Activities of Benedek JÁVOR related to 2016/2179(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 (now European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex)) for the financial year 2015 PDF (404 KB) DOC (67 KB)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Notes that, according to the Court's report, Frontex did not sufficiently address the potential for conflicts of interest when setting up negotiation teams managing the negotiations of joint operation grants; notes with concern that the negotiation teams have the power to accept or renegotiate the resources proposed by the participating states, while neither the decision on team composition nor on the appointment and resources requested is taken by the Director or by the management board; notes with concern that such a procedure can result in granting finances for joint operations that do not fully safeguard the principles of transparency and equal treatment; further notes that there is no formal requirement for staff to declare an absence of conflicts of interest before participating in bilateral negotiation teams; calls on the Agency to introduce measures and an appropriate conflict of interest policy that will ensure the transparency of the procedure and the absence of conflicts of interest on the part of the negotiators;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Welcomes the contribution of the Agency to saving more than 250 000 people at sea in 2015; welcomes the increase of the Agency's search and rescue capacity following the tragic events of spring 2015; believes, nevertheless, that a coherent European response to search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean must be independent from border management and control missions and must be designed as a stand-alone mission;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls for a greater exchange of information between Frontex, Union justice and home affairs agencies and the Member States, in full respect of data protection rules and, in particular, the principle of purpose limitation, in order to improve the effectiveness of Frontex grant-funded joint operations; regrets that the actual impact of joint operations is difficult to assess;