Activities of Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY related to 2015/2040(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on procedures and practices regarding Commissioner Hearings, lessons to be taken from the 2014 process
Amendments (5)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Requests the Committee on Constitutional Affairs to change Annex XVI to the Rules of Procedure by amending Rule 118 and calling the Annex not "guidelines" but "provisions", thereby making it binding;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the lack of follow-up questions to Commissioners-designate in the 2014 process arguably enabled some candidates to avoid confronting more sensitive issues; whilst there is merit in examining this problem, underlines the importance of guaranteeing to political groups the maximum amount of question time possible, particularly in the case of joint committee hearings;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that section 1(a)(1) of the abovementioned Annex provides that ‘Parliament shall evaluate Commissioners- designate on the basis of their general competence, European commitment and personal independence. It shall assess knowledge of their prospective portfolio and their communication skills.’, and emphasises that no other criteria are relevant in the evaluation of the candidate; notes further that under paragraph 1a, the scrutiny of the declaration of financial interests applies to a candidate in their capacity as Commissioner-designate and not as a Member of the European Parliament;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. StressBelieves that committee coordinators should endeavour, where they are unable to reach a consensus on the evaluation; believes nevertheless that, where they are unable to do so, they, should be able to act by a majority representing a large majority of the committee, having regard to the respective strengths of the various groups; considers further that groups which dissent from the majority view should be able to request an appropriate reference in the evaluation letter; recalls that the Rules of Procedure in any event also allow for a political group to request that the Chair convene a full committee meeting;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. As regards the deadlines applicable to the evaluation statements, believerecalls that the Rules of Procedure should provide for the statement of evaluation to be adopted as soon as possible, and made public within 24 hours after the hearings are declared closed.