6 Amendments of Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS related to 2012/2206(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the important role of the European Institute for Gender Equality in promoting gender equality and supporting its integration into all Union policies and the resulting national policies, and in the fight against discrimination based on gender, as well as in raising Union citizens' awareness of gender equality; stresses that the objectives and the task of the Institute require that a separate dedicated entity is maintained within the institutional framework; notes, however, that the Institute in many instances duplicates the work of Member States, the work of the Commission's DG Employment and the work of another EU agency: the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, and that its statistics-gathering functions could easily be taken over by the Commission's Eurostat Directorate-General;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the comment of the Court of Auditors about the carryover of 50 % of total commitments in 2011; calls on the Institute to make efforts to progressively reduce the carryover with the aim to reach an acceptable level of carryover in order to respect the budgetary principle of annuality; notes that a 50 % carryover suggests that there is a poor work agenda and that this should be urgently re- examined;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the comment of the Court of Auditors about the need to improve the documentation of physical inventory taking for fixed assets and of the estimation of accrued charges; notes in this regard the Institute's commitment to assure proper management of assets and to improve the estimation of accrual charges; notes, furthermore, that there is a need for a robust approach in the implementation of the work agenda;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the Institute in many instances duplicates the work of Member States, the work of the Commission's DG Employment and the work of another EU agency: the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, and its statistics-gathering functions could easily be taken over by the Commission's Eurostat Directorate- General; therefore requires that the Institute's area of competency be clearly defined and that its work guidelines be clearly agreed;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Institute's second ex-ante evaluation report focusing on the Institute's specific objectives and operations asks, however, for clarification on the objectives of the Institute;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Supports the work produced by the Institute but where feasible asks that it be given to self-funded third parties;