Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | BUDG | ASHWORTH Richard ( ECR) | RÜBIG Paul ( PPE), DOS SANTOS Manuel ( S&D), DEPREZ Gérard ( ALDE), TARAND Indrek ( Verts/ALE), VALLI Marco ( EFDD), ZANNI Marco ( ENF) |
Lead committee dossier:
Subjects
Events
The European Parliament adopted by 525 votes to 129, with 42 abstentions, a resolution on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2018.
Parliament recalled that a budget of EUR 1 971 883 373 has been proposed by the Secretary-General for Parliament's preliminary draft estimates for 2018, representing an overall increase of 3.26% on the 2017 budget and 19.06% of heading V of the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework (MFF).
Parliament stressed that the share of Parliament’s budget in 2018 should be maintained under 20 % of heading V. It also noted that the level of estimates for 2018 corresponds to 18.88 %, which is lower than that achieved in 2017 (19.26 %) and the lowest part of heading V in the past fifteen years. Members called for the method of establishment of the budget of the Parliament to be based on current needs and not on the basis of a system of coefficients.
In general, Parliament endorsed the agreement of 28 March 2017 with the Bureau on the level of 2018 estimates and called on the Parliament to decrease the level of expenditure by EUR 18.4 million compared to the initial position of the Bureau.
The overall level of its estimates for 2018 shall amount to EUR 1 953 483 373 , corresponding to a total increase of 2.3% compared to the 2017 budget.
Stressing Parliament’s role as an important element of European political awareness, Parliament reiterated its call for measures to enhance transparency and accessibility to the Parliament. It therefore requested:
the publication of Parliament’s budget to the general public on its website; improving the reception measures for Member's visitor groups.
Security and cybersecurity : while taking note of the ongoing measures to empower Parliament's security, relating to buildings, equipment and staff, cyber-security and communication security, Parliament regretted that despite the installation of SECure EMail system (SECEM), the Parliament is unable to receive restricted and non-classified briefings from other institutions. It called for improvements in this area by autumn 2017.
Building policy : Parliament called for information on the project to renovate the Paul Henri Spaak (PHS) building, specifically any opinions from independent external contractors on the possible options for the PHS, which has had a short lifespan of 25 years . It underlined that the existing building doesn't fulfil the static requirements of a public building for parliamentary functions which has higher security and needs to withstand external shocks without collapsing. It urged therefore the Bureau and the administration of the Parliament to work on future solutions for the PHS building that secures life and healthy working conditions of the persons present.
Communication campaign for the 2019 European elections : Parliament welcomed the communication campaign as a helpful effort to explain the purpose of the Union and the Parliament to the citizens. It underlined that this campaign should aim, among other things, at explaining the role of the European Union, the power of the Parliament, its functions, including the election of the President of the Commission, and its impact on the lives of citizens. It noted that in advance of the forthcoming 2019 European elections, preparatory work on the communication campaign is already due to begin in 2017. It noted that the total amount of expenditure for the 2019 elections communication campaign is estimated at EUR 25 million in 2018 and EUR 8.33 million in 2019, with a higher amount of financial commitments required in 2018.
Moreover, Parliament called for the Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) to act on the recommendations from the evaluation of the 2014 European election campaign.
Member-related issues : Plenary recalled the decision taken by the Parliament with the 2017 EP budget procedure, which establishes the creation of a service for the interpretation, in International Sign language, of all plenary debates and called upon the Administration to implement this decision with no further delay .
In preparation for the ninth legislature, Parliament called on the Secretary-General to submit to the Bureau a more precise list of expenses defrayable under the General Expenditure Allowance (GEA). It reiterated the appeal for greater transparency regarding the general expenditure allowance, building on best practice cases from national delegations in the Parliament and Member States. Members should also be able to provide links on Parliament’s website to places where they currently publish their spending records. According to Parliament, the improved transparency of the GEA should not require additional staff in Parliament's administration.
It also recalled the request, adopted by the plenary in its resolution of 14 April 2016 on Parliament’s estimates for 2017, that the rules governing the reimbursement of mission expenses related to travels between the Parliament's three working places and incurred by accredited parliamentary assistants (APAs) be revised in order to align them with the rules applicable to the rest of the staff.
Staff-related issues : Parliament recalled that the total level of staff in political groups is exempted from the 5 % staff reduction target in line with the decisions taken in respect of the financial years 2014 to 2017. Plenary considered that the loss of 136 posts from Parliament’s Secretariat in 2016 may create difficulties for the provision of services by Parliament’s administration. It called on the Secretary-General to provide more information regarding staff reduction measures last year, and to evaluate the consequences of budgetary decisions on the functioning of the institution.
In an amendment adopted in plenary, Members called on the Bureau to propose a dismissal procedure by mutual consent between Members and the accredited parliamentary assistants.
EP single seat : Parliament recalled Parliament’s resolution of 20 November 2013 on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions, 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 . It emphasised the environmental impact of the geographic dispersion and underlined the negative public perception caused by this dispersion. Therefore, it reiterated their position in calling for a roadmap to a single seat .
The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by Richard ASHWORTH (ECR, UK) on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2018.
Members recalled that a budget of EUR 1 971 883 373 has been proposed by the Secretary-General for Parliament's preliminary draft estimates for 2018, representing an overall increase of 3.26% on the 2017 budget and 19.06% of heading V of the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework (MFF).
They noted that the level of estimates for 2018 corresponds to 18.88%, which is lower than that achieved in 2017 (19.26%) and the lowest part of heading V in the past nine years. Members called for the method of establishment of the budget of the Parliament to be based on current needs and not on the basis of a system of coefficients.
In general, Members endorsed the agreement of 28 March 2017 with the Bureau on the level of 2018 estimates and called on the Parliament to decrease the level of expenditure by EUR 18.4 million compared to the initial position of the Bureau.
Therefore, Members called on the Parliament to set the overall level of its estimates for 2018 to EUR 1 953 483 373 , corresponding to a total increase of 2.3% compared to the 2017 budget.
