Activities of Benedek JÁVOR related to 2014/2113(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2013 PDF (173 KB) DOC (93 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1
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1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2013 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2013;
Amendment 6 #
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2. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2013 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2013;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. RegretsIs deeply concerned that for two consecutive years, the Court found no reasonable assurances on the legality and regularity of the Agency’s transactions; considers that the situation will not be solved without new effort from the Agency; urges therefore the Agency to take new and additional measures to tackle this situation; notes that in order to verify the expenditure claimed by the cooperating countries, the Agency performed the reasonablenessinsufficient checks prior to payment for joint return operations and joint land/sea/air operations; points outis concerned that for the grant agreements signed before June 2013 the Agency did not usually request documentation supporting the cooperating countries’ entitlements;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
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4. NotesPoints out that the majority of 2013 transactions resulted from grant agreements signed before June 2013; notes furthermoreis deeply concerned that 2013 grant transactions were not subject to any ex post controls ¸ as only the grants relating to transactions from previous years are subject to such controls; ask therefore to the Agency to report to the discharge authorities on the state of play of the 2013 ex post controls before granting the discharge to the Agency;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
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8. Notes fromIs concerned that according to the Court’s report that the suppliers’ statements at year-end were reconciled with considerable difficulty; points out the need for monitoring supplier balances more regularly and to analyse differences in a more timely manner;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
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11. Notes thatIs concerned that EUR 32 million or 35 % of committed appropriations in 2013 were carried over to 2014; acknowledges from the Court’s report that the multiannual nature of the Agency’s operations and the heightened risk of unexpected events represent a particular challenge in respect of annual budget planning and implementation and that late amending budgets remain beyond the Agency’s control; points out, however, that there is still scope for improving budget monitoring to help reduce the level of carry-overs; notes fromasks to the Agency’s that it will take to take swift actions aimed at improving control over the financing of its operational multiannual activities;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
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15. Notes that, although the Agency became operational in 2005 it has to date worked on the basis of correspondence and exchanges with the host Member State and that a comprehensive headquarters agreement between the Agency and the Member State has not been signed; agrees therefore with the Court of Auditors that such an agreement would further promote transparency in respect of the conditions under which the Agency and its staff operate;