Activities of Barbara KAPPEL related to 2017/2173(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2016 PDF (314 KB) DOC (63 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2016
Amendments (8)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that, in the opinion of the Court of Auditors, the European Securities and Markets Authority’s transactions underlying the annual accounts for the year 2016 are legal and regular in all material aspects; welcomes that the Court's comments of 2011 and 2012 have finally been addressed;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. asks the Authority to keep volume to be carried over to the next year as low as possible;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that, while making sure that all assignments are carried out in full and within deadline, the Authority should carefully adhere to the tasks and the mandate assigned to it by the European Parliament and the Council, and should not seek to de facto broaden its mandate beyond those assignments; emphasises, in this respect, that the Authority needs to pay particular attention to the principle of proportionality;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Considers that the minutes of meetings of the Board of Supervisors and of the Stakeholder Groups, which are publicly available, should be published more swiftly, and should provide better insight into the discussions held, members’ positions and voting behaviour; believes that outreach to the general public could also be enhanced by web streaming events;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that in 2016 the Authority received six requests for access to documents pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents12 to which the Authority granted a full access in four cases while in two cases the Authority decided to grant only partial access to the documents due to protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual and to protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits; _________________ 12notes that this practice does not further transparency and that their declarations and CVs should therefore be published without delay; _________________ 12 OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43. OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. asks the Authority to inform the discharge authority on ethics rules alleged and confirmed infringements, how it has dealt with these infringements, and how it will avoid them in the future;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, as the Authority’s workload is increasingly shifting from legislative tasks to enforcing and applying the Union law, the Authority’s budget and manpower should be reallocated internally; believes that the Authority’s budget still has rationalisation potential; stresses, therefore, that any potential increases in the Authority’s means should be accompanied by adequate rationalisation measures and defended and explained thoroughly in a clear, detailed and understandable defence report before the European Parliament and made publically available;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the minutes of meetings of the Board of Supervisors and of the Stakeholder Groups, which are publicly available, should be published more swiftly., and should provide better insight into the discussions held, members’ positions and voting ehaviour; believes that outreach to the general public could also be enhanced by web streaming events;