Stressing Parliament’s role as an important element of European political awareness, Members reiterated their call for measures to enhance transparency and accessibility to the Parliament. They therefore requested:
the publication of Parliament’s budget to the general public on its website; improving the reception measures for Member's visitor groups.
Security and cybersecurity : while taking note of the ongoing measures to empower Parliament's security, relating to buildings, equipment and staff, cyber-security and communication security, Members regretted that despite the installation of SECure EMail system (SECEM), the Parliament is unable to receive restricted and non-classified briefings from other institutions. They called for improvements in this area by autumn 2017.
Building policy : Members called for information on the project to renovate the Paul Henri Spaak (PHS) building, specifically any opinions from independent external contractors on the possible options for the PHS, which has had a short lifespan of 25 years . They underlined that the existing building doesn't fulfil the static requirements of a public building for parliamentary functions which has higher security and needs to withstand external shocks without collapsing. They urged therefore the Bureau and the administration of the Parliament to work on future solutions for the PHS building that secures life and healthy working conditions of the persons present.
Member-related issues : in preparation for the ninth legislature, Members called on the Secretary-General to submit to the Bureau a more precise list of expenses defrayable under the General Expenditure Allowance (GEA). They reiterated the appeal for greater transparency regarding the general expenditure allowance, building on best practice cases from national delegations in the Parliament and Member States. They also recalled the request, adopted by the plenary in its resolution of 14 April 2016 on Parliament’s estimates for 2017, that the rules governing the reimbursement of mission expenses related to travels between the Parliament's three working places and incurred by accredited parliamentary assistants (APAs) be revised in order to align them with the rules applicable to the rest of the staff.
EP single seat : Members recalled Parliament’s resolution of 20 November 2013 on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions, 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 . They emphasised the environmental impact of the geographic dispersion and underlined the negative public perception caused by this dispersion. Therefore, they reiterated their position in calling for a roadmap to a single seat .
The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by Richard ASHWORTH (ECR, UK) on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2018.
Members recalled that a budget of EUR 1 971 883 373 has been proposed by the Secretary-General for Parliament's preliminary draft estimates for 2018, representing an overall increase of 3.26% on the 2017 budget and 19.06% of heading V of the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework (MFF).
They noted that the level of estimates for 2018 corresponds to 18.88%, which is lower than that achieved in 2017 (19.26%) and the lowest part of heading V in the past nine years. Members called for the method of establishment of the budget of the Parliament to be based on current needs and not on the basis of a system of coefficients.
In general, Members endorsed the agreement of 28 March 2017 with the Bureau on the level of 2018 estimates and called on the Parliament to decrease the level of expenditure by EUR 18.4 million compared to the initial position of the Bureau.
Therefore, Members called on the Parliament to set the overall level of its estimates for 2018 to EUR 1 953 483 373 , corresponding to a total increase of 2.3% compared to the 2017 budget.
Stressing Parliament’s role as an important element of European political awareness, Members reiterated their call for measures to enhance transparency and accessibility to the Parliament. They therefore requested:
the publication of Parliament’s budget to the general public on its website; improving the reception measures for Member's visitor groups.
Security and cybersecurity : while taking note of the ongoing measures to empower Parliament's security, relating to buildings, equipment and staff, cyber-security and communication security, Members regretted that despite the installation of SECure EMail system (SECEM), the Parliament is unable to receive restricted and non-classified briefings from other institutions. They called for improvements in this area by autumn 2017.
Building policy : Members called for information on the project to renovate the Paul Henri Spaak (PHS) building, specifically any opinions from independent external contractors on the possible options for the PHS, which has had a short lifespan of 25 years . They underlined that the existing building doesn't fulfil the static requirements of a public building for parliamentary functions which has higher security and needs to withstand external shocks without collapsing. They urged therefore the Bureau and the administration of the Parliament to work on future solutions for the PHS building that secures life and healthy working conditions of the persons present.
Member-related issues : in preparation for the ninth legislature, Members called on the Secretary-General to submit to the Bureau a more precise list of expenses defrayable under the General Expenditure Allowance (GEA). They reiterated the appeal for greater transparency regarding the general expenditure allowance, building on best practice cases from national delegations in the Parliament and Member States. They also recalled the request, adopted by the plenary in its resolution of 14 April 2016 on Parliament’s estimates for 2017, that the rules governing the reimbursement of mission expenses related to travels between the Parliament's three working places and incurred by accredited parliamentary assistants (APAs) be revised in order to align them with the rules applicable to the rest of the staff.
EP single seat : Members recalled Parliament’s resolution of 20 November 2013 on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions, 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 . They emphasised the environmental impact of the geographic dispersion and underlined the negative public perception caused by this dispersion. Therefore, they reiterated their position in calling for a roadmap to a single seat .
