Activities of Jens ROHDE related to 2017/2162(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) for the financial year 2016
Amendments (4)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that corrective actions related to the Court’s comments of 2013 regarding the double location of the Agency in Lille and Valenciennes have not yet been implemented; further regrets that in the absence ofstresses that it is likely that costs could be reduced if all operations were centralised in one location; points out that the reduction of costs might also facilitate a comprehensive seat agreement with the host Member State - which would have the effect of clarifying the conditions under which the Agency and its staff operate - the costs of operations are likely to be higher than necessary;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the results of the annual benchmarking exercise focusing on the efficiency of internal resources showing a decrease of the percentage of staff assigned to administrative tasks (from 23 % to 18 %) and an increase in the percentage of staff assigned to operational task (from 65 % to 70 %), while the staff assigned to control and financial tasks was around 12 %; regrets, however, that the evolution of percentage is mainly due to a correction in the assignment of staff into the various categories; points out that such reduction is not in line with the 5 % staff cut communicated by the Commission on the programming of resources for decentralised agencies;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the Agency's role in ensuring the safety and interoperability of European rail system in order to contribute to creating a more competitive European railway sector; supports the Commission’s vision of a European railway system that leads the world on safety performance;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that, in 2016, the Agency continued the implementation of the action plan defined in the Agency Antifraud Strategy, by organising tailor made training sessions on fraud prevention; welcomes that a comprehensive revision of the Agency's rules on Conflict of Interest (Col) has been carried out in 2017; further notes that, within the framework of the policy on conflict of interest for the Administrative Board (AB), the Agency published the CVs and the declaration of interest of AB Members; notes, however, that some CVs and declarations of interest are missing; requests that CVs and declarations of interests are published without delay after the appointment of AB Members;