5 Amendments of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2016/2186(DEC)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the European Parliament and the Council reduced the Authority’s 2015 financial resources by 6 % compared to the previous year, despite allocating higher staffing levels; notes with concern that, in order to implement those cuts, the Authority had to reduce its work programme and cut costs in areas such as operational missions and meetings, operational IT projects and staff training; acknowledges furthermore that the euro lost significant value against the pound sterling over the course of the year, forcing the Authority to request an amending budget of EUR 1,9 million, which was adopted in August 2015, in order to enable it to meet its financial obligations,;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the Authority adopted a conflict of interest policy in October 2014 and has ethics guidelines in place since 2012; acknowledges that during the recruitment procedure, future staff must declare potential conflicts of interest, in addition to the assessment of their curriculum vitae; takes note that all staff must declare potential conflicts of interest on an annual basis, which are assessed by the Authority’s ethics officer; notes that the members of the Board of Supervisors and their alternates must also declare their actual or potential conflicts of interest, including economic interests, in particular any holdings in shares of financial institutions; notes further that all these declarations and those of the Authority’s senior management are published on its website and are updated annually; notes, however, that the curriculum vitaes of neither the Management Board nor the Board of Supervisors are published on the Authority’s website; encourages the Authority to remedy this situation;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Observes that the Authority adopted an Anti-Fraud Strategy which was to be fully implemented by the end of 2016; notes with satisfaction that in 2016 the Authority performed an initial fraud risk assessment within all departments, in addition to creating a dedicated anti-fraud section on its intranet with a communication channel for whistle- blowers;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes with regret that on 23 June 2016, the citizens of the United Kingdom voted to leave the Union; points out that the article 50 of the Treaty on European Union provides that a Member State which decides to withdraw from the Union shall notify the European Council of its intention and the Union shall negotiate and conclude an agreement with that State, setting out the arrangements for its withdrawal; acknowledges from the Court’s report that the accounts and related notes of the Authority, which is located in London, were prepared using the information available at the date of signing of these accounts when the results of the referendum were not yet known and the formal notification of the triggering of Article 50 has not been presented;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the Authority signed a 12-year-lease with an end date of 8 December 2026 and that, under normal contractual conditions, there is a liability to pay the full rent for the entire period; observes, however, that the Authority negotiated a break-out clause at the midway point of the contract, meaning that if the clause is exercised, the Authority would be relieved of the obligation to pay the rent for the final six years; further notes that if the break-out clause is activated, the Authority has an obligation to repay half of an incentive (32 month rent-free period), which it had already received and which was based on the full 12 years of the contract; notes that the Authority is liable to restore the property to its original condition when leaving, in this case the Authority is obliged to pay for taking out the office fit-out that it had installed in the premises; notes that the exact amount is subject to expert estimates and further negotiations; asks the Authority to inform the Parliament on the amount once it is known;