11 Amendments of Ádám KÓSA related to 2020/2143(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UnderlinesNotes with concern that the CJEU still overestimates some commitments as stated in the discharge resolution of 2017: for budget lines such as ‘missions for members’, budget line 104: EUR 299.750 committed versus EUR 34 340 paid; ‘missions persons working with institution’, budget line 162: EUR 498 500 committed versus EUR 272 898 paid; ‘training for members’, budget line 106: EUR 270 065 committed versus EUR 164 263 paid; and ‘training persons working with institution’, budget line 1612: EUR 1.528.061 committed versus EUR 706.717 paid; calls on the CJEU to pursue its efforts to ensure sound financial management for all budget lines in order to avoid significant discrepancies between commitments and payments;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the importance of addressing the lack of gender balance within the college of judges; welcomes, however, the factAcknowledges that efforts in the field of equal opportunities are becoming increasingly visible at the administrative level with a share of women in middle management amounting to 41 % and in senior management amounting to 40 %; notes that the staff in general has a distribution of 39 % men and 61 % women and for AD staff a distribution of46 % men and 54 % women;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CallsUnderlines the need for improvements in the context of geographical balance of staff, in particular for management positions, as at present 15 out of 58 heads of unit (25,8 %) and only 2 out of 15 directors (13,3 %) come from Member States that have joined the Union since May 2004 (compared to 15 out of 57 heads of unit and 2 out of 13 directors in 2018); acknowledges that these figures have to be seen in the context of the percentage of CJEU staff coming from those member states (29 %); calls on the CJEU to strengthen its efforturges the CJEU to strengthen its efforts in this regard by encouraging applications from candidates whose nationality is underrepresented and by making use of inter-institutional exchanges in thisat regardspect;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Asks the CJEU's equal opportunities and diversity cell to assess the possibilities of further strengthening and integrating the principles of equal opportunities in recruitment, training, career development and working conditions as well as to raise staff awareness of these aspects;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the steps taken by the CJEU to assess whether the workload is distributed proportionally across the different teams and members of staff to reduce cases of burnout and increase efficiency; notes that the presidents of the Court of Justice and the General Court, respectively, have responsibility for allocating cases by taking into account the current and anticipated workload; highlights the fact that tools have been made available to assess accurately the situation including workload analysis every six weeks; notes that for the administrative services, by taking into account the continuous increase in the workload and the limited resources available, the managers monitor the workload and its distribution between the different members of staff on an ongoing basis in order to be able to make the necessary adjustments;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is satisfied with the significant changes to the rules govWelcomes the changes to the internal legal framework concerning mMembers’ travel arrangements, especially in relation withjourneys, in particular with regard to the use of official cars and drivers; notes that the use of a driver is now only possible in two specific cases: prior authorised business trips carried out by members for the purpose of external activities (the rules governing such business trips do not provide for any situation, unless there are exceptional circumstances, in which a driver could be asked to travel to the member’s country of origin or to any other country without transporting the member in the vehicle), and trips dictated by special circumstances (health or medical reasons, safety or security grounds and cases of force majeure);
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the training entitled ‘Rules of good conduct’ conducted in 2019 with the participation of 63 staff members; notes that such training have been set up in order to inform newcomers and other staff members on their obligations under the staff regulations and on the conditions of employment of other servants; notes with satisfaction that the courses cover topics such as harassment, whistleblowing, prevention of conflicts of interest and other ethical issues; welcomes that whistleblowing and conflicts of interest have also been included in the content of financial training; encourages such activities and invites the CJEU to promote trainings of similar nature;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Welcomes the creation of the equal opportunities and diversity cell within the Human Resources and Personnel Administration Directorate, which aims to develop and implement a policy paying particular attention to integrating the principles of equal opportunities and diversity into the various human resources management procedures, asks the CJEU to report on the implementation and the results of the work to the discharge authority;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. EncouragWelcomes the CJEU’s willingness to ensure greater transparency; encourages to publish on its website the members’ CVs and calls on the CJEU to take into consideration the approaches followed by the other institutions and the Member States in this area; welcomes the CJEU’s willingness to examine how a greater transparency can best be achieved;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Asks the CJEU to report on the results of the findings of the respective equal opportunities committees (Intercopec) on the subject of disability and on the possible improvements for people with reduced mobility or other disabilities, including emergency evacuation of these people, by making reasonable modifications to the CJEU’s buildings with respect to access and adequate office equipment;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Encourages the CJEU to enhance transparency and welcomes the CJEU’s decision to livestream the delivery of the judgments of its grand chamber; takes note that the livestreaming of hearings themselves would be an extremely complex and costly matter since it operates in 24 languages and without access to simultaneous interpretation it would be meaninglessextremely difficult for the vast majority of Union citizens to follow; welcomes also the fact that as of November 2019 the CJEU publishes requests for preliminary ruling from national courts, internal research notes and national judicial decisions on the website of the Judicial Network of the European Union;