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2021/2119(DEC) 2020 discharge: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)

Progress: Awaiting Parliament's vote

Role	Committee	Rapporteur	Shadows
Lead	CONT	ZDECHOVSKÝ Tomáš ( EPP)	CHINNICI Caterina ( S&D), CHASTEL Olivier ( Renew), EICKHOUT Bas ( Verts/ALE), KUHS Joachim ( ID), CZARNECKI Ryszard ( ECR), OMARJEE Younous ( GUE/NGL)
Committee Opinion	EMPL	TOMC Romana ( EPP)	Marc BOTENGA ( GUE/NGL), Peter KOFOD ( ID), Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ ( RE), Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN ( Verts/ALE), Elżbieta RAFALSKA ( ECR), Alicia HOMS GINEL ( S&D)
Committee Opinion	ITRE

Lead committee dossier:

CONT/9/06763

Subjects

8.70.03.10 2020 discharge

Events

2022/04/11

EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading

Documents

A9-0125/2022

2022/04/11

EP - Committee report tabled for plenary

Documents

A9-0125/2022

2022/03/31

EP - Vote in committee

2022/03/02

EP - Amendments tabled in committee

Documents

PE704.720

2022/02/16

CSL - Supplementary non-legislative basic document

Documents

06003/2022

2022/02/02

EP - Committee opinion

Documents

PE699.142

2022/01/14

EP - Committee draft report

Documents

PE698.959

2021/10/01

EP - TOMC Romana (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in EMPL

2021/09/14

EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament

2021/07/28

EP - ZDECHOVSKÝ Tomáš (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in CONT

2021/06/30

EC - Non-legislative basic document

Documents

EUR-Lex
COM(2021)0381

2021/06/30

EC - Non-legislative basic document published

Documents

EUR-Lex
COM(2021)0381

Documents

Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0125/2022
Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0125/2022
Amendments tabled in committee: PE704.720
Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 06003/2022
Committee opinion: PE699.142
Committee draft report: PE698.959
Non-legislative basic document: EUR-Lex
Non-legislative basic document: COM(2021)0381
Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2021)0381
Non-legislative basic document: EUR-Lex COM(2021)0381
Committee draft report: PE698.959
Committee opinion: PE699.142
Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 06003/2022
Amendments tabled in committee: PE704.720
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0125/2022

