7 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2018/2624(RSP)
Amendment 6 #
Recital B
B. whereas trust in the European project and in the European Union will only be maintained, if the European Union institutions act as role models of the rule of law, of transparency and of good administration, and prove to have sufficient internal check and balances to react adequately whenever these fundamental principles are threatened,
Amendment 14 #
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that the procedure for the appointment of the new Secretary-General of the European Commission on 21 February 2018 was conducted in asuch a questionable manner, which aroused reasonable and widespread irritation and disapproval in public opinion, among Members of the European Parliament and within the European civil service; regrets also that those most responsible for the procedure undertaken in this appointment have yet to accept that at best it WAS a questionable procedure; notes that the result of this procedure constitutes a reputational risk not only for the European Commission but for all the European Union institutions;
Amendment 26 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 7
- the President of the European Commission and his Head of Cabinet had known since 2015 that the then Secretary- General intended to retire soon after March 2018, an intention which was reconfirmed many times, including in early 2018; however, the President had not divulged this information in order not to undermine the authority of the then Secretary-General;
Amendment 27 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 7 a (new)
- the President of the European Commission tried on many occasions to persuade the Secretary General to change his mind (understandably, given the trust that had been established) and asked him to remain in the position past his stated preferred retirement date;
Amendment 28 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 7 b (new)
- when his efforts at persuading the Secretary-General to extend his tenure repeatedly failed, the President of the European Commission should then, at the very minimum, have alerted the Commissioner responsible for Budget and Human Resources of the impending vacancy, so the steps to fill that vacancy could have been initiated in the normal, best-practice and timely manner;
Amendment 40 #
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Takes note that in his oral replies to the CONT committee hearing, the Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources stated repeatedly that the new Secretary-General was the Commission President's strong preference for the appointment to this position, which strongly suggests that the Commission President also felt it was his prerogative to make this appointment, by whatever means necessary;
Amendment 124 #
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls on the Commission to reverse the decision to appoint the new Secretary-General and to then open the process anew, inviting interest from suitable applicants (of which the new Secretary-General may be one) as per the usual procedure;