Activities of Arndt KOHN related to 2017/2140(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section V – Court of Auditors PDF (361 KB) DOC (54 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2016 / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2016;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 4 February 2014 on the future role of the Court of Auditors. The procedure on the appointment of Court of Auditors’ Members: European Parliament consultation (2012/2064(INI))1a _________________ 1a Text adopted, P7_TA(2014)0060
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the Court’s opinion No 1/2017 on the revision of the Financial Regulation where it is proposed to update the arrangement for the audit of the decentraliszed agencies; regrets that in the legislative proposal does not foresecontext of the revision of the Financial Regulation, no inter-institutional agreement could be found which would ensure any reduction of the excessive administrative burden that continues to be borne by the decentralised agencies; reminds the Court that the audit of the decentralised agencies "remain under the full responsibility of the Court, whiresulting from the current arrangement; invites the Court to make a proposal on how the current arrangement could be improved and how such manages all administrative and procurement procedures required"6 ; _________________ 6Agreement of the Parliament, the Council and the Commission in paragraph 54 improvement could contribute to the synchronization of the Court's annual report and the annual reports ofn the Common Approach.agencies;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Observes that the Court is complying with the interinstitutional agreement to reduce staff by 5% over a period of five years; asks to be informed how this reduction matches with the 19 recruitments made in 2016is concerned that, as a result, the remaining resources available in each service do not allow for absorption of additional workload; calls on the budgetary authorities to be mindful of the long-term impact of staff cuts, in particular regarding the institution's ability to improve gender and geographical imbalances as well as the need for building on the capacity of experienced officials to take over management posts, when planning the future allocation of financial resources for personnel;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Regrets that within the members of the Court there was a gender imbalance of three women to 25 men; welcomes that the number of women went up to four in 2016; reiterates its support for the criteria for appointment of Members of the Court endorsed in its resolution on the future role of the Court of Auditors adopted on 4 February 20141a; _________________ 1a Text adopted, P7_TA(2014)0060
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note of the creation of a post- graduation university diploma in “Audit of public organisations and policies” and a master’s degree programme on “Management of public organisations” in cooperation with the University of Lorraine; asks the Court to clarify whether the course laureates are being oriented towards a career in Union institutions and bodies which both are targeted at the continuous professional development of the staff of the Court;