Activities of Derek VAUGHAN related to 2011/2020(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
2012 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Parliament's position on the 2012 Draft Budget as modified by the Council - all sections
Amendments (17)
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Votes therefore the overall level of its 2012 Budget at EUR xxx.xxxx, which means an increase of xx0.8 % compared to 2011, not considering in the 2012 budget the new 18 Members of the Parliament (in line with the Lisbon Treaty) and the Croatia accession;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
67. Notes that the general expenditure allowances (excluding daily allowances) are frozen at 2011 level is frozen at the 2011 level; calls on the Bureau not to index Members' travel and subsistence allowances (including the "daily" allowance);
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 b (new)
Paragraph 67 b (new)
67b. Considering the current financial, economic and social situation, calls furthermore on the Bureau to freeze all the Members' allowances (including the "daily" allowance) in absolute terms at 2011 level until the end of the seventh legislature;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68 a (new)
Paragraph 68 a (new)
68a. Believes that in times of increasing financial difficulties for numerous Europeans and ongoing austerity policies, Parliament should give an example of restraint by reducing its number of business flights; calls in this context on the Bureau to examine the effectiveness of travel costs, to present proposals encouraging Members to buy economy / flexi-economy class airfares, to ensure a proper treatment of the Frequent Flyer Points and to revise the rules of the Members' Registry opening hours, in particular on Fridays;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
71. Approves, the following measures contained in the Amending Letter, which have been offset by other savings: - the release of appropriations from the reserve for the new security policy; - offsetting of the carbon emissions generated by administrative activities; - increase in the appropriations for contract staff in order to support the implementation of Parliament’s property policy; - increase of the annual grant to the EPA;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
72. Requests to be kept informed on a regular basis on new developments for building projects with a significant impact on the budget, such as e.g. the KAD building; asks the ABelieves that the Parliament's building policy requires careful analysis and that the administration should continue to develop buildings policy in cooperation with the Committee on Budgets; requests therefore to be kept informed on a regular basis on new developments for building projects with a significant impact on the budget, such as e.g. the KAD building; asks to be kept informed about the creation of any new posts and a possible further financing of the existing posts relating to DG INLO's three year plan before they are approved by the administration; asks the administration to establish a service agreement for cost sharing with the Commission of part of the running costs;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 a (new)
Paragraph 72 a (new)
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Regrets the delay in the opening of the new visitors centre Parlamentarium and the total costs of setting up the project which are much higher than the initially intended; notes a large increase on this budget line (3243) for 2012; calls for a better planning and asks for a timely consultation of the Committee on Budgets on any further financial implications;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 a (new)
Paragraph 73 a (new)
73a. Believes that, in view of making long-term savings, making the organisation more modern and efficient, the budget of the European Parliament should be subject to a comparative study with the budgets of a representative sample of Member States and with the budget of the United States Congress;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Welcomes the putting into place of concrete incentives to make more use of less polluting means of transport by introducing the 50 % Jobcard system in Brussels; points out that the reserve on the different lines for missiontravel costs depends also on the result of a report requested from the Bureau examining the feasibility of measures to ensure the utmost efficiency of travel costs and making recommendations for budgetary savings;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)
Paragraph 74 a (new)
74a. Calls for further measures to be taken to reduce energy, water and paper consumption in view of making savings in Parliament's budget;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82 b (new)
Paragraph 82 b (new)
82. Notes the ongoing difficulties with theat Seconded National Experts (SNE) are not counted in the one third of 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 seem to be a overproportion of high ranking manff at AD level; nevertheless, recalls the Council decision establishing the organisation and fuctioning of the EEAS which states that "by the expiry of the contract of an SNE transferred to the EEAS under article 7, the function will be converted into a temporary agement posts; this development seems to be a result of pressure by Member States’ administrations on the EEAS in or in cases where the function performed by the SNE corresponds to a function normally carried out by staff at AD level, providerd to create high ranking posts for national civil servants;hat the necessary post is available under the establishment plan".
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82 a (new)
Paragraph 82 a (new)
82a.Takes into account the clarifications received from the EEAS in the letter sent to the Committee on Budgets chair on 30 September 2011 concerning the share of EU officials in the establishment plan, in line with the committment taken by HR/VP; therefore, decides to restore the EEAS establishment plan as proposed in Commission Draft Budget, and believes that all reserves related to recruitment and the setting up of an EU delegation in the United Arab Emirates should be lifted;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83
Paragraph 83
83. NotesIs concerned by the Council’s position to reduce the increase incut the EEAS’ draft budget for 2012 to +2,25%; has also taken a restrictive approach on increases, in line with the position of its Committee on Foreign Affairs;
Amendment 141 #
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 delegationsremarks that the increase in budgetary needs of the EEAS is a result of a reallocation of competences previously carried out by the Council and the Commission, and the development of underestimated needs such as start-up costs, new obligations and tasks currently undertaken by Council and Commission; therefore, taking into account its specific situation, believes that the Commission draft budget for Section X should be reinstated;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph
Paragraph
85. Concerning the other lines, decides to increase appropriations partly above Council's position level because there will be the need to move the EEAS to a new building, which will make necessary to procure services from the local market, as well as to introduce a reserve on budget lines 3001, 3002 and 3004 because of large contractual obligations payable in foreign currencies, which are extremely sensitive to exchange rate movements;