Activities of José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA related to 2017/2138(DEC)
Plenary speeches (1)
Discharge 2016: EU general budget - European Council and Council (debate) ES
Shadow reports (2)
SECOND REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section II – European Council and Council PDF (362 KB) DOC (60 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section II – European Council and Council PDF (363 KB) DOC (56 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Council and of the Council for the financial year 2016 / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Council and of the Council for the financial year 2016;
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants/Refuses to grant the Secretary- General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Council and of the Council for the financial year 2016;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its call for progress reports on building projects and a detailed breakdown of the costs incurred to date; insists on being informed of the costs related to the delayed completiontakes note of the publication of the Council Financial Activities report 2017, which puts the cost of the Europa building at EUR 312 143 710.53;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that in 2016 the Secretary- General of the Council published his Decision 3/2016 adopting internal rules for reporting serious irregularities - Procedures for the implementation of Articles 22a, 22b and 22c of the Staff Regulations (‘Whistleblowing’); recalls that the protection of whistleblowers is one of the main issuesan issue taken seriously within the public administration of the Union and shall always be considered carefully;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes with concern that the late delivery of the Europa building had a significant impact on the 2016 budget of the European Council and of the Council; asks to be informed of the overall financial impact of the delay; asks for full public access to theregrets that there is still a lack of information on buildings policy and related expenditures, which should be public as a sign of transparency for the European citizens;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Regrets that the Council has still not joined the EU transparency register despite being one of the most important institutions involved in the EU’s decision- making process; therefore calls for a successful outcome on the interinstitutional negotiations between the Council presidency and representatives of the Parliament and the Commission, leading the Council to finally join the transparency register;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that in the meantime the Secretary-General of the Council was invited by CONT to attend the exchange of views with the secretaries-general of the other institutions, which took place on 4 December 2017, and that a written questionnaire was sent to the Secretary- General of the Council on 26 November 2017; observedeeply regrets that the Council reiterates its position of non-attendance to the exchange of views and that the questionnaire sent to the Council services with questions from the Members remainings unanswered;