7 Amendments of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2018/2218(DEC)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Joint Undertaking has a specific tripartite approach and the members of the Joint Undertaking are the Union, the Member States and, on a voluntary basis, the countries associated to Horizon 2020 (‘Participating States’) and private member associations (‘Private Members’) that represent their constituent companies and other organisations active in the field of electronic components and systems in the Union; whereas the Joint Undertaking should be open to new members;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the main objective of the Joint Undertaking is to contribute to the development of a strong and globally competitive electronic components and systems industry in the Union, building on aligned strategies of the Member States to attract private investments;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the complexity of the Joint Undertaking´s budgetary and accounting model stemming from its tripartite nature; notes that the Joint Undertaking would welcome further simplification and streamlining of accounting and auditing;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. TWelcomes the Joint Undertaking´s strong position in its area of expertise across whole Europe and its ability to create an interconnected ecosystem of relevant stakeholders; takes note of the fact that experts underscore that the Joint Undertaking attracts the best European players in the semiconductor and systems domains; calls on ECSEL to involve more SMEs;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes note of the facNotes with regret that the Court noticed significant shortcomings in the management of the procurement procedures for administrative services; notes from the Joint Undertaking’s replies that a budget, procurement and contracts assistant has been nominated to handle this problem;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes note of the facNotes with regret that in 2017, the Joint Undertaking had not properly documented in its register of exceptions management overrides of controls nor deviations from established processes and procedures; observes from their replies that the Joint Undertaking has taken actions to address this issue, like revising Internal Control Standard 8, that it has a register of exceptions and that a training session took place for its staff in 2018;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that in 2017 the Commission Internal Audit Services performed an audit on performance management and requested that the Joint Undertaking formulate an action plan to address the recommendations in that report14 ; notes that an Action Plan was adopted by the Joint Undertaking´s Governing Board in April 2018; _________________ 14 AAR, p.51