Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | CONT |
STAES Bart ( Verts/ALE)
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SARVAMAA Petri ( PPE),
LIBERADZKI Bogusław ( S&D),
MARIAS Notis ( ECR),
ALI Nedzhmi ( ALDE),
VALLI Marco ( EFDD),
KAPPEL Barbara ( ENF)
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| Committee Opinion | ECON |
SWINBURNE Kay ( ECR)
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Hugues BAYET ( S&D),
Barbara KAPPEL ( ENF),
Thomas MANN ( PPE)
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Lead committee dossier:
Subjects
Events
PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the European Banking Authority (EBA) for the financial year 2016.
NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2018/1361 of the European Parliament on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2016.
CONTENT: the European Parliament decided to grant discharge to the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority for the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2016.
This decision is accompanied by a resolution of the European Parliament containing the observations which form an integral part of the discharge decision in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016 ( please refer to the summary dated 18.4.2018 ).
In this resolution, Parliament observed with satisfaction that the Commission is keeping the Authority updated on the developments related to the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the Union which affect the Authority. It observed that the functioning of the Authority must be ensured during the transition period.
Parliament noted that, as the Authority’s workload is increasingly shifting from regulatory tasks to enforcing and applying the Union law, the Authority’s budget and manpower should be reallocated internally. It regarded it as essential that the Authority have sufficient resources to carry out its assignments in full.
Lastly, the Authority is called on to provide Parliament and the Council with up-to-date and comprehensive information about its work on a regular basis, in particular in connection with the establishment of binding technical standards, opinions and rules, in order to exhibit transparency to Union citizens and to demonstrate its priority to protect consumers.
The European Parliament decided to grant discharge to the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2016, and to approve the closure of the accounts for the financial year in question.
Noting that the Court of Auditors has stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the agency’s annual accounts for the financial year 2016 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular , Parliament adopted by 566 votes to 106 with 12 abstentions, a resolution containing a series of recommendations, which form an integral part of the decision on discharge and which add to the general recommendations set out in the resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies :
Authority’s financial statements : the final budget of the Authority for the financial year 2016 was EUR 36 491 378, representing an increase of 9.19 % compared to 2015. As a reminder, the Authority is financed by a contribution from the Union (EUR 14 071 959, representing 40 %), and contributions from national supervisory authorities of the Member States and observers (EUR 22 419 419, representing 60 %). Budget and financial management : Members acknowledged that the budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2016 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 96.76 %, representing a decrease of 2.58 % compared to 2015, and that the rate of execution of payment appropriations was 88.67 %, representing a decrease of 1.03 %. They acknowledged from the Authority that this continued high rate of execution is due to good budget planning and monitoring. They also noted that, due to the increase in the value of the Euro against the British Pound in 2016, the Authority requested a decreasing amending budget of EUR 1 572 000. Commitments and carryovers : the overall rate of committed appropriations carried over from 10 % in 2015 to 8% in 2016, its lowest level ever in the context of a 9% increase in total budget between the two years. Carry-overs are often justified and do not necessarily indicate weaknesses in budget planning and implementation.
Members also made a series of observations regarding transfers, procurement, staff policy, the prevention and management of conflicts of interests and internal audits. They noted that the breakdown of the staff by gender is well balanced (50.3 % females and 49.7 % males) and called on the Authority to report to the discharge authority on future developments in its recruitment plans.
Conflicts of interests : 17 cases of conflicts of interest were reported those cases concerned two types of situations, the holding of shares and former employment. All members of staff who reported holding shares in institutions had acquired them before joining the Authority and were asked to divest themselves of those shares. Members insisted on the need to establish an independent body with sufficient budgetary resources to help whistleblowers to disclose information about possible irregularities affecting the Union's financial interests, while protecting their confidentiality.
Consequences of Brexit : the Court issued an ʽemphasis of matter paragraphʼ for the two London-based agencies, concerning the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the Union. Members noted that, in view of the decision on its future location, the Authority has disclosed as contingent liabilities in its financial statements the residual EUR 14 000 000 cost related to the office lease contract (assuming its cancellation by the end of 2020) and the fact that other potential costs associated with relocation, such as the relocation of staff together with their families, cannot yet be estimated. A future decrease in the Authority’s revenue resulting from the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the Union is possible. The EBA was called on to report to the discharge authority on the costs of the relocation.
