14 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2019/2003(BUD)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the share of Parliament’s budget in 2020 should be maintained under 20 % of the heading V ceiling; noteregrets that the level of estimates for 2020 corresponds to 18,38 %, which is slightly lower than that achieved in 2019 (18,51 %) and the lowest part of heading V in more than 15 years;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that savings as compared to the proposal of the Secretary-General are firmly required and that all efforts to strive for a more efficient and transparent use of public money are strongly encouraged; regrets that the proposal of the Secretary-General would set the EP 2020 budget at EUR 2 068 530 000, representing an overall increase of 3,58 % on the 2019 budget; deplores the fact that Parliament's budget has increased steadily year on year during the current parliamentary term and calls, therefore, for Parliament to set as the main objective for its own budget that of curbing its own costs as much as possible and seeking significant savings, in order to send out a message of solidarity with EU citizens;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expects Parliament’s 2020 budget to be realistic and accurate regarding the matching of needs and their costs, to avoidto avoid over- budgeting; disapproves the practice of using the year-end 'mopping up transfer' (ramassage) to contribute to current building projects; considers that it exists in tension with the transparency of building projects within the Parliament's budget and incentivises over-budgeting insof certain ar eas possible;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. WelcomesTakes note of the inauguration of the Europa Experience centres, i.e. exhibition spaces, reproducing the successful concept of the Brussels Parlamentarium on a smaller scale; observes that for 2020 the installation of five new Europa Experience centres is planned in Liaison Offices; regrets that the larger installations in Luxembourg and Warsaw will cost EUR 2 million each and the medium ones, in Dublin, Stockholm and Prague, will cost approximately EUR 1,2 million each; calls for a spending review in this context and stresses the fact that several savings in this regard can be provided;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Asks that maximum effort be undertaken to complete as many of the Europa Experience centres as needed in order to increase citizens´ engagement and participation in the 2024 European elections, and to raise awareness about the Union; at the same time, calls for a continuous evaluation of, with a right balance on the related costs in order to avoid any over-budgeting in theis results achievegard;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that further savings can be achieved as regards the expenditure on furniture for the offices of Members and their assistants, given the complete refurbishment of those offices at the start of the mandate in 2019; regrets indeed that the estimates for 2020 would set the amount for furniture at EUR 8 900 000, representing an increase of more than 1 million on the 2019 budget, and asks as much savings as possible in this regard;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Deplores the fact that over the last five years, from 2014 to 2018 inclusive, the overall cost to Parliament of renting its buildings was more than EUR 160 million and calls, therefore, for the leases to be renegotiated with a view to achieving the largest possible savings;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Requests an examination of the voluntary Members´ Pension Fund by the European Court of Auditors, while ensuring full transparency; notes the possible exhaustion of the fund and stresses the importance to find a solution which does not impose a further financial burden on European taxpayers; takes the view, in addition, that Decision 2005/684/EC on the Statute for Members needs to be revised, in order to amend Article 14 and bring the pension entitlements of Members of the European Parliament into line with the social security systems for ordinary citizens of individual Member States, as regards both the calculation of the amount and the age- and contribution-related requirements which entitle them to a pension; calls, further, for a recalculation of the pensions paid out from the EU budget to former Members who accrued such an entitlement prior to, and following, the entry into force of the current Statute for Members;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls for a reduction of at least 20% in Members' monthly salaries, daily allowances and emoluments, including the general expenditure allowance, with a view to sending out a message of solidarity with EU citizens; calls on the Bureau to review the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members in order to achieve as many savings as possible in the area of Members’ allowances;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28 b. Takes the view that Parliament's Drivers' Service should be used by Members exclusively for journeys to Parliament's premises from the airport/station or vice versa (primary journeys) and that Parliament minivans and minibuses should be used for this purpose; emphasises that in Belgium MEPs can use trains free of charge;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28 c. Takes note of the Bureau’s decision with regard to the General Expenditure Allowance to apply the agreed modifications after the 2019 elections; calls for Members to be fully accountable for their spending under this allowance;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Recommends the greater use of videoconferences and other technologies in order to protect the environment and save resourcecitizens' financial resources, in particular in the context of the staff missions to Strasbourg for the plenary sessions;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Expresses its disapproval of the multiannual building projects aimed to enlarge the Members' offices both in Strasbourg and in Brussels and stresses the fact that the costs of the geographic dispersion of the Parliament amount between to EUR 114 million and to EUR 204 million, that is equivalent to 10% of the Parliament's budget; emphasises the annual environmental impact of the geographic dispersion is estimated to be between 11,000 to 19,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions; underlines the negative public perception caused by this dispersion and calls, therefore, for practical steps to be taken quickly to establish a single seat for Parliament, in order to prevent any further waste of public money; deplores the fact that over a single parliamentary term the costs generated by Parliament's geographic dispersion can amount to as much as EUR 1 billion;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34 b. Calls for all expenditure relating to European political parties and political foundations to be discontinued and stresses the fact that they should become totally reliant on own resources, ceasing to be financially dependent on European Parliament's budget;