# Towards more efficient and cost effective interpreting in the European Parliament

European Parliament procedure 2011/2287(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 13 committee amendments tabled by 5 Members between 2013-05-30 and 2013-05-30.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on more efficient and cost-effective interpreting in the European Parliament. The amendments uphold multilingualism, webstreaming and video-on-demand access to sittings, a penalty clause against late cancellation of interpreter bookings, the use of Members' language profiles, rules on interpretation during delegation trips, lists of facilities requested but not used, and a Court of Auditors special report on interpretation and translation expenditure.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter van DALEN | Netherlands | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96809.md |
| Cătălin Sorin IVAN | Romania | NI | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96857.md |
| Zigmantas BALČYTIS | Lithuania | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96680.md |
| Paul RÜBIG | Austria | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2278.md |
| Ismail ERTUG | Germany | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96842.md |

## Official source documents

- PE513.077: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-513.077+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2287-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2287-INI.json

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