2 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2019/2073(DEC)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the Court issued an emphasis of matter paragraph in relation to the two London-based agencies, concerning the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the European Union; notes that the seat of the Agency moved to Amsterdam in March 2019 and that the Agency’s accounts at 31 December 2018, included provisions for related costs amounting to EUR 17 800 000; regrets that the lease agreement for the London based premises sets a rental period until 2039 with no exit clause; also regrets that on 20 February 2019, the High Court of Justice of England and Wales ruled against EMA’s request to cancel the lease; notes, however, that the lease agreement allows reassignment or subletting of the premises to third parties, subject to the landlord’s consent; deeply regrets that the notes to the accounts at 31 December 2018 disclosed an amount of EUR 468 000 000 remaining rent until 2039, of which an amount of EUR 465 000 000 for the lease period after the Agency’s planned move to Amsterdam is disclosed as a contingent liability; urgrecognises the Agency's significant efforts to find a subtenant for its London premises; urges the Commission to do its utmost to minimise the long-term financial, administrative and operational impact on the Agency of the unfavourable lease agreement and to report to the discharge authority on the developments in this regard;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Is concerned that the Agency will have to manage commercial property in a third country and will remain liable for paying rent until June 2039; suggests that solutions to release the Agency from its contractual and financial liabilities in respect of its former UK premises are sought in the ongoing negotiations between the Union and the UK;