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0114/2017
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0156/2017
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0156/2017
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE601.129
- Committee draft report: PE599.828
- Committee draft report: PE599.828
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE601.129
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0156/2017
Activities
Votes
A8-0156/2017 - Richard Ashworth - Am 33 #
A8-0156/2017 - Richard Ashworth - Am 5 #
A8-0156/2017 - Richard Ashworth - Am 14 #
A8-0156/2017 - Richard Ashworth - Am 1 #
A8-0156/2017 - Richard Ashworth - Am 10 #
A8-0156/2017 - Richard Ashworth - Am 22 #
A8-0156/2017 - Richard Ashworth - Am 23 #
A8-0156/2017 - Richard Ashworth - Am 39 #
A8-0156/2017 - Richard Ashworth - Am 12 #
A8-0156/2017 - Richard Ashworth - Am 40 #
A8-0156/2017 - Richard Ashworth - § 58 #
IT | GB | DE | NL | PL | ES | CZ | BE | SE | AT | EL | RO | FI | DK | IE | PT | BG | SK | LV | SI | MT | LT | EE | CY | HR | HU | LU | FR | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
64
|
65
|
88
|
25
|
51
|
49
|
19
|
20
|
19
|
18
|
21
|
31
|
13
|
11
|
10
|
20
|
15
|
13
|
7
|
8
|
5
|
9
|
6
|
6
|
11
|
17
|
6
|
69
|
|
S&D |
173
|
Italy S&DFor (24)Andrea COZZOLINO, Brando BENIFEI, Caterina CHINNICI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, David Maria SASSOLI, Elena GENTILE, Elly SCHLEIN, Enrico GASBARRA, Flavio ZANONATO, Gianni PITTELLA, Isabella DE MONTE, Luigi MORGANO, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Nicola DANTI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Patrizia TOIA, Pier Antonio PANZERI, Pina PICIERNO, Renata BRIANO, Roberto GUALTIERI, Silvia COSTA, Simona BONAFÈ
|
United Kingdom S&DFor (16)Against (2) |
Germany S&DFor (23)Arndt KOHN, Arne LIETZ, Bernd LANGE, Birgit SIPPEL, Constanze KREHL, Dietmar KÖSTER, Gabriele PREUSS, Ismail ERTUG, Jakob von WEIZSÄCKER, Jens GEIER, Jo LEINEN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Knut FLECKENSTEIN, Maria NOICHL, Martina WERNER, Norbert NEUSER, Peter SIMON, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Susanne MELIOR, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Udo BULLMANN
Against (4) |
3
|
Poland S&DFor (5) |
3
|
3
|
Sweden S&D |
Austria S&D |
4
|
Romania S&DFor (12)Abstain (2) |
2
|
2
|
1
|
Portugal S&DAgainst (1)Abstain (1) |
4
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
||
ECR |
68
|
2
|
United Kingdom ECRFor (19)Amjad BASHIR, Andrew LEWER, Anthea McINTYRE, Ashley FOX, Daniel HANNAN, David CAMPBELL BANNERMAN, Emma McCLARKIN, Geoffrey VAN ORDEN, Ian DUNCAN, Jacqueline FOSTER, John PROCTER, Julie GIRLING, Kay SWINBURNE, Nirj DEVA, Richard ASHWORTH, Sajjad KARIM, Syed KAMALL, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Vicky FORD
Against (1) |
4
|
2
|
Poland ECRFor (19)Anna FOTYGA, Beata GOSIEWSKA, Bolesław G. PIECHA, Czesław HOC, Edward CZESAK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Karol KARSKI, Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Marek JUREK, Mirosław PIOTROWSKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Stanisław OŻÓG, Sławomir KŁOSOWSKI, Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Urszula KRUPA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||||
ALDE |
65
|
1
|
4
|
Netherlands ALDEFor (7) |
4
|
Belgium ALDEFor (6) |
3
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
France ALDEFor (1)Against (5) |
||||||||
Verts/ALE |
48
|
1
|
United Kingdom Verts/ALEFor (5) |
Germany Verts/ALEFor (11)Abstain (1) |
2
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
France Verts/ALEFor (3)Against (1)Abstain (2) |
||||||||||
GUE/NGL |
48
|
3
|
1
|
Germany GUE/NGLFor (2)Against (2)Abstain (2) |
3
|
Spain GUE/NGLFor (7)Against (1)Abstain (3) |
2
|
1
|
Greece GUE/NGLFor (5)Abstain (1) |
1
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
||||||||||||||
EFDD |
39
|
United Kingdom EFDDFor (1)Against (3) |
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
NI |
19
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
Greece NIFor (5) |
3
|
3
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
PPE |
200
|
Italy PPEFor (11)Against (1) |
Germany PPEFor (10)Against (16) |
Netherlands PPEFor (5) |
Poland PPEFor (7)Against (11) |
Spain PPEAgainst (10)Abstain (1) |
Czechia PPEFor (7) |
4
|
4
|
Austria PPEFor (4)Against (1) |
Greece PPEAgainst (2) |
Romania PPEFor (6)Against (6) |
3
|
1
|
4
|
Portugal PPEAgainst (2)Abstain (4) |
Bulgaria PPEFor (3)Against (3)Abstain (1) |
Slovakia PPEFor (4)Against (2) |
3
|
Slovenia PPEFor (4)Abstain (1) |
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
Croatia PPEFor (2)Against (2)Abstain (1) |
Hungary PPEAgainst (7)Abstain (1) |
3
|
France PPEFor (1)Against (18)
Alain CADEC,
Alain LAMASSOURE,
Angélique DELAHAYE,
Anne SANDER,
Arnaud DANJEAN,
Brice HORTEFEUX,
Constance LE GRIP,
Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER,
Franck PROUST,
Françoise GROSSETÊTE,
Jérôme LAVRILLEUX,
Marc JOULAUD,
Maurice PONGA,
Michel DANTIN,
Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE,
Nadine MORANO,
Renaud MUSELIER,
Tokia SAÏFI
|
|
ENF |
36
|
Italy ENF |
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
France ENFAgainst (18)
Bernard MONOT,
Dominique BILDE,
Dominique MARTIN,
Gilles LEBRETON,
Jean-François JALKH,
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER,
Joëlle MÉLIN,
Louis ALIOT,
Marie-Christine ARNAUTU,
Marie-Christine BOUTONNET,
Marine LE PEN,
Mireille D'ORNANO,
Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI,
Nicolas BAY,
Philippe LOISEAU,
Sophie MONTEL,
Steeve BRIOIS,
Sylvie GODDYN
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A8-0156/2017 - Richard Ashworth - Am 2=13 #
A8-0156/2017 - Richard Ashworth - Résolution #
Amendments | Dossier |
204 |
2017/2022(BUD)
2017/03/16
BUDG
204 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 14 April 2016 on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 20171a; ________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0132.
