Activities of Dennis de JONG related to 2017/2138(DEC)
Shadow reports (2)
SECOND REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section II – European Council and Council PDF (362 KB) DOC (60 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section II – European Council and Council PDF (363 KB) DOC (56 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants/Refuses to grant the Secretary- General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Council and of the Council for the financial year 2016;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deeply regrets that the recommendations of the Parliament have not been followed up at all and that no reason or justification has been given; insists that the Council implements the observations made in Parliament resolution 18 April 2018 (P8_TA- PROV(2018)0125), in particular the below mentioned observations, and immediately reacts to the observations;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the Council has not provided information on its response and progress made following the European Ombudsman strategic report on the ‘Transparency of the Council legislative process’ (OI/2/2017/TE)Notes that Council is still working on the reply to the European Ombudsman strategic report on the ‘Transparency of the Council legislative process’ (OI/2/2017/TE), despite the fact that the European Ombudsman requested a reply to her recommendations and suggestions for improvements by 9 May 2018; acknowledges that Council engages in serious and thorough research in preparing its reply but nevertheless urges Council to respect the request of the Ombudsman; recalls that the European Ombudsman also sent her findings to Parliament and that two of its committees are currently working on a report on the findings for which reason Council is called upon to transmit its reply and findings to Parliament as soon as possible;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the Council replied to the Parliament proposal on the Council discharge exercise procedure on 2 May 2018 with an amended proposal, and that coordinators from Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control decided that exploratory exchanges should takWelcomes the informal exchanges that took place between Parliament and Council in order to discuss solutions to the current impasse in respect of the discharge procedure and to improve their relationship; notes that Council replied to the Parliament proposal on the Council discharge exercise procedure on 2 May 2018 with an amended proposal, and that following an informal meeting between Parliament and Council on 10 July, the Budgetary Control Committee sent its reaction to Council’s amended proposal on 21 July 2018; urges Council to react to the place before a formal meeting between representatives of the two institutions is held; test proposals from the Budgetary Control Committee swiftly, so that the new arrangements for the discharge exercise can be applied as soon as possible;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13