Activities of Catherine TRAUTMANN related to 2013/2053(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT containing its opinion on the evaluation report regarding BEREC and the Office PDF (175 KB) DOC (83 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that peripheral seat arrangements have negative side effects, such as difficulty of access to the location, rarely adequate education facilities for the children of staff members, insufficient access to the labour market, social security and medical care both for the children and spouses of staff members, as well as high mission costs, thereby creating difficulties in attracting qualified personnelare consistent with the principle of fair distribution of the seats of institutions and agencies;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Suggests using the evaluation process to reconsider both the choice of the seat as well as the decision to set up an agency to fulfil primarily the function ofand the findings of the BEREC internal audit as an opportunity to discuss the choice of the seat and the responsibilities assigned to the Office, which functions primarily as a secretariat for BEREC; considers it worthwhileessential, therefore, to discuss the option of setting up a BEREC secretariat within the Commhat any decission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, thereby avoiding the overhead linked to the structure of an independent agency and creating savings for the Union budget taken should make for independence in relation to the European institutions and Member States.
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas BEREC was created to contribute to shaping technical and policy orientations for the completion of the internal market with the twin aim of ensuring the utmost possible independence of regulators and making their implementation of the regulatory framework more consistent throughout Europe;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that there is still room for improvement in the functioning of BEREC and the BEREC Office but that the use of the new procedure under Article 7/7a of Directive 2009/140/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services has worked effectively;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that the role of BEREC be strengthened and that consideration be given to broadening its responsibilities so as to facilitate the definition of common positions in order to enhance the internal market approach;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that fullgreater harmonisation of the tasks carried out by NRAs among Member States, so that they all have competence for all aspects directly related to the internal market in electronic communications, could contribute to better functioning of BEREC;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises that BEREC’s advisory role upstream of legislative proposals affecting the electronic communications sector should be made methodical;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends strengthenformalising the role of the Independent Regulators Group (IRG) ing BEREC’s already established presence in Brusselsrussels while ensuring that it does not duplicate the tasks entrusted to the BEREC Office;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the mission of the BEREC Office should be revised and defined more precisely, taking particular account of the outcome of the BEREC audit on this matter;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that any discussions on the location of the BEREC Office is not bringing added value to BERECshould be conducted with an eye to its independence from the EU Institutions and the Member States and in deference to the principle of an equal distribution of the seats of the EU’s Institutions and Offices;