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Pursuant to paragraph 15 of its resolution of 14 April 2016 on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2017 and to paragraph 97 of its report of 13 October 2016 on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017 requiring that the method of establishment of the budget of the Parliament on the basis of the current needs and not on the basis of a system of coefficients is used for the first time during the budgetary procedure for the financial year 2018, calls for the fulfilment of those requests;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Notes that the recently revised Rules of Procedure12 have limited Members to a maximum of three oral explanations of vote per part-session
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Notes that the recently revised Rules of Procedure12 have limited Members to a maximum of three oral explanations of vote per part-session, but remains concerned about the additional costs required for interpretation as well as for the translation of the explanation transcripts that they generate; urges the Secretary-General to provide a detailed breakdown of the costs related to oral explanations of vote; indicates the availability of alternatives such as written explanations of vote as well as a wealth of public communications facilities within Parliament
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. 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% in their salaries and allowances; considers that the subsistence allowance should be paid on the basis of rigorous reporting proved by supporting documents;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Recalls Parliament’s resolutions of 29 April 2015 on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2016 and of 28 October 20151a on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 20161b; reiterates the appeal for greater transparency regarding the general expenditure allowance for Members; calls on Parliament's Bureau to work on more precise guidance regarding the accountability of the expenditure authorised under this allowance, without generating additional costs to Parliament; __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0172 1b Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0376
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Recalls the obligation on Members to inform the administration immediately of any change in their declarations of interests; regrets that the CVs and declarations of interests of Members are uploaded to Parliament's website very late; believes that Members' declarations of interest should be published in a machine-readable format; is of the opinion that the ethical ad hoc advisory committee should be composed of independent experts and should conduct its work more transparently;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Disagrees with the need to change the furniture in the offices of Members and their assistants in Brussels; considers that the majority of this furniture is in proper condition and that therefore there is no reason to hange it; considers that furniture should only be changed when there is a justified reason;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. In preparation for the ninth legislature, calls on the Secretary-General to submit to the Bureau a more precise list of expenses defrayable under the General Expenditure Allowance (GEA), as well as
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. In preparation for the ninth legislature, calls on the Secretary-General to submit to the Bureau a more precise list of expenses defrayable under the General Expenditure Allowance (GEA)
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. In preparation for the ninth legislature, calls on the Secretary-General to submit to the Bureau a
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the amount set aside for
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. In preparation for the ninth legislature, calls on the Secretary-General to submit to the Bureau a more precise list of expenses defrayable under the General Expenditure Allowance (GEA), as well as suggesting measures to improve the accountability of this expenditure
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Asks the Bureau for better rules regarding the reimbursement of travels made by car; considers that all journeys, no matter the distance, should be proved by supporting documents;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Believes that Members should set an example to citizens who are facing the disastrous consequences of the economic crisis in several Member States and therefore calls for a reduction of at least 15% in their salaries and benefits, including the GEA;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Considers that the current envelope
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Considers that the current envelope of EUR 24 164 per month for
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Considers that the current envelope of EUR 24 164 per month for parliamentary assistance per Member
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Considers
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Considers that the current envelope of EUR 24 164 per month for parliamentary assistance per Member is
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Believes that, in order to reduce expenditure, the chauffeur service should only be provided to and from the airport or railway station to the place of work, with the use of minivans and buses at scheduled times; considers that all other travel should be privately arranged by Members;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the amount set aside for extraordinary investment and expenditure in 2018 is EUR 47,6 million, the same level as in 2017; considers that the 2019 communication campaign ought to not be considered as extraordinary expenditure and should become a permanent feature in the budget of the European Parliament in order to promote legislative work and Members’ activities in their constituencies;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Recalls the request, adopted by the plenary in its abovementioned resolution of 14 April 2016 on Parliament’s estimates for 2017, that the rules governing the reimbursement of mission expenses related to travels between the Parliament's three working places and incurred by accredited parliamentary assistants (APAs) be revised in order to align them with the rules applicable to the rest of the staff, and regrets that, to date, no action has been taken in this regard; calls on the Bureau to address that issue without any further delay; meanwhile underlines that the current mission reimbursements ceilings for APAs (EUR 120/140/160) have not been adjusted since 2011 and that the discrepancy between APAs and other staff has further increased up to at least 40 % following the introduction of new ceilings approved by the Council on 9 September 2016 and so far only applied to staff officials as from 10 September 2016; calls therefore on the Bureau to take the necessary measures to remedy this inequality;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Recalls in this regard the request, adopted by the plenary in its abovementioned resolution of 14 April 2016 on Parliament’s estimates for 2017, that the rules governing the reimbursement of mission expenses related to travels between the Parliament's working places and incurred by accredited parliamentary assistants be revised in order to align them with the rules applicable to the rest of the staff and regrets that no action has been taken to date; calls on the Bureau to swiftly address this issue; meanwhile underlines that the current mission reimbursements ceilings for APAs (EUR 120/140/160) have not been adjusted since 2009 and that the discrepancy between APAs and other staff has further increased up to at least 40 % following the introduction of new ceilings approved by the Council on 9 September 2016 and so far only applied to staff officials as from 10 September 2016; calls therefore on the Bureau to take the necessary measures to remedy this inequality;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Calls for a transparent and appropriate use of reimbursement of the Members' travel expenses and recommends incentivising the use of economy class both with regard to air transport and to rail transport; calls for full transparency in this regard, above all concerning travel by car within the Member State of election and recommends, with regard to such travel, at the end of the mandate, the publication of all reimbursement requests submitted over the five years of mandate, such as dates and the kilometres travelled;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Notes that in the total Parliament budget, Members’ expenditure represents only 21 % of the total, less than the allocation for Parliament staff and for other expenditure; reiterates the need to refocus the work of Parliament on the elected officials, the legislative procedures and keeping better and closer contact with the constituencies;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27 b. Points out that in cases of harassment or whistle-blowing, APAs are in a particularly vulnerable position, as their contracts are based on mutual trust between the Member and the assistant and that, if this trust is lacking, that in itself is reason for terminating the contract and that, furthermore, if a Member has to resign because of reputational damage as a consequence of harassment or other irregularities, this normally means that the contracts of all his or her assistants will also be terminated; calls therefore for the immediate strengthening of the representation of APAs in the advisory committee on harassment;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27 b. Firmly believes that the Parliament chauffeur service should be used by Members exclusively for reaching Parliament’s premises from the airport or station or vice versa, by using Parliament minivans and minibuses, and calls for a restricted weekday budget for taxi reimbursement requests; recalls that Members have the opportunity to freely use rail transport in Belgium;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 c (new) 27 c. Calls on the Conference of Presidents and the Bureau to reconsider the possibility for APAs, subject to certain conditions, to accompany Members on official Parliament Delegations and Missions, as already requested by several Members; is of the view that Members should decide whether their assistants should accompany them on official delegations, using their parliamentary assistance allowance envelope;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28.
