Activities of Katalin CSEH related to 2023/2147(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2022
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas in the context of the discharge procedure, the discharge authority aims to emphasize the significant importance of enhancing the democratic legitimacy of Union institutions; this involves enhancing transparency and accountability, as well as implementing performance-based budgeting and ensuring good governance of human resources;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Centre delivered 89 % of the outputs planned in its Single Programming Document 2022–2024; notes that 8 % of the planned outputs were postponed, while 3 % were delayed or cancelled by the end of the year; takes note that most of the outputs that have been postponed or delayed were dependant on the adoption and publishing of the amended legal text of Centre mandate, which took place in November 2022; calls on the Centre to analyse the postponed outputs and report back to the discharge authority about its plan to deliver them;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that throughout 2022, for the third consecutive year, ECDC maintained its public health emergency (PHE) plan in response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic; takes note that in June the PHE level was gradually downgraded from Level 2 (Acute Phase) to Level 1 (Maintenance Phase); is of the opinion that the Centre acted speedily and efficiently throughout the entire period of the pandemic; considers that there could be a larger role of the Centre in shaping the European crisis response agenda for the future;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls the importance to increase the digitalisation of the agency in terms of internal operation and management but also in order to speed up the digitalisation of procedures; stresses the need for the agency to continue to be proactive in this regard in order to avoid a digital gap between the agencies at all costs; draws attention, however, to the need to take all the necessary security measures to avoid any risk to the online security of the information processed, insist to step up against cyberattacks or infiltration attempts particularly originated from Russia or China;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that the Agency has a policy on protecting the dignity of the person and preventing psychological and sexual harassment, and that the Agency is part of the interagency task force of confidential counsellors; looks forward to receiving their report and recommendations; notes that there were no reported cases of harassment in 2022 and encourages the Agency to continue and develop the work to prevent cases in the future as well;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Raises concerns about the geographical balance within the Agency’s senior and middle management; asks the Agency to report back on this to the discharge authority;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Is concerned about the large size the Agency's management board which makes decision making difficult and generates considerable administrative costs;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Acknowledges the visibility the Agency to developed during the pandemic, is of the opinion that there is still a room for greater visibility in the media, internet, and social media in order to make its work known to the citizens;