4 Amendments of Romana TOMC related to 2020/2151(DEC)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates the Foundation’s work to enhance and disseminate knowledge, and to provide evidence and expertise to support policies concerning the improvement of living and working conditions in the Union; highlights the importance of collaborating with various highly qualified external experts;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with regret from the Court’s report that with regard to a framework contract for a maximum amount of EUR 170 000 for the supply of electricity, the Foundation incorrectly used a negotiated procedure with a single candidate, which resulted in irregular related contracts and associated payments; notes from the Foundation’s reply that it accepts the Court’s observation and consequently has planned the new tender for early 2021 to be of a competitive nature;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes with regret from the Court’s report that with regard to another framework contract, the Foundation should have used an open procedure instead of a negotiated procedure justified by the Foundation on the basis of a budget which was underestimated; notes from the Foundation’s reply that it did a screening of the local market, based the budget on professional advice, publicly advertised the contract and published a contract award notice in the Official Journal;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that the Foundation has completed the corrective actions in relation to the Court’s observations from previous years; notes that the Foundation is in the process of implementing actions in response to the recommendations from the Commission made on the basis of the external cross- agency evaluation covering the period 2012 to 2016, and awaits the Foundation’s related reporting in its 2020 Annual activity report;