4 Amendments of Hannes HEIDE related to 2022/2128(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that there is no harmonised definition of "administrative costs" among the Joint Undertakings, which is a basis for calculating the financial contributions of its members and a precondition for the purpose of comparable figures; calls with this in mind for common guidelines for all Joint Undertakings to take a harmonised approach for the classification of certain administrative cost expenditure categories, such as expenditure for consultations, studies, analysis, evaluations, and technical assistance;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Notes that, with regard to the ECA's findings of the precarious staffing situation in the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking in 2021, increased efforts are needed in the human resources field in general and in the involvement of the Commission's resource planning in order to improve the human resources planning and specifically the recruitment process, to avoid cases of long-term vacancies, high staff turnover, high numbers of external staff, dependence on the expertise of a few staff, excessive workloads and resulting staff absences and inefficiencies, and instead offer attractive and socially fair employment conditions that support the achievement of the Joint Undertaking’s objectives.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Notes from the Annual Activity Report 2021 that out of a total number of 45 experts participating in evaluations and project reviews, 47% were female and 53% were male experts; welcomes these figures and encourages the Joint Undertaking to further improve the gender balance.
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that the Joint Undertaking is working with DG BUDG to clarify the situation on the Joint Undertaking’s staff pension contributions, in line with the recommendations of the European Court of Auditors made in late 2021 and calls for the Commission to take steps to avoid similar issues in the future ;