9 Amendments of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2019/2089(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality discharge in respect of the implementation of the Institute’s budget for the financial year 2018 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2018;
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2018/ Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2018;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the fact that the Institute uses certain Key Performance Indicators in relation to operational objectives and management of financial and human resources to assess the added value provided by its activities and to improve its budget management; further notes that the Institute fulfilled 98,80 % of the single programming document activities in 2018;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the Institute chaired the Justice and Home Affairs agencies network and coordinated regular updates and information sharing among agencies; notes that at the end of 2018 the Institute, with other agencies, agreed to explore possibilities for enhanced interagency cooperation in implementing joint capacity building projects with third countries; commends this cooperation as an example for other agencies worth following; encourages the Institute to seek further and broader cooperation with the Union agencies; encourages the Institute to initiate discussions on the topic of resources-sharing on overlapping tasks among other agencies with similar activities;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Questions the necessity of an Institute dedicated specifically for the purpose of Gender Equality research; appeals to the Commission to consider merging the Institute with European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA); underlines that the Institute and the FRA have a similar field of operation and the merger will simplify the funding of the two institutions, as well as clarify the system of European Agencies to the general public;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Authorizes the Commission to conduct a Feasibility Study in order to assess the possibility of, if not fully merging, at the very least setting up shared synergies with FRA; calls upon the Commission to evaluate both scenarios, e. g. the transfer of the Institute to FRA Headquarters in Vienna, and the transfer of FRA’s Headquarters to the Institute's Vilnius Headquarters; notes that such an act would mean sharing corporate and support services and the management of the common premises, as well as shared ICT, telecommunications and internet-based infrastructures, saving huge amounts of money which would be used on further funding of both institutions;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls upon the Institute to aim its focus on disseminating the results of its research to the general public, and to reach out to public via the social media and other media outlets;