Activities of Edit HERCZOG related to 2011/2214(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2010 PDF (190 KB) DOC (125 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Grants the Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions discharge in respect of the implementation of the Foundation's budget for the financial year 2010;
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2010;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
– for staff selection procedures no evidence was found that thresholds which the candidates had to meet for invitation to interviews and for being part of the reserve list (were set before examining applications); the Foundation has now included these thresholds in the reports of its Selection Committee;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note from entries in its Annual Accounts that the Foundation published an amended budget totalling EUR 20 848 000 very close to the year end 2010; regrets the absence of information from the Agency on the reasons behind these changes; calls on the Agency to remedy the situation and inform the discharge authority about this matter;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the main activity of the Foundation is to contribute to the establishment of better living and working conditions by increasing and disseminating knowledge relevant to this subject through networks and surveys; observes that 68 % of the Foundation's staff is allocated to thnotes the Foundation's use of activity-based budgeting approach (ABB) which separatese operativeonal activities while the rest of staff is allocated to administrative tasks; considerfrom administration and support; welcomes itn therefore of high importance for the discharge authority to assess the efficiency and the effectiveness of the surveys' management process in the Foundationis respect that 82 % of the Foundation's total budget is allocated to operational activities;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. UrgesCalls on the Foundation to register all the decisions of the Governing Board on surveys as the efficiency and effectiveness in communicating these decisions may be affected in the absence of proper standards for documenting decisions made; acknowledges, in particular, that the Foundation is deficient in this respect and that the Chairperson of the Governing Board does not necessarily sign and date the decisions taken;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – subparagraph 1
Paragraph 19 – subparagraph 1
Notes from the Foundation's Annual Activity Report that the three ‘"very important’" recommendations on Financial Management are reported as implemented by the Foundation while the Annual Internal Audit Report establishes that they suffer delay with respect to the original action plan of the Foundation; calls, therefore, on the IASFoundation to inform the discharge authority of the actual status of these particular recommendations;