Activities of Marie-Christine ARNAUTU related to 2016/2177(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2015
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that corrective actions regarding the Court’s comments of 2013 regarding the double location of the Agency in Lille and Valenciennes have not yet been implemented; regrets also that the recommendation on the reinforcement of the recruitment procedures haves also not yet been implemented;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the Agency's role in ensuring the safety and interoperability of European rail system; welcomes the Agency's role in the follow-up of the development, testing and implementation of ERTMS as well as in evaluating the specific ERTMS projects; notes furthermore that a review of the Agency's role (e.g. one-stop-shop for vehicle authorisation and safety certification) and powers forms part of the Fourth Railway Package; stresses that as the Agency receives greater responsibilities, it will need to be given the necessary financial, material and human resources to perform its new and additional tasks effectively and efficiently; notes with concern the contradiction between the recently approved legislation extending the Agency's mission and the budgetary cuts related to the Agency to be implemented within the scope of the multi-annual financial framework 2014-2020;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports the initiative taken by the Agency in 2015 to put in place a new process to get stronger engagement from Member States and stakeholders in the development of the 2016 work programme; welcomes the launch of the ERTMS Stakeholder platform and recalls that ERTMS is crucial to achieve a Single European Railway Area; stresses, therefore, that an optimised coordination of ERTMS development and deployment to ensure a single transparent, stable, affordable, and interoperable ERTMS system throughout Europe is a key priority if the Union wants to continue dismantling what remains of public railway services;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. WelcomNotes the proactive approach of the Agency, which has set up a task force in preparation of the likely adoption in 2016 of the Fourth Railway Package and the new status of the Agency and its expanding role;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. WelcomNotes the focused programme on the cleaning-up of national rules in order to reduce the impact or eliminate the existing barriers between Member States;