4 Amendments of Caterina CHINNICI related to 2018/2180(DEC)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. RegretAcknowledges the complex nature of the studies undertaken by the Agency, covering the law and practice of 28 Member States and observes that at least three open calls for tenders for procuring studies were unsuccessful because offers received exceeded the defined maximum contract value (due to unrealistic market estimations); regrets that this led to additional administrative overhead for the Agency and affected the timing of its operations; notes the request for additional funding of the Agency but points out that budgetary constraints can never lead to suboptimal public procurement procedures; asks therefore the Agency to conduct appropriate market research before launching call for tenders for studies and to continue to improve the efficiency of its public procurement procedures;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the fact that the Agency’s mandate still limits its role as regards the support for fundamental rights; stresses that the Agency should be ablehighlights the value of the Agency´s studies and opinions for the development of Union legislation; invites the Commission to consider amending the legal basis in order to enable the Agency with the possibility to offer opinions on legislative proposals on its own initiative and that its remit shouldo extend to all areas of rights protected under the Charter of F undamental Rights of the European Union, including issues of judicial and police cooperation in criminal matters; recommends the inclusion of those thematic areas in the new multiannual financial framework.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes the fact that the Agency continued its research on the situation of minorities in the Union in the context of the Second European Union minorities and discrimination survey; in this regard, especially welcomes the publication of the latest thematic report on the discrimination faced by people of African descent in the EU; welcomes, furthermore, the publication of the study on the transition from education to employment of young Roma;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Welcomes the commitment of the Agency on children rights, which has been continued with the studies carried out on the on the minimum age requirements for participation in criminal and civil proceedings across the EU, on the age assessment and fingerprinting of children in asylum proceedings and on children poverty in the EU.