Activities of Bart STAES related to 2011/2206(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2010, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee PDF (139 KB) DOC (66 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee/Postpones discharge in respect of the implementation of the Economic and Social Committee budget for the financial year 2010;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the EESC to limit increases to its budgets in the coming years to an absolute minimum and to finance new and extended activities primarily though savings;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warns, however,Notes that more clarity will beis needed, on the conditions for issuing confirmations of attendance, the rationale behind the allowance provided for in Article 12 and the reasons for reimbursement for taking part in video conferences; keenly awaits the results of the negotiations between the EESC and the Council on a definitive and satisfactory solution to all these issues, for which the decision depends on the Council;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reconfirms its position that, in the interests of transparency, regularly updated declarations of financial interests of members of all institutions should be accessible on the Internet; in that context, notes with satisfaction the decision by the EESC Bureau providing for publication ofat the declarations of financial interests of its members were published as of the beginning of 2012;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the fact that the two committees – the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee – finally managed to obtain Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) certification on 27 December 2011; would like to be informed on an annual basis which progress has been planned and/or made to further reduce the negative impact on the environment by the Committees activities;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers the summary of the internal audit service's activities to be of insufficient quality for Parliament to be able to assess the monitoring and control mechanisms at the EESC; stresses that the summary should be both informative and relevant; calls on the EESC to send without delay a re-drafted version to its competent committee;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Found Annex D to the annual activity report, containing activity and performance indicators, to be very useful; is concerned by the fact that 12.3% of the interpreting service requested was cancelled, at a cost of EUR 913 344; would like to be informed which urgent measures are taken to remedy this problem;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. HopeExpects that the annual activity report will, in future, also include an exhaustive table of all the human resources at the EESC's disposal, broken down by category, grade, sex, participation in professional training and nationality;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Deplores, with regard to the alleged irregularities uncoverExpects to be promptly and fully informed inby the 2009 discharge procedure, the fact that the EESC Secretary-General did not provide sufficient explanation in response to questions highlEESC President and its Secretary-General on the ongoing proceedings and the outcome, of the investighating not only instances of bad administrative practice and the pressing need for internal procedures to be improved, but also, which is more serious, the recurring suspicions that interest in sound economic management of the instituons by OLAF ,the European Ombudsman and the case pending before the Court of Justice on alleged irregularities concerning Staff Re gulations and of the EU budget is being abandimplementing rules, as mentioned, in particular through the failure to resolve staff conflicts; notes that all these questions have led, inter alia, to allegations being submitted to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the European Ombudsman and the Court of Justice, not only by officials but also by members of the EESCt the 2009 discharge resolution; reserves the right on the basis of the information provided to question further those involved in this case;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19