Parliament stressed that, as the Authority’s workload is increasingly shifting from regulatory tasks to enforcing and applying the Union law, the Authority’s budget and manpower should be reallocated internally.
The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the report by Bart STAES (Greens/EFA, BE) on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Banking Authority (EBA) for the financial year 2016.
The committee called on the European Parliament to grant the Executive Director of the Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the EBA’s budget for the financial year 2016.
Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it had obtained reasonable assurance that the annual accounts of the Authority for the financial year 2016 were reliable and that the underlying transactions were legal and regular, Members called on Parliament to approve the closure of the Authority’s accounts.
They made, however, a number of recommendations that needed to be taken into account when the discharge is granted, in addition to the general recommendations that appear in the draft resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies :
Authority’s financial statements : Members noted that the final budget of the Authority for the financial year 2016 was EUR 36 491 378, representing an increase of 9.19 % compared to 2015. As a reminder, the Authority is financed by a contribution from the Union (EUR 14 071 959, representing 40 %), and contributions from national supervisory authorities of the Member States and observers (EUR 22 419 419, representing 60 %). Budget and financial management : Members acknowledged that the budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2016 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 96.76 %, representing a decrease of 2.58 % compared to 2015, and that the rate of execution of payment appropriations was 88.67 %, representing a decrease of 1.03 %. They acknowledged from the Authority that this continued high rate of execution is due to good budget planning and monitoring. They also noted that, due to the increase in the value of the Euro against the British Pound in 2016, the Authority requested a decreasing amending budget of EUR 1 572 000. Commitments and carryovers : the overall rate of committed appropriations carried over from 10 % in 2015 to 8% in 2016, its lowest level ever in the context of a 9% increase in total budget between the two years. Carry-overs are often justified and do not necessarily indicate weaknesses in budget planning and implementation.
Members also made a series of observations regarding transfers, procurement, staff policy, the prevention and management of conflicts of interests and internal audits.
They stated that the Court issued an ʽemphasis of matter paragraphʼ for the two London-based agencies, concerning the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the Union. Members noted that, in view of the decision on its future location, the Authority has disclosed as contingent liabilities in its financial statements the residual EUR 14 000 000 cost related to the office lease contract (assuming its cancellation by the end of 2020) and the fact that other potential costs associated with relocation, such as the relocation of staff together with their families, cannot yet be estimated. A future decrease in the Authority’s revenue resulting from the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the Union is possible. The EBA is called on to report to the discharge authority on the costs of the relocation.
The report highlighted that, as the Authority’s workload is increasingly shifting from regulatory tasks to enforcing and applying the Union law, the Authority’s budget and manpower should be reallocated internally.
Having examined the revenue and expenditure accounts for the financial year 2016 and the balance sheet as at 31 December 2016 of the European Banking Authority (EBA), as well as the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the Authority for the financial year 2016, accompanied by the Authority's replies to the Court's observations, the Council recommended the European Parliament to give a discharge to the Director of the Authority in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2016.
The Council welcomed the Court's opinion that, in all material respects, the Authority's annual accounts present fairly its financial position as at 31 December 2016 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with the provisions of the Authority's Financial Regulation, and that the underlying transactions for 2016 are legal and regular in all material respects.
Nevertheless, the following observation was made:
financial programming : the Council encouraged the Authority to continue improving its financial programming and monitoring of the budget implementation, taking into account the decision on the future location of the Authority.
PURPOSE: presentation of the EU Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Banking Authority (EBA) for the financial year 2016, together with the Authority’s reply.
CONTENT: in accordance with the tasks conferred on the Court of Auditors by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Court presents to the European Parliament and to the Council, in the context of the discharge procedure, a Statement of Assurance as to the reliability of the annual accounts of each institution, body or agency of the EU, and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them, on the basis of an independent external audit.
This audit focused on the annual accounts of the European Banking Authority ( EBA ). In brief, the Authority’s task is to contribute to the establishment of high-quality common regulatory and supervisory standards and practices, to contribute to the consistent application of legally binding Union acts, to stimulate and facilitate the delegation of tasks and responsibilities among competent authorities, to monitor and assess market developments in the area of its competence and to foster depositor and investor protection.
Statement of Assurance : pursuant to the provisions of Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Court has audited:
the annual accounts of the Authority, which comprise the financial statements and the reports on the implementation of the budget for the financial year ended 31 December 2016; the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying those accounts.