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the proposal to reduce the establishment plan of Parliament’s Secretariat by 60 posts in order to comply with Point 27 of the IIA of 2 December 2013, namely, a progressive 5% staff reduction in all institutions, bodies and agencies between 2013 and 2017; however believes that a much larger staff reduction target should be implemented; highlights that owing to specific needs arising in Parliament in 2014 and 2016, an agreement was reached with the Council on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 201613 , in which Parliament’s annual staff reduction
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28.
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28 a. Considers that the cuts to posts within Parliament's administration based on the targeted staff reduction should not come at the expense of smaller Union languages or smaller Member States;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Notes that, while political groups have been exempted from these annual staff reduction measures since 201414
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29 a. Recalls that the total level of staff in political groups is exempted from the 5 % staff reduction target in line with the decisions taken in respect of the financial years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers that the loss of 136 posts from the Parliament
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers that the loss of 136 posts from the Parliament’s Secretariat in 2016, due to the annual staff reduction and increase of political group staff posts, may create difficulties for the provision of services by the Parliament’s administration; calls on the Secretary- General to provide more information regarding staff reduction measures last year and the progressive 5 % staff reduction planned to take place this year, and to evaluate the consequences of budgetary decisions on the functioning of the institution;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the amount set aside for extraordinary investment and expenditure in 2018 is EUR 47,6 million, the same level as in 2017; considers that the 2019 communication campaign should be rejected and ought to not be considered as extraordinary expenditure;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30.
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers that the regretful loss of 136 posts from the Parliament’s Secretariat in 2016, due to the annual staff reduction and the respective increase of political group staff posts, may
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes, in light of the
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31 a. Calls on the Bureau to ensure that APA's social and pension rights are respected and that financial means are made available, in particular concerning those APAs that have been employed by MEPs without interruption for the last two legislative parliamentary terms; in this regard, invites the administration to put forward a proposal that takes into account the decision to have early election in 2014, as well as the time spent in the recruitment procedure when calculating the 10 years of service period set out in the Staff Regulations;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31 a. Believes that, in a period in which the financial and personnel resources available to the Union institutions are likely to be increasingly constrained, it is important that the institutions themselves are able to recruit and retain the most able staff to meet the complex challenges ahead in a way consistent with the principles of performance based budgeting;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Considers that interpretation and translation are essential to the functioning of the House; re-iterates Parliament’s position expressed in its abovementioned resolution of 14 April 2016 that the Secretary-General should make further rationalisation proposals, such as extending the use of translation and interpretation on demand, as well as examining the potential efficiency gains from utilising latest language technologies as a helping tool for interpreters and not a measure to substitute human resources, and assessing the impact of the revised framework for staff interpreters in improving resource- efficiency and productivity;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the amount set aside for extraordinary investment and expenditure in 2018 is EUR 47,6 million, maintaining the same level as in 2017;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Considers that interpretation and translation are
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33.
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33 a. Recalls the decision taken by Parliament to establish interpretation in International Sign language for all plenary debates in order to make at least these accessible to all European citizens;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Urges the Secretary-General to build on the existing cooperation agreements between the Parliament, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee, with a view to maximising synergies by identifying other areas in which back office functions could be shared; calls in addition, for the Secretary- General to undertake a study on possible proposals on synergies in back office functions and services that can also be made between the Parliament, the Commission and the Council and consequently proceed with initiating the establishment of the respective cooperation agreements;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Urges the Secretary-General to build on the existing cooperation agreements between the Parliament, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee, with a view to identifying other areas in which back office functions could be
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34 a. Notes with concern that the internalisation of Parliament's driver service not only considerably increases Parliament's expenses for 2018 by more than EUR 3,68 million compared to pre- internalisation numbers, but did not provide job security for long-serving drivers, some of whom have passed the entry exam and have not been recruited;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34 a. Requests that when awarding new managerial posts in Parliament, a balance which reflects both geographical and gender distribution of such positions should be sought;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 b (new) 34 b. Regrets the absence of a unit equivalent to EMAS covering social issues, notably in the establishment of contractual procedures in public procurement in which the European institutions take part and in order to guarantee a control on the execution of contracts; calls for the establishment of a such a unit within the Parliament;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 c (new) 34 c. Calls on the Bureau to evaluate and, where necessary revise, the 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;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 d (new) 34 d. Call on the Bureau to revise the rules related to APAs in consultation with the APA Committee, and to implement a dismissal procedure by mutual consent between Members and APAs
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35.
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35.
