Activites

• 1996/12/18 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1996/06/10 Final act published in Official Journal
• 1996/05/23 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0278/1996 summary

    The European Parliament adopted the report by Mr Juan Manuel FABRA VALLES (PPE, E) on the estimates of revenue and expenditure for the 1997 financial year (European Parliament and Ombudsman). The report noted firstly that the rate of increase in heading 5 of the financial perspective, "Administrative expenditure", was 3.8% (the European Parliament should provide 20% of the volume of administrative expenditure). It reiterated the principles of sound financial management, in particular the relationship between cost and effectiveness, and stressed that priority should be given under this heading to expenditure whose renewal was subject to rules in the Staff Regulations or to compliance with contractual obligations. The report pointed out that the 1997 financial year would be marked by a considerable increase in property expenditure both in Brussels and Strasbourg (handing over of the D3 building in Brussels and the IPE IV building in Strasbourg). It highlighted the need for further interinstitutional cooperation and confirmed that no new posts would be created for 1997 (freeze on staff levels). The proposed estimates for the European Parliament for the 1997 financial year totalled ECU 884.38 million. Parliament insisted, in particular, that Members should be fully accountable for the use of secretarial and general expenditure allowances. Furthermore, the budgetary means available should be complemented by non-budgetary means of creating confidence in EU institutions. As regards the Ombudsman, the European Parliament wanted to know if the increase in the number of staff from 10 to 17 came about as a result of the conclusions of July 1995 on cooperation between Parliament and the Council. The expenditure considered by the European Parliament and that considered by the Council far exceeded the ECU 3 million proposed. The European Parliament would look at this when considering the Council's draft budget. �

• 1996/05/21 Debate in Parliament
• 1996/05/20 Preparatory budgetary report tabled for plenary
  • A4-0162/1996
• 1996/05/20 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 1996/03/26 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading

Documents

• Preparatory budgetary report tabled for plenary: A4-0162/1996
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0278/1996

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)