Activities of Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI related to 2017/2136(DEC)
Plenary speeches (1)
Discharge 2016: EU general budget - Commission and executive agencies (A8-0137/2018 - Joachim Zeller) PL
Amendments (5)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Commends EACEA’s role in implementing the three culture and education programmes, as evidenced by the positive evaluation of the Agency’s work completed in 2016; welcomes EACEA’s greater use of e-reporting for funded projects, which should improve data collection and project monitoring, help feed into the Commission’s policy work and assist beneficiaries; is pleased to note that EACEA makes 92% of its payments within the Financial Regulation deadlines; given that education and culture programme beneficiaries are often very small organisations, calls on EACEA to strive for better results, potentially through an average time-to-pay indicator.;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is concerned by the very low level of EFSI funding that reached the education and cultural and creative sectors in 2016;considers that tailored, sector-specific support is essential to ensure that the cultural and creative sector benefits from EFSI loans;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Notes the efforts made by the European Schools and the Office of the Secretary-General to enhance internal controls, as well as the planned governance changes to increase central responsibility through an Authorising Officer and Accounting Officer; remains concerned that, by the Schools' own admission, "substantial work lies ahead";
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Considers that the UK's withdrawal from the European Union poses particularly challenging questions in relation to the European Schools, especially since around 21% of all European School pupils in the 2016-2017 school year were in the English language section (second only to the French language section) and English was the chosen second language of 61% of all European School pupils; is aware that the uncertainty surrounding the provision of English-language teaching after the UK's withdrawal is a cause for concern for parents and pupils at the European Schools; calls on the European Commission and the European Schools to report to the Committee on Culture and Education on its plans to deal with the specific challenges created by the UK's withdrawal and how it intends to continue to provide first-class English-language teaching within the European Schools going forward;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Reiterates its support for independent media coverage of European affairs, notably through budgetary assistance for television, radio and online networks; welcomes the continuation of the grant for Euranet+ until 2018 and urges the Commission to find a more sustainable funding model for the network;