8 Amendments of Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU related to 2020/2148(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that the overall budget increase was mainly due to the impact of the new tasks resulting from the Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 (the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR), which lays down the data protection obligations for the Union institutions and bodies when they process personal data and develop new policies) and the necessary growth of the European Data Protection Board (hereafter EDPB) that was created on 25th May 2018 and for which the Supervisor was entrusted to provide an independent secretariat; recognises that 2019 was the first full year of operations of the EDPB Secretariat and of the implementation of the GDPR which justifies the increase; the related allocated budget increase amounted to 51% (from 3 594 746 EUR in 2018 to 5 413 838 EUR in 2019);
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that at the end of 2014, the Supervisor counted 55 members of staff compared to 96 at the end of 2019, which signifies almost a doubling in the number of staff; is aware that the Supervisor's budget is mostly administrative, with a large amount being used for expenditure relating to persons, buildings, furniture, equipment and miscellaneous running costs; acknowledges that a substantial part of the staff are contract staff which are employed for a temporary period, such as replacement of staff on maternity leaves or implementation of specific actions;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Underlines the EDPS' initiatives aimed at using office space more sustainably and optimising it as well as reducing the energy level in the building, such as the promotion of structural and occasional teleworking, reimbursement of 50% of the cost of public transport tickets to staff who cease to use office parking spaces and return their parking vignette;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Notes that the EDPS is a smaller organisation with a need for highly specialised staff, however, there is a slight geographical imbalance in staff, where only 19 Union nationalities are represented in the EDPS from which Belgian citizens occupy 28 % of the positions; invites the Supervisor to consider further steps to provide a more balanced representation of all Member States;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Notes that the new telework decision allows staff to work at home, this step allows the EDPS to make more use of shared offices and make savings on the related expenditure;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises that due to the very small size of the office of Supervisor, the concluding of service level agreements (SLA) such as with the Commission for trainings, medical service, use of Sysper, appraisal system, for the payment of salaries, the staff insurances and the organisation of missions, for accounting services and transportation services is important for efficiency gains; notes that the Supervisor has SLAs with the Parliament for IT and building-related expenditure and that in addition the Supervisor also participates in many inter-institutional calls for tenders, resulting in a current participation of 60 framework contractsencourages the inter-institutional activities of the EDPS, including 60 framework contracts initiated by different Union institutions; notes that the Supervisor has SLAs with the Parliament for IT and building-related expenditure;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Welcomes the activities aimed at verification for compliance with data protection rules and its assessment of Union bodies in this regard; notes that the supervisory activities of EDPS are guided by the accountability principle and follow a risk-based approach;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Is however of the opinion that the implementation of GDPR, despite harmonised rules, may be particularly challenging for small and medium sized companies (SMEs); asks the Supervisor to further alleviate the administrative burden for SMEs; is interested incalls on the EDPS to consider the possibility of conducting a cost evaluation of the implementation of GDPR in the near future;