Activities of Rolandas PAKSAS related to 2015/2040(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Commissioner hearings: lessons to be taken from the 2014 process (A8-0197/2015 - Richard Corbett) LT
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on procedures and practices regarding Commissioner hearings, lessons to be taken from the 2014 process
Amendments (3)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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1. Notes that the formation of the Juncker Commission was delayed owing to the late nomination by some Member States of their candidate commissioner, while an acceptable degree of gender balance was only achieved at the last minute thanks to Parliament’s firm insistence that the new Commission must contain at least the same number of women as the outgoing Commission; considers that such a situation could be prevented in future by setting a deadline by which Member States have to nominate their candidates, and by encouraging Member States to propose at least two nominees – one male and one female – for consideration by the President-elect;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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2. Considers that a deadline should also be set for the President-elect and the Council to adopt, by common accord, the list of persons proposed for appointment as members of the Commission, so as to give Parliament sufficient time for the proper preparation and conduct of the hearings, including supplementary hearings where necessary; opposes a ‘take-it-or-leave-it’ approach in an exceptional situation where the second nominee proposed by a Member State is also found to be unqualified to be a member of the College or to carry out the particular duties assigned to him or her; considers that in such a case Parliament’s request for candidate commissioners to be replaced or given different portfolios has to be taken into account; and that a limited extension of the outgoing Commission’s term of office can be acceptable, as a last resort, only in exceptional cases where the need for the proper preparation of supplementary hearings does not allow Parliament to approve the new Commission before 1 November;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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3. Expresses its utmost dissatisfaction regarding the procedure that led to the replacement of Maroš Šefčovič in the transport portfolio at very short notice and without prior consultation with the Committee on Transport and Tourism, even though the President-elect had been promptly informed of the committee’s firm wish to maintain Mr Šefčovič in this portfolio; considers that a committee opinion should be legally binding; deplores the fact that the TRAN Committee’s request was not fulfilled and that the subsequent nominee, Violeta Bulc, did not enjoy equal and fair conditions in presenting herself to the committee, as she had very limited time at her disposal to prepare for the hearing, which was nevertheless successful; reiterates that transport is a key policy area which should not be the victim of last-minute changes to accommodate other political considerations;