Amendments	Dossier
26	2021/2119(DEC) 2021/12/09 EMPL 17 amendments... Amendment 1 # Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Milan BRGLEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Agnes JONGERIUS, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Marc ANGEL, Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Klára DOBREV Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Appreciates the Centre’s ~~activities~~expertise and high-quality work , providing research, analyses and technical advice in vocational education and training (VET), qualifications and skills policies, with the aim of promoting high-quality training tailored to the needs of individuals and of the labour market; highlights the need of ensuring adequate human and financial resources allowing the Centre to continue implementing its work programme with a very high activity completion rate; stresses the Centre’s importance, autonomy and added value in its field of expertise; Amendment 10 # Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Milan BRGLEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Agnes JONGERIUS, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Marc ANGEL, Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Klára DOBREV Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Reminds that, similarly to 2019, the method for calculating contributions set out in the Statement on Cedefop-EFTA cooperation was not applied correctly in the 2020 financial year; welcomes, however, the Centre’s aim to establish a transparent and easy-to-apply methodology and prompt action to address it following the recommendation of DG BUDG through DG EMPL; Amendment 11 # Marc BOTENGA, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP, Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Commends that, when the COVID crisis started, teleworking arrangements had already been in place since October 2017, with staff being equipped with laptops, and with online collaborative working tools and paperless procedures at their disposal, thus allowing the staff to continue working after 17 March 2020, when all operations began to be carried out remotely; notes that the Centre has seen new access conditions, highlights that infrastructures should be accessible to all staff, calls, in order to avoid discrimination, with the possibility of free PCR testing for all staff; Amendment 12 # Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Commends that, when the COVID crisis started, teleworking arrangements had already been in place since October 2017, with staff being equipped with laptops, and with online collaborative working tools and paperless procedures at their disposal, thus allowing the staff to continue working after 17 March 2020, when all operations began to be carried out remotely; congratulates the Centre for its resilience and agility and its outperformance of the 2020 work programme despite the challenges posed by the pandemic; Amendment 13 # Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Commends the Centre on its multiple contributions to Union policy- making, notably the European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience, the first ever Council recommendation on VET and the Osnabrück declaration; Amendment 14 # Marc BOTENGA, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP, Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Notes that the mandate of the health and safety committee has expired; welcomes the announcement of a wellbeing committee; calls for the wellbeing committee to be set up as soon as possible; Amendment 15 # Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Welcomes the effective collaboration with EU Agencies in the context of the European network of Agencies and the particular focus set on identifying and harvesting inter-Agency synergies, in the area of administration; as well as in core business activities and performance management indicator methodology with ETF, Eurofound and EU-OSHA; Amendment 16 # Marc BOTENGA, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP, Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Regrets that many staff members have difficulty in contacting national authorities, such as the health care system and the social security system; calls for more support for staff members who move to the country where the agency is located; suggests in this regard a liaison person who ensures, among other things, the smooth running of connections between the staff and local authorities; Amendment 17 # Marc BOTENGA, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP, Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Calls on the European Union Agencies Network (EUAN) to establish clear rules on staff member affiliation with the national healthcare system in Greece; recommends that these explicitly state what is covered by health insurance and until what date health insurance applies; Amendment 2 # Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Appreciates the Centre’s activities, providing research, analyses and technical advice in vocational education and training (VET), qualifications and skills policies; welcomes, in particular, the Centre's recent work in helping to analyse the impact of the pandemic and digital transition on adapting business practices to the new realities in the Union labour market through e.g. the COVID-19 European Company Survey in conjunction with Eurofound; Amendment 3 # Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Recalls the importance of the Centre's role in ensuring digital skills are integrated into VET across the Union and monitoring the implementation and impact of the Council Recommendations on the Skills Agenda for Europe, vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience and the Digital Education Action Plan; believes the Centre could also play a role in assessing Member States’ projects under the RRF’s digital transformation pillar; Amendment 4 # Romana TOMC Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that the objective of public procurement rules is to ensure fair competition between tenderers and to procure goods and services at the best price, respecting the principles of transparency, proportionality, equal treatment and non-discrimination; regrets that the contracts signed by Cedefop and audited by ECA were affected by public procurement shortcomings; Amendment 5 # Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Regrets, in particular, that the Centre signed a contract ~~exceeding the estimated budget by 98% without being able to justify it; notes that the Centre~~through a negotiated procedure with one tenderer, the prior contractor, based on the low estimated value of the contract; notes however that this assessment was not supported by any cost estimates based on current market values, or on any documented market research; further strongly regrets that the price accepted exceeded the estimated budget by 98% consequently bringing the value of the contract beyond the threshold above which a negotiated procedure with a single tenderer is not permitted under the Financial Regulation; underlines that the Centre should have sought offers from at least three tenderers under the circumstances in line with the Financial Regulation; notes that the Centre after the audit of the Court cancelled that contract with effect from 26 February 2021; Amendment 6 # Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Milan BRGLEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Agnes JONGERIUS, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Marc ANGEL, Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Klára