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6 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2020/2147(DEC)

Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the European Ombudsman discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the for the financial year 2019 / Postpones its decision on granting the European Ombudsman discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the for the financial year 2019;
2021/02/08
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Competences of the Ombudsman
2021/02/08
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Reminds that according to Article 228 (1) TFEU the Ombudsman “shall be empowered to receive complaints (...) concerning instances of maladministration in the activities of the Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies” except the CJEU acting in its judicial role; acknowledges that the Ombudsman may conduct inquiries “on his own initiative or following a complaint” (Article 3(1) of the Ombudsman Statute) or “through a Member of the European Parliament” (Article 228 (1) TFEU); recalls that the Ombudsman must perform her duties in accordance with the Treaties and shall not overstep the boundaries of her mandate;
2021/02/08
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Deplores that the Ombudsman processes inquiries that appear not to fall within his mandate; is concerned that the Ombudsman executes own-initiative inquiries that seemingly fall outside of the Ombudsman´s legal base; notes with concern that the ombudsman e.g. opened an own-initiative inquiry into the transparency of trialogs; is of the opinion that such an inquiry goes beyond the remit of maladministration and thus falls outside the Ombudsman’s mandate; emphasises that the Ombudsman should respect the crucial distinction between the notion of (mal)administration and the exercise of legislative and political activity; urges the Ombudsman to execute the mandate based on the Ombudsman´s Statute;
2021/02/08
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Stresses that the Ombudsman must not take a partisan political position e.g. in requesting clarifications about the inclusion of gas projects in the so-called fourth EU list of Projects of Common Interests (PCI); notes that according to Article 9 of the Ombudsman´s statue, the Ombudsman shall perform his duties with complete neutrality and independence, in the general interest of the Communities and of the citizens of the Union; recalls that the Ombudsman should refrain from interference in political discourse and processes of public opinion formation; regards with concern that the Ombudsman continuously interferes with political actualities; observes with concern that the Ombudsman uses European funds for activities beyond the legal base of her mandate; considers this a regrettable and wrong use of European means;
2021/02/08
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Reminds that a complaint to the Ombudsman can be brought through an MEP, but not by an MEP; regrets that the Ombudsman acts on the sole initiative of Members of the European Parliament or NGOs e.g. in the joint inquiry 853/2020/KR regarding “the awarding of a procurement contract to Blackrock Investments”, which was brought to the Ombudsman by an unnamed “group of MEPs” as stated in footnote 3; urges the Ombudsman to act on behalf of the citizens and ensure that the source of the complaints is within the scope of the legal base or his mandate;
2021/02/08
Committee: CONT