Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
2016/2019(BUD) 2017 budget: estimates of revenue and expenditure, Section I – Parliament
Next event: Vote in plenary scheduled 2016/04/14
Lead committee dossier: BUDG/8/05664
Next event: Vote in plenary scheduled 2016/04/14
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | BUDG | TARAND Indrek (Verts/ALE) | RÜBIG Paul (EPP), DENANOT Jean-Paul (S&D), ASHWORTH Richard (ECR), TORVALDS Nils (ALDE), OMARJEE Younous (GUE/NGL), VALLI Marco (EFD), ŻÓŁTEK Stanisław (ENF) |
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2016/04/14
Vote in plenary scheduled
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2016/04/13
Debate in plenary scheduled
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2016/04/12
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
- A8-0131/2016
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2016/04/11
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0131/2016
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2016/2019(BUD)
2016/03/15
BUDG
143 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H c (new) Hc. whereas the Parliament stressed in its resolution of 29 April 2015 on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 20161a that the 2016 budget should be set on a realistic basis and should be in line with the principles of budgetary discipline and sound financial management; _____________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0172.
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls on the Bureau to revise the rules governing the reimbursement of the missions' expenses related to travels between the Parliament's working places and incurred by accredited parliamentary assistants in order to align them with the rules applicable to the rest of the staff;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Takes the view that a third procedure should be introduced so that a contract between a Member and an assistant can be terminated by mutual consent;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls for an annual report from the Secretary-General on senior officials whose contracts with Parliament have ended and who, in their new jobs, may find themselves in a conflict of interest as referred to in Article 16 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Takes note of the proposal of internalisation of chauffeur service replacing the external service provider with Parliament's contractual agents, which will correspond to approximately EUR
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Believes that the car fleet should consist of more cost- and fuel-efficient and secure cars; stresses the fact that preference should be given to the use of minivans and buses, to and from the airport, at scheduled times; underlines that a complete shift to electric locomotion at the end of the decade should be studied;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H d (new) Hd. whereas the budgeting based on indexation in several consecutive years may become very remote from the real budgetary needs;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Believes that the car fleet should consist of more cost- and fuel-efficient and secure cars;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Asks the Secretary-General to hold discussions with Parliament's travel agency
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Asks the Secretary-General to hold discussions with Parliament's travel agency with view to systematically proposing the cheapest options of travel, whether they be by plane or by train, for Members and all categories of staff;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Asks the Secretary-General to hold discussions with Parliament's travel agency with view to systematically proposing the cheapest options of travel for Members and all categories of staff while ensuring the same level of comfort, especially for long- haul flights, and the same general conditions for ticket exchanges;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Ascertains that while parking is free of charge for employees of the Parliament, employees using public transport are only being reimbursed half of the annual subscription fee; asks the Secretary-General to generate estimates as to the annual implicit subsidies granted to those using a car compared to those using other means of transport, and to make proposals to rectify possible unequal treatment of the use of different modes of transport;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Recalls on the Secretary-General to report to the Committee on Budgets on the evaluation of the 2014 parliamentary election campaign as well as the effectiveness of the Parliament's communication measures dedicated to the general public;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. A
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Reiterates that the utmost should be done in order to assure that the dissemination of the Parliament's information and messages, including the Parliament services welcoming visitors' groups, is available in all of the 24 official languages of the Union;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Believes the Parliament's budget should be reprioritized in order to focus on its core activity as a co-legislator; questions in this regard the added value of the Parliament's communication and promotional campaigns, in particular the LUX Prize, whose costs reached an all- time high of EUR 906 902 in 2014; calls for a survey on the public's awareness of the LUX Prize to be made available as soon as possible;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Deplores the decision of opening a Parlamentarium in Berlin, which has no direct connections with the Parliament's activities;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H e (new) He. whereas the credibility of Parliament as one arm of the budgetary authority depends to a large extent on its ability to bring its own spending under control;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Questions Parliament's decision to fund a Parlamentarium in Berlin without proposing similar facilities in all EU capitals; takes the view that there ought