Activities of Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS related to 2010/2204(DEC)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2009 Commission discharge PDF (267 KB) DOC (161 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Encourages the Member States to prepare theNotes, however, that the independence of IAs as currently carried out is questionable due to the fact that the members of the Commission's Impact Assessment Board (IAB), which is responsible for the Commission's IAs, at a national levelre appointed by, and subject to the instructions of, the Commission President;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Further notes that the same problem occurs as regards the Commission's ex- post evaluations which are of only limited value as support to Parliament in its supervision of the Commission's implementation of the budget;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Stresses that IAs should not take place only before the adoption of a legislative text (ex-ante) but should also be carried out after its adoption (ex-post); points out that this is necessary in order to evaluate more accurately whether the objectives of a law have actually been achieved and whether a legal act should be amended or retained;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)
Paragraph 43 c (new)
43c. Invites its competent bodies to analyse the feasibility of transferring the funds actually used by the Commission for IAs and evaluations to a separate, independent body such as a foundation headed by a board comprising Members of the European Parliament and advised by external experts;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 d (new)
Paragraph 43 d (new)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 e (new)
Paragraph 43 e (new)
43e. Underlines that the Commission's right of initiative limits Parliament's role and believes strongly that independent, free and unrestricted IAs and evaluations would give Members of the European Parliament a bigger say on the future developments of European policies;