6 Amendments of Roberta METSOLA related to 2018/2195(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that in response to the influx of migrants and asylum-seekers in 2015 faced by the Union, the mandate of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) (“The Agency”) was considerably extended in 2016 for the Agency to be able to better address the needs and challenges being faced at the EU's external borders; points out that the Agency’s budget increased by 75 % in 2016 and by 21% in 2017, with related staff increases of 18 % in 2016 and 43 % in 2017; stresses that in 2017 systems and procedures were still in the process of being adapted to cope with the new mandate of the Agencying by 43% in 2017; highlights that, due to the updating of its Regulation in 2016, the Agency was in the process of adapting its systems and procedures to fulfil its new mandate in 2017; especially welcomes in this challenging context, the Court of Auditors' conclusions that the annual accounts of the Agency present fairly its financial position on 31 December 2017 and that its transactions are legal and regular;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Notes that for the second year in a row, the significant cancellations (17%) of budget appropriations were carried over from the previous year; stresses that this indicates a significant overestimation of budgetary needs, notably on the part ofnotes the overestimation by public administrations of EU Member States and other cooperating countries of the Agency's budgetary needs; requests therefore the Agency to work with its partners to improve its budgetary forecasts;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the irregular recruitment of temporary AST staff at higher grades than the ones allowed by the Staff Regulations (AST 4): calls on the Agency to strictly adhere at all timesunderstands the difficulties that the Agency is facing in recruiting qualified staff which led the Agency to return 4 million Euros; reminds the Agency of the importance to, as much as possible, adhere to the Staff Regulations at all times;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes again with concern the absolute gender imbalance in the Agency’s Management Board; reminds that Member States are the ones responsible to nominate Members to the Agency's Management Board; calls on Member States to ensure gender balance when nominating their members for the Agency's Management Board; calls on the Agency to pro-actively remind Member States of the importance of gender balance;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deeply deploRegrets that, despite repeated calls of Parliament and a significant overall staff increase for the Agencyn increase in its resources, the Fundamental Rights Officer still lacks adequate human resources and is therefore clearly hampered to properly, which has an effect on her ability to conduct the tasks entrusted to her by the revised Regulation; urgescalls on the Agency to provide its Fundamental Rights Officer with adequatmore resources and staff, in particular for setting up athe management of the complaint mechanism and for further developing and implementing the Agency’s strategy to monitor and ensure the protection of fundamental rights.