Activities of Alin MITUȚA related to 2020/2146(DEC)
Reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019, Section VII – Committee of the Regions
Amendments (5)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages the Committee to continue its efforts to achieve gender balance at all hierarchal levels and welcomes actions such as the mandatory presence of both genders on selection panels, the active encouragement of female applicants for all managerial positions, specific training sessions for female staff who wish to prepare for a managerial career and more flexible working arrangements, including the possibility for part time work and telework; calls on the Committee to continue enhancing the geographical balance of its staff in order to establish a proper representation of nationals from all Member States, including at management level;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Welcomes that the President and the Secretary General of the Committee made a firm commitment to reach an amicable settlement and thus conclude the case; notes that on 4 December 2020 under the auspices of Parliament’s mediator, Ms Sophie in't Veld, and the then 2019 discharge rapporteur, Cristian Ghinea, Mr McCoy and the President and the Secretary General of the Committee concluded a joint statement on the principles governing the resolution of the case in line with Parliament's demands since 2004 and that the Committee, with Mr McCoy’s consent, have published the Joint Statement on its website.
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 b (new)
Paragraph 46 b (new)
46 b. Acknowledges that in the Joint Statement, the Committee in particular accepts without reserve the OLAF report and its conclusions and acknowledges its past mistakes and shortcomings; recognises, like Parliament, that Mr McCoy was right to take his concerns directly to Parliament and that it should have done more to comply with Parliament’s 2004 demands, including that Mr McCoy must suffer no adverse consequences as a result of having reported wrongdoing; recognises Mr McCoy as a bona fide whistle-blower as conferred politically in 2004 by Parliament and is sorry that Mr McCoy was not protected despite having offered him the protection as a whistle-blower in 2003; sincerely regrets the considerable harm the Committee has caused Mr McCoy, the way in which it treated him and its insufficient duty of care; and accepts that the case should never have been allowed to remain unresolved for more than seventeen years;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 c (new)
Paragraph 46 c (new)
46 c. Notes with satisfaction that the President and the Secretary-General of the Committee has presented their formal apology to Mr McCoy on these accounts and for the Committee’s mishandling of his case, that the Committee and Mr McCoy have committed to settle the financial aspects of the settlement with support from Parliament's legal service and under the political guidance of Parliament's Committe on Budgetary Control, and that the Committee has reiterated its full commitment to the rules and principles of whistle-blower protection and, more particularly to the inalienable principles of equity and fairness, has drawn the necessary conclusions from Mr McCoy’s case and has taken all necessary steps in respect of its internal governance to ensure that such a situation cannot arise again; urges all parties to reach a financial agreement as soon as possible;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 d (new)
Paragraph 46 d (new)
46 d. Acknowledges the efforts of the negotiating teams to reconcile the two parties and commends them for brokering the potential basis for a fair, just and appropriately honourable resolution to this dispute;