7 Amendments of Notis MARIAS related to 2018/2172(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1
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1. Grants the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Economic and Social Committee for the financial year 2017 / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Economic and Social Committee budget for the financial year 2017;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
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1. WelcomesTakes note of the conclusion of the Court of Auditors (the “Court”), according to which the payments as a whole for the year ended on 31 December 2017 for administrative and other expenditure of the European Economic and Social Committee (the “Committee”) were free from material error;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
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2. Notes with satisfaction that, in its annual report for 2017, the Court identified no significant weaknesses in respect of the audited topics relating to human resources and procurement for the Committee;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
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6. EncouragesCalls on the Committee to publish its Annual Activity Report and Annual Accounts by 31 March of the year following the accounting year in question with a view to optimising and speeding up the discharge procedure;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
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7. Notes that the final appropriations for travel and subsistence allowances for Members wereincreased to EUR 19 819 612 in 2017 (compared to EUR 19 561 194 in 2016); welcomes the detailed list of travels by Members presented in the annual activity report; welcomes measures that contribute to an efficient planning of meetings and reducing transportation costs;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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14. Welcomes theCalls for an increase in political dialogue between the Committee and Parliament as well as other instituitions; notes the Committee’s active contribution to the inter-institutional cooperation on assessing Union policies and law in the framework of the agreement on better law- making and the Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT); encourages the Committee and Parliament to pursue their efforts in strengthening the political cooperation;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 27
27. Notes that members of staff must also declare their involvement in external activities in accordance with Article 11 of the Staff Regulations; urgescalls on the Committee to swiftly establish guidelines on the prevention of conflict of interests to be provided to all staff in response to the Decision of the European Ombudsman in case 1306/2014/OV;