8 Amendments of Monica MACOVEI related to 2012/2194(DEC)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Conflict of interest and Transparency
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Reminds that the Agency should refrain from assigning a staff member recruited from an aircraft manufacturer to work for the certification of the aircraft he/she used to work on while employed by the manufacturer given that this could result in a conflict of interest situation; notes that such situation occurred at least in one certification case; points out that the sole principle of collegiality for technical assessments and decision- making process is not by itself avoiding the risks of conflict of interest;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Agency to introduce in its annual activity reports a special section describing the actions taken to prevent and manage conflict of interest, which shall include inter alia: - the number of conflict-of-interest cases verified, - the number of revolving door cases, - the measures taken in each category of cases, - the number of breach of trust procedures launched and their outcomes; - the sanctions applied;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Acknowledges that the curriculum vitae of the Agency's Executive Director and 4 other Directors are now available on its website together with their respective declaration of interest; notes the Agency's efforts for greater transparency but remains of the opinion that these provisions should also apply to any expert/staff member involved in the certification process of aircrafts as expressed during the 2010 discharge procedure; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority of the progress made on this matter as soon as possible;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13 c. Regrets that neither the curriculum vitae (including at least the professional background) nor the declaration of interest of the Management Board Members and Observers are publicly available on the website of the Agency as requested during the previous discharge procedure; urges on the Agency and its Management Board to take immediate measures to remediate this issue;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 1
Paragraph 13 – indent 1
– on 1 August 2012, the Agency adopted a revised ‘"Code of Conduct for staff of EASA’" (CoC), including a policy on gifts and hospitality together with a policy on the prevention and mitigation of conflicts of interest, covering the recommendations of the Court of Auditors and in line with the guidelines of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; the CoC is applicable to all managers, staff members having sensitive positions and external experts involved in the Agency's core activities,;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges from the Annual Report on Internal Audit for 2011, that in 2011, the Internal Audit Service (IAS) performed an assessment of the progress made by the Agency in implementing their recommendations resulting from their 2006 audit on the implementation of the Commission's internal control standards, the subsequent follow-up in 2007, the 2008 audit of Revenues and Direct Costs and the 2009 audit of Human Resources Management; notes, moreover, that the IAS confirmed that 16 of the 18 recommendations have been adequately and effectively implemented; calls on the Agency to keep the discharge authority informed on the actions undertaken to complete the two remaining recommendations;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Notes from the AAR that in 2011, the Agency concluded 85 new contracts of employment and that at year-end it employed a total of 642 staff members; (To be placed under subtitle "Recruitment procedures")