11 Amendments of Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA related to 2024/2030(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the emphasis of matter to the annual accounts issued by the Court of Auditors (the ‘Court’); acknowledges the response of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), notably that the high rate of late payments were due to technical difficulties in processing the transactions when using SUMMA, a new budgetary, accounting and financial system still in a pilot phase; calls on the Agency to take specific measures in order to minimise payment delays and ensure the full implementation of the system;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the Court’s observation on recurrent high rates of carry-overs related to operational activities amounting to EUR 6,4 million (23 %) of available 2023 commitment appropriations to 2024; notes that it is a lower rate than in 2022, when the rates of carry-overs were 26%; notes with concern that the Court of Auditors has highlighted weaknesses in the internal control mechanisms of the Union agencies which undermine public trust in them; urges the Agency to carefully analyse the efficiency of resource allocation and the payment of expenditure in line with the annual budget plans;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with satisfaction that FRA provided fundamental rights analysis and expertise to support the activities and work of other EU justice and home affairs (JHA) agencies, including the EUAA, Frontex, Europol, the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large- Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA), and European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL); notes with concern that FRA has repeatedly stepped outside the framework of institutional independence, failing to keep its distance from the ongoing political debate by taking sides in political disputes;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that in 2023, an amount of EUR 12,6 million, representing 3,2 % of the total payment appropriations available, was non-compliant expenditure which exceeded the materiality threshold set for the audit and therefore resulted a qualified opinion on the legality and regularity of payments by the Court; calls on the Agency to urgently prepare a detailed corrective action plan which includes a timetable and accountability for the elimination of non-compliant expenditure; calls on the Agency to keep the Court of Auditors regularly informed of progress in the implementation of the corrective action plan;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in light of the challenging migration crisis, in particular following the entry into force of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, to follow up on Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s statement of July 2024 declaring that Frontex is well-positioned to further increase its staff to up to 30 000 agents; underlines that this expansion would significantly enhance Frontex’s capacity to manage migration flows and ensure security at the Union’s external borders, reinforcing its vital role in the Union’s broader migration strategy. calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps to provide Frontex with resources adequate to the current geopolitical situation, particularly in terms of equipping it with modern technologies and instruments for, inter alia, keeping track of criminal trafficking groups;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on CEPOL to increase transparency in the planning and monitoring of the implementation of these training needs, especially in the context of new challenges, such as the increasing role of technology in law enforcement;