Activities of Derk Jan EPPINK related to 2020/2174(DEC)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Banking Authority (EBA) for the financial year 2019
Amendments (5)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Shares with concern the Court’s observation that to compensate for a shortage of posts the Authority relies on interim staff, which may cause dependencies on the interim work agencies and pose risks of inadequate supervision of complex work by external contractors and contractual litigation issues because of blurred responsibilities;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls its resolution of 13 January 2020 on institutions and bodies of the EMU: preventing post-public employment conflicts of interest; emphasises in particular that the Board of supervisors should not have given its approval for the Authority’s former Executive Director to take on the role of a Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Financial Markets in Europe;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that the composition of the Board of Supervisors seems appropriate to deal with the EBAs’ rulemaking responsibilities, but less so for their supervisory roles, which was illustrated by the non-adoption of a recommendation in the Danish-Estonian money laundering case; is concerned about the reluctance of supervisors to sanction their peers, which may hamper efficient decision making;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the Authority has intensified its administrative cooperation with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in terms of public procurement procedures, in particular when both authorities make use of framework contracts established by respective other authority but also when joining public procurement procedures run by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Eurosystem Procurement Coordination Office (EPCO);
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that after the completed relocation of its premises from London to Paris following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, a provision of 10,1 million euros is made foraccounted for in relation to the lease of the EBA’s London office.