to be Parlamentarium centres only in cities where Parliament meets;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 b (new) 34b. Takes note of the construction of mini-Parlamentariums in Berlin (opening on 9 May 2016) and Strasbourg (2017); asks however for more information related to the budgetary impact of developing such installations in other cities across the Union;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 b (new) 34b. Requests to evaluate the possibility for a closer cooperation with ARTE in Strasbourg in order to establish a European media-hub for training purposes for young journalists;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 b (new) 34b. Calls on the Secretary-General to submit a report on the firms and organisations which have been given access to Parliament so that they can hold forums on their activities; calls on the Secretary-General to maintain a balance between the different sectors and different types of organisation given access to Parliament;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Urges the Secretary-General to
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Urges the Secretary-General to devise detailed arrangements for the full sharing of back office functions and services between Parliament, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee; calls on the Secretary- General to undertake a study on whether synergies in back office functions and services can also be made between the Parliament, the Commission and the Council;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Urges the Secretary-General to provide clarification on the current management of the Parliament's gym and on the current use of Parliament's staff in this context ; requests, furthermore, clarification on the pending litigation and on the options that are on the table to ensure its efficient and cost-effective management in the future;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Welcomes a more limited and efficient use of trunks (cantines); encourages sharing of the trunks for travelling to Strasbourg; reminds the substantial savings that could be made by having only one work place instead of three (Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg);
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36.
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Recalls the its resolution of 20 November 2013 on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions1, which estimated the costs of the geographic dispersion of the Parliament to be between EUR 156 million and EUR 204 million and equivalent to 10% of the Parliament's budget; emphasises that the report also estimates the environmental impact of the geographic dispersion to be between 11,000 to 19,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions; reiterates the negative public perception caused by this dispersion; calls therefore for a roadmap to a single seat; __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0498.
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H f (new) Hf. whereas the Bureau adopted on 26 October 2015 a new set of rules for the management of the parliamentary assistance allowances, reinforcing the requirements for the reimbursement of local assistant contracts, namely by earmarking at least 25% of the parliamentary assistance allowance to cover expenditure on accredited assistants;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Stresses that significant long-term savings could be made if the Parliament moved to a single seat; this has been requested by a large majority in the Parliament in its several resolutions;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Ask the Secretary-General to fully implement the spirit and the letter of the new Financial Regulation with regard to green and economically efficient public procurement by reinforcing Parliament's procurement strategy in this respect;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Welcomes the introduction of measures, stemming from the revision of the Financial Regulation, for greener and more social public procurement; regrets that there is no unit equivalent to EMAS that addresses social issues, in particular when contractual arrangements are drawn up for public procurement procedures involving EU institutions, and monitors contract performance; calls for such a unit to be set up in Parliament;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Encourages to pursue further the path of energy savings in particular concerning lightning and heating systems of buildings, as the discussions on the 2016 budget have shown that there is space for improvement;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. Asks for a ban of plastic bottles distributed during meetings, to be replaced by other means, more efficient in terms of costs and pollution;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. Encourages a greater promotion of healthy and organic food; furthermore, calls therefore on the Bureau to evaluate the possibilities of providing healthy food not only in terms of diversification of services but also, above all, in terms of providing fresh fruit and vegetables at more affordable prices;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Starts from the premise that the forecast level of inflation of 1,7% does not mean that increases for ordinary expenditure have to be as high; questions the proposal for a 3.9% overall increase and requests the budgetary forecast for the financial year 2017 to be further discussed in the Committee on Budgets before the vote on the budget in autumn 2016;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Calls upon the Secretary-General and the Parliament's Bureau to closely follow Commissioner Georgieva's work on performance-based budgeting; urges all parties involved in the drafting of the Parliament's estimates to identify negative priorities in order to free up spending for the Parliament's core responsibilities; considers this exercise particularly vital in the context of the Parliament's increasingly legislative role;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new) 40b. Notes that the appropriations for the funding of European political parties and European political foundations amount to 2,7% of the 2017 budget; believes that the funding for European political parties should not be increased, and that the proportion of the budget of European political foundations funded by the Parliament is too high and should be reduced from 85% to 50%; considers that both political parties and foundations should move towards being entirely financed by the national parties concerned or from other "own funding";
