Activities of Zigmantas BALČYTIS related to 2013/2205(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section X – European External Action Service PDF (194 KB) DOC (93 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. EndorsWelcomes the reaching, by the deadline of mid 2013, of the one third target for national diplomats working at the EEAS by the deadline of mid 2013who now make up close to 33% of EEAS staff at AD level (temporary agents); takes note that EEAS is not static and that the selection of staff is based on applications and merit;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes the fact that since 2011 the number of women in Head of Delegation posts have more than doubled from 10 to 24 (17% of the total) and that in Headquarters there are 22 women in management positions of head of divisions and above representing 18% of the total; encourages the EEAS to continue improving the gender balance both in the Delegations and at the Headquarters;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that efforts have been made to reduce the top-heavy EEAS administration; is concerned, however, that the EEAS has the biggest proportion of high graded staff out of all Union institutions, having 514 individuals employed in AD 12 or grades above (over 50 % of all EEAS AD staff), making it difficult to achieve significant reductions in the top-heavy administration; considers that the reversion of this situation could be achievedwelcomes the efforts to reduce the number of AD15 and AD16 posts and encourages the EEAS to continue improving this situation in the coming years through efficient management policies;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers the responsibilities of the Union Special Representatives to be very unclear; regrets that the information on the use of the budget they receive to implement their mandate continues to be obscurpaque;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. NWelcomes the increasingly close partnerships of the EEAS with the national diplomatic services of Member States demonstrated by a collocation proposal to 14 Member States in 7 third countries since 2011; notes with satisfaction that synergies with the Commission's Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid and the national diplomacies are functioning well and welcomes the information provided in 2012; notes that there is still work to be done in relation to the consulate services; asks that Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs be engaged in that exercise;