Activities of Marta ANDREASEN related to 2011/2018(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2012 - Section I - Parliament (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Annual Reports of the European Court of Auditors on the implementation of the budget together with the audited institutions´replies,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the institutions should bare provided with sufficient resources, although in the current economic contextrisis those resources should be managed with rigourausterity and efficiency;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in a recent letter, the Commissioner responsible for budget called on all institutions to exploit all possible efforts towards limiting expenditure in preparing their own estimates of expenditure for the Draft Budget 2012; and the other Institutions have kept their estimated increase at 1%;; 1%
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the level of the Preliminary Draft Estimates for the 2012 budget, as suggested by the Secretary General to the Bureau, amounts to EUR 1 733 560 543, representing 20,26 % of heading 5 of the multiannual financial framework (MFF); notefinds that the suggested rate of increase suggested isof 5,20 % over the 2011 budget is excessive and unreasonable;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. While fully aware of the challenges ahead, takes the view that the growth rate and final level of the budget need to be adjusted in these Draft Estimates; decides that at this stage, the overall level of the budget is EUR X, which represents a rate of increase of X % and is aroundbelow the inflation rate; this represents a percentage share of X of heading 5;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reaffirms that the Parliament should show budgetary responsibility and self- restraint by staying aroundbelow the inflation rate; following the interinstitutional line, enlargement-related needs are to be integrated either by a letter of amendment or an amending budget; the needs for the 18 new MEPs following the Lisbon Treaty will be also integrated by a letter of amendment or an amending budgetdrawn from existing resources;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes, that following the above mentioned strategy, the appropriations foreseen in principle for 2012, but possibly only for 2013, for the additional staff needs related to the enlargement of Croatia (62 posts) are to be integrated in a letter of amendment or amending budget;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the ceiling for heading 5 of the MFF for the EU’s budget in 2012 is EUR 8 754 million, at an overall implementation rate of XXX in 2010;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that the European Parliament and the other institutions should show budgetary responsibility and self- restraint in the context of economic crisis and the heavy burden of public debt and restraint in times of ongoing national budgetary consolidation efforts without undermining the goal of legislative excellence; is therefore ready to accept a revision of the ceiling of heading 5 of the MFF according to point 23 of the Inter- Institutional Agreement (IIA); this revision should be an offsetting with a reduction of the ceiling of heading 5 (administration) by EUR 100 million and a corresponding increase of other headings in favour of youth;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Decides to maintainFreezes the following new requests for new posts in reserve until it is shown that no redeployment and training is possible and outsourcing is not appropriate; this concerns the following new posts: 6 temporary posts for DG COMM, 12 permanent posts in total for the committees BUDG; JURI and INTA, 1 permanent and 1 temporary post for the European Parliament Mediator for International Parental Child Abduction, 2 permanent posts for the Protocol Unit, two permanent posts for DG EXPO for the Latin America and Enlargement units, the 17 new posts in connection with the ongoing DG INLO's three-year plan and the 4 posts for dealing with confidential documents; welcomes that already a total of 36 redeployments are planned;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Requests more detailed information regarding the creation of an European Added Value Assessment Unit, its tasks and competences, competences and evaluation of the financial and economic benefit for the European taxpayer; puts all appropriations concerning this new Unit and the request for new staff for this Unit into reserve until sufficient information received;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomesould like more information on the cost of the Secretary General's proposal to continue to implement Parliament's environmental policy, to start- up an information campaign, to provide support for the multi-annual ICT strategy and to continue to modernise and rationalise the administration;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Remindcalls the importance of all the points mentioned in the guidelines for the budget 2012 such as the modernisation of the software application systems including the digital strategy with regard to the Web 2.0 tools and social networks, cloud computing system and Wifi, information and communication policy, the knowledge management system, translation and interpretation, environmental policy and EMAS and active non-discrimination policies; requires a cost benefit analysis of the investment in the modernisation of the software;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the detailed information received concerning the continuation of the realisation of the House of European History; takes note of theQuestions the advisability of continuing the project of the House of European History especially in the current budget climate; requires a realistic estimated of the total cost for setting up the House of European History, the estimated running costs and the staffing needs; requests to be informed as soon as possible on the building project according to Article 179(3) of the Financial Regulation;