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What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text

From · plenary report· 22 Apr 2024

A-9-2024-0180

on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2025

To · adopted text· 25 Apr 2024

TA-9-2024-0373

Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2025 – Section I – European Parliament

Changes to the text itself, in document order. Cover page, citations and punctuation-only edits are left out; they are under “Every difference”.

The changes · 5

Change 1

Changed:E. whereas the Parliament adoptedfinalised its deep reform process started last year to, on one hand review its internal working methods making parliamentary work more efficient, and on the other hand to strengthen its institutional role leading to a better functioning Parliament as co-legislator, as arm of the budgetary authority, as discharge authority and increasing its capacity to exercise democratic oversight;

Change 2

Changed:18. Takes note of the increases of the carbon credit prices; recalls that energy efficiency investments are a good method of achieving value for money; welcomes and encourages the investments in renewable energy and for the phasing-out of fossil fuels in particular given the energy crisis and geopolitical context and for it to be reflected in the next multi-annual building strategy; notes that Parliament has installed and is continuing to install photovoltaic (PV) solar panels to further increase the share of renewable energy produced on-site to reach the target of 25 %; recalls that nearly two-thirds of Parliament's carbon footprint originates from the transportation of people; welcomes Parliament's efforts to reduce CO2 emissions through chartered trains and calls for upscaling the availabilities to shift travel between the three places of work to train;

Change 3

Changed:19. Recalls the ongoing struggle in which the European Union is involved to safeguard European values and uphold the integrity of our democratic processes; welcomes the actions undertaken by the Parliament in the pursuit of these objectives, fighting against disinformation and information manipulation; calls on DG COMM and EPLOsEuropean Parliament Liaison Offices (EPLOs) to keep developing and implementing effective strategies to counter disinformation and information manipulation; highlights that one of the most powerful weapons against disinformation is positive, fact-based communication regarding the Parliament’s activities;

Change 4

Changed:24. Highlights that ensuring a fair geographical balance is an important part of creating a truly European public service; remarks thatthat, over the years, Parliament has taken a number of measures in that respect; notes that there is still room for improvement; notes that the Bureau has created the legal framework for the organisation of nationality specific competitions and decided to organise the first of such competitions; highlights that competitions should always be based on merit;

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Change 5

Added:28. Calls for a genuine commitment to achieving the principle of multilingualism;