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Activities of Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA related to 2020/2143(DEC)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019, Section IV – Court of Justice
2020/12/15
Committee: JURI
Dossiers: 2020/2143(DEC)
Documents: PDF(130 KB) DOC(69 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Gilles LEBRETON', 'mepid': 124738}]

Amendments (5)

Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the average length of proceedings before the Court of Justice decreased in 2019 (14.4 months as against 15.7 months in 2018) and that the average length of proceedings before the General Court fell markedly (16.9 months as against 20 months in 2018); observes, however, that the figure for the General Court is still higher than in 2017 (16.4 months) and considers that it should give priority to the most important cases and reach its judgments more rapidly;
2020/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the fact that the proportion of women in managerial posts – 39 % in 2019 – has continued to increaNotes that women occupied 39% of managerial posts in 2019 compared with 37.5% in 2018; points out that the best candidate for a position should always be chosen, and encourages the Court of Justice to continue the process by actively promoting gender parity in the appointment of judgregardless of gender or race, as only their previous experience, their CV and their suitability for the position should be considered; expresses its concern about the interference of ideology in staff selection, bearing in mind also that the public wants the highest judicial instance to be made up of the best possible professionals regardless of their physical attributes.;
2020/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 14 #
10a. Considers it worrying that judgments of the Court have been misinterpreted by other Community bodies, especially as regards the scope of their application beyond the individual concerned;
2020/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Regrets that the Court has not seen fit to take the initiative in clarifying its own judgments and the implementation thereof, especially in cases where this has made it possible to alter the composition of the EU institutions; believes that the Court should assess the consequences of misinterpretations of its judgments by third parties and even consider clarifying them in order to avoid dubious interpretations that could undermine the prestige of an institution such as the European Parliament;
2020/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Condemns and considers unacceptable the unilateral decision by the European Parliament to alter its composition based on an erroneous interpretation of the Court ruling; considers that the Court should have reacted by rapidly clarifying the scope of its judgment, given that this incorrect interpretation has opened the door to manifest irregularities in the day-to-day activity of Parliament, allowing the participation of those who have not obtained bona fide MEP credentials;
2020/11/11
Committee: JURI