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Regrets the overall increase of Parliament's preliminary draft estimates for 2017 taking into account the economic restrictions experienced in several Member States;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that extraordinary expenditure representing a 0,2% increase over the 2016 budget for the phasing out of
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 2a. Observes the request of 2 % increase for security and cybersecurity, which would more than double the resources allocated in 2016; urges the Secretary- General to provide the Committee on Budgets detailed information in a transparent manner on current and upcoming security and cybersecurity measures and the breakdown of their costs;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas a budget of EUR 1 910 073 000 has been proposed by the Secretary- General for Parliament's preliminary draft estimates for 2017, representing an overall increase of
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Underlines that Parliament should be provided with sufficient resources needed to comply with all its powers and ensure a proper functioning of the institution, although in the current economic context those resources should be managed with rigour and efficiency, showing that the Parliament is aware about the current situation and is ready to make savings starting from its own expenses; considers that the statutory and compulsory expenditure expected for 2017 must be deeply analysed in order to find some possible and necessary savings;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Underlines that Parliament should be provided with sufficient resources needed to comply with
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Underlines that Parliament should be provided with sufficient resources needed to comply with all its powers and ensure a proper functioning of the institution, although in the current economic context those resources should be managed with rigour, pragmatism and efficiency;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Emphasizes that the largest part of the budget of the Parliament and its annual indexation is fixed by statutory or contractual obligations, which cannot be influenced by the Parliament in the budgetary procedure;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out that while
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out that
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out that while the overall spending level is appropriate for the exercise of European democracy, efforts to look for savings where they are needed and to strive for further enhancing the efficiency of the use of public money are strongly encouraged;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out that while the overall spending level is appropriate for the exercise of European democracy, efforts to look for savings and to strive for further enhancing the efficiency of the use of public money, without ignoring the needs of small languages, are strongly encouraged;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out that while the overall spending level is appropriate for the exercise of European democracy, efforts to look for savings and to strive for further enhancing the efficiency of the use of public money are strongly encouraged; underlines also the need for savings, mainly by reducing public funding to European Political Parties and Foundations and by decreasing all Members allowances; stresses the fact that significant savings could be made by having a single seat for the Parliament;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Therefore stresses, that some savings compared to the proposal of the Secretary-General are needed in other areas, such as contingency reserve, efficiency gains in interpretation and translation without endangering the quality of the service, energy consumption or further efficiency gains;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas a budget of EUR 1 910 073 000
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Secretary-General to make a proposal for presenting the budget to the general public in appropriate detail and in an intelligible and user-friendly manner on the website of the Parliament in order to enable all
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Underlines the need for precision and transparency in the evolution of the budget from one year to the other; considers
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Underlines the need for precision and transparency in the evolution of the budget from one year to the other;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Underlines the need for precision and transparency in the evolution of the budget from one year to the other;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates its call for a medium and long term budgetary planning
