Activities of Karin KADENBACH related to 2018/2210(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2017: performance, financial management and control PDF (203 KB) DOC (75 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the Agencies are highly visible in the Member States and have significant influence on policy, decision making and programme implementation in areas of vital importance to European citizens, such as security, safety, health, research, economic affairs, environment, gender equality, energy, transport, freedom and justice; reiterates the importance of the tasks performed by the agencies and their direct impact on the daily lives of Union citizens; reiterates also the importance of the autonomy of the agencies, in particular of the regulatory agencies and those with the function of independent collection of information; recalls that the main reasons for establishing the agencies were for the purpose of operating Union systems, facilitating the implementation of the European Single Market and making independent technical or scientific assessments; welcomes in this regard the effective overall performance of the agencies, and the progress made in enhancing their visibility to European citizens;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, the Network and the individual agencies to work together and provide constructive feedback throughout the negotiations for the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework, and to explore new sources of financing for the agencies in addition to the existing Union budget contributions; insists that future decisions on resources should not be made on a global basis, but rather should be linked to the tasks the agencies are entrusted to carry out based on legislation in force; stresses in this regard the importance of the agencies’ thematic bundling and cooperation according to fields of policy;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Notes that in order to properly handle new tasks, seek constant efficiency gains, fill vacant positions quickly and effectively and enhance their ability to attract experts, the agencies should continuously monitor and assess their staffing levels and their needs in terms of additional human and financial resources, and make relevant requests where necessary to be able to carry out their tasks and responsibilities adequately;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Takes note of the insufficient staff in some agencies especially when new tasks are attributed without additional personnel be envisaged for their implementation; regrets that the Commission has not taken into consideration the request of the affected agencies for increase of their staff which puts in risk their good performance;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Regrets the gender imbalance in some agencies; calls on all agencies to constantly work on a balanced distribution on all levels of staff and report to the discharge authority on implemented measures and progress;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes with concernthe suggestion of the Court that mostthe agencies do notalso publish their vacancy notices on the website of the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO); understands however the agencies’ concern regarding high translation costs; calls on the Commission to look for a solution together with the Agencies Network in order to increase publicity of the agencies’ vacancies; welcomes in this regard the inter-agency job board launched and maintained by the Network and invites the agencies to take full advantage of the platform; calls on EPSO also to promote the Network’s job board on its general website for Union vacancy notices;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Acknowledges that the external evaluations of the agencies are in general positive and the agencies have prepared action plans to follow up on issues raised in the evaluation reports; notes that while most agencies’ founding regulations provide for an external evaluation to be carried out periodically (usually every four to six years), the founding regulations of five decentralised agencies do not include such provision and the founding regulation of EMA requires an external evaluation only every ten years; calls on the Commission and on those agencies concerned to address this issue and report to the discharge authority on the measures taken;