6 Amendments of Dennis de JONG related to 2018/2208(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2017 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 96,88 %, representing a decrease of 2,25 % compared to 2016; notes furthermore that the payment appropriations execution rate was 92,03 %, representing an increase of 5,79 % compared to 2016; notes that the Office only implemented 29% of the associate countries’ contributions and grants for operational expenditure; calls on the Office to implement this amount fully;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern that, on 31 December 2017, the establishment plan was only 89,68 % filled, with 139 temporary agents appointed out of 155 temporary agents authorised under the budget of the Union (91 authorised posts in 2016); notes that in addition 72 contract agents and 4 seconded national experts were working for the Office in 2017; urges the Office to hire permanent staff instead of more expensive contract agents;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets to note that, according to the Court’s report, as from the end of 2017, the human resources situation at the Office has deteriorated exponentially: for the Office’s management, 4 out of 10 head of unit posts and 18 out of 27 head of sector posts were vacant; urges the Office to publish all vacant positions; notes, in addition, that in the administrative department, 3 out of 4 head of unit posts and 5 out of 10 head of sector posts were vacant; expresses its grave concern that this creates considerable managerial challenges for the Office and poses a significant risk to the continuation of the Office’s operations at the current scale; regrets that, despite repeated attempts, the Office did not succeed in recruiting or retaining enough staff in 2017; acknowledges from the Office’s reply that it is investing in staff satisfaction and taking measures in order to diminish staff turnover, such as implementing flexible ways of working, also to compensate the low correction coefficient of Malta; calls on the Office to keep the discharge authority up to date on the corrective measures taken to mitigate those risks; urges the Office to give priority to filling the vacant mid management posts with highly qualified permanent staff, in order to train the other new staff members;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Acknowledges from the Office that, in 2018, it began to implement the Commission decision regarding whistleblowing and developed a practical guide for the management and prevention of conflicts of interests as well as rules for the protection of whistleblowers; calls onencourages the Office to report to the discharge authority on the implementation of those measuuse ECHA’s Independence Policy as a best practice and an exemplary system of monitoring and preventing any conflicts of interest;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that the Office amended its lease agreement in Malta and that, in the second half of 2016, it expanded its office space to an additional block of the building where its premises are situated; emphasises that, as a consequence of the increase in responsibilities and tasks, the number of staff should increase to 500 by the end of 2020 thus creating a considerable demand for more office space; repeats its calls on the Office to report to the discharge authority on the expected budgetary consequences of this increase and on the measures planned to address the demands; regrets that the Office did not manage to reach an agreement with Transport Malta, the owners of the headquarters, for the lease of additional premises within the complex and that this had a direct impact on rental costs and on other related costs, such as building maintenance and security; calls upon the Office to provide the discharge authority with a full breakdown of the consequences of the lack of agreement with a plan for the future in relation to housing of the Office;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the appointment of the new ad interim Executive Director, who took office in 6 June 2018; acknowledges the new management’s commitment to ambitious reforms and warmly welcomes in this regard the Governance Action Plan, endorsed by the Management Board, which proposes a set of measurable objectives and deliverables aimed at reinforcing the internal governance of the Office, rebuilding internal capacity and restoring trust; calls on the new management to continue its determined and transparent efforts to develop a more accountable, trustworthy and efficient governance structure, and related procedures, for the Office, reminds the Office to be fully transparent in procedures and processes across the board in the Office in order to rebuild the trust and certainty among staff members; and to report to the discharge authority on the developments as regards the implementation of the new Governance Action Plan;