It must be stated, firstly, that the duty to provide assistance is not legally binding, secondly, that the use of military means is not necessarily required and, thirdly, that the individual Member States retain the freedom to decide what the assistance they provide actually comprises.

First of all, the duty to provide assistance is clearly not compatible with Austria’s neutrality, and for that reason, it would be important to include the following points in this report.

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Last but not least, on the question of the victims of terrorism, a matter dealt with in the operative part of this report, experience has shown that, as well as being an act of justice and reparation, consideration for the victims and their families and the organisation of victims' associations and foundations whose voice can be heard in all fora are a highly important aspect of counter-terrorism strategy and the EU institutions have a duty to provide assistance and support.

21. Notes that the Secretary-General has submitted proposals to the Bureau on improving legislative assistance to Members and on a possible new structure for Parliament's administration; recalls that the aim is to offer the best possible service to Members for their legislative and budgetary responsibilities, which are Parliament's core activities; recalls also that the aim is to reduce the compartmentalisation of the administration's structure, to improve the work flows, to minimise the impact of staff being based in three different working places, to make the best use of resources and to prepare the structure of Parliament's administ ...[+++]ration for the challenge of enlargement; considers that the reform, together with the early retirement scheme, should also be used to establish leaner management structures; recalls its earlier recommendations that, for the performance of Members' duties, a research assistance structure must be provided in connection with both parliamentary work and the performance of a Member's duties in general; expects the budgetary authority to be notified of the budgetary implications in good time in order to incorporate them into the discussions on the budget;