CELEX: 52016DP0078
Language: en
Date: 2016-03-09 00:00:00
Title: European Parliament decision of 9 March 2016 on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) (C8-0023/2016 — 2016/0902(NLE))

9.2.2018   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 50/155
            
         P8_TA(2016)0078
   Appointment of a new Executive Director of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
   European Parliament decision of 9 March 2016 on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) (C8-0023/2016 — 2016/0902(NLE))
   (Approval)
   (2018/C 050/22)
   
      The European Parliament,
   
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               having regard to the proposal of the Board of Supervisors of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) of 3 February 2016 for the appointment of the Executive Director of the EIOPA for a five-year term (C8-0023/2016),
            
         
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               having regard to Article 51(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/79/EC (1),
            
         
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               having regard to its Rules of Procedure,
            
         
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               having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A8-0045/2016),
            
         
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               whereas the term of office of EIOPA’s current Executive Director ends on 31 March 2016;
            
         
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               whereas, on 28 January 2016, the Board of Supervisors of the EIOPA, following an open selection procedure, proposed to appoint Fausto Parente as Executive Director for a term of office of five years, in accordance with Article 51(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010;
            
         
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               whereas, on 23 February 2016, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs held a hearing with Fausto Parente, at which he made an opening statement and then responded to questions from the members of the Committee;
            
         
            
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               Approves the appointment of Fausto Parente as Executive Director of the EIOPA;
            
         
            
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               Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council, the Commission, the EIOPA and the governments of the Member States.
            
         
      (1)  OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 48.