Activities of Jiří MAŠTÁLKA related to 2015/2040(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Commissioner hearings: lessons to be taken from the 2014 process (A8-0197/2015 - Richard Corbett) CS
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Procedures and practices regarding Commissioner hearings, lessons to be taken from the 2014 process
Amendments (3)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that it would be easier to guarantee the independence of Commissioners-designate if the Commission were not composed of one national of each Member State, in accordance with the spirit of Article 17(5) of the Treaty on European Union; takes the view that the Commissioners’ portfolios and the respective remits of the parliamentary committees should be linked; therefore calls on the European Council to review its decision on the number of Commissioners and to reduce it before the next Commission is appointedthe Commissioners’ portfolios should be carefully divided so that they do not overlap and so that each Commissioner’s remit is clearly defined, and that this should be done in cooperation with Parliament, which has supervisory and control powers over the Commission;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -4 a (new)
Paragraph -4 a (new)
-4a. Stresses that the purpose of the hearings is to give the Commissioners- designate an equal and fair opportunity to present themselves and their opinions in accordance with Annex XVI of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, with particular emphasis on the impartiality and political neutrality of the procedure;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that there should be more flexibility, especially as regards the time allowed for supplementary questions and the candidates’ replies.