Activities of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2019/2067(DEC)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) for the financial year 2018
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) discharge in respect of the implementation of the Foundation’s budget for the financial year 2018 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) discharge in respect of the implementation of the Foundation’s budget for the financial year 2018;
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) for the financial year 2018/ Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) for the financial year 2018;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to conduct a feasibility study in order to assess the possibility of merging the Foundation with Cedefop; underlines that the Foundation and Cedefop have a very similar field of operation and the merger will simplify the funding of the two Agencies, as well as clarify the system of European Agencies to the general public; calls upon the Commission to consider at least setting up shared synergies with the Cedefop; calls upon the Commission to evaluate both scenarios, e. g. the transfer of the Foundation to the Thessaloniki Headquarters of Cedefop, and the Cedefop transfer to the Foundation Headquarters in Loughlinstown; notes that such an act would mean sharing corporate and support services and the management of the common premises, as well as shared ICT, telecommunications and internet-based infrastructures, saving large amounts of money which would be used on further funding of both agencies;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls upon the Foundation to aim its focus on disseminating the results of its research to the general public, and to reach out to public via the social media and other media outlets;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with regret from the Court’s report that the ex-ante controls performed by Eurofound within the context of intermediary services provided by a framework contractor were not effective, as well as the Court’s observation that the Foundation should adapt ex-ante controls on payments under such contracts and ensure the existence of a competitive procedure for all procurements; notes from the Foundation’s reply that the respective framework contract had expired and the new one had successfully addressed the issues raised by the Court; recognises that the Foundation had only limited input in the design and the pricing structure of this respective contract as it was an inter- institutional contract led by the Commission’s DG DIGIT;