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5 Amendments of Hannes HEIDE related to 2020/2145(DEC)

Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Welcomes the fact that a series of measures have been implemented by the Committee to ensure adequate building security standards such as the installation of new equipment for access control; notes that the related security standards have reached the same level as the standards of Parliament and the Commission;
2021/02/15
Committee: CONT
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls that the cooperation agreement between Parliament and the Committee of 5 February 2014 provides for compensation for the loss of translation capacity by providing additional amounts for both the Committee and the CoR; notes that an amount of EUR 2 million has been provided for the externalisation of translation with the possibility that a potential surplus can be used for further political work and an additional amount of EUR 1,1 million for increased political work; notes that the transfers took place in 2015 and 2016 with a reduction already being made during the conciliation process in 2017; notes that yearly savings resulting from the transfer of 36 posts can be estimated at EUR 3,42 million; is aware of the requests of both the Committee and the CoR in the frame of the discharge procedure for the ongoing cooperation agreement to be respected so that these committees are compensated for the posts transferred to the European Parliament Research Service (EPRS); asks the three parties to jointly report to the Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control on the ongoing revision of the agreement;
2021/02/15
Committee: CONT
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
51. Calls on the Committee to report on the current situation of the victims identified as well as on implementation of the Committee’s revised code of conduct and rules of procedure following the 2018 OLAF investigation; notes that the bureau has decided on a partial and light revision of the rules of procedure and a more comprehensive revision of the code of conduct, with a particular view to strengthening sanctions; notes that the revision of the code of conduct should be ready by December 2020;
2021/02/15
Committee: CONT
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51 a. Acknowledges that on 28 January 2021 the Committee’s plenary assembly adopted the revised code of conduct, which repeals and replaces the code adopted in March 2019, and modified some of the Committee’s rules of procedures accordingly; congratulates the Committee on the ambitious, comprehensive and reinforced code of conduct which addresses Parliament’s observations as well as the relevant recommendations of the European Ombudsman; notes with satisfaction the emphasis on the appropriate behaviour of the Committee’s members and the respect of the staff members’ dignity and integrity; welcomes the numerous improvements regarding, inter alia, harassment, conflicts of interests, the ethical committee and the sanctions system; strongly suggests that the ethical committee establishes a permanent liaise with the Committee’s legal service rather than an optional consultation, especially when an investigation is opened; expects a strict observance by the Committee's members as well as a coherent attitude by the Committee's political leadership, including the three internal groups representing employers, workers and civil society;
2021/02/15
Committee: CONT
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
52. notes that the proposal for revision of the code of conduct should include elements such as stronger sanctions, support mechanisms for victims, automatically informing the Council and the Commission of the names of Committee members who have been found to be responsible for breaching the code of conduct and an annual review of the functioning of the code of conduct; nNotes that the decision on harassment and the decision on administrative investigations are currently being revised in order to further improve the mechanisms allowing staff to make formal harassment complaints; notes in relation to the informal procedure and the possibility for staff members to share their concerns on any perceived situation of harassment that the number of confidential counsellors has been increased and that the entire network of confidential counsellors receives continuous support through regular supervision and training; notes that the confidential counsellors are part of an inter-institutional network, which allows for the exchange of best practices;
2021/02/15
Committee: CONT