Activities of Barbara KAPPEL related to 2015/2171(DEC)
Plenary speeches (1)
Discharge 2014: European Medicines Agency (EMA) (A8-0114/2016 - Derek Vaughan) DE
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2014 PDF (303 KB) DOC (105 KB)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2014 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 94,32 %,; regrets, however that this representings a decrease of 2,44 % compared with the previous year; notes furthermore that the payment appropriations execution rate was at 82,30 %,; regrets that, here again, this representings a decrease of 3,98 %;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Agency as far as possible to reduce the level of committed appropriations carried over in the future in order to strengthen transparency and accountability;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note from the Agency that, in order to increase the level of human resources allocated to operational tasks, it is further improving its recruitment and resource planning procedures; ascertains from the Court's Report that in 2014 the Agency concluded an EUR 15 000 000 framework contract for high-level management consultancy services covering the 2014-2017 period; notes that the objectives and activities to be carried out were not sufficiently specific to justify the procurement decision or the volume of the contract; calls on the Agency therefore, in the interests of transparency and accountability, to ensure that the objectives and activities to be carried out are in fact specified; notes furthermore that the Court found no evidence that the Agency’s Management Board had been consulted on the procurement decision; acknowledges from the Agency that consulting its Management Board in this case was not required by the financial rules;;