4 Amendments of Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY related to 2018/2624(RSP)
Amendment 13 #
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that the procedure for the appointment of the new Secretary-General of the European Commission on 21 February 2018 was conducted in a manner which aroused widespread irritation and disapproval in public opinion, among Members of the European Parliament and within the European civil service; notes that the result of this procedure constitutes a reputational risk not only for the European Commission but for all the European Union institutions; Therefore expects the College of Commissioners to take its political responsibility and to revoke its decision of 21 February 2018 to appoint Mr Selmayr as Secretary-General of the European Commission; Furthermore invites the European Commission to re-open the vacancy of Secretary-General and appoint the Secretary-General following an open and transparent application procedure.
Amendment 99 #
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Reminds the Commission that the complaint about the appointment submitted to the EU Ombudsman was declared admissible; and calls on the Commission to follow and act upon the conclusions of the research conducted by the EU Ombudsman;
Amendment 100 #
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Underlines that in the run-up to the 2019 European elections, the Commission is expected to take appropriate and concrete measures to restore the credibility of the European institutions and repair any reputation damage of the European Commission and the European Union as a whole that was caused by the appointment of the new Secretary-General.;
Amendment 107 #
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to review the current procedures for appointments of senior top positions within the European institutions; and calls on all the institutions and bodies of the European Union, in this context, also to put an end to the practice of “parachuting” in order to protect the regular career progress of traditional European civil service; political influence must not undermine the application of the Staff Regulations;