26 Amendments of José Manuel FERNANDES related to 2011/2020(BUD)
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Notes that the administrative and operating expenditure budget from all institutions represents XX% of the global EU budget, of which heading V having a margin of EUR XXX million; and that Council has cut appropriations in the sections concerned by EUR 40 million;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Points out that also the Parliament is ready, in view of the general difficult economic context to makthe actualisation of the budget 2012 is 1,9%% compared to 2011; 1,9% is the lowest actualisation since 10 years; without the expenses for Croatia accession and the 18 new MEPs following the Treaty of Lisbon is only 0,8%; 0,8% is the lowest increase since at least 15 years; in the last 15 years the savings on its own administrative budget, where possible, as reflected in the amendments tabled by its major political grouperage increase was XX%; due to the current inflation of XX% there is a real decrease of the budget 2012; despite new competences, new posts, actions and activities, which are the consequences of the Treaty of Lisbon, the Parliament has made real cuts;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61a. Points out that the overall level of its 2012 Budget is EUR xxx.xxxx; this represents a net reduction of EUR xxx.xxxx compared to the Estimates and EUR xxx.xxx to the initial budget proposals before conciliation with the Bureau;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62a. Points out that the budget for 2012 is a budget of consolidation, in which the Parliament did a maximum effort to do savings without putting in danger the quality of work and the legislative excellence; this budget 2012 and the following budget 2013 are the reference for the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework.
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Points out that his amountthe budget 2012 includes expenditure resulting from the future enlargement to Croatia (EUR 7,8 million) and additional 18 Members following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty (EUR 10,6 million);
Amendment 96 #
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
66. Maintains its position that, in any event, a policy of identifying savings wherever possible and the continued pursuit of reorganisation and redeployment of existing resources are crucial elements of its budgetary policy, especially in this time of economic crisis; considers therefore that such savings for 2012 Budget should be made in the wider context of structural charnges having longer term effects; the cuts which the Parliament has accepted will force to do structural changes, which will not endanger the legislative excellence of the Parliament. The goal is to concentrate on the core business of the European Parliament; savings in interpretation and translation do not put at risk the principle of multilinguism, however are possible due to innovation, reorganisation of structures and new working methods;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66 a (new)
Paragraph 66 a (new)
66a. Welcomes the good co-operation of the Committee on Budgets with the Bureau based on mutual confidence; considers that the agreement made in the conciliation on 22th September 2011 and in the context of the estimates (its resolution of 6 April 2011 adopted in plenary by 479 votes in favour) should not be put in question and none of the elements of that agreement should be reopened if no new circumstances have occurred since then;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
67. Notes that the general expenditure allowances (excluding daily allowances) are frozen at 2011 level;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 a (new)
Paragraph 67 a (new)
67a. Respecting the competences of the Bureau, requests the Bureau not to index Members’ allowances to inflation;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 b (new)
Paragraph 67 b (new)
67b. asks the Bureau to create conditions for making savings of 5% in all kind of travel expenditure including delegations of committees and interparliamentary delegations in full respect of the Statute for Members and its implementing measures; requests that 15% of the travel appropriation be placed in reserve pending a report by the Secretary General of the EP to be delivered to the Bureau and the Committee on Budgets by 31st March; calls forsuch a report to examine the feasibility of measures to ensure the utmost efficiency of Members’ travel with a view to making recommendations for potential budgetary savings by considering all proposals and resolutions which the Parliament has already adopted on this question;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
70. Decides to approve the internalisation of the security service, as suggested in the Amending Letter, and, in consequences to create 269 new AST 1 posts under the establishment plan;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
75. Points out that the cuts made by the Council would place the Court in a position of not being able to pay certain remunerations/allowances to Members lroperly carry out its core duties in the context of an increavsing office in 2012judicial workload; has therefore decided, bearing in mind that 18 Members' mandates expire in 2012, that the appropriations should be set at a level to pay to partly restore the DB notably concerning the rMemunerations / allowances arising from six replacementbers, personnel and IT appropriations;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
76. Notes that the Court is making significant efforts to redeploy staff from support services to audit activities to meet the increasing demands upon the institution, as well as finding substantial economies in its administrative expenditure; notes that the Council has cut appropriations for salaries on the basis of low implementation in 2010; is expecting the implementation for 2011 to perform better and has therefore decided to partially re-establish the DB;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
77. Decides to introduce a freeze in real terms for appropriations available to EESC Members to carry out the institution's core dutiePoints out that some of the reductions introduced by the Council would jeopardize the EESC's core functions and call into question its ability to meet its legal obligations towards its staff; decides therefore to restore the DB for appropriations available to EESC Members to carry out the institution's core activity of enabling civil society organisations from the Member States to express their views at European level, which at the level of prudent estimates for inflation effectively means a freeze in real terms, to partly restore the DB for staff remuneration and allowances to enable the EESC to meet its obligations towards its staff and to partly restore the DB for interpretation to bring the level back to execution in 2009, which would still, given increased rates for interpretation, mean a decrease in real terms;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
80. Has taken a different view of the Council and accepted the creation of two additional permanent posts (1 AD 9 and 1 AD 6) in the EDPS' establishment plan because of the new tasks for this institution conferred to it by Article 16 TFEU as it is the task of the EDPS to monitor and ensure that these rights are respected (all EU institutions and bodies are bound by the fundamental rights to privacy and protection of personal data); for the same reason accepts the upgrading of its director from AD 14 to AD 15, although the total staff of the EDPS is 43 posts;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
Paragraph 82
82. Notes the ongoing difficulties with the EEAS establishment plan as it seems that national experts inside the EEAS are not counted in the 1/3 part for Member States and there snevertheless that the EEAS as a new organisation which represents a major European ambition needs to be endowed with sufficient means. In this regard, appropriations for staff remunerations in 2012 neemd to be a overproportion of high ranking management posts; this development seems to be a result of pressure by Member States’ administrations on the EEAS in order to create high ranking posts for national civil servantstake into account the actual vacancy rates in the autumn of 2011; moreover, stresses that operational requirements for establishing the EEAS with its own information technology systems in a new building need to be funded;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83
Paragraph 83
83. Notes the Council’s position to reduce the increase in the EEAS’ draft budget for 2012 to +2,.25%; has also taken a restrictiveprudent approach on increases, in line with the position of its Committee on Foreign Affairview of the overall financial context and accepts only partly the EEAS’ requests;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
84. Notes that the EEAS is constantly growing since its creation in 2010; has therefore decided to apply an abatement rate of 6% (instead of 14 % proposed by Council); has therefore refused new AD posts for delegationsAccepts the requested amendments to the EEAS establishment plan, notably with a view to reinforcing delegations; will however continue exercising vigilance as regards the composition of the EEAS staff and compliance with the statutory obligation that EU officials represent at least 60% of the EEAS AD staff; demands that the EEAS provides regular reports on this matter;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85