2 Amendments of Morten LØKKEGAARD related to 2017/2136(DEC)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes the efforts made by the European Schools and the Office of the Secretary-General to enhance internal controls, as well as the planned governance changes to increase central responsibility through an Authorising Officer and Accounting Officer; remains concerned that, by the Schools' own admission, "substantial work lies ahead";
Amendment 17 #
5b. Considers that the UK's withdrawal from the European Union poses particularly challenging questions in relation to the European Schools, especially since around 21% of all European School pupils in the 2016-2017 school year were in the English language section (second only to the French language section) and English was the chosen second language of 61% of all European School pupils; is aware that the uncertainty surrounding the provision of English-language teaching after the UK's withdrawal is a cause for concern for parents and pupils at the European Schools; calls on the European Commission and the European Schools to report to the Committee on Culture and Education on its plans to deal with the specific challenges caused by the UK's withdrawal and on how it intends to continue to provide first-class English- language teaching within the European Schools going forward, including considerations for possible alternative contracting arrangements for teachers;