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35 a. Underlines that European political parties and foundations play a key role in building European political awareness and increasing citizens' understanding of the connection between the political processes at the national and European levels;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 b (new) 35 b. Recalls that European political parties and foundations contribute to forming European political awareness and expressing the will of citizens of the Union, and that those principles are rooted in Article 10 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 12(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 c (new) 35 c. Stresses that European political parties and foundations must respect in their programmes and in their activities the values on which the Union is funded, namely respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Considers that recent justified controversies surrounding the ad hoc interpretation of the rules regarding the funding of European political parties and political foundations have exposed weaknesses in existing management and control systems which could lead to accusations of bias; notes that those potential failings directly lead to questions on how the system of checks and balances is best served;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Considers that recent controversies surrounding the funding of European political parties and political foundations have
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Considers that recent controversies surrounding the funding of some European political parties and some political foundations have exposed weaknesses in existing management and control systems;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the amount set aside for extraordinary investment and expenditure in 2018 is EUR 47,6 million, the same level as in 2017; considers that the 2019
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36 a. Recalls that public financing provided for European political parties and foundations contributes to the stability and continuity of their activities;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Believes that the entry into force of Regulations (EU) No 1141/201415 and (EU) No 1142/201416 will provide additional control mechanisms and disillusioning bureaucratic layers, such as the requirement to register with the Authority for European political parties and political foundations; considers however that there is
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Believes that the entry into force of Regulations (EU) No 1141/201415 and (EU) No 1142/201416 will provide additional control mechanisms, such as the requirement to register with the Authority for European political parties and political foundations;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Highlights that a number of issues have been identified with the current system of co-financing, in which contributions and grants from the Parliament’s budget for both parties and foundations cannot exceed 85% of eligible expenditure, with the remaining 15% to be covered by own resources;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Highlights that a number of issues have been identified with the current system of co-financing, in which contributions and grants from the Parliament’s budget for both parties and foundations cannot exceed 85% of eligible expenditure, with the remaining 15% to be covered by own resources; notes for instance that shortfalls in membership contributions and donations are often balanced by contributions-in-kind
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Highlights that
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39.
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Believes that European political parties and foundations should
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Believes that
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Believes that European political parties and foundations should become
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39 a. Urges the Secretary-General to build on the existing cooperation agreements between the Parliament, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee, with a view to identifying other areas in which back office functions could be partially or fully shared; calls in addition, for the Secretary-General to undertake a study on possible synergies in back office functions and services that can also be made between the Parliament, the Commission and the Council;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Notes the ongoing dialogue between the European Parliament and national parliaments; calls
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40 a. regrets the high cost of the Parliament information offices located within the Union and in Washington; asks for a substantial reduction in the costs related to the 36 EP information offices through their merger with national parliaments;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Notes the request for external studies and opinions in order to support the work of committees and other political bodies in analysing the possible impact of Brexit, including the budgetary consequences for Parliament; questions the necessity to call for external studies and opinions instead of having recourse to the wealth of research services within the Parliament; emphasises that until the negotiations on the UK
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Notes the request for external studies and opinions in order to support the work of committees and other political bodies in analysing the possible impact of Brexit; emphasises that until the negotiations on the UK’s exit from the Union are concluded the UK remains a full member of the Union and all the rights and
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Recalls Parliament
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that the largest part of Parliament's budget is fixed by statutory or contractual obligations and is subject to annual indexation; in this regard, calls for an annual indexation based on an average of the current indexation rate of all Member States and underlines that the annual indexation should not be applied to the salaries of Members or to salaries of Union staff members with the same or higher wage; calls for a 15 % reduction tothe M monthly salaries of Members, as well as to their daily allowances in order to give a strong signal to European citizens, who are facing a difficult economic, social and historical moment, and to progressively reduce the current negative perception of the Union politics;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Recalls Parliament’s resolution of 20 November 2013 on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions17, 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 the environmental impact of the geographic dispersion is estimated to be between 11,000 to 19,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions; believes that there is an impact on both the productivity and the effective and rational functioning of Parliament; underlines the negative public perception caused by this dispersion
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new) 42 a. Questions the added value of the Parliament's information offices, taking into account, in particular, the huge increase in related expenditure as compared to budget 2017;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43.
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Continues to stably question the added value of the LUX Prize, particularly given that
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. C
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new) 43a. Sees no added value in financially supporting the European Parliamentary Association;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new) 43 a. Recalls Parliament's resolution of 14 April 20161a on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2017; asks the implementation of a cooperation with television stations, social media and further partners in order to establish a European media-hub for training purposes for young journalists; __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA- PROV(2016)0132.
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 b (new) 43 b. Therefore allocates EUR 800 000 on the Article 326 European Science Media Hub;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas additional extraordinary investments of EUR 47,6 million
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Considers that further savings can be made on furniture expenditure,
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44a. Believes that the activities of the Association of former Members should be financed by current or former members taking in interest in that association;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Calls upon the Secretary-General and the Bureau to instil a culture of performance-based budgeting across Parliament
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Calls upon the Secretary-General and the Bureau to instil a culture of performance-based budgeting across Parliament’s administration, following the positive example already put into practice by the Directorate-General for Finance (DG FINS); urges all parties involved in the drafting of the Parliament's estimates to identify negative priorities in order to identify money savings and to free up spending for the Parliament's core responsibilities; considers this exercise particularly vital in the context of Parliament key functions to legislate, represent citizens and scrutinise the work of other institutions;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Calls upon the Secretary-General and the Bureau to instil a culture of cost effectiveness and performance-based budgeting across Parliament’s administration, following the positive example already put into practice by the Directorate-General for Finance (DG FINS);
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the Parliament’s key functions are to
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Highlights Parliament's role in building European political awareness and promoting the Union values;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that savings compared to the proposal of the Secretary-General are required
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that savings compared to the proposal of the Secretary-General are required in areas which are not related to these key functions, and all efforts to strive for a more efficient and much reduced use of public money are strongly encouraged;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that savings compared to the proposal of the Secretary-General are required in areas which are not related to these key functions, and all efforts to strive for a more efficient and transparent use of public money are strongly encouraged;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that savings compared to the proposal of the Secretary-General are required in areas which are not related to these key functions
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the creation of a working group on the procedures establishing the Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure; notes that Parliament has called for consideration to be given to a further revision of the Rules regarding internal budgetary procedures10 ; underlines the need for Members of the Bureau and the Committee on Budgets to receive unhindered relevant information relating to the estimates procedure in a timely and intelligible manner and with the necessary level of detail, in order to allow the Bureau and the Committee on Budgets to take prompt and appropriate decisions with a comprehensive picture of the state and needs of Parliament's budget; __________________ 10 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0484. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0484.
