7 Amendments of Petr JEŽEK related to 2017/2178(DEC)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is concernedNotes that the public procurement procedure launched for the further development and maintenance of the VIS system (EUR 1924 million for a six -year contract) without precisely defining the services requested, as per the system's legal base, required tenderers to have access to the Biometric Matching Service technology developed by one single company with no obligations to provide commercial access to tenderers; calls on the Agency to, whenever possible, avoid being locked- in to any vendors as this would be detrimental to its long term financial interests, damaging the cost- effectiveness of procurement procedures and limiting competition; urges the Agency to, whenever possible, conclude agreements with multiple suppliers and to define the services required precisely;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the Court of Auditors' conclusions that the annual accounts of the European Agency for the Operational Management of Large-scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (“the Agency”) present fairly its financial position on 31 December 2016 and that its transactions are legal and regular;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Agency amended the construction contract for its premises in Strasbourg (EUR 21.2 million) to proceed with advance payments in order to increase its budget consumption; notes that such a change was linked to the financial cycle imposed by the Financial Regulation for non-differentiated appropriations; points out that by November 2016, the Agency had paid the full contract amount alin full, even though less than half of the work had been completed; notes that the risk was partly offset by financial and performance guarantees as stipulated in the contract; requests the Agency to better assess the necessity of taking such financial risks as the use of financial guarantees does not cover all financial riskin future projects;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RegretNotes that, in 2016, the Agency received and accepted supplies amounting to EUR 2.8 million without having budget and contracts in place for it; understands that such a move was made to ensure the stability and continuity of the border management of external borders of the Schengen area; requests the Agency to better adhere to public procurement procedures;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the internal whistleblowing procedure has not yet been implemented yet; calls on the Agency for an immediateEuropean Commission to ensure the swift adoption of its guidelines on whistleblowing that will consequently be immediately adopted and effectively implementation of the internal whistleblowing procedured by EU Agencies, including the Agency; understands that, as an interim measure, the Agency has been pro-active by including general whistleblowing principles in its code of conduct, which is easily accessible on the Agency's website;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern that there is no specific legal requirement in the Regulation (EU) 1077/2011, establishing the Agency;, on publication of the individual statements of commitment, including the declarations of interests of the members of the Management Board and of the Advisory Group; urges the Agencyco- legislators to adopt, and consequently for the Agency to effectively implement, legal requirements and guidelines for a coherent policy on the prevention and management of conflicts of interest, as well as to develop a clear and transparent policy on these matters; welcomes that, in the absence of any legal requirement, the Agency has published individual statements of commitment of the members of the Management Board;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses with concern that the first annual monitoring report on the implementation of the Agency’s anti-fraud strategy (April 2016) showed a low level of implementation close to 60%, while the next monitoring report (MarchNovember 2017) showsed a level of quantitative implementation of at least 80%; notes the progress made in this regard; calls on the Agency to constantly improve the implementation of its anti-fraud strategy;