Activities of Petr JEŽEK related to 2015/2166(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2014
Amendments (4)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern from the Court of Auditors Report that the Agency carried over 75 % (EUR 5 848 956) of its annual operational expenditure from 2014 to 2015; acknowledges that the amounts carried over under title II mainly relate to the planned purchase of IT goods and services for which payments were only due in 2015, and the carry-overs under title III mainly reflect the multi-annual nature of the Agency’s operational projects, where payments are made according to planned schedules; urAcknowledges the Agency to eliminate the ineffective budget planning and implement's response regarding the nature of the carry-overs and the low level of cancellation bys in its staff and to adopt adequate and transparent recruitment proceduresbudget; urges the Agency to improve budgetary planning and implementation;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that under the new Staff Regulations as amended in 2004 remuneration of officials and other servants recruited before 1 May 2004 should not be less than the one under previous Staff Regulations; regrets that the Agency did not comply with this requirement in 10 cases; calls into question the capacity of the Agency to manage human resources;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses its concern that the Agency did not adopt any internal binding rules for the protectNotes that the Agency applies the Commission of whistle-blowers, even though the Agency is obliged to do so according to Article 22c of the EU Staff Regulations and despite the recommendation made by Parliamenting guidelines following an Executive Board decision in 20152; urges, therefore, the Agency to adopt bindingnew rules on the protection of whistle-blowers and to provide the discharge authority with a track record of whistle-blowing cases handled in accordance with those rulein accordance with Article 22c of the EU Staff Regulations;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that the Agency adopted in 2014 a practical guide on management and prevention of conflict of interest for its staff; asks the Agency to provide the discharge authority with a track record of cases of conflict of interest identified, to continue publishing the CVs and declarations of interest of its experts and staffManagement Board, experts and management team and to establish severe and clear rules againstregarding "revolving doors".