Activities of Dennis de JONG related to 2018/2207(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) for the financial year 2017 PDF (172 KB) DOC (63 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Court of Auditors’ Special Report No 4/2016: The European Institute of Innovation and Technology must modify its delivery mechanisms and elements of its design to achieve the expected impact;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2017 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 91,23 %, representing a decrease of 3,8 % compared to 2016; observes that this low number is linked to the low implementation rate of commitments appropriations of grants; acknowledges from the Institute that it will try to improve its budgetary processes to enhance the implementation; notes that the payment appropriations execution rate was 99,5 %, representing a slight increase of 0,36 % compared to 2016; notes that there was a low implementation rate due to an unforeseen delay in introducing Sysper for human resource management as well as overestimation of other maintenance costs; particularly calls on the Institute to enhance the implementation in this area;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that the Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation introduced in 2015 the concept of ’Open Innovation’ as the key policy concept to frame innovation policy at Union level; considers that it is not clear which role the Institute plays in this concept; emphasises that this concept does not provide a clear framework for the development of a coherent and coordinated action by the Commission, given the number of policies and instruments in the mix and number of Directorate Generals involved in supporting the innovation; understands the Institute’s mission to promote cooperation among higher education, research and innovation; takes the view that companies may be in the end the main beneficiary as being the legal owner of the innovative product being brought to the market and have the financial profits; stresses the need in this situation to incorporate in the cooperation-model a structure in which funds received by industry in the context of the KICs will flow back to the Institute, once the innovation concerned becomes profitable for the companies concerned;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that, on 31 December 2017, the establishment plan was 92,68 % filled, with 38 temporary agents (TAs) appointed out of 41 TAs authorised under the Union budget (39 authorised posts in 2016); notes that in addition 20 contract agents and two seconded national experts have been working for the Institute in 2017; urges the Institute to refrain from relying too heavily on temporary contracts;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Regrets to note from the Court’s report that the Institute’s current interim Ddirector was appointed in 2014, and has held the post ever since as ad interim; points out that that practice is at odds with the Staff Regulations which limits the duration to a maximum of one year; regrets that a selection procedure for the nomination for a new Ddirector launched in 2016 was unsuccessful; takes note that a vacancy notice was again published in June 2018; urges the Institute to replace the interim director by a new director, without further delay; calls on the Institute to report to the discharge authority on the results of the ongoing selection process;