11 Amendments of Tamás DEUTSCH related to 2014/2086(DEC)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that in the 2011, 2012 and in the 2013 annual report, the Court of Auditors repeatedly inserted observations about the European External Action Service ('EEAS') with regard to payments of salaries to staff, weaknesses in the management of family allowances performed on behalf of the EEAS by the PMO, the procurement of security services in Delegations and contracts for IT services;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned that in 2013, the PMO system was still not fully functional, leading to the incorrect payment of social allowances to staff members, asks the EEAS to extend the system to the officials of all Member States,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the EEAS to strengthen its new anti-fraud strategy covering third countries and reiterates the need to swiftly finalise the Memorandum of Understanding with the European Anti- Fraud Office (OLAF); regrets the delay of its conclusion and asks the EEAS to report on the progress made regarding the new Anti-Fraud Strategy for Union Delegations which was planned to be finalised in 2013;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the EEAS to include in its Annual Activity Reports the results and consequences of closed OLAF cases, where the institution or any of the individuals working for it were the subject of the investigation;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the EEAS continues to have a top-heavy administration, which needs to be corrected; takes the view that the measures already implemented to correct this matter are a step in the right direction and asks the Commission to strengthen its engagement in order to improve the inter-service cooperation, asks the institution to report on the reduction of the AD15 and AD16 posts in its next annual activity report;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Reiterates last year's request to have an exhaustive table of all the human resources at the EEAS's disposal, with a break-down according to grade, gender and nationality, this table should be automatically included in the annual activity report of the institution.
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Regrets, however, that a better geographical balance has not yet been achieved as regards appointments to management posts; urges the EEAS to implement measures that contribute to a better and more balanced representation of all Member States;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Asks the EEAS to strengthen the geographical balance, in particular as regards the posts of Head of Union Delegations; reiterates the need for an enforced geographical balance of the Member States at all levels of the administration;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Reiterates the need to introduce a requirement by the EEAS that newly appointed EEAS staff give a declaration of honour stating that they have not worked for intelligence services in the past;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Demands that the EEAS's building policy be attached to the annual activity report, especially given that it is important that such costs are properly rationalised and that such costs are not excessive;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Urges the EEAS to provide the discharge authority with the list of building contracts concluded in 2013, including the details of the contracts, the country where the contract is entered in and the length of the contract, as it was done in the 2011 EEAS Annual Activity Report and asks the EEAS to provide the same details of building contracts in its 2014 Annual Activity Report;