DOBREV Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Regrets, in particular, that the Centre signed a contract exceeding the estimated budget by 98% without being able to justify it; ~~notes that~~acknowledges that to address the irregularity observed by ECA the Centre cancelled that contract after the audit with effect from 26 February 2021; Amendment 7 # Peter KOFOD Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. ~~Regrets~~Is deeply worried, in particular, that the Centre signed a contract exceeding the estimated budget by 98% without being able to justify it; notes that the Centre cancelled that contract with effect from 26 February 2021; Amendment 8 # Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Reminds that, similarly to 2019, the method for calculating contributions set out in the Statement on Cedefop-EFTA cooperation was not applied correctly in the 2020 financial year; due to determinations based on GDP rather than GNP and the misapplication of the budget reduction and surplus, resulting in Norway’s and Iceland’s contributions to the 2020 Cedefop budget being €20 272 higher than they should have been, and the Union contribution being €20 272 lower than it should have been; notes the Centre’s explanation that it had been using the proportionality factor provided by the Commission to calculate EFTA contributions to the general budget and welcomes the Centre's commitment to establishing a transparent and easy-to- apply methodology and their action to move to requesting its contribution as part of the ‘Agreement on the European Economic Area - Protocol 31’; Amendment 9 # Romana TOMC Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Reminds that, similarly to 2019, the method for calculating contributions set out in the Statement on Cedefop-EFTA cooperation was not applied correctly in the 2020 financial year, as the ECA identified three calculation errors and as an overall impact, Norway's and Iceland's contributions to the Cedefop 2020 were €20 272 higher than they should have been, and the Union contribution was €20 272 lower than it should have been; source: 700.647 2022/03/03 CONT 9 amendments... Amendment 1 # Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ramona STRUGARIU, Gilles BOYER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with concern from the Court’s report that the Centre did not apply the proper method for calculating the contributions for Iceland and Norway similarly to 2019; notes that the Cedefop- EFTA cooperation agreement states that EFTA cooperation partners contribute at a level determined by the proportion of their GNP to the total GNP of the EEA and that Norway’s and Iceland’s contributions in the initial budget were calculated according to the proportion of their GDP (2,27 % for Norway and 0,14 % for Iceland) to the GDP of the EU Members of the EEA, not to the total GNP of the EEA; notes that, as a result, Norway and Iceland contributed EUR 8 601 less to the Centre’s 2020 budget than they should have done and that the Union contributed EUR 8 601 more; notes that, although payment appropriations and revenues were reduced by EUR 1 100 000 in the first 2020 budget amendment, no part of the budget reduction was returned to Norway and Iceland, thus they contributed EUR 25 886 more in 2020; notes that the implementation of the correct method for calculating contributions is still ongoing despite the recommendations on the method for calculating contributions made by the Court of Auditors in 2019; Amendment 2 # Caterina CHINNICI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Welcomes that the Centre accomplished and even exceeded its work plan and the targets and deliverables set therein for 2020 despite the challenges caused by the pandemic; Amendment 3 # Caterina CHINNICI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Notes with satisfaction the good cooperation of the Centre with ETF and Eurofund; notes that the three Agencies have an observer role in each other’s Management Board meetings; notes further that the Centre and ETF also collaborate within the framework of the inter-agency working group with the OECD, the ILO, UNESCO and other international organisations; Amendment 4 # Caterina CHINNICI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes th~~at, as regards~~e uneven gender balance, of the Centre’s senior management is, composed by 4 men (66,7%) and 2 women (33,3 %); notes that regarding its staff overall the gender balance is 57% women and 43% men; Amendment 5 # Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ramona STRUGARIU, Gilles BOYER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Encourages the Centre to pursue the development of a long term Human Resources policy framework which addresses work-life balance, lifelong guidance and career development, gender balance, geographical balance and the recruitment and integration of people with disabilities; welcomes the Centre's proactive approach to the implementation of telework over the last few years; Amendment 6 # Caterina CHINNICI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes the Centre’s existing measures and ongoing efforts to secure transparency, prevention and management of conflicts of interest and whistle-blower protection; points out however, that the Centre’s Management Board consists of 94 members (including observers) and 63 alternates; notes that the Centre reported on 28 June 2021 that 93 out of 157 CVs are published on the Centre’s website; notes the absence of some declarations of interest and CVs of the management board and reiterates that all members and alternates who attend management board meetings, or exercise the right to vote, must submit a declaration of interest; notes that the CVs of the Centre’s senior management are published, while the CVs of external and in-house experts are not published; calls on the Centre to ensure full transparency by publishing CVs and declaration of interest of all members of the Management Board and the external and in-house experts concerned; Amendment 7 # Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ramona STRUGARIU, Gilles BOYER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Deplores the high number of members of the Board (157) which does not facilitate decision-making and simplified management; recalls that according to Cedefop’s Founding regulation, members of Cedefop’s Management Board are obliged to publish their declaration of interest; recalls that Management Board members are also invited to provide short CVs, though this is not a formal requirement; Amendment 8 # Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ramona STRUGARIU, Gilles BOYER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Calls on the Centre to continue to develop its synergies, increase cooperation and exchange of good practices with other Union agencies with a view to improve efficiency (human resources, building management, IT services and security etc); Amendment 9 # Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ramona STRUGARIU, Gilles BOYER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13 b. Recalls the importance to increase the digitalisation of the Centre in terms of internal operation and management but also in order to speed up the digitalisation of procedures; stresses the need for the Centre to continue to be proactive in this regard in order to avoid a digital gap between the agencies at all costs; draws attention, however, to the need to take all the necessary security measures to avoid any risk to the online security of the processed information; source: 704.720

