2 Amendments of Zigmantas BALČYTIS related to 2016/2191(DEC)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes from the Court’s report that one KIC legal entity paid performance- based additional remuneration of EUR 646 000 to 55 of its staff, based on the decision of the KIC supervisory board and which the Institute reimbursed at 100 %; notes the Court’s opinion that paying such performance-based remuneration using public funds is an unusual practice; acceptsnotes that paying such bonuses using only public funds is an unusual practice and it should be taken into account when setting the ceiling for the Institute’s funding of individual salaries which will be applied with effect from the 2016 grant agreement; accepts in part, however, that the KICs are business- driven organisations which aim for financial sustainability, and where the use of variable elements as part of the basic remuneration can provide a strong incentive for good performance and ensure that value for money is achieved; notes, furthermore, that Horizon 2020 expressly provides for variable components of basic remuneration to be eligible costs; highlights the fact that the Institute’s contribution to salaries paid to KIC management staff, including performance- based remuneration, is to be kept below the ceiling established by the Institute in its 2016 grant agreements and onwards;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that the principle of sound financial management was also breached when a KIC partner procured public relations services with daily rates ranging from 800 euro to 3 250 euro per person, which were also fully reimbursed by the Institute;