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Lead | CONT | AYALA SENDER Inés (PSE), AYALA SENDER Inés (PSE), SCHLYTER Carl (Verts/ALE) | |
Opinion | EMPL |
Legal Basis RoP 094
Activites
- 2005/07/27 Final act published in Official Journal
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2005/04/12
Results of vote in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament
- Debate in Parliament
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T6-0101/2005
summary
The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by co-rapporteurs Inés AYALA SENDER (PES, ES) and Carl SCHLYTER (Greens/EFA, SE) giving discharge to the Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2003. (Please see the summary of 16/03/05.)Parliament’s resolution is in two parts: the first concerns the discharge itself and the second part deals with an accompanying resolution on the management and implementation of the budget. The accompanying resolution also carries general points addressed to the Commission and the Agencies. In response to the Court of Auditors observations on restricted procedures in awarding contracts, Parliament remarked that it expected the Centre to make further efforts to better present the results of such procedures in a transparent way abiding by the relevant rules. It invited the Centre to finalise and implement the changes to its financial organization in the course of 2005. The Centre should from now on include in its general budget subsidies contributions from third countries in line with the Court of Auditors’ observation.Parliament went on to welcome the cooperation between the Centre and the European Training Foundation in preparing the accession countries for their participation in the Centre's activities following enlargement. Such complementary action should continue and be einforced where appropriate. The Centre is asked to enhance transparency in its procedure for personnel recruitment. Parliament regretted that top management positions are male dominated, urged the Centre to improve the balance. Finally, it welcomed the Centre's strategy for information and communication, especially its focus on openness and accessibility for citizens.Parliament went on to make some general observations common to all the agencies. The principal points may be summarized as follows:General points addressed to the Commission and the Agencies: Parliament supported the Commission’s efforts to establish a limited number of models, at least for future ‘regulatory’ agencies. It took the view that the structure of current and future agencies merited in-depth consideration at inter-institutional level. Before the Commission defines the framework conditions for the use of regulatory agencies, an inter-institutional agreement should spell out common guidelines. Parliament invited the Commission to perform by the end of 2005 a cross-cutting analysis of the evaluations carried out on individual Agencies in order to:- reach conclusions with regard to the coherence of Agency activity with EU policies in general and as regards the synergies existing or to be developed between the agencies and Commission departments and the avoidance of overlapping between them;- make an assessment of the broader European added value of the Agencies' outputs in their respective area of activity and of the relevance and effectiveness of the Agency model in implementing or contributing to EU policies;- determine the impact of the Agencies’ actions in terms of the proximity and visibility of the EU to its citizens.In parallel with this exercise, the Commission should present proposals for changes to be made in the existing Agencies’ Constituent Acts with a view to optimising its relationship with the Agencies. Before any decision is taken to propose the creation of a new agency, the Commission must undertake a strict evaluation of the added value of the function of this agency, bearing in mind existing structures, the principles of subsidiarity, budgetary austerity and the simplification of procedures.General points addressed to the Agencies:Parliament wanted to receive from each of the Agencies, the report summarizing information on the audits carried out by the Internal Auditor, the recommendations made and the action taken on these recommendations in accordance with Regulation 2343/2002/EC. Agencies should also make further efforts to apply correctly the staff regulations and rules applicable to other civil servants with regard to their staff. Parliament made some remarks on the imbalance between men and women in high-grade positions in the agencies, and stated that relevant provisions on equal opportunities must be observed.In response to the relevant observations of the Court of Auditors, the Agencies must comply fully with the budgetary principles as set out in the Financial Regulation, in particular those of unity and budgetary accuracy. Parliament went on to encourage the Agencies to strengthen their co-operation, thus opening up opportunities for developing synergies, and avoiding duplication of work. Parliament expected to be informed regularly on this issue. It called on the Agencies to pay special attention to procedures for the award and management of contracts, and to strengthen their internal control procedures. Parliament suggested the setting-up of specialised units entrusted with the task of advising, on the basis of risk analysis, on how best to prepare contract award procedures.General points addressed to the European Court of Auditors and the Agencies:Parliament asked Court of Auditors and the Agencies to strengthen their co-operation in order to enhance the procedures and technical tools to improve the sound management of all the budgetary and finance issues. They should do this in order to establish a methodology that prepares the ground for a positive budget discharge from the start of the process.
- 2005/03/23 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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2005/03/16
Additional information
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2005/03/16
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2005/03/08
Council Meeting
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2005/01/10
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2004/09/14
Non-legislative basic document published
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N6-0207/2004
summary
PURPOSE : presentation of the financial statements and balance sheets of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the 2003 financial year.CONTENT : this report presented by the ECDVT presents the financial statements and balance sheets of its activities in 2003.The appropriations entered in the final budget amount to EUR 14.7 million of which 98.6% stems from a Community contribution.In terms of staffing, the Centre in Thessaloniki (GR) has officially established 83 posts. 79 posts are occupied plus 46 other staff (auxiliary contracts, seconded national experts, local employees, temporary replacements) are noted making a total of 125 staff assigned to operational, administrative and mixed tasks.The Centre's main aim is to develop exchanges of information and experience on issues common to the training systems of the Member States. In total, the Centre held 72 conference and seminars in 2003. 65 studies and 23 projects were carried out. 68 various publications (Cedefop info, electronic newsletter). As regards the circulation of documents, the Centre produced 10 244 on request, 2 346 electronic newsletter subscriptions and 8 523 subscriptions to Cedefop Info.Cedefop also participated in the Copenhagen Process, e-Learning Programmes, Leonardo da Vinci programme, social partners' joint action framework.. Lastly, the Centre participated in the maintenance and the development of the Electronic Training Village.
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N6-0207/2004
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: N6-0207/2004
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A6-0074/2005
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0101/2005
- : Budget 2005/539
- : OJ L 196 27.07.2005, p. 0068-0068
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