Opinion on the reliability of the accounts : in the Court’s opinion, the Authority’s annual accounts present fairly, in all material respects, its financial position as at 31 December 2016 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with the provisions of its Financial Regulation and the accounting rules adopted by the Commission’s accounting officer.
Opinion on the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying the accounts : the Court considers that the transactions underlying the annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016 are legal and regular in all material respects.
The Court’s observations : without calling into question its opinion, the Court draws attention to the fact that the United Kingdom (UK) notified the European Council on 29 March 2017 of its decision to withdraw from the European Union. An agreement setting out the arrangements for its withdrawal will be negotiated. The provisional accounts and related notes of the Authority, which is located in London, were prepared using the limited information available at the date of signature (28 February 2017).
In view of upcoming decisions on the future location of the Authority, it has disclosed as contingent liabilities in the Financial Statements its residual EUR 14 million cost related to the office lease contract (assuming its cancellation by the end of 2020) and the fact that other potential cost associated with a removal such as, for example, the relocation of staff together with their families cannot yet be estimated. Furthermore, the Authority’s budget is financed by 40 % from European Union funds and by 60 % through direct contributions from EU Member States. A future decrease of the Authority’s revenue resulting from the UK’s decision to leave the EU is possible.
The Court did not make any other particular comment on the Agency’s budgetary management.
Lastly, the Court of Auditors’ report also contained a summary of the key figures in 2016 :
Budget : EUR 36.5 million (in payment appropriations). Staff : 161 including officials, temporary and contract staff and seconded national experts.
PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2016, as part of the 2016 discharge procedure.
Analysis of the accounts of the European Banking Authority (EBA) .
CONTENT: the organisational governance of the EU consists of institutions, agencies and other EU bodies whose expenditure is included in the general budget of the Union.
This Commission document concerns the EU's consolidated accounts for the year 2016 and details how spending by the EU institutions and bodies was carried out. The consolidated annual accounts of the EU provide financial information on the activities of the institutions, agencies and other bodies of the EU from an accrual accounting and budgetary perspective.
It is the responsibility of the Commission's Accounting Officer to prepare the EU's consolidated annual accounts and ensure that they present fairly, in all material aspects, the financial position, the result of the operations and the cash flows of the EU institutions and bodies, including the European Banking Authority (EBA), with a view to granting discharge.
Discharge procedure : the final step of a budget lifecycle is the discharge of the budget for a given financial year. It represents the political aspect of the external control of budget implementation and is the decision by which the European Parliament, acting on a Council recommendation, " releases " the Commission (and other EU bodies) from its responsibility for management of a given budget by marking the end of that budget's existence. The European Parliament is the discharge authority within the EU.
The discharge procedure may produce three outcomes: (i) the granting; (ii) postponement or; (iii) the refusal of the discharge.
The final discharge report including specific recommendations to the Commission for action is adopted in plenary by the European Parliament and are subject to an annual follow up report in which the Commission outlines the concrete actions it has taken to implement the recommendations made.
Each agency is subject to its own discharge procedure, including the EBA .
The European Banking Authority : the EBA, which is located in London (UK), was established by Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council and has the aim of protecting the public interest and contributing to the stability and efficiency of the banking system in the short, medium and long term for the economy of the European Union.
As regards the accounts , the EBA budget execution in 2016 was 96.8%. The EBA considered this an acceptable result as 2016 was a difficult year for its budget management, principally due to the UK referendum on EU membership. The political uncertainty also negatively impacted the EBA recruitment plans and thus expenditure on staff.
Commitment appropriations :
available: EUR 36 million; made: EUR 35 million.
Payment appropriations :
available: EUR 40 million; paid: EUR 35 million.
For further details on expenditure, please refer to the 2016 consolidated annual accounts of the European Banking Authority.
PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2016, as part of the 2016 discharge procedure.
Analysis of the accounts of the European Banking Authority (EBA) .
CONTENT: the organisational governance of the EU consists of institutions, agencies and other EU bodies whose expenditure is included in the general budget of the Union.
This Commission document concerns the EU's consolidated accounts for the year 2016 and details how spending by the EU institutions and bodies was carried out. The consolidated annual accounts of the EU provide financial information on the activities of the institutions, agencies and other bodies of the EU from an accrual accounting and budgetary perspective.
