Activities of Arndt KOHN related to 2017/2139(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section IV – Court of Justice PDF (410 KB) DOC (71 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Union discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Court of Justice of the European Union for the financial year 2016 / Postpones its decision on granting the Registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Union discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Court of Justice of the European Union for the financial year 2016;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that the Civil Service Tribunal ceased to exist on 1st September 2016 and therefore its activity must be considered over a period of only eight months; notes that it completed 169 cases and had 77 new cases, with a considerable decrease in the number of pending cases (compared to 231 in 2015, and 139 in 2016); welcomes the information included in the CJEU’s proposals on the reform of the Court’s Statute which was submitted to the Parliament in the annex of the reply to the discharge questionnaire for 2016; reiterates its call for an in-depth assessment of the ten years of the tribunal’s existence;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes with regret that in 2016, the General Court exceeded the reasonable period of time within which a litigant is entitled to expect judgement to be delivered; calls on the Court to include in its annual activity report the number of cases where it exceeded the reasonable period of time, whether the litigant asked Welcomes the overall decrease of the duration of proceedings in 2016, noted by the Court of Auditors in its Special Report No 14/20171a by an average of 0,9 months at the Court of Justice and 1,9 months at the General Court compared to 2015; welcomes the organisational and procedural actions taken by the CJEU to enhance its efficiency and encourages the Court to pursue its effort to ensure the continuation of a downward trend so that all cases are concluded within a reasonable period of time; _________________ 1aCourt of Auditors Special Report No 14/2017 "Perfor man indemnity andce Review of case management at the amCounrt of any corresponding payment;Justice of the European Union".
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Notes that one of two judges for the Tribunal of First Instance who were appointed on 1 April until 31 August 2016 was paid an installation allowance (EUR 18 962,25), in accordance with Article 4 (a) of Council Regulation (EU) 2016/3001a, travel expenses (EUR 493,10) in accordance with Article 4 (c) of that Regulation, and removal expenses (EUR 2 972,91) in accordance with its Article 4 (d); notes, moreover, that the same judge was paid a transitional allowance for six months amounting, in total to EUR 47 070, at the end of the mandate; criticises that the total allowance of EUR 69 498,26 is not proportionate to a mandate of less than four months; calls on the CJEUt to consider whether the duration of the mandate is proportionate to the above mentioned allowances when appointing future judges; calls on the Council to reconsider the conditions and amounts of these allowances and revise Council Regulation (EU) 2016/300 accordingly; _________________ 1aCouncil Regulation (EU) 2016/300 of 29 February 2016 determining the emoluments of EU high-level public office holders (OJ L 58, 4.3.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Criticises the Court for refusing access for the Court of Auditors to all the documents relevant in audit of the performance review of the CJEU and for only allowing the auditors to consult publicly available documents; reminds the CJEU that the Court of Auditors’ Members and its auditors are bound by confidentiality and professional secrecy in the performance of their duties6 ; regrets that référendaires could not be interviewed despite their crucial role in the CJEU’s work; _________________ 6Please see the Code of Conduct for Members of the European Court of Auditors in article 6 and the Ethical guidelines for the European Court of Auditors applying to the staff in paragraph 4 concerning professional secrecyNotes that the Court of Auditors did not have access to certain documents; underlines that some documents should remain restricted to the Judges, Advocates-General and selected CJEU staff due to the Treaty obligation to maintain the secrecy of the deliberative process6a; calls on the CJEU to provide access for the Court of Auditors to all documents it needs for its audits to the extent as this does not infringe the obligation to maintain secrecy of the deliberative process; _________________ 6aArticle 35 of Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of the European Union.
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the référendaires are very influential within the CJEU but that their role and the rules governules of conduct for référendaires were adopted by the CJEU in 2009 and have been provided to the Committee of Budgetary Control ing their conduct remain unknown to the outside world CJEU’s reply to the questionnaire concerning the 2016 discharge;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Notes that the CJEU offered 245 traineeships in 2016; regrets that 188 traineeships in cabinets were not remunerated; calls on the CJEU to find a solution to provide a decent remuneration to all trainees working in the institution with a view to ensuring equal opportunities;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Notes the further experience gained as to open space offices; is concerned that advantages such as the reduction of space needs, gains in terms of easier communication and higher flexibility could be outbalanced by lower confidentiality, constraints on work on files which require high concentration and a loss of privacy; calls on the CJEU to evaluate the positive and negative effects on working conditions, taking into consideration the staff's needs, and to inform the Parliament about the result of this evaluation;