Activities of José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA related to 2017/2141(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee PDF (367 KB) DOC (56 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Economic and Social Committee for the financial year 2016 / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Economic and Social Committee for the financial year 2016;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned with the high amount of expenditure related to travel expenses and allowances of the Committee members; nNotes that the final appropriations for travel and subsistence allowances for members were EUR 19 561 194; calls on the Committee to provide a detailed breakdown of members’ expenditure, particularly those concerning item 1004, in its next annual activity report or the report on budgetary and financial management, and asks for the adoption of appropriate measures in order to make savings and reduce environmental pollution; urgecalls the Committee members to increase the use of videoconference and telepresence facilitieassess the potential of other instruments, which may contribute to economic savings, such as on travel expenses;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that a joint assessment of the budgetary savings resulting from the cooperation between the Committee and Parliament is of interest to both institutions and to the Union citizens; suggests that the Committee propose that exercise toproposes that this exercise be conducted jointly with the European Parliament as part of the strategy to strengthen contacts between the two institutions; is aware that the Committee is building up a capacity in terms of policy assessment for accompanying its role in the legislative process as a consultative body; asks the Committee to submit to the discharge authority a detailed analysis of the functioning of those activities in its next annual activity report;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the agreement to transfer some Committee posts to the EPRS service in the Parliament has been concluded and that the established staff plan is complying with the interinstitutional agreement to reduce staff by 5 % over the period of five years with a considerable decrease of 43 posts;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes a general increase of the absence rate due to sickness in the Committee; stresses the importance to put in place measures for improving wellbeing at work and asks for a closer monitoring of absences; welcomes the initiatives taken by the Committee like the creation of the figure of “confidential counsellor” to fight against harassment and to foster respect for human dignity in the work place;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes with interestsatisfaction that the proportion of women holding middle management position in the Committee is above 40%; encourages the Committee to make additional efforts in order to achieve the same results insofar as senior management positions are concerned and to do the necessary to improve the still considerable geographic imbalance;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes the continued increase of the outsourcing rate of translation (from 9,74 % in 2015 to 16,61 % in 2016) provided for in the cooperation agreement between the Committee and the Committee of the Regions, due to the higher translation output and to the reduction of staffing levels in the directorate (more than 9 % compared to 2015); takes note of the 2016 internal audit on translation outsourcing and of its practical implementation and restrictions, and looks forward to being informed of the internal auditor’s recommendations in the next Committee annual activity report;