It is the responsibility of the Commission's Accounting Officer to prepare the EU's consolidated annual accounts and ensure that they present fairly, in all material aspects, the financial position, the result of the operations and the cash flows of the EU institutions and bodies, including the European Banking Authority (EBA), with a view to granting discharge.
Discharge procedure : the final step of a budget lifecycle is the discharge of the budget for a given financial year. It represents the political aspect of the external control of budget implementation and is the decision by which the European Parliament, acting on a Council recommendation, " releases " the Commission (and other EU bodies) from its responsibility for management of a given budget by marking the end of that budget's existence. The European Parliament is the discharge authority within the EU.
The discharge procedure may produce three outcomes: (i) the granting; (ii) postponement or; (iii) the refusal of the discharge.
The final discharge report including specific recommendations to the Commission for action is adopted in plenary by the European Parliament and are subject to an annual follow up report in which the Commission outlines the concrete actions it has taken to implement the recommendations made.
Each agency is subject to its own discharge procedure, including the EBA .
The European Banking Authority : the EBA, which is located in London (UK), was established by Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council and has the aim of protecting the public interest and contributing to the stability and efficiency of the banking system in the short, medium and long term for the economy of the European Union.
As regards the accounts , the EBA budget execution in 2016 was 96.8%. The EBA considered this an acceptable result as 2016 was a difficult year for its budget management, principally due to the UK referendum on EU membership. The political uncertainty also negatively impacted the EBA recruitment plans and thus expenditure on staff.
Commitment appropriations :
available: EUR 36 million; made: EUR 35 million.
Payment appropriations :
available: EUR 40 million; paid: EUR 35 million.
For further details on expenditure, please refer to the 2016 consolidated annual accounts of the European Banking Authority.
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0141/2018
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0067/2018
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE618.241
- Committee opinion: PE613.563
- Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 05941/2018
- Committee draft report: PE613.472
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: OJ C 417 06.12.2017, p. 0087
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: N8-0019/2018
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2017)0365
- Non-legislative basic document: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2017)0365
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2017)0365 EUR-Lex
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: OJ C 417 06.12.2017, p. 0087 N8-0019/2018
- Committee draft report: PE613.472
- Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 05941/2018
- Committee opinion: PE613.563
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE618.241
Votes
A8-0067/2018 - Bart Staes - Decision on the discharge 18/04/2018 12:55:46.000 #
GUE/NGL
NIA8-0067/2018 - Bart Staes - decision (as a whole) 18/04/2018 12:55:58.000 #
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 51 |
2017/2171(DEC)
2018/01/22
ECON
36 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph –1 (new) -1. Points to the central role played by the European System of Financial Supervision and the three European Supervisory Authorities for ensuring better oversight over the financial system in response to the financial crisis and its economic, social and human consequences;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Underlines the role of the EBA in improving the international coordination of supervision between national supervisory authorities, as well as in the consistent application of EU law; emphasises that close cooperation in an atmosphere of trust should be the foundation of relations between the EBA and national supervisory authorities; considers that the EBA should ensure financial security, transparency and better integrated and safer financial markets;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Underlines that in light of uneven supervision of consumer protection legislation across Member States, the European Supervisory Authorities shall contribute to and promote convergent supervisory practices at a high-level in the area of consumer protection and have the appropriate resources for that task;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that the authority should devote special attention to the principle of proportionality in carrying out its mandate;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Notes the need to properly assess the Authority's work on regular basis in an effort to allocate and make the use of its resources more effective, transparent and credible;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Highlights the fact that the EBA derives 40% of its funding from Union funds and 60% from contributions from the Member States; recalls that the UK decision to leave the EU could have a negative impact on the budget of the EBA; underlines that the resources made available to the EBA should be used in accordance with clear priorities and a clear focus on the mandate in order to achieve the desired objectives efficiently;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Recalls, in the context of Brexit, the importance of ensuring a smooth and cost-effective move; observes that, during the transition period, the functioning of the Authority must be ensured, and that in this context there is a need for transparency in dealing with all the parties involved;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Stresses that the EBA must use its mandate to promote the principle of proportionality; notes that this includes the adequate, proportionate interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements with respect to the size of a financial undertaking and the risk profile of its business model; stresses that the EBA must act, in accordance with the mandate given to it by the European legislator, so as to achieve optimal use of resources and achievement of objectives;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. Welcomes a discussion of the potential long-term transfer of tasks