5 Amendments of Notis MARIAS related to 2018/2167(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GDoes not grants its President discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Parliament for the financial year 2017;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Deplores the fact that, while the public and private media avail themselves of European Parliament equipment and facilities in Strasbourg and Brussels, they nevertheless fail to respect the principle of proportional equality with regard to the political groups represented therein.
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)
Paragraph 41 b (new)
41b. Calls on the Directorate-General for Communication to ensure that, in the run-up to the 2019 European elections, the public and private media air the views of MEPs and political groups in the European Parliament in a way that ensures objectivity and pluralism;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Takes note of the reform approved by the Bureau in November 2017 of the European Parliament Liaison Offices (EPLO) where the revised mission statement aims at engaging with citizens, media and stakeholders in order to reach out to citizens; calls on the Liaison Offices to inform the Committee on Budgetary Control of the outcome of the reform;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Regrets deeply that expenditure items such as salaries and mission costs were not communicated in response to the questionnaire; draws on the information provided during the 2016 discharge procedure, where salaries paid for EPLO staff amounted to EUR 23 058 210 and mission costs amounted to EUR 1 383 843; assumes that these amouurges the Liaison Offices to inform the European Parliament's have not changed significantlyCommittee on Budgetary Control for the budgetary year 2017 andwith regarding all expenditure and funding; remains concerned that costs may outweigh the benefits; acknowledges the importance of effective communication in Member States but stresses the need for cost- efficiency; invites all decision-making parties involved to strive for more added value particularly with regards to running costs;