5 Amendments of Csaba SÓGOR related to 2018/2114(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that EU agencies are established by the co-legislators for specific tasks under Union law; considers therefore that agencies are primarily accountable to Parliament and the Council, which must ensure that adequate scrutiny mechanisms are in place in the legislative acts governing those agencies and that those mechanisms are subsequently properly implemented in line with the principle of conferral of powers on the basis of different provisions from the Treaties;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out that the mechanisms to ensure the accountability of agencies are incorporated in the Treaties, in the founding regulations of agencies, in the case-law of the European Court of Justice, as well as in the joint Statement and the Common Approach;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Considers that it must be ensured that adequate scrutiny mechanisms are in place in the legislative acts governing agencies and that those mechanisms are subsequently properly implemented; Notes that the provisions on scrutiny in the founding regulations differ in varying degrees from the mechanisms proposed in the Common Approach, which could be due to the different tasks and functions agencies perform;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the nature of those scrutiny mechanisms willmay vary depending on the actual role and operational impact of the agency, including factors such as the agency’s mission, budget and staff numbers, and the political sensitivity of its activities; believes that agencies granted greater operational competence, larger budgets and a larger staff must be subject to greater democratic oversight and scrutiny mechanisms, particularly where they are active in politically sensitive fields; calls therefore for those factors to be taken into account when streamlining governance and accountability mechanisms;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Points out that the Common Approach has not always been followed in the adoption of or amendment of founding acts of agencies; Considers therefore that thought should be given to a binding agreement on the establishment and functioning of agencies;