1 Amendments of Guido REIL related to 2019/2098(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the important role ofNotes that there has been a very large increase in the number of EU agencies sin preparing and implementing EU policies, especially regarding tasks of a technical, scientific, operational and/or regulatory nature; in this context appreciates the importance and quality of the work performed by the fource 2000; considers this to be problematic from a democratic point of view, as some of the agencies carry out public administration tasks, the performance of which has a major impact on citizens, but the agencies are independent of the Member States and thus lack democratic legitimacy; points out that between 2000 and 2013 the staffing levels of the EU agencies increased fourfold and their allocation from the EU budget increased eightfold, and that in 2018 a combined total of EUR 4.2 billion was allocated to all the agencies (excluding the SRB), i.e. 20% more than in 2017; notes that, in the social and employment fields, different agencies uander the remit of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Cedefop, Eurofound, EU-OSHA and ETF) bodies work in parallel, with overlapping remits and powers; notes, in particular, the overlaps between the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and the substantial overlap between the European Training Foundation and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training;