Activities of Benedek JÁVOR related to 2017/2142(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section VII – Committee of the Regions PDF (364 KB) DOC (56 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Committee of the Regions for the financial year 2016; / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Committee of the Regions for the financial year 2016;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Judgments of the Civil Service Tribunal of 7 May 20131a, and of 18 November 20142a OLAF Final Case Report dated 8 October 2003, the Commission PMO department’s report of 8 May 2008, Parliament’s resolutions of 29 January 20043a , 21 April 20044a , 12 April 20055a, 27 April 20066a , 29 April 20157a , 28 April 20168a , 27 April 20179a in support of the Committee’s Internal Auditor’s case. _________________ 1a case F-86/11(ECLI:EU:F:2011:189) 2a case F-156/12(ECLI:EU:F:2014:247) 3a (OJ L 57, 25.2.2004, p. 8) 4a (OJ L 330, 4.11.2004, p. 153) 5a (OJ L 196, 27.7.2005, p. 54) 6a (OJ L 340, 6.12.2006, p. 44) 7a (OJ L 255, 30.9.2015, p. 132) 8a (OJ L 246, 14.9.2016, p. 152) 9a (OJ L 252, 29.9.2017, p. 135)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. whereas in the context of the discharge procedure, the discharge authority wishes to stress the special importance of further strengthening the democratic legitimacy of the Union institutions by improving transparency and accountability and implementing the concept of performance-based budgeting and good governance of human resources;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is still concernedObserves the lack of progress with the continued shortage of women holding senior and middle management posts; notes the adoption of a new five-year equal opportunities strategy foreseeing actions to strive for a more balanced gender representation, particularly in management positions; encourages the Committee to improve its performance in this regard;
Amendment 28 #
12. Notes with great concern that the number of days of sick leave within the Committee staff has only slightly decreased keeping in mind that already in 2015 the Committee had by far the highest rate of absence due to sick leave among all EU’s “Other Institutions”; underlines the importance of putting in place measures for improving the wellbeing at workof staff, review its HR management but also of duly verifying absences;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes with concern that the translation output objective was not achieved and that therefore further rationalisation measures are needed; asks the Committee to include detailed information in this regard in its annual activity report for 2017;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that onewith concern that another whistleblowing file was opened in 2016 and has been forwarded to OLAF; asks the Committee to keepdemands that the Committee changes its understanding of the EU’s policy on transparency and the protection of the whistle blowers and keeps the Parliament informed of the progress of the case;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. RegDeplorets that the whistleblower file of the Committee’s former internal auditor is still not closed; insists that the Committee do its utmost to find a just, honourable and equitable settlement of the case as soon as possible; requests that the Committee keep Parliament informed of its progress; e fact that after the two Union Civil Service Tribunal’s rulings1a and the European Anti-Fraud Office’s (“OLAF”) case report2a, the Commission’s PMO department’s report3a and Parliament’s resolutions4a and especially after the Parliament’s resolution for the 2015 discharge calling on the Committee to bring the whistle blower file of the Committee’s former internal auditor to a just, honourable and equitable settlement before the end of 2017, the Committee did not manage to solve the case neither has shown its sincere efforts to do so; calls on the Committee to do so before the final vote on 2016 Discharge in October 2018 in support of the Committee’s Internal Auditor’s case. _________________ 1aJudgments of the Civil Service Tribunal of 7May 2013, case F-86/11 (ECLI:EU:F:2011:189), and of 18 November 2014, case F-156/12 (ECLI:EU:F:2014:247) 2a OLAF Final Case Report dated 8 October 2003 3aThe Commission PMO department’s report of 8May 2008 4a Parliament’s resolutions of 29 January 2004(OJ L 57, 25.2.2004, p. 8), 21 April 2004 (OJ L 330, 4.11.2004, p. 153), 12April 2005 (OJ L 196, 27.7.2005, p. 54), 27 April 2006 (OJ L 340, 6.12.206, p.44), 29 April 2015 (OJ L 255, 30.9.2015, p. 132), 28 April 2016 (OJ L 246,14.9.2016, p. 152) and 27 April 2017 (OJ L252, 29.9.2017, p. 135)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. 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 their information on possible irregularities affecting the financial interests of the Union, while protecting their confidentiality and offering needed support and advice;