2 Amendments of Lara WOLTERS related to 2020/2170(DEC)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. According to the Agency, its budgeted fee income for 2019 represents circa 39,5 % of its total income; acknowledges that the Agency has an exemplary system of monitoring and for preventing any conflicts of interest, and its view that there is limited danger of such conflicts arising, due to the cost-covering purpose of the fees and the regular assessment of the Agency’s staff involved in opinion-making to ensure there is independence; notes that the Agency would welcome a solution whereby the Commission would collect the fees on behalf of the Agency, thereby facilitating the Agency’s financial management and helping to mitigate the risks of shortfalls; notes that the fees paid by industry vary substantially year by year, and that it is therefore not possible for the Agency to estimate the need for a balancing subsidy from the Union budget at a reasonable margin, which complicates budgetary planning; calls for a dialogue on how to reform the financing mechanism of the Agency, with the aim of putting it on a sustainable basis;