Activities of Mikuláš PEKSA related to 2019/2063(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018, Section IX – European Data Protection Supervisor
Amendments (6)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates the importance of data protection in relation to cybersecurity; welcomes the EDPS' efforts in providing guidance to the Union institutions on how to protect personal data when implementing cybersecurity measures, how comprehensive information security management systems serve as the basis for fulfilling both data protection and cybersecurity obligations and on how to carry out data protection notification and information obligations in relation to personal data breaches; notes that the scandal over the misuse of Facebook data by Cambridge Analytica and the growing evidence of illegal interference in elections request responses from the EDPS; underlines that the EDPS must fight against potential misuse of digital data;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recognises the added value that free and open source software can bring to the EDPS; underlines in particular their role in increasing transparency and avoiding vendor lock-in effects; recognises also their potential for security improvements as they permit to identify and fix the weaknesses; strongly recommends any software developed for the institution to be made publicly available under free and open-source software licence;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes that the decision on anti- harassment has been made available to the entire staff via the EDPS intranet; notes with appreciation that the EDPS is currently working on revising the anti- harassment decision, as well as on a mandate to appoint additional confidential counsellors; notes that 69 % of colleagues acknowledged in the 2018 staff survey that they are aware of the existing policy on psychological and sexual harassment; welcomes that in 2018 a team of twoone confidential counsellors was set uptrained;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Welcomes the EDPS’ initiative in 2018 to no longer offer unpaid traineeships but only offer paid traineeships through the Blue Book trainee program; notes that this change in the EDPS recruitment process of trainees was made following a recommendation from the Ombudsman to adapt eligibility criteria of paid traineeships; reiterates the need to guarantee an appropriate allowance to all Union institutions' trainees in order to avoid the reinforcement of discrimination on economic grounds;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Welcomes the EDPS’ targeted initiatives to lower the environmental footprint of the institution; encourages the EDPS to put in place a concrete action plan to lower its environmental footprint;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes that the importance of the EDPS communication activities has increased considerably over the past years; recognises the efforts to improve the impact of its online presence; notes the organisation of two important communication campaigns, namely the 2018 International Conference focusing on Debating Ethics by reaching the widest possible audience with the debate on digital ethics, and, in December 2018, its communication campaign on the new data protection regulation for the Union institutions; further encourages the use of free open-source self-hosted social network platforms having special regard to users data protection;