4 Amendments of Pilar AYUSO related to 2011/2217(DEC)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes that in 2010, and following the requirements made by the European Parliament in previous discharge reports of improving the communication of the Agency with the public and the media, the Agency put extra emphasis on the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES), the International Year of Biodiversity, e.g. via the Green Façade Project, the Eye on Earth platform and the State of the Environment report (SOER) 2010 thereby using EU subsidies thematically in a way as intended by the European legislator and the European Budgetary Authority;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that, from June 2010 until April 2011, the Executive Director of the Agency was a trustee and a member of the International Advisory Board of Earthwatch - an international environmental charity engaging people in scientific field research and education - and was reported to be a member of the European Advisory Board of Worldwatch Europe; acknowledges that, in accordance with the Executive Director's statement, she stepped down from her positions in Earthwatch in April 2011 following advice from the President of the Court of Auditors in the context of a possible conflict of interests; welcomes therefore the commitment by the Management Board and the Executive Director to take appropriate steps in order to eliminate those risks immediately;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 20 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes that the discharge decision for the EEA can not be based upon additional requirements, e.g. OECD guidelines, when the implementation of those have neither been officially required by the EU legislator nor by specific arrangements within the Agency during the respective discharge procedure;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 20 – point 2 (new)
(2) Invites the European institutions to examine if it is advisable to incorporate and to commit to additional guidelines, legislation and procedures in a possible common framework for all European institutions and bodies;