Activities of Benedek JÁVOR related to 2017/2138(DEC)
Shadow reports (2)
SECOND REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section II – European Council and Council PDF (362 KB) DOC (60 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section II – European Council and Council PDF (363 KB) DOC (56 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Council and of the Council for the financial year 2016 / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Council and of the Council for the financial year 2016;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. whereas in the context of the discharge procedure, Parliament wishes to stress the special importance of further strengthening of the democratic legitimacy of the EU institutions through improving on transparency and accountability, implementing the concept of the Performance-Based Budgeting (PBB) and good governance of human resources;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the paramount importance of further strengthening of the democratic legitimacy of the EU institutions through improving on transparency and accountability; notes the Ombudsman’s findings on Council’s systematic failure to record what each Member State proposes; notes the European Ombudsman’s finding on Council’s overuse of “LIMITE” status on their documents restricting access to documents; calls on the Council to systematically record Member State positions in Council working parties and in COREPER ambassador meetings and, in principle, to make these documents proactively available to the public in a timely manner; calls on the Council to also publish clear criteria for using the ‘LIMITE’ status and that the status be reviewed before a law is adopted;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the existence of a gender balance policy in the General Secretariat of the Council (GSC); welcomes the positive trend of women’s representation in management posts reaching 31% by the end of 2016; calls on the Council to continue with the gender balance policy toward the truly balanced presentation of both genders in management posts;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Expresses the need to establish an independent disclosure, advice and referral body with sufficient budgetary resources, in order to help whistle-blowers use the right channels to disclose information on possible irregularities affecting the financial interests of the Union, while protecting their confidentiality and offering needed support and advice;