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates its call for a medium and long term budgetary planning, including clear information with regard to expenditure relating to investments (buildings, acquisitions, etc.) and the spending relating to the functioning of Parliament as well as its statutory obligation, as requested in its resolution of 29 April 2015 on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 20167;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Commends the Bureau and the DG ITEC on the new layout of Members' personal pages on the official website of the Parliament providing more transparency on the composition and the status of their working team (creation of a new "assistant" tab with sub headings : assistants, accredited assistants, accredited assistants (grouping), local assistants, services providers, paying agents, trainees); asks the Secretary- General to ensure the necessary controls for the implementation of the new set of rules for the parliamentary assistance allowances adopted by the Bureau on 26 October 2015;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls for a budget to be drawn up, at least once every five years, on the basis of the real needs of individual items and not on the basis of a system of coefficients;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Calls on the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to facilitate the access to all Members, researchers, journalists and citizens in general to the Parliament's budget content, in an intelligible and user friendly manner, on the website of the Parliament;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union places an obligation on the Union to respect linguistic diversity and prohibits discrimination on grounds of language, thereby giving the right to any Union citizen to use any of the 24 official Union languages when corresponding with Union institutions, which must reply in the same language used by the citizen;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Calls for a medium and long term budgetary planning, including clear information with regard to expenditure relating to security and cybersecurity; moreover, in light of recent events, invites the Bureau to update the Global Security Concept and communicate it, as fast as possible and at the latest by June 2016;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that any measure in this field should be based on a clear evaluation of Parliament's needs and proportionality with the incurred risks; requests the Secretary- General and the Bureau to present on time before the Parliament's reading on the 2017 budget to the Committee on Budgets a global evaluation on security measures envisaged, accompanied by detailed evaluation of their budgetary impact on 2017 budget and the following budgets, with a clear distinction between investments and recurrent expenditure and to outline the measures envisaged to reinforce Parliament's security inside and outside of its premises, as well as the impact of such measures on the 2017 budget; calls for information on the financial consequences of the interinstitutional administrative cooperation arrangements in the field of security;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that any measure in this field should be based on a clear evaluation of Parliament's needs and proportionality with the incurred risks; requests the Secretary- General and the Bureau to present on time before the Parliament's reading on the 2017 budget a global evaluation on risks and security measures envisaged, alternative proposals placed on the table for consideration, accompanied by detailed evaluation of their budgetary impact, with a clear distinction between investments and recurrent expenditure;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Taking into account the budgetary impact of the security measures proposed so far, invites the Bureau to deliberate on the Global Security Concept by June 2016 and requests the Secretary-General and the Bureau to report to the Committee o
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Considers that the security system outside the Parliament's premises should continue to be guaranteed by the Belgian authorities;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Welcomes the increasing quality of advice and research provided to Members and committees; recalls that Parliament has been recruiting a maximum of 80 members of staff affected by the restructuring of the translation service of the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions and will work for the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS); recalls that a mid-term evaluation of the efficacy of the cooperation between the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) and the policy departments has been foreseen when creating the EPRS in 2013; requests therefore the Secretary- General to proceed to such an evaluation and present to the Committee on Budgets its results by the end of 2016; considers that this evaluation should contain proposals as to how to ensure that the support provided by EPRS is better articulated with developments in the respective thematic committees; expects, furthermore, that in-house production will increase with less budgetary means devoted to outsourcing studies, assessments or evaluations;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Believes that mobile workspaces for Members and support in constituencies should be based on needs and use assessment;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Believes that mobile workspaces for Members and support in constituencies should be based on real needs and use assessment, and should not generate any additional costs to the Parliament; insists that no hardware should be provided as the GEA provides sufficient resources for the purchase of state-of-the-
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Agrees that the IT tools are an important instrument for Members to deliver on their function; reiterates, however, the necessity to allow the installation of free-source software which would allow considerable cost savings in/from communication fees, and would improve the work-flow of Members' offices, while taking cybersecurity into account;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Agrees that the IT tools are an important instrument for Members to deliver on their function; reiterates, however, the necessity to allow the installation of free-source software which would allow considerable cost savings in/from communication fees, and would improve the work-flow of Members' offices, while respecting protection of personal data;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas additional extraordinary investments of EUR 15 million had been earmarked for urgent security and cyber security measures in the 2016 budget, out of which EUR 8 million to reinforce the entrances of the main building as well as reinforcing the glazing into bullet proof glazing where needed, EUR 4 million to replace the badge