Amendments

Dossier

2021/2119(DEC)

2021/12/09 EMPL 17 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Alicia HOMS GINEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Milan BRGLEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Agnes JONGERIUS, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Marc ANGEL, Alex AGIUS SALIBA, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Klára DOBREV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Appreciates the Centre’s ~~activities~~expertise and high-quality work , providing research, analyses and technical advice in vocational education and training (VET), qualifications and skills policies, with the aim of promoting high-quality training tailored to the needs of individuals and of the labour market; highlights the need of ensuring adequate human and financial resources allowing the Centre to continue implementing its work programme with a very high activity completion rate; stresses the Centre’s importance, autonomy and added value in its field of expertise;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Reminds that, similarly to 2019, the method for calculating contributions set out in the Statement on Cedefop-EFTA cooperation was not applied correctly in the 2020 financial year; welcomes, however, the Centre’s aim to establish a transparent and easy-to-apply methodology and prompt action to address it following the recommendation of DG BUDG through DG EMPL;

Amendment 11 #

Marc BOTENGA, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP, Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Commends that, when the COVID crisis started, teleworking arrangements had already been in place since October 2017, with staff being equipped with laptops, and with online collaborative working tools and paperless procedures at their disposal, thus allowing the staff to continue working after 17 March 2020, when all operations began to be carried out remotely; notes that the Centre has seen new access conditions, highlights that infrastructures should be accessible to all staff, calls, in order to avoid discrimination, with the possibility of free PCR testing for all staff;

Amendment 12 #

Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Commends that, when the COVID crisis started, teleworking arrangements had already been in place since October 2017, with staff being equipped with laptops, and with online collaborative working tools and paperless procedures at their disposal, thus allowing the staff to continue working after 17 March 2020, when all operations began to be carried out remotely; congratulates the Centre for its resilience and agility and its outperformance of the 2020 work programme despite the challenges posed by the pandemic;

Amendment 13 #

Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Commends the Centre on its multiple contributions to Union policy- making, notably the European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience, the first ever Council recommendation on VET and the Osnabrück declaration;

Amendment 14 #

Marc BOTENGA, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP, Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Notes that the mandate of the health and safety committee has expired; welcomes the announcement of a wellbeing committee; calls for the wellbeing committee to be set up as soon as possible;

Amendment 15 #

Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Welcomes the effective collaboration with EU Agencies in the context of the European network of Agencies and the particular focus set on identifying and harvesting inter-Agency synergies, in the area of administration; as well as in core business activities and performance management indicator methodology with ETF, Eurofound and EU-OSHA;

Amendment 16 #

Marc BOTENGA, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP, Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Regrets that many staff members have difficulty in contacting national authorities, such as the health care system and the social security system; calls for more support for staff members who move to the country where the agency is located; suggests in this regard a liaison person who ensures, among other things, the smooth running of connections between the staff and local authorities;

Amendment 17 #

Marc BOTENGA, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP, Konstantinos ARVANITIS, Leila CHAIBI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Calls on the European Union Agencies Network (EUAN) to establish clear rules on staff member affiliation with the national healthcare system in Greece; recommends that these explicitly state what is covered by health insurance and until what date health insurance applies;

Amendment 2 #

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Appreciates the Centre’s activities, providing research, analyses and technical advice in vocational education and training (VET), qualifications and skills policies; welcomes, in particular, the Centre's recent work in helping to analyse the impact of the pandemic and digital transition on adapting business practices to the new realities in the Union labour market through e.g. the COVID-19 European Company Survey in conjunction with Eurofound;

