3 Amendments of Michal WIEZIK related to 2021/2148(DEC)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes, that Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 requires that all EU institutions and bodies, including Joint Undertakings, design and implement solutions for the submission, storage and processing of data submitted in award procedures, and to that end, put in place a single “electronic data interchange area” for participants; notes that the Commission is developing the eProcurement solution with the integrated Funding and Tenders portal and the TED eTendering, where all published tenders are publicly accessible; notes that the eProcurement solution offers a harmonised approach and established corporate practices for procurement processes, supporting them through a fully integrated approach; notes, however, that the Joint Undertaking has not planned to use all modules of the platform due to their low number of high value procurement procedures; invites the Joint Undertaking to join the Commission’s eProcurement solution in line with the principle of a single electronic data exchange, foreseen by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 , thus ensuring that their procurements are subject to competition on the broadest possible basis; calls on the Joint Undertaking to report to the discharge authority in that regard;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that these recruitments were finalised over the past years and an efficient use of reserve lists was fundamental to ensure timely replacement of staff leaving the Joint Undertaking in 2019; notes, moreover, that in order to cope with the peak period of workload, the Joint Undertaking concluded – via the Commission framework contract for interim services - several short-term contracts for interim services to address specific needs of the Programme Office; emphasises, however, that the use of interim staff should remain a temporary solution otherwise it could negatively affect the Joint Undertaking’s overall performance, such as the retention of key competences, unclear accountability channels, and lower staff efficiency;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Emphasises that the Court’s finding confirmed persistent systemic errors for declared personnel costs and that in particular, SMEs and new beneficiaries are more error-prone than other beneficiaries. Highlights that these errors are also regularly reported by the ex post audits of the CAS and its contracted auditors; emphasises therefore that streamlining of the Horizon 2020 rules for the declaration of personnel costs and wider use of simplified cost options is a precondition to stabilise error rates to below materiality level. Joint Undertaking is also encouraged to strengthen its internal control systems to address the increased risk regarding SMEs and new beneficiaries;