6 Amendments of Alicia HOMS GINEL related to 2021/2142(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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2. Appreciates the Foundation’s high quality work to enhanceing and disseminateing knowledge, and provideing evidence-based support and expertise to support policiesfor European policy development concerning the improvement of living and working conditions in Europe, labour market and industrial relations in Europe; stresses its importance, autonomy and added value in its field of expertise; highlights the need of ensuring adequate human and financial resources allowing the Foundation to continue implementing its work programme with a very high activity completion rate, including in the light of the significant challenges regarding the changing world of work, the upcoming EU action plan on care, etc.;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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3. Takes note that there is still ongoing action concerning the irregular payments related to the irregular procurement procedures for the supply of electricity and the refurbishment of toilet facilities in the financial year 2019, which amounted to EUR 62 470 for the electricity contract and EUR 174 730 for the refurbishment contract; notes from the Foundation’s reply that it has accepted the observations of the ECA and that two payments had to be made in conjunction with two irregular procurement procedures as a direct consequence of the original tender procedures;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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5. TObserves the fact that ECA has reported internal controls weaknesses related to sensitive posts policy; takes note that Eurofound implementfinalised a new policy on sensitive posts on 23 June 2021 afterstill during the Court’s audit who could, therefore, already close off on the remarked that Eurofound’s inventory of sensitive posts had not been updated since 2012;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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6. Appreciates the Foundation’s close cooperation with other Union Agencies, under and beyond the remit of DG EMPL, e.g. with Cedefop, EIGE, ETF, FRA, EU- OSHA, EEA, which aims at strengthening the synergies between these agencies; welcomes the Foundation’s active participation in the EU Agencies Network (EUAN);
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
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7. Welcomes the fact that the Foundation is in the process of implementing actions in response to the two ECA’s observations of 2019; notes with concern the changes in the shares of the budget titles due mainly to the increasing prices in the host country and calls on the Commission and the budgetary authority to take adequate measures in order to preserve the share of the operating expenditures of the budget of Eurofound;