7 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2018/2184(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its strong commitment to multilingualism in the European Union as one of the fundamental prerequisites for the proper functioning of the EU’s democratic system; regrets the current trend towards imposing English as the sole working language in EU institutions and bodies, as well as the calls for this by various key figures; points to the role that the Translation Centre plays in delivering high-quality translation and language services;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with appreciation the impact of the new pricing structure for the translation of documents, which corresponded to a saving of EUR 3.2 million for the Centre’s clients in 2017, while the Centre’s revenues remained stable during 2017 notwithstanding the impact of the new pricing structure and the volume of pages translated rose slightly between 2016 and 2017;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights with concern the high number of translations carried out for the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), one of the Translation Centre's main clients in 2016 and 2017, with EUR 2 346 814 in translation work in 2017; is alarmed by the projected rise in the 2019 preliminary draft budget in the needs of EASO in 2019 as compared to 2018;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the cooperation agreement signed with the European School Luxembourg II (EEL2), bringing the Centre’'s portfolio to 65 clients at the end of 2017, and the cooperation agreement signed with the Office of the Secretary-General of the European Schools;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the Centre relies heavily on certain clients, most notably the European Union Intellectual Property Office, as work linked to trade marks accounts for 38.9 % of translation income; reiterates its concern over the translation needs of the European Asylum Support Office which are projected to rise in 2019;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that the follow-up on the outstanding recommendations of the audit on Business Continuity Management and the audit on the Management of the Workflow for Translation of Documents concluded that all recommendations have been adequately and effectively implemented; notes the controlled spending on staff, and in particular a slight fall in staff numbers between 2016 et 2017 without increased recourse to temporary staff; reiterates that controlling spending on staff should not lead to increased recourse to insecure forms of employment and/or less spending on training;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Centre in its commitment to make available to the EU institutionsNotes that a new version of the IATE (InterActive Terminology for Europe) by the end of 2018, ensuring that the interinstitutional terminology databasewas made available to the EU institutions on 7 November 2018; stresses that development of IATE has to continue in order to keeps pace with innovation, meet users' expectations and respect European multilingualism.