Budget 1998: other sections

In adopting the report by Mr John TOMLINSON (PSE, UK) on the 1998 budget - other sections (European Parliament, Ombudsman, Council, Court of Justice, Court of Auditors, Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions), Parliament called for no increase in the staff of the Institutions except for the Court of Auditors. Three amendments were approved in plenary. Parliament proposed that: - the Court consider the European Parliament's optional pensions scheme with a view to suggesting possible improvements, - given the growing prominence of the Sakharov Prize, the funding of the Prize should be reviewed, - the functioning of the staff shops in the Union's various places of work should be adjusted.