Activities of Edit HERCZOG related to 2013/2145(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014 - all sections (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014 PDF (562 KB) DOC (329 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
77. Welcomes the efforts made by the institutions to find savings, where possible, without jeopardising the quality of their service; welcomes increased inter- institutional cooperation such as the ongoing negotiations between Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions to strengthen their political linkages, achieve efficiency gains and encourage staff mobility toachieve efficiency gains in supporting the core functions of the respective institutions;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
80. Points out that the level of its 2014 budget is 1,9 % above the 2013 budget; notes that the costs for Croatian accession of 0,17 % and the one-off costs for the change of legislature are 2,1 % of the increase; emphasises that despite the unavoidable costs related to the change of legislature following the 2014 European elections, there is a net decrease of 0,37 % in the operating budget with a further decrease by the expected rate of inflation; notes that a further decrease by 0,17 % stems from EUR 3 million in appropriations predicted to be covered by the contingency reserve to enable a transfer of up to 80 staff posts from the Committee of Regions and the Social and Economic Committee to Parliament, since those appropriations are expected to be reduced correspondingly in the budgets of the two advisory bodies over the period of 2014, pending the political agreement between the institutions, thus being considered budgetary neutral;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82 – indent 3
Paragraph 82 – indent 3
– reduce the appropriations for the House of European History due to the contribution of the Commission towards the operating costs and internal savings;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
85. Maintains that the reforms initiated in the deliberations of the working group - interinstitutional cooperation with the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee, measures to implement a «paperless Parliament» and e-meetings, more efficient structure of Parliament's working rhythm and outsourcing of payments and introduction of a new human resources management software - mustshould continue in order to bring real efficiency gains and free up resources to improve independent scientific advice to Members, to improve Parliament's capacity of scrutiny and to upgrade the local and logistical support to Members;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88
Paragraph 88
88. Observes that the Commission's proposal to reduce total staffing level by 1 % per annum in the case of Parliament will result in the deletion of 67 posts in the 2014 establishment plan ; insists that the reduction in staff must not affect the political groups neither in 2014 nor in the years following the application of the 5 % reduction, given the freeze in their human resources since 2012 and the needs only partially covered in the two preceeding years;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90
Paragraph 90
90. Welcomes closer interinstitutional cooperthe ongoing negotiations and efforts to exploit the scope for increased productivity in the translation sector betweenncourages the Parliament and the two advisory committees, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions to develop an interinstitutional cooperation agreement in view of a deeper cooperation;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 91
Paragraph 91
91. IUnderlines that the estimated changes to the establishment plans of the Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, related to the interinstitutional cooperation agreement being under negotiation, are directly linked to and, consequently, are conditional to bringing the political agreement to a final conclusion; is of the opinion that the result of this cooperation wouldcan be a gradual transfer of qualified personnel from the Committee's translation services to Parliament's new DG for Parliamentary Research Services (including the respective increase of its establishment plan) of up to 80 posts on a voluntary basis and the respective deletion of a proportionate number of posts in the Committee's establishment plans in the year following the staff transfer;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 92
Paragraph 92
92. Decides, since neither the start nor the pace of this staff transfer can be established with the adequate degree of precision at the time of the annual 2014 budget procedure, to add EUR 1 million to Parliament's salary line, while placing a proportionate amount of appropriations of the Committee's salary lines in reserve, pending the progress of staff transfer; understands that up to EUR 3 million in appropriations could be ultimately transferred from the contingency reserve to the salary line, if needed, subject to the decision of its competent committee; expects the two Advisory Committees to reduce an adequate proportion of appropriations in their own budgets, pending the progress of transfer and the underlying political agreement with Parliament;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 95
Paragraph 95
95. Decides, in this spirit, to cut the followingdecrease the Parliament's expenditure: by EUR 7 005 000 in accordance with the outcome of the conciliation between the Committee on Budgets and the Parliament's Bureau on 24 September 2013;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 102
Paragraph 102
102. Welcomes the on-going negotiations between Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee on a Cooperation Agreement and awaitencourages its successful completion in time for the 2014 budget implementation; places into reserve a part of salary appropriations, pending the signature of the Ccooperation Aagreement with Parliament and a gradual transfer of up to 48 staff members, with an asterisk in the establishment plan that those posts wouldmay be deleted in the year following the completion of staff transfer, conditional to bringing final agreement to conclusion;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 104
Paragraph 104
104. Welcomes the on-going negotiations between Parliament and the Committee of Regions on a Cooperation Agreement and awaitencourages its successful completion in time for the 2014 budget implementation; places into reserve a part of salary appropriations, pending the signature of the Ccooperation Aagreement with Parliament and the transfer of up to 32 staff members, with an asterisk in the establishment plan that those posts wouldmay be deleted in the year following the completion of staff transfer., conditional to bringing final agreement to conclusion;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 105
Paragraph 105
105. Reinstatesstore the level of Draft budget for the travel lines for Members to ensure that the level of political activities is not reduced;