleted

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55

55. ~~Notes that the proportion of female officials remains very high and has risen (59,2 % at the end of 2014, as aga~~Is concerned about the lack of parity in the Administ ~~58,8 % at the end of 2013 but accounts for~~ration, where only 30 % of heads of unit, 34 % of directors and 18,.2 % of directors-general are women; calls for an equal opportunities programme to be introduced, in particular for managerial posts, with a view to redressing this imbalance as quickly as possible;

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)

56a. Voices its concern at the fact that the number of local assistants employed varies widely from Member to Member, ranging from 0 to 46 in 2014 as against 0 to 43 in 2013; draws attention to the fact that 91 Members employed more than 10 assistants in 2014 as against 84 in 2013;

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 i (new)

58i. Asks to be given the findings of the assessment of the APA-PEOPLE tool for recruiting accredited parliamentary assistants that was introduced during the 2014-2019 parliamentary term;

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59

59. Emphasises that the new medium-term buildings strategy will involve efforts to find new premises to meet Parliament’s needs within a set perimeter close to the main buildings; stresses that the multiannual planning for renovation works should be based on realistic and detailed forecasts both with respect to their financial parameters and timescales; recalls that Parliament owns 81 % of all surface area it occupies and that the budget needs to be protected against the renovation costs for ageing buildings in what will be a major challenge facing Parliament in the coming years;

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 a (new)

59a. Points out that at its three places of work Parliament occupies premises with a total floor area of 1.1 million m2 and owns 81% of that area; considers it of the utmost importance to establish measures to ensure that Parliament's buildings remain sustainable in the face of increasing maintenance costs;

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63

63. Deems overdue a renovation of the Paul-Henri Spaak building, including an extension of the building and an expansion of the seminar rooms for visitors and offices spaces for Members of the Parliament; supports the administration's planning~~, but stresses that it must be conducted on the basis of the current number of Members and not on the numbers in a possible - and unrealistic - enlargement of the Union~~;

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69

69. Encourages the travel agency to an intensify comparison of prices. Calls on the travel agency to actively seek less expensive tickets when booking and, in general, to offer more competitive prices; ~~notes with concern that the staff in the travel agency have partly gained a reputation for their lack of cooperation and professionalism; calls for an improved service;~~

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78

~~78. Criticises the conversion of the Twitter official account of the “President of the European Parliament” into a personal campaign vehicle leading to a party website;~~deleted

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 24 a (new)

Environment-friendly Parliament

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 b (new)

85b. Welcomes the encouraging findings of the audit carried out in 2013 and 2014 by the Court of Auditors, which stated that, of the 14 European institutions audited, Parliament had the most ambitious strategy for cutting carbon emissions;

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 c (new)

85c. Is aware of Parliament’s 'New World of Work' concept, the EMAS process and EMAS accreditation and the paperless programme including the e-Committee and e-Meeting applications; calls for that programme to be enhanced by making applications available for smartphones and tablets;

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

Gilles PARGNEAUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 d (new)

85d. Draws attention to the fact that video conferencing and teleworking can help to ensure more efficient use of time in a more environment-friendly Parliament, and at the same time to reduce administrative and travel costs;

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT