10 Amendments of Petri SARVAMAA related to 2017/2145(DEC)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Observes that 15 out of the 20 commitments reviewed by the Court were prepared before the end of the year, with related services, goods and corresponding payments to be provided partly or entirely in 2017; recalls that this practice of carry- over is against the principle of budget annuality and should remain an exception rather than a way to maximise the percentage consumption of appropriations at year-end;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the persistence of the same weaknesses throughout the years with regard to ‘business continuity’ and ‘document management’ internal control standards which carry with them the risk of hindering the availability and reliability of key management information being used for the monitoring and reporting of activities and projects by the delegations; recalls that full transparency of documentation cwould be useful not only to improve the quality of monitoring and control, but also as an efficient instrument to prevent fraud and corruption;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that only one delegation has issued and renewed a reservation in its statement of assurance related to procurement management, which falls in the remit of the Regional Centre Europe; invitescalls on the EEAS to pay attention and reflect on the coherence between the effective, or only formal, implementation of internal control standards and the management assurance of the Union’s delegations;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Takes note ofWelcomes the introduction of new guidelines for the cycle of inspection visits in 2016, including the following criteria for prioritising the inspections of delegations, such as first-time Union ambassadors, delegations facing particular challenges, the period expired since the previous inspection and the size of delegations, with bigger delegations to be inspected every 5 years; encourages the EEAS to continue defining its inspection cycles on such risk- based grounds, and calls on the EEAS to inform the discharge authority on its experiences and results of using the new guidelines;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of having a transparent and effective overview of the EEAS budget; regrets that the fragmentation of its instruments makes it difficult to access the information; askscalls on the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to provide full access to the data related to the costs of her missions;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that the execution of the EEAS administrative budget, particularly for the delegations, should improve its efficiency, since certain delegations were receiving separate contributions from the Commission from 33 different budget lines regarding the administrative costs of Commission staff in delegations; stresses the need for a budgetary simplification in order to improve budget management and provide a transparent overview to Union citizens of the costs;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises that geographical balance, meaning a proportional relationship between the members of staff of a particular nationality and the size of the relevant Member State, mustshould remain aone of the guiding principles of resources management, particularly with respect to the Member States that have acceded to the Union in or after 2004; recalls also the commitment that the Vice- President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy made to the Parliament to address the existing overrepresentation of national diplomats in the position of head of delegation;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that the 13 Member States that joined the Union since 2004 account for 19,6% of overall AD EEAS staff, approaching their share of Union population (20,6%); draws attention nevertheless to the fact that they only account for 13,28% of managerial positions and emphasises that, while respecting a merit-based recruitment policy, the percentage of nationals from the these Member Stais imbalance could be taken bettesr in managerial positions within the EEAS should be further increased to reflect within the EEAS their share of the Union populationto account on future recruitment procedures;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Regrets that the EEAS Mediation Service received 75 cases of conflict, harassment or poor work environment in 2016 and that 23 cases remained open at year end; notes that the decrease in cases that remained open (23 cases in 2016 compared to 36 in 2015) might indicate that solutions are being found more quickly; acknowledges with satisfaction actions undertaken to tackle this phenomenon by developing support services such as the Mediator, confidential counsellor, medical and psychological support, awareness raising and appropriate disciplinary measures; calls on the EEAS to continue improveing its policy in this regard in order to prevent any form of psychological and sexual harassment as well as cases of conflict, and to inform the discharge authority on the developments made;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recalls the Ombudsman’s recommendation concerning the EEAS’ practice of offering unpaid traineeships in Union delegations and underlines the importance of an appropriate allowance to be paid to all EEAS’ trainees since the practice of offering unpaid traineeships may lead to a discriminatory situation, endorsing only those who can afford it; takes note of, in order to provide sufficient reimbursement for the new traineeships’ scheme of the EEAS and asks for a proper and prompt implementation of the new rules in this regard’ efforts and not to reinforce discrimination on economical grounds;