23. Takes the view that follow-up and analysis are important on a number of fronts with clear budgetary links, such as the restructuring of directorates-general, efficient human resources management and a professional staff policy, a cost- and energy-efficient buildings policy in terms of location, non-discrimination, EMAS, public procurement and action taken in response to budget discharge recommendations; emphasises the need for continuous follow-up and analysis of Parliament's budget implementation in general; recalls, in this context, the negative media coverage resulti ...[+++]ng from subsidies being given to relatives of Parliament staff members, and calls for the Secretariat to scrutinise in advance any subsidising of event-type activities and bring it to the attention of the committee responsible;

For farmers affected by substantial reductions in the value of their direct payments granted in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers , restructuring support should be granted as of budget year 2011, which is transitional, degressive, and non-discriminatory.

This should be reflected in the orientations of budgetary decisions at the national and Union level in particular through restructuring of public revenue and expenditure while respecting budgetary discipline in accordance with the Treaties and the Stability and Growth Pact.

The rapporteur has also presented both pro memoria in the budget lines for that restructuring, and also in relation to a programme for increasing the competitiveness of the border regions with a view to the enlargement of the Union.

Under which Budget heading can we pay for possible forms of restructuring?

3.3. Restructuring the Budget / Rationalisation of budget lines