Activities of Csaba MOLNÁR related to 2020/2174(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Banking Authority (EBA) for the financial year 2019
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. AcknowledgeHighlights that, in the opinion of the Court, the European Banking Authority’s transactions underlying the annual accounts for the year 2019 are legal and regular in all material aspects;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the Authority’s efforts towards a more coordinated supervisory regime across the European financial system; underlines its role to ensure a stable, well-integrated, efficient and safe financial market; highlights the importance of consumer protection in the Union by promoting fairness and transparency on the product and financial services market, and looks forward to receiving an update on future measures taken in this direction, including also responses to the challenges of the digitalisation of the economy and sustainability measures;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses that the supervision of the public financial sector positively contributes to combating tax fraud and money laundering;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Recalls the importance of the Authority in the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing; looks forward to seeing the 10-point action plan for 2020/21 to enhance the future framework of prudential and anti-money laundering requirements over dividend arbitrage schemes;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Welcomes the establishment of an Advisory Proportionality Committee to oversee the principle of proportionality and looks forward to receiving the proposed methodology on how the Committee will provide input to EBA’s annual work programme;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the urgency to allocate sufficient resources to the Authority to allow it to carry out its allocated tasks in an adequate and efficient manner;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Recalls the Report on the annual accounts of the European Banking Authority (EBA) for the financial year 2019 of the European Court of Auditors, according to which the EBA might have used IT service contracts for the provision of labour, which is not in compliance with EU social and employment rules; calls the Authority, therefore, to ensure that contracts avoid any confusion between the procurement of IT services and of interim workers;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls its resolution of 13 January 2020 on institutions and bodies of the EMU: preventing post-public employment conflicts of interest; welcomes the first steps taken towards prevention and proper management of conflicts of interest and transparency measures, by following up on the Ombudsman’s recommendations; looks forward to a full update on the state of play of preventive and management measures taken and/or foreseen;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reiterates its call for a gender balanced staff policy, as well as an implemented employment policy fully compliant with EU social and employment rules;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls that France, as the new host member of the Agency, contributed 2500 000 euros in January 2019 and 500 000 euros in January 2020 to the budget of the EBA, which was adopted in December 2019, but do not contain adequate information on these contributions.