6 Amendments of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2021/2140(DEC)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the Court issued a qualified audit opinion with respect to the legality and regularity of the payments underlying the accounts of the Agency for the 2020; notes the Court’s explanation that the qualified opinion was issued in relation to two payments that were considered not compliant to the provisions of framework contracts, amounting in total to EUR 10 405 074 in 2020, representing 4,1 % of the total payment appropriations available in 2020 which exceeds the materiality threshold set for the audit; takes note of the Agency’s reply that the largest irregular payment was connected to an administrative omission regarding the acquisition of software different from the software offered by the contractor in the tender for the associated framework contract; notes the Agency’s explanation that the need to change one of the auxiliary software products used in the operation of the shared biometric matching System (sBMS) was of a pure operational nature, with the purpose of reducing the duplication of training and support efforts, ultimateland that non-compliance did not result in any preducing the overall operational costs for the Agencyjudice to the financial interests of the Agency or the Union; regrets, however, that the Agency did not follow procurement procedures, especially considering the large amount involved; underlines that following the issuance of the Court’s observation, the Agency responded promptly, signing an amendment to the framework contract in order to rectify the initial omission; points out that shortcomings in dedicated administrative positions may have a negative impact on the functioning of the procurement procedures within the Agency; calls on the Agency to ensure that procurement procedures are always respected; invites the Commission and the Agency to engage in an active dialogue on improving the Agency’s establishment plan, especially with respect to the level at which posts are allocated;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the significant decrease in carry-overs as compared to the Agency’s very low budget implementation in 2019 (55 % of appropriations in the final adopted budget); regrets that the rate of carry-overs remain substantial compared to the total budget, especially with regards to Title II (59,4 %) and Title III (23 %); calls on the Agencynotes the conclusion of the Court that even though the nature of the Agency's operations may spill over to the following year, the large amount of carry-over from the above mentioned titles is indicative of various structural issues affecting compliance with the Agency's financial rules; calls on the Agency to address those issues and to further ensure the respect of the principle of annuality;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes that despite the COVID- 19 pandemic, which influenced the Agency's business continuity, the Agency ensured the uninterrupted availability of the existing large-scale IT systems (SIS, VIS, Eurodac) and made further progress with the implementation of EES, ETIAS and the interoperability package;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes that the Agency improved its cooperation with other Union agencies, especially with the European Asylum Support Office (now the European Union Agency for Asylum), the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and with the European Border and Coastguard Agency; encourages the Agency to keep exploring possibilities for further cooperation;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Appreciates the Agency's annual assessment of its internal control system which showed that its internal control system is present, functioning and overall effective; calls on the Agency to analyse and to address identified weaknesses in the internal control principles;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Notes that the gender balance reported for 2020 in senior management is two men (100%) and no women; notes that the gender balance on the management board is 44 mean (81,5 %) and 10 women (18,5 %); notes that the staff overall is composed of 184 men (69,7 %) and 80 women (30,3 %); reminds the Member States to consider gender balance when nominating members to the management board of the Agency;