1994 discharge: European Parliament budget

The committee adopted the draft report by Mr Pieter DANKERT giving discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Parliament budget for the 1994 financial year (EP 216.843). The rapporteur regretted that the contract for the new Parliament building in Strasbourg was signed without the financial controller's prior approval. The amendments approved included an amendment by Mr John TOMLINSON (PSE, UK) deploring the fact that the contract was signed nonetheless (paragraph 5). The amendments to paragraphs 2 and 8 by Mrs Edith MÜLLER (V, D) stressed the need for a policy of equality between men and women and introduced a new paragraph 9 stipulating that the European Parliament was concerned about the present and future effectiveness of the organizational structure and management of Parliament.