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas almost 68% of the budget is index bound expenditure which relates mainly to remunerations and allowances for Members and staff, as well as to buildings, which is adjusted according to the Staff Regulations
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates its call on the Secretary- General to make, without undue delay, 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
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Considers visitor groups to be one of the key instruments in increasing the awareness of citizens about Parliament's activities; welcomes the revised rules for visitors groups, and considers that the risk of misappropriation of funds has decreased due to the implementation of the new and stricter rules; in this light, invites the Bureau, together with its Working Group on Information and Communication, to revise the appropriations for Member's visitor groups, taking into account inflation rates in recent years which have consequently increased the cost of such visits; considers that, although those amounts are not meant to cover all the costs incurred by visitors groups, but rather to be considered as a subsidy, the fact that the proportion of costs covered will diminish if the allowance is not adjusted according to inflation, cannot be ignored; asks the Bureau to take into account that this discrepancy disproportionately affects visitor groups from less affluent socio- economic backgrounds who have very limited financial means of their own;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Takes note of the ongoing measures to continue to empower Parliament's security, relating to buildings, equipment and staff, cyber-security and communication security; requests the Secretary-General and the Bureau to carry on the Global Security Concept to continue to provide structural, operational and cultural improvements in Parliament's security; reiterates the need to improve the performance of IT services provided to the Parliament by investing in the training of staff, but also by better selecting contractors based on a stronger evaluation of their services and IT capacity;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Takes note of the ongoing measures to
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Considers that despite the installation of SECure EMail system (SECEM) the Parliament is unable to receive restricted and non-classified briefings from other institutions; notes that Parliament is not in a position to develop its own Classified Information System
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Considers that despite the installation of SECure EMail system (SECEM) the Parliament is nevertheless unable to receive restricted and non- classified briefings from other institutions; notes that Parliament is not in a position to develop its own Classified Information System (CIS) alone
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. Whereas the European Parliament report entitled "Women in the European Parliament", issued on 8 March 2017 on the occasion of International Women's Day shows a gender imbalance in managerial posts in the European Parliament, with 83,3 % of Parliament's Deputy Secretary-General and Directors- General positions being held by men and 16,7 % by women, 70,2 % of Parliament's Director positions being held by men and 29,8 % by women, and 65,9 % Parliament's Heads of Unit positions being held by men and 29,8 % by women;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Welcomes the efforts to further digitise and computerise procedures; in this regard, encourages the introduction of more possibilities for the use of secure digital signature in administrative procedures in order to reduce the use of paper and save time;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Belgian Government and the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the European External Action Service, and other institutions based in Brussels, on security verifications for all external contractors’ staff wishing to access the Union institutions; regrets that that Memorandum of Understanding was signed after the driver service had been internalised for safety reasons; invites the Secretary-General to consider the advisability of extending the application of this Memorandum of Understanding to officials and parliamentary assistants in order to allow the necessary security verifications before their recruitment;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Belgian Government and the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the European External Action Service, and other institutions based in Brussels, on future security
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Calls on the Secretary-General to present a proposal in order to continue the internalisation effort for services deemed necessary, in particular in order to guarantee the role of legislative excellence of the Parliament and assistance to Members and staff, or to reinforce cyber-security of the Parliament and the teams working on the development of IT tools and software specifically for the Parliament;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Deplores the Bureau decision to approve the creation of a new protection unit, composed of 12 body guards for the President and 35 armed security officials; considers that the security system outside Parliament's premises should continue to be guaranteed by the Belgian authorities;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Regrets the decision to provide the President of the European Parliament with a close protection service composed of 12 body guards; asks for a revision of that decision;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Recalls that the last mid-term building strategy was adopted by the Bureau in 2010; questions, with much regret, why the Bureau has miserably failed to present a long-term strategy for Parliament buildings during this legislature, despite the Parliament’s
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Reiterates its call for a more transparent decision-making and implementation process in the field of buildings policy, based on early information, having due regard to Article 203 of the Financial Regulation; calls in this regard for more information on the extension of the WAYENBERG crèche;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for more information on the project to renovate the Paul Henri Spaak (PHS) building,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) F b. 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, thus giving the right to any Union citizen to use any of the 24 official Union languages when corresponding with Union institutions, which are obliged to reply in the same language;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for more information on the project to renovate the Paul Henri Spaak (PHS) building, specifically any opinions from external contractors on the necessity to renovate the building, which has had a short 25-year lifespan; notes the level of appropriations proposed by the Secretary- General in 2018 concerning studies, preparatory projects and works, and the
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for more information on the project to renovate the Paul Henri Spaak (PHS) building, specifically any opinions from external contractors on the necessity to renovate the building, which has had a short 25-year lifespan;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for more information on the project to renovate the Paul Henri Spaak (PHS) building, specifically any opinions from external contractors on the necessity to renovate the building, which
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for substantially more information on the project to renovate the Paul Henri Spaak (PHS) building, specifically any opinions from external contractors on the necessity
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for more information on the project to renovate the Paul Henri Spaak (PHS) building, specifically any opinions from external contractors on the necessity to renovate the building, which has had a short 25-year lifespan; notes the level of appropriations proposed by the Secretary- General in 2018 concerning studies, preparatory projects and works, and the provision of assistance to the project management team; expresses concern at the possible confusion regarding the amounts to be spent on studies and removals; urges the Bureau and Secretary- General to inform the Committee on Budgets on all subsequent steps and provide a clear breakdown of costs as soon as possible and not later than July 2017;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers 2018 to be a critical year for the Konrad Adenauer (KAD) building, as it will mark the end of the work on the East site and the start of work on the West site; notes that the budget allocated to cover the management of this large-scale project has had to be revised in order to strengthen the teams which monitor the progress of the work;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers 2018 to be a critical year for the Konrad Adenauer (KAD) building, as it will mark the end of the work on the East site and the start of work on the West site; notes that the budget allocated to cover the management of this large-scale project