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9 Amendments of Ryszard CZARNECKI related to 2010/2143(DEC)

Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading -1 (new) (under heading "Main remaining challenges")
Cost control
2011/02/22
Committee: CONT
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Insists that, in a time of austerity, Parliament must lead by example, by controlling its costs and by carefully managing its resources; request specifically that funds for any additional expenditure that is required for enlargement of the Union or to respond to changing priorities be found by making savings elsewhere;
2011/02/22
Committee: CONT
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Notes that Article 12(9) of the Parliament's Internal Rules for the implementation of the budget, adopted on 27 April 2005, provide that the Internal Auditor's area of competence does not include the appropriations from Parliament's budget managed by political groups; further notes that the specific rules on the use of those appropriations require each political group to establish its own internal financial rules and to implement an internal control system but no mention is made of the internal audit function;
2011/02/22
Committee: CONT
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
47. Observes that only the rules of one out of seven political groups provide for the appointment of an internal auditor; agrees with the Court of Auditors that the functional independence of groups does not justify the non-application of regulatory provisions on the inStresses that all political groups have to have a yearly external audit and have to present an external audit functioncertificate;
2011/02/22
Committee: CONT
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Stresses that it is the responsibility of the political groups to put in place their internal auditcontrol system and that this should not be the responsibility of Parliament's Internal Auditor and calls on the Bureau to integrate, as a matter of priority, this obligation in the rules following after consulting the political groupsconsult the political groups on how further audit provisions can be developed;
2011/02/22
Committee: CONT
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69a. Believes the Parliament, as a public institution, is not competent to judge the artistic merit of film productions; insists the LUX prize be discontinued in 2011;
2011/02/22
Committee: CONT
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 b (new)
69b. Notes that the direct costs of the LUX prize amount to in excess of EUR 300 000 and that indirect costs (travel to film festivals, promotion etc) may well mean the prize costs much more; notes that after four years of operation fewer than one third of Members actually participate in the vote; further notes that voting participation varies dramatically across national delegations but appears to be significantly higher amongst Members from countries with a film on the shortlist;
2011/02/22
Committee: CONT
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 c (new)
69c. Opposes attempts to expand the prize by organising events in the member states which would imply substantially increased costs relating to publicity and promotion, venues and translation;
2011/02/22
Committee: CONT
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 a (new)
78a. Believes that, with such a wide variety of locations available within the buildings of Parliament for canteens, bars, and retail space, a variety of competitive catering outlets, including established high street brands (coffee shops, sandwich outlets, restaurants, and so forth),could, if allowed to establish themselves inside Parliament, offer a better service to staff; calls for a plan to be prepared to indicate how the different catering facilities, could be offered for tender separately when current contractual arrangements come to an end;
2011/02/22
Committee: CONT