vested in the EBA to the ECB in order to create more effective supervisory structures;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 f (new) 2f. Expects the EBA to provide the European Parliament and the Council, on a regular basis, with up-to-date and comprehensive information about its work, in particular in connection with the establishment of binding technical standards, opinions and rules;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 g (new) 2g. Suggests that the Commission reconsider and modify the arrangements for financing the EBA by introducing fees for market participants, based on the principle of proportionality; considers that the contributions from national authorities should be reduced; takes the view that the independence of the EBA and the performance of its supervisory tasks must continue to be guaranteed;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph –1 a (new) -1a. Underscores, in this context, the importance of the European Banking Authority for ensuring - by means of appropriate common supervision of the Single Market - financial stability, the necessary transparency and greater security for the financial market;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that, as the Authority’s workload is increasingly shifting from legislative tasks to enforcing and applying the Union law, the Authority’s budget and manpower should be reallocated internally; is of the opinion that a gradual increase of the means available to the European Supervisory Authorities commensurate with the increasing amount of work which they are legally mandated to deliver as a part of the Banking Union single rulebook is required, while ensuring an appropriate level of prioritisation and efficiency as regards resource allocation; underlines that more resources should be deployed to control the effective enforcement of Union law and investor protection;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that, as the Authority’s workload is increasingly shifting from legislative tasks to enforcing and applying the Union law, the Authority’s budget and manpower should be reallocated internally; believes that any potential increases in the Authority's means must be accompanied by adequate rationalisation measures and defended and explained thoroughly in a clear, detailed and understandable defence report before the European Parliament and made publically available;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that, as the Authority’s workload is increasingly shifting from legislative tasks to enforcing and applying the Union law, the Authority’s budget and manpower should be reallocated internally; considers, however, that efforts to that end must serve to strengthen the Authority’s independence in the face of private sector pressures and allow for the growing role of its supervisory tasks;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that, as the Authority’s workload is increasingly shifting from legislative tasks to enforcing and applying the Union law, the Authority’s budget and manpower should be reallocated internally; notes that, for the purpose of ensuring sufficient staff at the Authority for implementing its tasks, budget and resources should be allocated properly, also in the case of additional tasks, which would further ensure its credibility and independence;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that it is essential for the Authority, in view of the nature of its assignments, to exhibit transparency not only towards Parliament and the Council, but also towards all European citizens;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses the need for protection of consumers as a priority and to allocate all necessary resources for this purpose;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Notes the necessity of coordination and close cooperation with the other European Supervisory Authorities and national authorities, as well as with international organisations;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that the minutes of meetings of the Board of Supervisors and of the Stakeholder Groups, which are publicly available, should be published more swiftly
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that the minutes of meetings of the Board of Supervisors and of the Stakeholder Groups, which are publicly available, should be published more swiftly
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph –1 b (new) -1b. Stresses that, in carrying out its assignments, the Authority must pay detailed attention at all times to protecting consumers in the Union;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that the minutes of meetings of the Board of Supervisors and of the Stakeholder Groups, which are publicly available, should be published more swiftly
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that the minutes of meetings of the Board of Supervisors and of the Stakeholder Groups, which are publicly available, should be published more swiftly so that it is possible to monitor any interference with supervision by parties in positions of influence.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Insists, in the light of the Authority's assignments and the positions recently adopted by Parliament in this connection, that the Authority set up a secure channel for whistle-blowers as quickly as possible.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Is of the opinion that the Authority should establish a secure channel for whistle-blowers in the framework of its action plan for the years to come;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Welcomes the conclusions of the European Court of Auditors' special report and encourages the Authority to implement them as quick as possible;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Stresses further the need to enhance democratic accountability and transparency regarding meetings with stakeholders and lobbyists and properly inform the Parliament for its activities; notes that the protection of whistle- blowers will enforce transparency, democratic accountability and public control;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Calls on the Authority to calculate all the potential costs and consequences of Brexit and in particular the cost of changing location;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the fact that, in the interests of business continuity, the city hosting the new headquarters of the Authority has been selected within a reasonable period of time; points out that Parliament will play its part to the full in putting that decision into