Activities of Derek VAUGHAN related to 2017/2137(DEC)
Reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section I – European Parliament PDF (724 KB) DOC (110 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the revision of allowance rates for accredited parliamentary assistants (APAs) incurred in respect of their duty travel between Parliament’s three places of work; notes that for officials and other servants, the hotel ceiling for Strasbourg missions is set at EUR 180 and daily allowance at EUR 192, whereas APAs’ accommodation, meals and ancillary expenses for Strasbourg missions are respectively reimbursed at a flat rate of EUR 137, EUR 160 or EUR 183; calls again for the Bureau to fully align allowances between officials, other servants and APAs;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Reiterates calls to find a solution for those APAs who, having worked for two parliamentary terms in the end of the current term will not be entitled to access to the European pension rights scheme, when they will reach the pension age, since they will be lacking some time out of the ten years’ service required, due to early elections in 2014 and delays in the validation of APAs new contracts due to heavy HR workload after the elections of 2009 and 2014; suggests two legislative terms be considered ten years of active service;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Calls for the simplification of recruitment procedures and reimbursements for missions and travel costs for local assistants; regrets that these processes are often complex and lengthy resulting in significant delays; calls on DG Fins to address this issue as a priority;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Recalls Paragraph 109 of last year’s discharge resolution which calls for an assessment of the current situation of the voluntary pension fund; regrets that such an assessment has not yet been delivered; notes that Parliament is the guarantor for the payment of pension rights when and if this fund is unable to meet its obligations; calls on the Secretary-General to urgently present a comprehensive plan of action to avoid the exhaustion of the fund;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)
Paragraph 47 b (new)
47b. Welcomes the creation of the Parliament’s Bureau Working group on the General Expenditure Allowance; recalls the expectations formulated by Parliament in its resolution on budget 2018, calling for of a greater transparency regarding the general expenditure allowance and a need to work on a definition of more precise rules regarding the accountability of the expenditure authorised under this allowance, without generating additional costs to Parliament. Reiterates its call on the Bureau to swiftly make the following concrete changes concerning the general expenditure allowance: -the general expenditure allowance should be handled in all cases in a separate bank account; -all receipts pertaining to the general expenditure allowance should be kept by Members; - the unspent share of the general expenditure allowance should be returned at the end of the mandate;