Activities of Mikuláš PEKSA related to 2019/2061(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018, Section VII – Committee of the Regions
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Committee of the Regions for the financial year 2018;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Appreciates the Committee’s success on social media with 12 658 page likes on Facebook in 2018 (compared to 9 013 in 2017) and 3 727 followers on Twitter in 2018 (compared to 3 425 in 2017); acknowledges the successful use of the online survey/mobile app 'Have your say on Europe!' across the Union; congratulates the Committee with its new website with 101 983 page views in 2018 (compared to 43 748 in 2017); welcomes the open online course (MOOC) in January 2018 under the headline “make the most of EU resources for your region or city” with almost 15 000 participants (compared to 8 500 in 2015 and 5 500 in 2016); further encourages the use of free open-sources self-hosted social network platforms, having special regards to users' data protection;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Welcomes the Committee's achievement in increasing its publication of studies, amounting 27 and surpassing the target of 15; notes that all studies have been published on the Committee’s website and are, therefore, accessible to the public;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes all the measures implemented so far to ensure adequate (cyber-)security standards; notes that, following the installation of the new equipment for access control and the IT Security actions, the related security standards have reached the same level as the standards of Parliament and the Commission;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Recognises the added value that free and open source software can bring to the Committee; underlines in particular its role in increasing transparency and avoiding vendor lock-in effects; recognises also its potential for security improvements as it permits the identification and fixing of weaknesses; recommends strongly any software developed for the Committee to be made publicly available under free and open-source software licence;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes an establishment plan of 538 staff members in 2018 (compared to 533 in 2017); welcomes the lower vacancy rate of posts in 2018 (less than 2 %) than in 2017 (approximately 2,5 %); welcomes that a workload assessment exercise was initiated in 2018 to have an overview of the efficient use of human resources in the Committee and to identify possible gaps; notes that the final report will beas delivered in spring 2019; requests a detailed follow-up of the situation in its next annual activity report;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Welcomes that the absenteeism rate has decreased over the years (from 4,86 % in 2015 to 4,6 % in 2016 to 4,5 % in 2017 and 4,29 % in 2018); notes, however, that 23 staff members were on sick leave for more than 90 days in 2018, including three cases which respectively lasted 352, 296.5, and 280.5 days and corresponded to serious illnesses; acknowledges the Committee’s comprehensive policy on absence management, including follow-up of absences and the implementation of a structured return-to-work policy;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Recalls that on 23 August 2018 a former internal auditor lodged a complaint with the appointing authority against the Committee on the basis of Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulation, following the Committee's decision of 24 May 2018 to refuse to recognise him as a bona fide whistleblower; deeply regrets the Committee’s decision that is in contradiction with Parliament's position that the internal auditor is a bona fide whistleblower, confirmed in Parliament’s resolution of 13 January 2004; encourages the Committee to fully recognise the internal auditor's status and to publicly apologise for the mishandling of his case;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37 b. Notes that on 20 December 2019, the Committee made a proposal to the formal internal auditor for an out of court settlement subject to a non-disclosure agreement, which was rejected by the former internal auditor based on the lack of transparency; encourages the Committee to revise its proposal in order to formally recognise the formal internal auditor as a bona fide whistleblower and to allow any conciliation agreement to be public in the interest of transparency;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 c (new)
Paragraph 37 c (new)
37 c. Regrets that the launch of a mediation process between the Committee and the former internal auditor, requested in Resolution (EU) 2019/14291a, has not taken place yet and is only planned for the beginning of 2020; further regrets that it took over twenty years for the Committee to enter into a mediation process with the former internal auditor; reiterates its strong support, as expressed in numerous Parliament's resolutions, for the just and fair settlement with the former internal auditor and Committee's public apology for its wrongdoings in handling of this case; _________________ 1aResolution (EU) 2019/1429 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 with observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section VII — Committee of the Regions (OJ L 249, 27.9.2019, p. 123).