Hansteen : REPORT on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority - A9-0008/2020

on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority

(C9‑0006/2020 - 2020/0901(NLE))

(Approval)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the proposal of the Supervisory Board of the European Banking Authority of 14 January 2020 (C9‑0006/2020),

- having regard to Article 51(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC[1],

- having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2019 on gender balance in EU economic and monetary affairs nominations[2],

- having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2020 on institutions and bodies of the Economic and Monetary Union: preventing post-public employment conflicts of interest[3],

- having regard to Rule 131 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee of Economic and Monetary Affairs (A9-0008/2020),

A. whereas the current Executive Director of the European Banking Authority has announced his resignation from the post with effect from 31 January 2020;

B. whereas, on 14 January 2020, the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority, following an open selection procedure, proposed to appoint Gerry Cross as Executive Director for a term of office of five years, in accordance with Article 51(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010;

C. whereas, on 22 January 2020, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs held a hearing with Gerry Cross, at which he made an opening statement and then responded to questions from the members of the Committee;

1. Declines to approve the appointment of Gerry Cross as Executive Director of the European Banking Authority, and asks for the proposal to be withdrawn and for a new one to be submitted to Parliament;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council, the Commission, the European Banking Authority and the governments of the Member States.

Title	Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority (EBA)
References	N9-0003/2020 - C9-0006/2020 - 2020/0901(NLE)
Date of consultation / request for consent	14.1.2020
Committee responsible Date announced in plenary	ECON
Rapporteurs Date appointed	Irene Tinagli 14.1.2020
Discussed in committee	22.1.2020
Date adopted	23.1.2020
Result of final vote	+: -: 0:	27 24 0
Members present for the final vote	Marek Belka, Stefan Berger, Gilles Boyer, Engin Eroglu, Markus Ferber, Jonás Fernández, Frances Fitzgerald, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, Luis Garicano, Sven Giegold, Neena Gill, Valentino Grant, Enikő Győri, Eero Heinäluoma, Danuta Maria Hübner, Stasys Jakeliūnas, Herve Juvin, Othmar Karas, Billy Kelleher, Philippe Lamberts, Aušra Maldeikienė, Costas Mavrides, Siegfried Mureşan, Luděk Niedermayer, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Piernicola Pedicini, Lídia Pereira, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Dragoş Pîslaru, Luisa Porritt, Antonio Maria Rinaldi, Robert Rowland, Alfred Sant, Martin Schirdewan, Joachim Schuster, Molly Scott Cato, Pedro Silva Pereira, Irene Tinagli, Ernest Urtasun, Inese Vaidere, Johan Van Overtveldt, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin
Substitutes present for the final vote	Francesca Donato, Eugen Jurzyca, Fulvio Martusciello, Bogdan Rzońca, Julie Ward
Substitutes under Rule 209(7) present for the final vote	César Luena, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Rob Rooken, Anna Zalewska
Date tabled	24.1.2020