8 Amendments of Petri SARVAMAA related to 2018/2167(DEC)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes note of the specific findings concerning Parliament contained in the annual report of the Court for 2017; notes with concern that the Court found, of the eight Parliament transactions examined, weaknesses in three related to procurement procedure, namely compliance with contract selection criteria, full compliance with the framework contract, and the criterion to select a travel agency, and one related to the reimbursement of expenses of political groups;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Takes note of the ongoing technical and editorial changes made to Parliament’s public website; underliis concernesd that progress remains slow, particularly in view of the forthcoming European elections in 2019 and increased interest in Parliament’s work; requests that the process is urgently sped up;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Notes that in 2017, 223 press seminars were organised in the Member States with more than 3 076 journalists attending; welcomes that, additionally, 1 905 journalists were invited to take part in plenary sessions, centrally organised press seminars and conferences; commends DG COMM for using all possible media channels for dissemination of Parliament’s work and achievements; invitencourages the DG to pay adequate attention to the importance of social media and its significant and ever- growing potential for reaching citizens;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Welcomes the opening of the House of European History in May 2017 and the Simone Veil Parlamentarium in Strasbourg in July 2017; notes that between May and December the House of European History welcomed 99 344 visitors; regrets that its opening was delayed for more than one year; is concerned that 99 344 visitors seems few relative to costs of EUR 4,4 million in staff costs: EUR 2,7 million for permanent staff and EUR 1,7 million for contract agents (including the cost of the security agents); invites the Bureau to undertake a cost- benefit analysis and assess whether this significant amount of money is being spent wisely;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Regrets that the number of women holding postsgender balance at the level of director- general fell from 25 % (3 posts)/ 75 % in 2016 to 17 % (2 posts)/ 83 % in 2017; notes the number of womenat the gender balance at director level remained steady from 2016 to 2017 at 30 % (14 posts)/ 70 % ;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. NotWelcomes the Parliament’s zero tolerance policy towards sexual harassment adopted in 2017; notes also that several initiatives were and are being put in place to deal with harassment practices, in particular an updated roadmap for the adaptation of preventive and early support measures to deal with conflict and harassment between Members and APAs, trainees or other staff, an external audit of the Parliament’s internal practices and procedures, the creation of a network of confidential counsellors, and the organisation of a public hearing with experts in harassment in the workplace; expects the results of the external audit to be communicated without delay, once available;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
67. Notes that the new Parliament’s travel service will start operating on 1 January 2019; welcomes the fact that the new contract contains strengthened conditions, in particular with regard to ticket pricing and the availability of the travel service’s call centre at all times, including at weekends; stresses again the importance of a simple and user-friendly complaints mechanism to quickly highlight shortfalls, which allows for speedy resolution of any problems; emphasises that attention needs to be paid to the specific requirements of Members and their need for tailor-made services; is doubtfuloptimistic that services will significantly improve since former BCD staff will be taken on by the new travel serviceimprove under the new leadership;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
72. Calls on the Secretary-General to ensure that a decision is taken by the Bureau without delay in order to improve the sustainability of the fund to prevent the fund´s early insolvency;