17 Amendments of Angelika WINZIG related to 2019/2214(BUD)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the ongoing negotiations on the new multiannual financial framework 2021-2027 and the uncertainty regarding the funding level of the new Heading 7 - European Public Administration; stresses that Parliament has fulfilled the 5% staff reduction objective and actually saw an overall cut of 6%; highlights that Parliament after the Lisbon Treaty had to cope with an increased amount of tasks and specialised committees, which has translated into a significant increase of legislative and coordination work; underlines that significant synergies and savings have been achieved in the last legislative term; stresses that the functionality of the Parliament depends on the fulfilment of its administrative tasks, which require adequate staffing levels;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights the fact that after Brexit, the same level of legislative work has to be handled by fewer Members and the same amount of committee seats have to be covered by fewer Members; asks the Parliament to provide the necessary means to Members and their offices to cope with the increased workload;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that significant savings as compared to the proposal of the Secretary- General are required to bring closer the rise of this proposal to the expected general inflation rate for 2021Bureau are required and that all efforts to strive for the morest efficient and transparent use of public money are strongly encouraged;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Draws the attention to the high amount of extraordinary committee meetings in Strasbourg and the growing number of staff missions between the three places of work; urges the Parliament to reduce those extraordinary meetings to a minimum so that Members can concentrate on the plenary agenda, tax payers money is saved and the CO2 footprint reduced by lowering the number of staff missions;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned byUnderlines Parliament's intention and the Bureau`s decision to expand its activity and its diplomatic presence beyond the borders of the Union in Indonesia (Jakarta), Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) and the United States (New York) and questions the value added of it; requests that a detailed and thorough analysis of the representation costs and costs inherent in such expansion, namely accommodation, secretariats, staff, residence, transport, be carried out; requests that an analysis be provided on the added value of the current representation of Parliament in Washington and shared with the budgetary authority;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the fact that Parliament invests considerable efforts in the services it offers to visitors, especially for young people that will remain a key target group; requests more information on the new visitors strategy and the four-year information campaign before the Parliament’s reading of the budget in autumn 2020; calls for a thorough evaluation of the communication campaign undertaken before and during the European elections 2019; is of the opinion that any new communication measures should be based on an objective and factual analysis of this evaluation;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the idea that the Parliament is committed to create a builtn environment accessible to all users; stresses that works to improve the accessibility for people with reduced mobility have already started in Strasbourg and that the projects will continue in 2021 in both Brussels and Strasbourg, but also in six EPLOs; asks to continue thesuch renovation of its adaptations in all other buildings of the Parliament;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that the building security and the cyber-security are essential for the safety of life in Parliament; welcomes the fact that with the entrance of WEISS building the Parliament will have almost finished the work to secure all of its buildings,; requests updated information on the overall costs of this project; reiterates that IT security shall remain a top priority;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. highlights that the travel expenditure system for Members is unsatisfactory in terms of user- friendliness and transparency; requests that the necessary system adaptations and changes are undertaken in due time to ensure efficient, easy, and user-friendly travel expense reporting; stresses that the assignment of up to three numbers for each travel claim depending on the involved unit leads to a lack of clarity and complexity that hinders the efficient execution of the claim as well as its traceability;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls for the protection of the environment and the saving of resources; recalls its request to make greater use of videoconferencing and other technologies, in particular by rationalising the missions of staff between the different workplaces; welcomes the notice of the Questors of 18 February 2020 to encourage members and political group secretariats to apply the voluntary trunk-sharing policy with the aim of decreasing the number of lorries needed for Strasbourg missions thereby helping to reduce Parliament’s carbon footprint;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Reiterates its appeal for transparency and control regarding the General Expenditure Allowance for Members; stresses that any new measures should not create more bureaucracy for Members and their offices, and no additional staff costs in the administration;
Amendment 107 #
37. Reiterates its appeal for transparency and control regarding the General Expenditure Allowance for Members;
Amendment 109 #
38. Reminds its call to the Bureau to work on a technical solution to allow Members to exercise their right to vote while benefiting from their maternity, or paternity or sickness leaveleave; asks the Bureau to clarify which legal, financial, and technical limits such a solution entails;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Reminds its call to the Bureau to work on a technical solution to allow Members to exercise their right to vote while benefiting from their maternity, paternity or sickness leavelong-term illness;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Asks the Bureau to proposeexamine if extending the status of APAs to local assistants in the interests of administrative simplificats possible and to provide a financial impact assessment for such a decision;
Amendment 121 #
40 a. calls on the Bureau to scrutinise the current system of budget allocation to the committees to assess its advantages and disadvantages and to increase the committees` flexibility and autonomy in the planning and allocation of funding for tasks and assignments;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42 a. Notes that Parliament’s new travel agency started operating on 1 January 2019; notes that Members experienced difficulties reaching the travel service’s call centre during and outside working hours, calls for an improvement of availability; presses for a simple and user- friendly complaints mechanism, which allows for speedy resolution of any problems; deplores that tickets proposed by the agency are not always the most cost effective ones and that Members experience considerable delays in the reimbursement of their travel costs; calls on DG FINS to launch a satisfaction survey on the services of the travel agency, and requests an evaluation of their work during the ongoing contract;