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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | CONT | GUIDONI Umberto (GUE/NGL) | |
Opinion | EMPL |
Legal Basis RoP 094
Activites
- 2006/12/06 Final act published in Official Journal
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2006/04/27
Results of vote in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament
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T6-0168/2006
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The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Umberto GUIDONI (GUE/NGL, IT) and granted discharge to the Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the implementation of the Foundation's budget for the financial year 2004. In its accompanying comments, Parliament noted the Court of Auditors' finding that 37% of appropriations carried over into 2005 related to commitments entered into in December 2004 and that the majority of these related to contracts for studies to be carried out in 2005. Parliament reminded the Foundation of the principle of budget annuality and urged it to respect this principle in order to allow correct and transparent implementation of the budgets set by the budgetary authority. Parliament also made a series of general remarks on the agencies. As well as spending money properly, agencies should also strive to spend money as efficiently and effectively as possible. The Court of Auditors was asked to consider the possibility of extending its specific annual reports on the agencies to include an examination of performance and achievement of objectives. The following aspects should be taken into account: duplication of work among the agencies must be avoided as much as possible and measures designed to improve transparency and communication with the public must be clarified, along with Community affirmative action measures at all levels of recruitment, training and the assignment of responsibilities. Parliament noted that Community agencies did not always have a good image or good press and that many of them did not deserve such a negative image. EU citizens should be made aware of this, and Parliament called on the Commission to act accordingly, using whatever means it considers necessary. Furthermore, the enlargement of the European Union in 2004 had affected the structures and operating arrangements of the Community agencies in many ways, and several of the agencies draw attention to these effects in their activity reports, focusing in particular on the increase in the number of administrators. The Commission needed to assess the problems encountered and recommend the regulatory changes required. The Commission had made a commitment to harmonising the way in which activity reports concerning its directorates-general were presented. Parliament called for a similar approach to be taken in respect of the activity reports of the Communities" agencies, which differed significantly in terms of content. The Commission should point out to the agencies the information and activity indicators that they must provide. Finally, Parliament asked the Commission to improve synergies between agencies by making cooperation more effective, avoiding duplication of work and addressing shortcomings, in particular as regards common areas such as training, the implementation of Community policies across the board, the use of the latest management systems and solving problems relating to sound management of the budget.
- 2006/04/26 Debate in Parliament
- 2006/03/27 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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2006/03/21
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2006/03/14
Council Meeting
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2006/01/19
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2005/03/28
Non-legislative basic document published
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N6-0002/2005
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PURPOSE : presentation of the final accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. CONTENT : this document published in the Official Journal of the EU sets out a detailed account of the implementation of the 2004 budget, including the revenue and expenditure and the balance sheet for the year concerned. According to this document, the final budget amounted to EUR 18,1 million (against EUR 16,8 million in 2003) including a 99,6% Community subsidy.As regards the staffing policy, the Foundation, whose headquarters are based in Dublin (Ireland), officially set out 91 posts in its establishment plan. 74 are currently occupied with 16 other staff (Seconded National Experts and employment agency) totalling 90 posts assigned to operational, administrative and mixed duties.Staff expenditure amounted to EUR 8 606 000.The Foundation’s main aim is to contribute to the planning and establishment of better living and working conditions in the European Union by increasing and disseminating knowledge which is relevant to this subject. During 2004, the Foundation published the following :- on living conditions : ‘Perception of living conditions in an enlarged Europe’, ‘Quality of life in Europe’, ‘Employment and disabilities: back to work strategies’, analysis and dissemination of statistical data, study relating to time management over the course of life;- on working conditions : European Working Conditions Observatory; reports on ageing and employment, various reports (part-time working, harassment), preparation for the 2005 survey;- on industrial relations : European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO); circulation of reports and articles about EIRonline; bi-monthly publication of EIRobserver; various reports; European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC); various case files; sector future series: seven industry sectors have been covered. Moreover, the Foundation also produced various general and country reports, organised 41 conferences and taken part in 95 conferences and seminars. Excluding translations, the Foundation has produced 162 publications and circulated 10 newsletters.Operating expenditure represented EUR 5 056 000 with EUR 2 522 000 carried over. The total expenditure amounted to EUR 18 072 000 with an outturn of EUR 14 000. However, the balance for the financial year was reported at EUR – 1 224 000.The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:http://www.eurofound.eu.int/about/publicaccess/categories/finance/2005.htm
- DG [{'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/budget/', 'title': 'Budget'}],
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N6-0002/2005
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: N6-0002/2005
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A6-0093/2006
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0168/2006
- : Budget 2006/822
- : OJ L 340 06.12.2006, p. 0069-0069
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