Amendment 3 #

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Recalls the importance of the Centre's role in ensuring digital skills are integrated into VET across the Union and monitoring the implementation and impact of the Council Recommendations on the Skills Agenda for Europe, vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience and the Digital Education Action Plan; believes the Centre could also play a role in assessing Member States’ projects under the RRF’s digital transformation pillar;

Amendment 4 #

Romana TOMC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that the objective of public procurement rules is to ensure fair competition between tenderers and to procure goods and services at the best price, respecting the principles of transparency, proportionality, equal treatment and non-discrimination; regrets that the contracts signed by Cedefop and audited by ECA were affected by public procurement shortcomings;

Amendment 5 #

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets, in particular, that the Centre signed a contract ~~exceeding the estimated budget by 98% without being able to justify it; notes that the Centre~~through a negotiated procedure with one tenderer, the prior contractor, based on the low estimated value of the contract; notes however that this assessment was not supported by any cost estimates based on current market values, or on any documented market research; further strongly regrets that the price accepted exceeded the estimated budget by 98% consequently bringing the value of the contract beyond the threshold above which a negotiated procedure with a single tenderer is not permitted under the Financial Regulation; underlines that the Centre should have sought offers from at least three tenderers under the circumstances in line with the Financial Regulation; notes that the Centre after the audit of the Court cancelled that contract with effect from 26 February 2021;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets, in particular, that the Centre signed a contract exceeding the estimated budget by 98% without being able to justify it; ~~notes that~~acknowledges that to address the irregularity observed by ECA the Centre cancelled that contract after the audit with effect from 26 February 2021;

Amendment 7 #

Peter KOFOD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Regrets~~Is deeply worried, in particular, that the Centre signed a contract exceeding the estimated budget by 98% without being able to justify it; notes that the Centre cancelled that contract with effect from 26 February 2021;

Amendment 8 #

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Reminds that, similarly to 2019, the method for calculating contributions set out in the Statement on Cedefop-EFTA cooperation was not applied correctly in the 2020 financial year; due to determinations based on GDP rather than GNP and the misapplication of the budget reduction and surplus, resulting in Norway’s and Iceland’s contributions to the 2020 Cedefop budget being €20 272 higher than they should have been, and the Union contribution being €20 272 lower than it should have been; notes the Centre’s explanation that it had been using the proportionality factor provided by the Commission to calculate EFTA contributions to the general budget and welcomes the Centre's commitment to establishing a transparent and easy-to- apply methodology and their action to move to requesting its contribution as part of the ‘Agreement on the European Economic Area - Protocol 31’;

Amendment 9 #

Romana TOMC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Reminds that, similarly to 2019, the method for calculating contributions set out in the Statement on Cedefop-EFTA cooperation was not applied correctly in the 2020 financial year, as the ECA identified three calculation errors and as an overall impact, Norway's and Iceland's contributions to the Cedefop 2020 were €20 272 higher than they should have been, and the Union contribution was €20 272 lower than it should have been;

source: 700.647

2022/03/03 CONT 9 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ramona STRUGARIU, Gilles BOYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes with concern from the Court’s report that the Centre did not apply the proper method for calculating the contributions for Iceland and Norway similarly to 2019; notes that the Cedefop- EFTA cooperation agreement states that EFTA cooperation partners contribute at a level determined by the proportion of their GNP to the total GNP of the EEA and that Norway’s and Iceland’s contributions in the initial budget were calculated according to the proportion of their GDP (2,27 % for Norway and 0,14 % for Iceland) to the GDP of the EU Members of the EEA, not to the total GNP of the EEA; notes that, as a result, Norway and Iceland contributed EUR 8 601 less to the Centre’s 2020 budget than they should have done and that the Union contributed EUR 8 601 more; notes that, although payment appropriations and revenues were reduced by EUR 1 100 000 in the first 2020 budget amendment, no part of the budget reduction was returned to Norway and Iceland, thus they contributed EUR 25 886 more in 2020; notes that the implementation of the correct method for calculating contributions is still ongoing despite the recommendations on the method for calculating contributions made by the Court of Auditors in 2019;

