2 Amendments of Roberta METSOLA related to 2018/2180(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. RegretNotes that at least three open calls for tenders for procuring studies were unsuccessful because offers received exceeded the defined maximum contract value (due to unrealistic market estimations); regretnotes that this led to additional administrative overhead for the Agency and, although it affected the timing of its operations, it did not cause any delay to the implementation period of projects; notes that the Agency has taken measures to mitigate the risks associated with future unsuccessful tender procedures; acknowledges the Agency’s budgetary constraints that limit its ability to bear the steeply increasing costs of highly specialised surveys requested by stakeholders; notes the request for additional funding of the Agency but; points out that budgetary constraints can nevershould not lead to suboptimal public procurement procedures; asks therefore the Agency to continue to improve the efficiency of its public procurement procedures;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the fact that the Agency’s mandate still limits its role as regards the support for fundamental rights; stresses that the Agency should be able to offer opinions on legislative proposals on its own initiative and that its remit should extend to all areas of rights protected under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including issues of judicial and police cooperation in criminal matters; recommends the inclusion of those thematic areas in the new multiannual financial frameworkStresses that the Agency's remit should be linked to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.