Activities of Sándor RÓNAI related to 2020/2161(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2019
Amendments (5)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes with concern that an uneven gender balance is reported for 2019 with regard to the senior managers (18 men and 7 women) and the management board members (61 men and 20 women); asks the Agency to ensure gender balance at the management and staff levels in the future; asks the Commission and the Member States to take into account the importance of ensuring gender balance when nominating their members to the Agency’s management board;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges the Agency’s existing measures and ongoing efforts to ensure transparency; prevention and management of conflicts of interest, and whistleblower protection; notes that in 2019 the Agency identified several cases of potential conflicts of interest but in most cases the conflicts of interest risk were addressed through the application of specific mitigating measures, with the remaining cases not requiring any mitigating measure to be taken; acknowledges that CVs and declarations of interest of most board members are published on its website, however, points out that the Agency failed to publish the CVs and declarations of interest of all board members on its website; calls on the Agency to publish the CVs and the declarations of interests of all the members of the management board and to report to the discharge authority on the measures taken in this regard;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that 72 % of the Agency’s income consists of fees; takes note of the Agency’s view that the fact that applicants pay fees does not necessarily imply a conflict of interest; calls on the Agency to develop preventive measures and regularly assess the staff involved in opinion-making to ensure there is independence;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Acknowledges the Agency’s measures taken to mitigate all risks associated to the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the European Union; notes that the Agency cooperated closely with the European Commission during the negotiations with the United Kingdom and that the risk of disruption of aviation activities disappeared with the conclusion of the withdrawal agreement, which entered into force on 31 JanFebruary 201920; notes that the Agency has evaluated the effect of the UK's withdrawal from the Union on human resources, concluding that only a relatively small number of staff members might be affected (less than 10);
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes with satisfaction that the Agency has taken many actions in 2019 in order to increase their cyber security and protection of the digital records in its possession;