Activities of Arndt KOHN related to 2018/2171(DEC)
Reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section V – Court of Auditors PDF (172 KB) DOC (67 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes the fact that the Court’s ongoing project to reinforce the security of the institution and staff progressed according to plan; notes that the new security control centre, the external accreditation centre and the access control centre for staff and visitors will becomeare now operational next year;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Regrets that members of the Court canmay be absent from the Court without justification and without having to request leave for one or more days; notes withe absence of specific rules to control of theppreciation the introduction by the Court of an attendance register to record the presence of members’ absences; callt meetings onf the Court to establish procedures for keeping a register of members’ annual leav, its chambers and its committees; notes that the Court publishes a calendar of all such meetings on its webpage;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recalls that in accordance with Article 285 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, members of the Court shall be completely independent in the performance of their duties and shall act solely in the Union’s general interest; is concerned by the current self-declaratory nature of compliance with this criteria and urges the Court to develop stronger controls on the external activities of members to ensure that they complete declarations of interests and attest to the absence of conflicts of interest; welcomes the ongoing external peer review of the Court’s ethical framework and asks to be kept informed about the outcome;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Regrets that the information currently requested in mission orders iwas insufficient and doesid not allow the Court to assess whether the activity planned by members of the Court faells within the area of interest of the Court; calls on the Court to increase the amount of information required accordingly in order to prevent possible abuses; notes that following the revision of the rules on Members‘ official mission by the Court1a, the Court publishes on a quarterly basis information on Members‘ mission; _________________ 1a Decision No 61-2017 of 14 December 2017 on the mission expenses of the Members of the Court
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Observes with interest, however, that the Court has, since SeptemOctober 20176, begun reinforcing internal controls and financial procedures in relation to travel expenses and the management of official vehicles, and that the Secretary General is now the authorising officer by delegation for expenditure related to missions of members of the Court; by adopting new rules for the use of cars and drivers that are now managed by a central team1a, new rules for mission expenditure2a and new rules for representation costs of members of the Court3a with the Secretary General as authorising officer by delegation for expenditure related to missions of members of the Court4a and by using the same system that manages the missions of any other staff of the institution; _________________ 1a Minutes for the 218th meeting of the Administrative Committee held on Thursday 6 October 2016, point 7 2a Decision No 61-2017 of 14 December 2017 on the mission expenses of the Members of the Court 3a Decision No 60-2017 of 14 December on the rules for the management of Members’ representation expenses 4a Decision No 58-2017 of 14 December 2017 of the European Court of Auditors laying down the internal rules for the implementation of the budget; Decision 59-2017 of 14 December 2017 of the Court of Auditors concerning the charter of tasks and responsibilities of the authorising officer by delegation and authorising officers by subdelegation
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Urges the CourtTakes note of the Court’s decision, in relation to the period 20112-20178, to complete a comprehensive internal audit of mission expenses by members of the Court in order to identify potential irregularities and to recover the amounts affected by such irregularities; asks to be informed about the results promptly when the audit is concluded and calls on the Court to swiftly take all measures necessary to address potential weaknesses identified in this process;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recalls the recommended criteria for appointment of members to the Court by Member States and the Council as endorsed by Parliament in Parliament’s resolution of 4 February 2014; underlines that high standards of integrity and morality were an important criterion and that candidates should not hold any elected office or have any responsibilities in relation to a political party as of the date of their appointment; is of the opinion that the selection procedure should be further adapted to ensure that candidates hold the relevant qualifications and fulfil the relevant conditions; suggests that the pre- selection procedure for judges at the European Court of Justice could serve as a model for an independent pre-selection procedure for members at the Court of Auditors;