5 Amendments of Richard ASHWORTH related to 2013/0000(BUD)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Believes, moreover that the 2014 appropriations should be based on a careful analysis of payment appropriation outturn in 2012 and 2013, with a view to making savings on lines where problems have arisen in implementation, considers that real savings and efficiencies can be made by identifying overlaps and inefficiencies across budgetary lines,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Expresses concern, however, about the situation under staff regulations whereby certain pensions now seem to out of step with foreseen future economic and demographic circumstances, not least growing pensions schemes which are no longer adapted to proposals to increase retirement age in time of growing life expectancy and falling birth rates; expresses its willingness to give serious consideration to adjusting staff pensions in line with future long term demographic trends;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that Parliament should follow, out of solidarity with other institutions and the Member States, the example of the European Commission in looking for long term efficiencies in its staffing budget by the year 2020, requests in this regard a document be presented by the Secretary General to the Bureau and Committee on Budgets by 31st of May 2013 examining the feasibility of implementing staff reforms in line those adopted by the Commission;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Strongly believes that the Parliament should abandon the controversial and inappropriate European House of History Project, whose rising costs have been noted in reports submitted at the request of the Parliament by its management authorities, considers that if the project were to be cancelled the initial outlay that would be required would more than be compensated for by long term savings,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Supports the idea that funding of European parties and foundations should be financed entirely by the national parties concerned or from other "own resources," considers that this could be achieved giving parties and foundations greater latitude to increase their own funding, allowing the Parliament to make substantial savings, intends therefore to take concrete steps with a view to making these organisations entirely self-sufficient with no further contributions from the Parliament's budget;