13 Amendments of Tamás DEUTSCH related to 2015/2160(DEC)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the 13 transfers between budget lines during the financial year 2014; is of the opinion that the transfers concerning the political groups communication budget and printing in the Official Journal of the European Union could have been foreseen in the initially approved budget;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes nevertheless that a total of EUR 8 277 556 was spent in 2014 only on travel and meeting allowances for Members and alternate members of the Committee plus EUR 409 100 on missions and travel costs of staff; considers the number of missions extremely high (787), as is the expenditure generated by members for travel and meeting allowances; considers that missions undertaken by Members should be clearly described in the annual activity report (AAR), with detailed expenses and a cost benefit analysis; stresses that the reference to Members' missions is vague, imprecise and does not provide clear figures; urges the Committee always to include data on Members' missions in its AAR;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes nevertheless that a total of EUR 8 277 556 was spent in 2014 only on travel and meeting allowances for Members and alternate members of the Committee plus EUR 409 100 on missions and travel costs of staff; considers the number of missions extremely high (787), as is the expenditure generated by members for travel and meeting allowances; considers that missions undertaken by Members should be clearly described in the annual activity report (AAR), with detailed expenses and a cost benefit analysis; stresses that the reference to Members' missions is vague, imprecise and does not provide clear figures; urges the Committee always to include data on Members' missions in its AAR;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the increased use of videoconferencing by the Committee; regrets however the delay in developingthe use of portable videoconferencing facilities and asks for such facilities to be further developed; calls on the Committee to update the discharge authority in this regard by the end of June 2016to be informed about developments in the AAR;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes with satisfaction that a cooperation agreement between the Committee, the EESC and Parliament was signed on 5 February 2014 with the objective of developing political and administrative cooperation;cooperation; notes that an appendix on administrative cooperation was signed between the Committee, the EESC and Parliament
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Finds that there is still room for improvement in the collaboration between the three parties to the cooperation agreement, particularly in the political side; believes thatinvites the three institutions are capable of developingto examine whether further synergies that will enhance productivity in the domains covered by the cooperation agreement can be found and asks to be kept informed of its follow-up;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes note that thea new administrative bilateral cooperation agreement between the Committee and the EESC was extended for one year till the end of 2015 in order to identify areas for improvement and further efficiencies; requests an update and detailedsigned in 2015; requests to be kept informationed on this bilateral cooperation in the context of the mid-term assessment;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that only 12 staff members were recruited following an EPSO competition, whereas 32 staff members, including a Secretary General, were recruited without passing any competition in 2014; urges the Committee to adopt transparent and competitive recruitment procedures and selection criteria for all staff, including at senior level;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Regrets that the number of derogations from procurement rules / contract management increased from 1 in 2013 to 4 in 2014; requests further explanation of how these derogations occurred; asks the Committee to address without delay the ongoing issue of all exception reports due to non-compliance with the provisions of the Financial Regulation or the internal rules of procedure; notes that the number of exceptions represents, however, 0,4 % of the operations concerned;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the adoption by the Committee of a decision laying down rules on whistleblowing6 , which entered into force on 1 January 2016; considers that it took too long to implement those rules; calls on the Committee to publish and enforce them without further delay and to inform the discharge authority of its progress on the implementation byin the end of June 2016Annual Activity Report; __________________ 6 Decision No 508/2015 of the Committee of the Regions, of 17 December 2015, laying down rules on whistleblowing.
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. StressesIs confident that the risks identified during the audits and risk analyses that have been performed, particularly in the areas of financial management and operational / organisational matters, need towill be addressed without delay; requests a detailed presentation of the mitigation measures the Committee proposes and a clear calendar for their implementation, by the end of June 2016 as appropriate; requests to be kept informed in the context of the Annual Activity Report;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35