system, EUR 1,45 million to install informatics and software for an integrated security system and EUR 1,55 million for cyber security measures;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Requests that, in addition to handwritten signatures, the possibility of signing internal documents digitally should be made commonplace, across all instances, such as signing forms, written declarations etc., while ensuring reliability and security;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Requests that the possibility of signing internal documents digitally should be made commonplace, across all instances, such as signing forms, written declarations etc., while ensuring reliability and security; asks to prove the possibility to introduce a TAN verification system on the MEP's mobile; believes, moreover, that the use of fax machines should be discouraged and gradually phased out;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Requests that the possibility of signing internal documents digitally should be
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls the Bureau to revise the rules governing the end of contracts for Accredited Parliamentary Assistants (APAs); suggests that, besides the resignation and dismissal procedures, a third path is introduced, allowing a "termination by mutual consent of employment contracts" (consent between the Parliament's administration and involved Members and APA) and addressing the concern of delays in the conciliation period within the process of request for dismissals;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Welcomes the new reform on additional written questions adopted on 3 September 2015 by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs on a request of the Committee on Budgets upon the adoption of Parliament's budget for the year 2016; asks the Secretary-General to set up the necessary controls for the implementation of the new interpretation; invites the Conference of Presidents to carry out an assessment of this new regime of written questions in respect of additional questions to analyse the generate savings and to inform the Commission on Budgets of the results of this assessment by August 2016, before the Parliament's reading of the budget in autumn 2016;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Considers it appropriate to maintain or decrease the appropriations for the envelope of the expenditure regarding parliamentary assistance for 2017
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Considers it appropriate to maintain the appropriations for the envelope of the expenditure regarding parliamentary assistance for 2017 at same level as for 2016, subject to the indexation applicable under Staff Regulations;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that the current depiction of Members' parliamentary activities on Parliament's website is not accurate and
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that the current depiction of Members' parliamentary activities on Parliament's website is not accurate and transparent enough; suggests that a more detailed and accurate system of weighing and categorising of parliamentary activities is necessary in order to give a better and more detailed overview of Members' activities which in turn would contribute to a better communication and liaison with citizens; calls in particular for explanations of vote and one-minute speeches to be shown separately from plenary speeches; expects the relevant Bureau working group to present its agenda and findings to the Committee on Budgets as soon as it is available;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the real inflation rate in the Parliament's working places was 0.25 % in 2015 and 0.76 % in 2016, while the approved Parliament's budgets for these years were based on a higher estimation of inflation rate;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that the current depiction of Members' parliamentary activities on Parliament's website is not accurate and transparent enough;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Questions the added value of oral explanation of votes, and indicates the availability of written explanations of votes to Members; notes that currently oral explanation of votes take place immediately after voting sessions in plenary; deplores the additional cost required for interpretation as a result; urges the Secretary-General to reconsider the utility of oral explanation of votes and, in the interim, calls for oral explanation of votes to be placed after the end of business each day on the plenary agenda;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Takes the view that the professional training courses available to Parliament staff are mostly unsuitable for political group staff and accredited parliamentary assistants, given the constraints on them and what they need, effectively giving Members less certainty that persons working directly or indirectly for them will be given ongoing training in connection with the various assignments they may be given;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Reiterates its call to the Bureau on the definition of more precise rules regarding the accountability of the expenditure authorised under the general expenditure allowance, which could include cost effective measures such as Members publishing their spending records, as already practiced by a growing number of Members, and could be accompanied by a simplified system for re-paying the unused funds;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Reiterates its call to the Bureau on the definition of more precise rules regarding the accountability of the expenditure authorised under the general expenditure allowance, which could include cost effective measures such as Members publishing their spending records, as already practiced by a growing number of Members, and could be accompanied by a simplified system for re-paying the unused funds; suggests that the Parliament website should link to the places where Members currently publish their spending in order to improve transparency; reiterates that this should not require additional staff for Parliament's administration;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Re