practice;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Recalls that the Authority’s lease agreement, which ends on 8 December 2026, includes a break option after six years, triggering a penalty payment of 16 months’ rent equivalent to EUR 3 246 216;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, while making sure that all assignments are carried out in full and within deadline, the Authority should carefully adhere to the tasks and the mandate assigned to it by the European Parliament and the Council; points to the need for cooperation with other institutions responsible for international supervision;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, while making sure that all assignments are carried out in full and within deadline, the Authority should carefully adhere to the tasks and the mandate assigned to it by the European Parliament and the Council, and must not seek to de facto broaden its mandate beyond those assignments;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, while making sure that all assignments are carried out in full and within deadline, the Authority should carefully adhere to the tasks and the mandate assigned to it by the European Parliament and the Council, and must not seek to broaden its mandate beyond those assignments;
source: 616.546
2018/03/02
CONT
15 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority’s budget for the financial year
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes with concern that 17 reported cases of conflicts of interest were reported; notes that they concerned two types of situations: either holding of shares, or former employment; notes moreover that in the case of holding of shares in institutions, all staff members who so reported had acquired them before joining the Authority and were asked to disinvest; acknowledges that a screening of those situations has taken place again in 2017 and confirmed that, in all cases, the shares have been sold; notes that in the case of previous employment of staff, three cases were investigated in 2016, and it was decided to put in place measures whereby the concerned staff would not be involved in cases concerning the competent authorities from where they were on unpaid leave;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Considers that the minutes of meetings of the Board of Supervisors and of the Stakeholder Groups, which are publicly available, should be published more swiftly, and should provide better insight into the discussions held, members’ positions and voting behaviour; believes that outreach to the general public could also be enhanced by web streaming events;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Expresses the need to establish an independent disclosure, advice and referral body with sufficient budgetary resources, in order to help whistle-blowers use the right channels to disclose their information on possible irregularities affecting the financial interests of the Union, while protecting their confidentiality and offering needed support and advice;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 7 Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Notes that the Authority signed a 12-year-lease with an end date of 8 December 2026 and that, under normal contractual conditions, there is a liability to pay the full rent for the entire period; observes, however, that the Authority has negotiated a break-out clause at the midway point of the contract, meaning that if the clause is exercised, the Authority would be relieved of the obligation to pay the rent for the final six years; notes however that the Authority has the obligation to repay half of the incentive (16 months rent) it had received at the beginning of the contract and which was based on the full 12 years term of the contract (32 months rent free) and that the re-instatement of the building to the initial condition has to be performed by the end of the occupancy, regardless of when the tenant leaves; recommends that lessons should be learned from this experience in the negotiation of any and all future rental contracts;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Recalls that the Authority’s lease agreement, which ends on 8 December 2026, includes a break option after six years, triggering a penalty payment of 16 months’ rent equivalent to EUR 3 246 216;
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Banking Authority for the financial year
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes that, as the Authority’s workload is increasingly shifting from legislative tasks to enforcing and applying the Union law, the Authority’s budget and manpower should be reallocated internally; believes that any potential increases in EBA's means must be accompanied by adequate rationalisation measures and defended and explained thoroughly in a clear, detailed and understandable defence report before the European Parliament and made publically available;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the fact that, of the 1164 invoices paid by the Authority in 2016, only 13 (0,9%) were paid late, and for the third year in a row the Authority paid zero late payment interest; encourages the Authority to step up its ongoing efforts in reducing late payment of invoices;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes from the Establishment plan that 126 posts (out of 127 posts authorised under the Union budget) were occupied on 31 December 2016, compared to 118 in 2015; notes that the staff or the Authority consists of 50,3 % females and 49,7 % males; observes with satisfaction that the breakdown of the staff by gender is
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes from the Establishment plan that 126 posts (out of 127 posts authorised under the Union budget) were occupied on 31 December 2016, compared to 118 in 2015; notes that the staff or the Authority consists of 50,3 % females and 49,7 % males; observes with satisfaction that the breakdown of the staff by gender is
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes that, on average, each member of the Authority’s staff was on sick leave for 7,45 days in 2016; observes
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes with concern that, on average, each member of the Authority’s staff was on sick leave for 7,45 days in 2016 and recommends that a workplace survey should be carried out to establish if any of this is due to workplace stress; observes with satisfaction that the Authority organised well-being activities, such as health and safety sessions and annual medical examinations;
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