2021/2153(DEC) 2020 discharge: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH)
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Awaiting Parliament's vote
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | CONT | CZARNECKI Ryszard ( ECR) | MARINESCU Marian-Jean ( EPP), CREȚU Corina ( S&D), WIEZIK Michal ( Renew), RIVASI Michèle ( Verts/ALE), KUHS Joachim ( ID), OMARJEE Younous ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | ITRE |
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2022/03/29
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
2022/02/28
EP - Vote in committee
2022/02/16
CSL - Supplementary non-legislative basic document
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2022/02/02
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2021/12/17
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2021/09/14
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2021/07/28
EP - CZARNECKI Ryszard (ECR) appointed as rapporteur in CONT
2021/06/30
EC - Non-legislative basic document
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2021/06/30
EC - Non-legislative basic document published
Documents
Documents
- Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 06005/2022
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE703.129
- Committee draft report: PE698.996
- 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: PE698.996
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE703.129
- Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 06005/2022
Amendments | Dossier |
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2021/2153(DEC)
2022/02/03
CONT
9 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Executive Director of the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking’s budget for the financial year
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that at the end of 2020 the Union contributed a total of EUR 498 577 000 from Horizon 2020 and the members from the Industry and Research Groupings contributed a total of EUR 20 630 000 in validated in-kind contributions comprising EUR 11 916 000 in-kind validated contributions in the Joint Undertaking’s Horizon 2020 projects; notes from the Court’s report that the low level of validated industry members’ in-kind contributions for operational activities of EUR 11 916 000, is due to the fact that the FCH2 certifies them later in the Horizon 2020 programme, when the final payment for the projects is made and the certificates of financial statement are due; notes
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes from the Court’s report that the Joint Undertaking’s practice of reactivating unused payment appropriations from previous years to the extent of open administrative commitments, results in an accumulation of unused payment appropriations and that, aggravated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, this practice resulted in a low budget implementation rate for the FCH2 administrative budget (Title 2) infrastructure and communication expenditure representing around 3
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes from the Court’s report that the Joint Undertaking’s practice of reactivating unused payment appropriations from previous years to the extent of open administrative commitments, results in an accumulation of unused payment appropriations and that, aggravated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, this practice resulted in a low budget implementation rate for the FCH2 administrative budget (Title 2) infrastructure and communication expenditure representing around 3
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes that the FCH2 maintained the position of “Service knowledge management” with constant assignments to interim staff for a period of around 2.5 years due to the request of the FCH2 Governing Board to enhance the role of knowledge management and that, according to the Commission’s framework contract for interim services the use of interim staff, however, is limited to office work of a one-off or temporary nature, arising from an exceptional increase in workload and/or the performance of a one- off activity, or to fill a vacant post pending the recruitment of a permanent staff member and that that the FCH2 practice is against this principle and in fact creates a permanent post, in addition to those foreseen in the staff establishment plans; notes the FCH2’s reply that the interim staff was needed to face the turnover for the post of Knowledge Management Officer between the years 2015 to 2020 and
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Notes that at the end of 2020, in the Annual Activity Report FCH2 had 27 members of staff (respectively 24 temporary agents, 3 contract agents) and 2 seconded national experts from 10 Member States and is pleased to note that there is gender balance among staff (56% men and 44% women); welcomes this very good initiative and encourages the FCH2 to continue to maintain this gender balance;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10 b. Notes with concern the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic for employees, especially taking into account different living situations, lack of access to office space and possible effects of isolation; asks the FCH2 to focus on employee wellbeing, stress management and work and life balance; asks FCH2's management to ensure there are appropriate support structures in place to ensure the psychological well-being of staff;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Notes that the Court audited randomly sampled Horizon 2020 payments made in 2020, at the level of the final beneficiaries to corroborate the ex-post audit error rates, as part of the operational payment controls, and that these detailed audits showed an error above 1
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Emphasises that the Court’s finding confirmed persistent systemic errors for declared personnel costs and that in particular, SMEs and new beneficiaries are more error-prone than other beneficiaries. Highlights that these errors are also regularly reported by the ex post audits of the Common Audit Service (CAS) and its contracted auditors; emphasises therefore that streamlining of the Horizon 2020 rules for the declaration of personnel costs and wider use of simplified cost options is a precondition to stabilise error rates to below materiality level. FCH2 is also encouraged to strengthen its internal control systems to address the increased risk regarding SMEs and new beneficiaries;
source: 703.129
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