Activities of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2016/2191(DEC)
Reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2015 PDF (299 KB) DOC (67 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology discharge in respect of the implementation of the Institute’s budget for the financial year 2015 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Institute for the financial year 2015;
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 2 2
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2015 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2015;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Court of Auditors’ special report No 12/2016 on the ‘Agencies’ use of grants: not always appropriate or demonstrably effective’,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes from the Court’s report that one KIC legal entity paid performance- based additional remuneration of EUR 646 000 to 55 of its staff, based on the decision of the KIC supervisory board and which the Institute reimbursed at 100 %; notes the Court’s opinion that paying such performance-based remuneration using public funds is an unusual practice; accepts, however, that the KICs are business-driven organisations which aim for financial sustainability, and where the use of variable elements as part of the basic remuneration can provide a strong incentive for good performance and ensure that value for money is achieved; notes, furthermore, that Horizon 2020 expressly provides for variable components of basic remuneration to be eligible costs; highlights the fact that the Institute’s contribution to salaries paid to KIC management staff, including performance- based remuneration, is to be kept below the ceiling established by the Institute in its 2016 grant agreements and onwards; notes that under the reformed rules with double ceilings which applied from 2016, the high levels of performance-based additional remuneration paid in 2015 are no longer possible;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the improvements in the expert selection process for KIC proposals and encourages the Institute to be committed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of this process;