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Asks the Bureau for better rules regarding the reimbursement of travels made by car; considers that all journeys, regardless of the distance, should be proved by supporting documents;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21b. Believes that Members should be an example for citizens facing the disastrous effects of the economic crisis in several Member States and asks therefore for a reduction of at least 15% of their salaries and allowances;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the real inflation rate in the Parliament`s working places in 2015 and in 2016 was estimated higher for these years than the actual inflation rate;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls for the position with regard to Parliament's buildings stock to be faithfully reflected in the budget; calls accordingly for the cost of the Konrad Adenauer Building to be clearly set out in Parliament's definitive budget, and for property-related investment to be incorporated into the budget, in future, so as to obviate the need for mopping-up transfers;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on the Bureau to present a long term strategy for Parliament buildings; reiterates that long-term investments, such as Parliament's building projects, need to be handled prudently and transparently; insists on strict cost management, project planning and supervision; reiterates its call for a transparent decision-making process in the field of buildings policy, based on early information, having due regard to Article 203 of the Financial Regulation; believes that a report on the reasons of the delay and the higher costs of the House of European History should feed into the long term building strategy;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Invites the Vice Presidents responsible to present to the Committee on Budgets a progress report on the KAD building;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Considers that the structural and organisational reforms aimed at achieving greater efficiency, environmental sustainability, and effectiveness should continue through the thorough examination of possible synergies and savings; recalls the substantial savings that could be made by having only one place of work instead of three (Brussels, Strasbourg, Luxembourg); underlines that this process should be lead without endangering Parliament's legislative excellence, its budgetary powers and powers of scrutiny, or the quality of working conditions for Members, assistants, and staff;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Recalls that the total level of staff in political groups shall be
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas the real inflation rate was also lower than the rate foreseen in the adopted budget in the previous budgetary years;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Recalls that the total level of staff in political groups shall be exempted from the 5 % staff reduction target in line with the decisions taken in respect of the financial years 2014, 2015, and 2016; ponders the reasons for the high vacancy rate in the political groups (26.16% in March 2016, on average, or one post in four); calls therefore for the creation of new posts to be made subject to a significant reduction in that rate;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls on the Secretary-General to open up internal competitions to all categories of staff, including accredited parliamentary assistants;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Supports the additional posts required for Irish language translation and interpretation; exempts these additional posts from the reduction target of 5% in line with the recommendation of the
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27.
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Backs the introduction of international sign language interpretation for all plenary debates so that they at least are genuinely accessible to all European citizens;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the progress that has been made regarding translation and interpretation efficiencies; a
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the progress that has been made regarding translation and interpretation efficiencies; asks the Secretary-General to make further rationalisation proposals such as increased translation and interpretation on demand; considers that the linguistic profiling system in place since October 2014 for committee-stage amendments is an example of efficiencies that can be made; urges the Secretary-General to consider extending the scope of this linguistic profiling system to other areas of parliamentary activity;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the progress that has been made regarding translation and interpretation efficiencies; asks the Secretary-General to make further rationalisation proposals, taking social rights into account, such as increased translation and interpretation on demand; takes the view that interpretation and translation are core components of a European democracy that is open to all, and accordingly calls for no reform to be allowed that detracts from maximum accessibility to Parliament's activities and documents on as inclusive a basis as possible;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Takes the view that the budget article entitled 'Measures to assist the institution's staff', and in particular the grants paid to staff organisations from the 'welfare expenditure' heading, 1630-03, ought to be managed more transparently and jointly by staff as a whole, i.e. by the Staff Committee and the APA Committee;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls on the Bureau to evaluate and, where necessary, to revise rules governing the statute of trainees, including introducing minimum remuneration and harmonising catering-related price offers for all trainees both in the Parliament's administration and in the Members' offices in order to ensure equal treatment and to protect social rights of trainees;
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