Activities of Dennis de JONG related to 2016/2158(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015, Section VIII – European Ombudsman PDF (363 KB) DOC (60 KB)
Amendments (1)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges the importance of the Ombudsman’s strategic and own initiatives and invites the Ombudsman to inform regularly inform the discharge authority about the impact of its inquiries; reiterates, however, that the Ombudsman’s first priority should be to address complaints from citizens within a reasonable time frame and that own-initiative inquiries should under no circumstances infringe that objective; asks the Ombudsman to interpret maladministration as widely as possible when performing its duties; invites the Ombudsman to develop closer cooperation with Parliament’s Committee on Bbudgetary Ccontrol in its strategic work;