Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament

Tabled by Leila Chaibi, João Oliveira, Marc Botenga, Rudi Kennes

Added: 31a. Notes with concern the difficult situation of the crèche and catering workers of the European Parliament; recalls that the public procurement of the European Parliament crèche was won by the Mona Lisa company, a subsidiary of the Esedra company; recalls that Esedra was the service providers of the Parliament crèche between 2020 and 2022; recalls that Parliament, in the European Parliament discharge (2019/2056(DEC)) voted in 2020, noted that Esedra took over as new service provider of the Parliament's crèches and nursery sections and recalled the need to ensure that the subcontractor is aligned with Parliament's policy of respect and dignity at work; notes with concerns that Parliament also decided to launch a new public procurement call for its catering service that does not safeguard the jobs of the current staff; is worried because this call divides the catering contract into three separate lots which creates even more uncertainty about the future of staff's employment; considers, in both cases, that employments and salaries have to be safeguarded and working rights respected and that the budget of the European Parliament should not finance the profits of a private company through public procurement; calls strongly on Parliament to ensure the proper functioning of the crèche and the catering services by protecting staff, ensuring decent working conditions, fair remuneration, and the quality of the service, by taking the necessary steps as soon as possible to allow for the crèche, cleaning and catering staff to be directly employed by Parliament;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE772.521