19 Amendments of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2015/2155(DEC)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes with concern that, as price levels have risen, this has led to unjustified disadvantageous pricing, especially for assistants, interns and visitors; stresses that the increases mean that prices in Parliament are now practically equivalent to the ones in the surrounding restaurants and bars; moreover notes with concern that while the price has risen, the quality of the food decreased notably;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that the Court of Auditors report adopted on 11.07.2014 states that the potential saving for the EU budget would be about 114 million EUR per year if the European Parliament centralised its activities; reiterates the call on Parliament and the Council to address, in order to create long term savings, the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as stated by Parliament in several previous resolutions;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that after considerable delay, internal whistleblowing rules have been adopted and are in force since January 2016; expresses concern at the protection afforded to whistleblowers and calls on Parliament to ensure that their rights are fully upheld; notes with concern that the accredited parliamentary assistants, representing a large group of potential whistleblowers, are not adequately covered by the new rules; calls on the Secretary General to remedy this issue as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that it was difficult to differentiate fully the President's political activities from his preparation as "Spitzenkandidat" to head the Party of European Socialists in the 2014 European elections; considers that an unequivocal distinction has not been made between the two roles; calls for a clear segregation of office holders' functions and candidates for European election campaigns; regrets the at least indirect use of Parliament staff to help prepare the campaign; regrets in this regard that the President transformed the Twitter profile of the European Parliament Presidency into his personal profile and used it in the campaign;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. RegretNotes that the budget line for the provision of drinking water in meeting rooms will expire in July 2016; regards the availability of mineral water during long meetings as appropriate, both in summer and winter; criticises the excessive savings in service provision (such as paper, coffee, drinking water, canteens); calls for a rethinking of the saving targets for the committee weeks of the Parliament that doesn't harm its working environmentcalls on the Parliament´s administration to find a more effective way to ensure the provision of drinking water during long meetings and to do so in line with a general trend pursued in other Union bodies that would be more cost-effective and environmentally-friendly; suggests to proceed as in the case of coffee and to provide large water barrels with paper cups that would sufficiently supply meeting rooms with water and would serve as a more effective solution compared to the plastic bottles used until now;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes that MEPs still use in big proportions official cars with drivers that are at their disposal; calls on the administration to provide MEPs with other options that would be in line with the trend of green mobility; calls on the administration to promote more actively the green mobility amongst all the staff of Parliament;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Supports the need for more transparency as regards the GEA; urges the Bureau to revise the list of expenses which may be defrayed from the GEA and to revise the rules applying to GEA in order to make them more strict; calls on bigger scrutiny and control with regard to spending of the GEA;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Notes that the average number of hours per week that staff interpreters spent in their booths in 2014 delivering interpretation services was 10,7 hours/week; notes however that the hours in the booth represent only a part of the interpreters´ job; calls on the DG INTE to take into account the peaks and troughs of Parliament´s calendar when considering the interpreters´ workload;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 c (new)
Paragraph 65 c (new)
65c. Regrets that the interpreters are considered unproductive in the event of late cancellations of meetings they were assigned to and due to the fact that sick leaves under 30 consecutive days and annual leave are counted when compiling the statistical data on productivity of the interpreters;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 e (new)
Paragraph 65 e (new)
65e. Notes with concern that the calculation method with regard to statistics has not been clarified and calls on the administration to better communicate its processes on the relevant representatives of the interpreters;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
66. Reiterates the importance of multilingualism for the democratic legitimacy of the institution; welcomnotes the fact that as a result of the resource-efficient multilingualism policy adopted by the Bureau in 2011 and of subsequent organisational reforms, significant savings have been achieved in interpretation; however notes with concern that this had a significant negative impact on the work conditions of the interpreters;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66 a (new)
Paragraph 66 a (new)
66a. Regrets the worsening work conditions of the interpreters; stresses that high quality interpreting is crucial for the smooth running of Parliament and therefore calls on the administration to ensure better work conditions for the interpreters; urges the administration to commence an open dialogue with the relevant representatives of the interpreters on a possible solution for this issue;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
67. Insists that large efficiency gains are still possible in the supply of interpretation, notably by enhancing the efficiency of a service currently hampered by rules dating from 2005 that are no longer compatible with the current meeting patterns of the institution; nevertheless stresses that this should be done in close cooperation with the interpreters´ representatives in order to ensure maximal effectiveness;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
68. Calls upon the secretary general to modernise the framework for the management of interpretation, with a view to increasing individual productivity and to bringing the working practices of interpreters into line with the changed needs of the house; urges the Secretary- General to modernise the software dedicated to programming in order to address this issue;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69a. Observes that business class is booked automatically for Members when travelling between their constituencies and places of mission; calls on the agency to do so only on request; calls on the Parliament´s administration to actively promote travelling in economy class;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 21 a (new)
Subheading 21 a (new)
Parliamentary assistance
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 e (new)
Paragraph 69 e (new)
69e. Welcomes the new, stricter rules applying to local assistants and service providers; notes that some of the points of the new rules remain vague and are a source of misinterpretation; calls on further clarification of these points, especially with regard to side activities of local assistants and service providers; stresses that both groups should be under very strict scrutiny;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 f (new)
Paragraph 69 f (new)
69f. Regrets that the Members were not notified in time about the upcoming changes to the Statute for Members regarding parliamentary assistance; is concerned that the relevant departments were not able to handle the workload with regard to new changes and the officers responsible received their training on the new rules only after their implementation; observes that this led to significant delays in processing of contracts and disinformation;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 g (new)
Paragraph 69 g (new)
69g. Welcomes the creation of the Members´ e-Portal; considers this to be a cost-efficient and effective tool for review of finances in line with the paperless policy pursued by Parliament; calls on the DG FINS to actively promote its usage amongst all MEPs;