14 Amendments of Bogusław LIBERADZKI related to 2016/2152(DEC)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that ‘mopping-up’ transfers accounted for EUR 83 419 000, which represents 4,6 % of final appropriations with a total of EUR 71 000 000 transferred from provisional appropriation headings and from other sources, so as to help fund the annual lease payments for the Konrad Adenauer building; reaffirms, yet again, that Parliament's propertybuilding policy should be set with sufficient clarity as part of the budgetary strategy;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes that this reduces considerably cash payments and introduces mandatory electronic transfers therefore reducing the riskUrges for immediate review of the rules governing the payment of financial subsidies for sponsored groups. Points ofut theft and reputation for the Parliament while still providing for considerable flexibility; takes note of the Bureau’s intention to evaluate the revised system after one year of implementationat the payments for visitors' groups shouldn't be made to assistant's personal bank account, creating considerable risk of investigation by national tax authorities and forcing assistants to disclose their personal data for professional use;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the bureau to make it possible for MEPs who wish to do so, to have their accounts relating to the general expenditure allowance audited by the Parliament’s administration in a manner that is both efficient and effective (for example, by taking samples or by concentrating on expenditures over a certain financial threshold) and to publish the results on their personal webpages on the Parliament’s website; alternatively, to earmark a percentage of the general expenditure allowance for MEPs to hire an external audit;in a way that would not create additional administrative burden or costs to the administration or MEPs offices. Points out that in non-Eurozone member states most expenses defrayed from GEA are in national currencies, therefore making it difficult to establish common auditing practices.
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Is not convinced of the need to havethat information offices of the Parliament in all Member States, especially in view of the fact that for effective communication physical presence may not always be necessary and can easily be replaced by effective and responsive internet facilities; is in particular sceptical about having an information office in the cities of Brussels and Strasbourg a are necessary to increase the visibility of the Parliament and the MEPs and provide the citizens with information. Notes with concern the rising tide of euroscepticism and calls ion both cities the Parliament itself can be visited and the Bureau to consider conducting addition for interested visitors there is or will be a Parlamentarium at their disposal; survey about how to improve the functioning of EPIOs.
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
67. Points out that in cases of harassment or whistle-blowing APAs are in a particularly vulnerable position, as their contracts are based on mutual trust between the MEP and the assistant; if this trust is lacking, that in itself is reason for terminating the contract; furthermore, if the MEP has to resign because of reputational damage as a consequence of harassment or other irregularities, this normally means that the contracts of all his/her assistants will also be terminated; calls therefore for the immediate strengthening of the representation of APAs in the advisory committee on harassment, as already requested in the context of the 2014 discharge, and financial compensatory measures, for example, by paying the APAs concerned up to their salaries until the end of the term of Parliament, if their contracts are dissolved and the unemployment benefits do not offer full compensation of lost income; calls on the Bureau to assign appropriate funds to cover the travel and subsistence expenses of APA plaintiffs, who often don't have the means necessary to personally come to Brussels and state their case to the harassment committee;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Considers that whereas national pension funds normally have to meet strict standards and are not allowed to have any actuarial deficit at all, and the voluntary pension fund is now facing an actuarial deficit of 64 % of the actuarial commitment, calls on the secretary-general to submit without delay a plan of action to amend the contributions or payments of pension rights in a manner that eliminates the risk ofpresent the Bureau with a comprehensive plan of action to avoid early exhaustion of the fund;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81
Paragraph 81
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90
Paragraph 90
90. Notes that the 2010 – medium term building strategy is currently being revised; calls for extending such a strategy to a longer-term perspective, and including a case scenario with the consequences of a materialised Brexit;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 94
Paragraph 94
94. Welcomes the continuous efforts to work on the safety in and around the premises of the buildings of the Parliament; acknowledges that safety within the Parliament represents a delicate balancing between achieving safety with a number of measures, and avoiding transforming its buildings into fortresses, which, as a side effect, may lead to anxiety for its users;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111
Paragraph 111
111. Calls on the bureau to examine in the context of the possible revision of the 15 % co-financing rate the idea of limiting donations in order to avoid conflicts of interest, and to concentrate the acquisition of own resources on contributions from members of European political parties and foundations, inter alia, by making it possible for citizens in Europe to become members of a European political party or foundation in addition to the national parties they belong to;.