7 Amendments of Ivars IJABS related to 2020/2174(DEC)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Shares with concern the Court’s observation that to compensate for a shortage of posts particularly in the IT sector the Authority relies on interim staff, which may cause dependencies on the interim work agencies and pose risks of inadequate supervision of complex work by external contractors and contractual litigation issues;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls its resolution of 13 January 2020 on institutions and bodies of the EMU: preventing post-public employment conflicts of interest; calls on the Authority to draw inspiration from the publication by the ECB's Ethics Committee of its opinions on cases of conflict of interest and post-mandate gainful employment, in order to increase transparency on potential conflicts of interest and on post- mandate gainful employment;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls its resolution of 13 January 2020 on institutions and bodies of the EMU: preventing post-public employment conflicts of interest; notes with satisfaction that the EBA acted upon the EU ombudsman’s recommendations and introduced measures on how to deal with future revolving door situations and, for instance, stands ready to forbid senior staff from taking up certain positions when they leave the EBA; warns, however, that only time will tell whether those rules will be properly enforced; 3a _________________ 3a See the Ombudsman reaction to the introduction of new measures by the EBA : https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/pre ss-release/en/131984
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Authority to draw inspiration from the ECB's initiatives to propose internal programmes for the promotion of women and for greater diversity among its staff; Notes in this regard the public and written commitments made by the Authority's new Executive Director, and calls on the Authority to report regularly to Parliament on the progress of its commitments on parity and diversity;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that the composition of the Board of Supervisors seems appropriate to deal with the EBAs’ rulemaking responsibilities, but less so for their supervisory roles; notes that the Authority is understaffed and not in a position to conduct EU-wide mission such as stress test exercises under the best conditions; recommends greater means for a greater autonomy from Member State’s national authorities4a _________________ 4aSee the Court of auditors’ special report : With very limited staff resources and a lot of effort the EBA coordinated the exercise involving many stakeholders and within tight deadlines. (..). Owing to the lack of resources and the current governance arrangements, the EBA was not in a position to ensure “comparability and reliability of methods, practices and results”, as envisaged in the regulation. https://op.europa.eu/webpub/eca/special- reports/eba-stress-test-10-2019/en/
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that in contrast to the established budget, the contributions of EFTA Members’ National Competent Authorities (NCA) were not calculated according to the formula set out in that very same budget and thus reduced the payments of EU and EFTA NCAs by EUR 0.7m; notes that the calculation of pension contributions needs further clarification; calls on the Commission to ensure the receipt of missing payments
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that after the completed relocation from London to Paris following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, a provision of 10,1 million euros is made for the lease of the EBA’s London office; notes that the new host Member State, France, contributed 2,5 million euros in January 2019 to the EBA’s running costs but the amended 2019 budget does not contain adequate information on France’s contribution.