14 Amendments of Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY related to 2015/2155(DEC)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes note ofEmphasises the Court of Auditors’ recommendation that Parliament reinforce its checks on the costs reimbursed by European political parties to their affiliated organisations and develop appropriate rules for European political parties on public procurement and monitor their application through appropriate checks and better guidance;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes with concern that, as price levels have risen, this has led to unjustified disadvantageous pricing, especially for assistants, interns and visitors; stresses that the increases mean that prices in Parliament are now practically equivalent to the ones in the surrounding restaurants and bars;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Points out that the administrative burden for the offices of Members have also increased more generally and requests a rationalisation of the forms that have to be used for internal parliamentary procedures, such as recruitment of new assistants;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that after considerable delay, internal whistleblowing rules have been adopted and are in force since January 2016; expresses concern at the protection afforded to whistleblowers and calls on Parliament to ensure that their rights are fully upheld; calls on the Bureau to extend internal whistleblowing rules to accredited parliamentary assistants and local assistants;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. RegretNotes that the budget line for the provision of drinking water in meeting rooms will expire in July 2016; regards the availability of mineral water during long meetings as appropriate, both in summer and winter; criticises the excessive savings in service provision (such as paper, coffee, drinking water, canteens); calls for a rethinking of the saving targets for the committee weeks of the Parliament that doesn't harm its working environment;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recalls that the GEA is intended to cover expenditure in the Member State of election, such as a Members’ office rent, equipment, supplies, documentation or logistical organisation of events; takes note that a comprehensive system of control of the Member's parliamentary mandate allowance would represent 40 to 75 new administrative posts in the area of financial management; regrets that despite various requests the Secretary General did not elaborate a proposal for a more selective control system, for example by concentrating on larger expenditure, or a system of random checks, and requests such a proposal to be elaborated without further delay;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Notes the Court of Auditors’ finding in its landscape review of the financial management of the Union budget that the practice of making cash payments for the reimbursement of costs to visitor groups was a “high risk concern”; demands therefore that cash payments be eliminated as far as possible when reimbursing costs to visitor groups; points out the high reputational risk for Parliament and the significant security risk entailed in making cash payments to visitor groups; acknowledges the practical concerns and calls for an evaluation of alternative and efficient methods to making cash payments before adopting new rules governing the reception of visitors' groups;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Welcomes the revised Transparency register approved by Parliament on April 2014fact that the Commission has started a public consultation procedure in respect of the revision of the current Transparency register of the Commission and Parliament, and its extension to the Council; requests that immediately after the public consultation an Inter- Institutional Working Group be set up for preparing proposals concerning the revision of the Register, the accompanying Code of Conduct for interest representatives, and the functioning thereto;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Welcomes the fact that the costs of delegations, joint parliamentary assemblies, ad hoc delegations and election observation missions outside the Union in 2014 were curbed from EUR 5 794 360 (2013) to 1 351 212 (2014) following the remarks made by Parliament in its above- mentioned discharge resolution for the financial year 2013; however, notes that some of Parliament's missions were excessively expensive, especially where distant destinations were concerned; expects those costs to be further explained and reduced in the near future;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Notes that DG COMM is extremely vocal in calling for a reduction in expenditure and a greater stress on efficiency; calls for greater emphasis on the effective rather than costly deployment of information and communication technologies (ICT); notes that despite the large sums spent on the Parliament website, it remains complex, difficult to navigate and fails to generate the desired visibility; advises a review of the marketing strategy; stresses that a transparent and accessible website is key to the involvement of citizens;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 18 a (new)
Subheading 18 a (new)
Green public procurement and EMAS
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 b (new)
Paragraph 64 b (new)
64b. Highlights the need to implement Green public procurement for all contracts and calls for tenders; calls for ambitious binding targets for green contracts, notably in the areas of food and catering, vehicles and transport, sanitary and water equipment, paper, waste management, IT and imaging equipment, lighting, cleaning, and furniture;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 c (new)
Paragraph 64 c (new)
64c. Calls on the Secretary General to design a plan to reduce the number of trunks available for parliamentary travels; suggests that a "canteen on demand system" or a "canteen sharing system" be introduced, thus reducing the costs in financial and carbon footprint terms;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 d (new)
Paragraph 64 d (new)
64d. Welcomes additional measures to offset unavoidable emissions; calls on Parliament to develop further CO2 offsetting policies, such as the possibility of offsetting for accredited parliamentary assistants;