Amendment 2 #

Caterina CHINNICI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Welcomes that the Centre accomplished and even exceeded its work plan and the targets and deliverables set therein for 2020 despite the challenges caused by the pandemic;

Amendment 3 #

Caterina CHINNICI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Notes with satisfaction the good cooperation of the Centre with ETF and Eurofund; notes that the three Agencies have an observer role in each other’s Management Board meetings; notes further that the Centre and ETF also collaborate within the framework of the inter-agency working group with the OECD, the ILO, UNESCO and other international organisations;

Amendment 4 #

Caterina CHINNICI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes th~~at, as regards~~e uneven gender balance, of the Centre’s senior management is, composed by 4 men (66,7%) and 2 women (33,3 %); notes that regarding its staff overall the gender balance is 57% women and 43% men;

Amendment 5 #

Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ramona STRUGARIU, Gilles BOYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Encourages the Centre to pursue the development of a long term Human Resources policy framework which addresses work-life balance, lifelong guidance and career development, gender balance, geographical balance and the recruitment and integration of people with disabilities; welcomes the Centre's proactive approach to the implementation of telework over the last few years;

Amendment 6 #

Caterina CHINNICI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes the Centre’s existing measures and ongoing efforts to secure transparency, prevention and management of conflicts of interest and whistle-blower protection; points out however, that the Centre’s Management Board consists of 94 members (including observers) and 63 alternates; notes that the Centre reported on 28 June 2021 that 93 out of 157 CVs are published on the Centre’s website; notes the absence of some declarations of interest and CVs of the management board and reiterates that all members and alternates who attend management board meetings, or exercise the right to vote, must submit a declaration of interest; notes that the CVs of the Centre’s senior management are published, while the CVs of external and in-house experts are not published; calls on the Centre to ensure full transparency by publishing CVs and declaration of interest of all members of the Management Board and the external and in-house experts concerned;

Amendment 7 #

Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ramona STRUGARIU, Gilles BOYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Deplores the high number of members of the Board (157) which does not facilitate decision-making and simplified management; recalls that according to Cedefop’s Founding regulation, members of Cedefop’s Management Board are obliged to publish their declaration of interest; recalls that Management Board members are also invited to provide short CVs, though this is not a formal requirement;

Amendment 8 #

Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ramona STRUGARIU, Gilles BOYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Calls on the Centre to continue to develop its synergies, increase cooperation and exchange of good practices with other Union agencies with a view to improve efficiency (human resources, building management, IT services and security etc);

Amendment 9 #

Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ramona STRUGARIU, Gilles BOYER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Recalls the importance to increase the digitalisation of the Centre in terms of internal operation and management but also in order to speed up the digitalisation of procedures; stresses the need for the Centre to continue to be proactive in this regard in order to avoid a digital gap between the agencies at all costs; draws attention, however, to the need to take all the necessary security measures to avoid any risk to the online security of the processed information;

source: 704.720

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date: 2022-05-02T00:00:00 title: Indicative plenary sitting date

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events/2

date: 2022-03-31T00:00:00

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docs/3

date: 2022-02-16T00:00:00

docs: title: 06003/2022

type: Supplementary non-legislative basic document

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docs/3/docs/0/url

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-704720_EN.html

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docs/3

date: 2022-03-02T00:00:00

docs: title: PE704.720

type: Amendments tabled in committee

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docs/2/docs/0/url

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AD-699142_EN.html

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docs/2

date: 2022-02-02T00:00:00

docs: title: PE699.142

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type: Committee opinion

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forecasts

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docs/1/docs/0/url

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-PR-698959_EN.html

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docs/1

date: 2022-01-14T00:00:00

docs: title: PE698.959

type: Committee draft report

body: EP

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committees/2/rapporteur

name: TOMC Romana date: 2021-10-01T00:00:00 group: Group of European People's Party abbr: EPP

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committees/0/shadows/4

name: CZARNECKI Ryszard

group: European Conservatives and Reformists Group

abbr: ECR

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2021-07-16Show (1) Changes

committees/1/opinion

False

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CONT/9/06763

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