has had to be revised in order to strengthen the teams which monitor the progress of the work; notes the on-going practice of using the year-end ‘mopping up transfer’ (ramassage) to contribute to current building projects; considers that while this may be a pragmatic solution to reduce interest rate payments, it nevertheless exists in tension with the transparency of building projects within the Parliament’s budget and could even incentivise over-budgeting in certain areas; calls for the use of ramassage to be stopped and for the presentation of realistic estimates of expected expenditures;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers 2018 to be a critical year for the Konrad Adenauer (KAD) building, as it will mark the end of the work on the East site and the start of work on the West site; notes that the budget allocated to cover the management of this large-scale project has had to be revised in order to strengthen the teams which monitor the progress of the work;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers 2018 to be a critical year for the Konrad Adenauer (KAD) building, as it will mark the end of the work on the East site and the start of work on the West site; notes with concern that the budget allocated to cover the management of this large-scale project has had to be revised in order to strengthen the teams which monitor the progress of the work; notes the on-going practice of using the year-end
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Stresses the high price of renovation studies, taking into consideration the fact that the budget for studies on renovating the PHS building is estimated at EUR 14 080 million whilst the available budget for finalising works at the KAD building is estimated at EUR 33 890 million;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the credibility and moral integrity of Parliament as one arm of the budgetary authority admittedly depends to a large extent on its ability to
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Invites the Vice-Presidents responsible and the Secretary-General to present to the Committee on Budgets a progress report and estimates for finalising the works on the KAD building;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Invites the Vice-Presidents responsible and the Secretary-General to pr
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Recalls that Parliament committed to a 30 % reduction per FTE in its CO2 emissions by 2020 compared to 2006;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 c (new) 18 c. Welcomes the installation of the inter-institutional helpdesk on green public procurement, which now has to be fully implemented by setting clear targets in the field, as well as stepping up efforts in internal information, promotion and effective governance on green public procurement; underlines that sub- contracted service providers must also comply with those rules; in this regard, deplores the high use of plastic bottles, cups, containers and packaging in Parliament;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 d (new) 18 d. Recalls the Parliament commitment of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency which stipulates that it will, "without prejudice to applicable budgetary and procurement rules, undertake to apply the same requirements to the buildings they own and occupy as those applicable to the buildings of Member States' central government under Articles 5 and 6" of that Directive, due to the high visibility of the buildings and the leading role it should play with regard to buildings' energy performance; underlines the urgency of compliance with this declaration, not at least for its own credibility in the currently ongoing revisions of the energy performance of buildings and the energy efficiency directives;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 e (new) 18 e. Welcomes the creation of a Mobility Working Group which should work inclusively and be clearly mandated; underlines that Parliament has to conform with all regional applicable laws at the places of work, including in that area; advocates the promotion of use of the established direct train connection between the Brussels Parliament site and the airport; invites the responsible services to re-evaluate the composition and size of its own vehicle fleet against this background; calls on the Bureau to establish without delay an incentive scheme for promoting the use of bicycles for home-work commuting; notes that such a scheme is already established in other institutions, notably the European Economic and Social Committee;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas the credibility of the Parliament depends to a large extent on its ability to develop democracy at Union level;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the communication campaign as a helpful effort to explain the purpose of the Union and the Parliament to the citizens; underlines
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the communication campaign as a helpful effort to explain the purpose of the Union and the Parliament to the citizens;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Notes that in advance of the forthcoming 2019 European elections, preparatory work on the communication campaign is already due to begin this year; welcomes a shorter two year pre-election period for the communication campaign compared to the three year pre-election period for the 2014 European elections; considers that in order to better explain the Union and the role of the Parliament, a year-long communication campaign needs to exist during the whole mandate, not only in the year before the European elections;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Notes that in advance of the forthcoming 2019 European elections, preparatory work on the communication campaign is already due to begin this year;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Notes that in advance of the forthcoming 2019 European elections, preparatory work on the communication campaign is already due to begin this year;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Considers the total amount proposed for the communication campaign for the 2019 elections to be too high, with EUR 25 million of expenditure in 2018 and EUR 8,33 million in 2019;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Believes the Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) should act on the recommendations from the evaluation of the 2014 European election campaign11 , and prioritise the collection of data for campaign projects, per unit, based on predefined key indicators in order to measure their impact, considering with care the root causes of the extremely low turnout in the 2014 elections; __________________ 11 Deloitte, December 2015 study.
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Believes the Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) should a
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Calls for an increase in Article 325 ‘Expenditure relating to information offices’ and Item 3245 ‘Organisation of seminar symposia and cultural activities’ in order to also provide information about the Union and Union-policies through the activities of external stakeholders on local, regional and national level;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Welcomes the work of the Parliament’s Secretariat, the Secretariats of the political groups and the offices of Members aimed at
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes in particular the ever increasing quality of advice and research provided to Members and committees through the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) and the policy departments; recalls that a mid-term evaluation of the efficacy of the cooperation between the European EPRS and the policy departments was provided for when the EPRS was created in 2013; requests once again the Secretary- General to proceed to undertake such an evaluation and present to the Committee on Budgets its results before the Parliament's reading of the budget in autumn 2017; approves of the four specific projects being developed over the medium-
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes in particular the ever increasing quality of advice and research provided to Members and committees through the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) and the policy departments; approves
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Notes that the recently revised Rules of Procedure12 have limited Members to a maximum of three oral explanations of vote per part-session, but remains concerned about the additional costs required for interpretation that they generate; urges the Secretary-General to provide a detailed breakdown of the costs related to oral explanations of vote; indicates the availability of alternatives such as written explanations of vote as well as a wealth of public communications facilities within Parliament’s premises for Members to explain their voting positions; calls, as an interim measure, for oral explanation of votes to be placed at the end of business each day on the plenary agenda, after the one minute speeches and other points on the agenda; __________________ 12 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0484 - Rule 183(1).
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