9 Amendments of Martina DLABAJOVÁ related to 2020/2166(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NotesWelcomes the fact that the Agency uses key performance indicators to measure its training activities and their impact, in particular the satisfaction level of the participants, in order to assess the added value provided by those activities, and uses performance indicators to improve its budget management;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Highlights that in 2019, the Agency received a high number of applications to the programmes it offers; underlines that the Agency was only able to accommodate 47% of this demand for the exchange programme and has had to decline 55% of the applicants for a course on cybercrime activities due to a shortage in human resources; calls on the Commission and co-legislators to further engage with the Agency in the process of allocating budgetary resources in order to address staff shortfalls and allow the Agency to fully implement its mandate;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Observes that, following its relocation from the United Kingdom to Hungary and the resulting lower correction coefficient applied to staff salaries, the staff turnover has been high and geographical balance has not always been maintained as applications from Member States other than the host country have decreased; notes that in 2019, the Agency continued to receive a significant number of applications from Hungarian citizens and host Member State nationals continued to be overrepresented in the total number of staff; notes with appreciation that in 2019, in order to reduce the high staff turnover, the Agency continued to implement staff retention and business continuity measures, for example, the Agency engaged a number of interim staff and seconded national experts, awaiting the completion of the recruitment of statutory staff, continued the reclassification of staff and functions and maintained social arrangements (e.g. schooling for staff’s children), teleworking and flexitime arrangements;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Highlights the difficulties faced by the Agency in the recruitment and retention of qualified staff; underlines that the correction coefficients vary significantly from one Member State to another, having a serious impact on the ability of agencies located in Member States with lower correction coefficients to recruit and retain staff and expertise; calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of setting up different correction coefficients based on a regional rather than national assessment; highlights that usually the headquarters of agencies located in Member States with lower correction coefficients are in capital cities where living and subsistence costs are significantly higher than in other parts of the countries;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Encourages the Agency to pursue the development of a long term human resources policy framework which addresses the work-life balance, the lifelong guidance and career development, the gender balance, the teleworking, the geographical balance and the recruitment and integration of people with disabilities;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls from the Court’s report 2018 that the Agency had not yet introduced all the tools launched by the Commission aiming to introduce a single solution for the electronic exchange of information with third parties participating in public procurement procedures (e- procurement); notes with satisfaction that the Agency introduced e-invoicing and e- tendering in 2018 and introduced e- submission in 2019, thus fully implementing e-procurement;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Notes with appreciation that ISO 29993 certification had been successfully obtained for four key residential activities and that in 2019 pre-course quality control was introduced for granted residential activities;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. NotesDeplores the fact that the Agency does not have a policy regarding cyber security and protection of digital records in its possession which in current times is very important; acknowledges that in 2020 the Agency initiated the process to implement the advanced records management system (ARES) as a document management system together with the partner agency EIT; calls on the Agency to cooperate with other Union bodies, offices and agencies in developing and implementing a strong and reliable cybersecurity policy; calls on the Agency to report to the discharge authority regarding the progress of implementation;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Welcomes the fact that the Agency has adopted the comprehensive strategy towards the digitalisation of the Agency, addressing its digitalisation needs with the objective of providing a holistic long term vision on the development of a technology-enhanced business model; encourages the Agency to further develop its digitalisation strategy;