Activities of Ryszard CZARNECKI related to 2021/2106(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (23)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020;
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Director of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020;
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 3
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Director of the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020;
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a decision 4
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Director of the Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the replacement of the Development Cooperation Instrument with the Global Europe Instrument coincides with a dramatic reversal of the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and with rapid aggravation of the global climate crisis; insists that in the implementation of the Global Europe Instrument, maximum efficiency and effectiveness in the response to these incomparably important challenges must be sought;
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a decision 5
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Director of the European Research Council Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020;
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a decision 6
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Director of the European Research Executive Agency discharge in relation to the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020;
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a decision 7
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Director of the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Global Europe Instrument’s spending target of 20% for human development and social inclusion is a minimum target; calls for substantially higher expenditure in this area, given the crucial importance of health, education, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene and poverty eradication for the realisation of human rights and of a life in dignity for all, the devastating impacts of the COVID pandemic and the human rights-based approach laid down in the Global Europe - NDICI regulation, the implementation of which Parliament will scrutinise;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its deep concerns regarding the situation concerning the rule of law in a number of Member States, which is deeply worrying in its own right and may ultimately lead to serious losses for the Union budget and underlines its requests to the Commission to use all available tools to limit the risk of such losses. This should include the immediate and full application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Calls on the Commission to stop unjustifiably withholding approval of National Recovery Plans and disbursement of the related funds;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 59 – point h a (new)
Ha. Calls on the Commission to encourage the UK to rejoin the Erasmus programme; calls also for the development of student and scientific exchanges for the Eastern Partnership countries, particularly Ukraine;
Amendment 197 #
90a. Expresses regret that the Commission has imposed on the Member States very ambitious reduction targets for CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, when most of the buildings managed by the Commission and other EU institutions are not zero-emission; calls, therefore, on the Commission to lead by example and help in the fight against CO2 emissions by installing photovoltaic collectors on all buildings;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 108 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 108 – point k a (new)
ka. draw up a financial support plan for Ukraine to enable it to recover from the illegal aggression by Vladimir Putin’s regime;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111
Paragraph 111
111. Notes that the Court also examines the regularity of the information in the annual activity reports of the Commission, including those of its directorates-general and offices primarily responsible for administrative expenditure; notes with satisfaction that the Court estimates that the level of error in spending on “administration” was not material;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 112 a (new)
Paragraph 112 a (new)
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114 a (new)
Paragraph 114 a (new)
114 a. Urges the European Schools to swiftly follow up on the recommendations of the Court concerning the specific weakness founded in procurement and recruitment;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114 b (new)
Paragraph 114 b (new)
114 b. Emphasizes, with regard to the European schools, the importance of respecting the annuality principle and of respecting payment deadlines, procurement rules and transparency in recruitment procedures;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115
Paragraph 115
115. Welcomes the initiatives taken by the Commission to ensure gender equality and, but recalls the Commission President’s commitment to reach gender equality at all levels of managementat knowledge, merit and experience should bye the end of the current Commission mandate, which is fully supported by Parliamentmain criteria for recruitment and promotion;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 116
Paragraph 116
116. URegrets the persisting geographical imbalances in the composition of the Commission staff, especially at middle and senior management levels; underlines its request for the Commission to ensure a fair geographical balance of its members of staff at all levels while at the same time fulfilling the requirements in the staff regulation in relation to competences and merits of candidates;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 116 a (new)
Paragraph 116 a (new)
116 a. Insists on the Commission to implement a more transparent appointment procedure for all positions especially the top management related ones;
Amendment 269 #
b. continue its work in order to ensure gender equalitya geographical balance among staff members at all levels of management by the end of the current Commission mandate and to report gender-data disaggregated databy Member State;