7 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2017/2152(DEC)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes from the Court’s report that the level of committed appropriations carried over to 2017 was high for Title II (administrative expenditure) at EUR 417 279, i.e. 30 % (2015: EUR 364 740, i.e. 26 %); notes that those carry-overs mainly concern IT services which had not been fully delivered or invoiced by the end of the year; notes, moreover, that the committed appropriations carried over under Title III amounted to EUR 3 370 616, i.e. 43 % (2015: EUR 3 383 052, i.e. 41 %); notes that those carry-overs mainly concern research projects and studies with a duration of more than one year; acknowledges from the Court that the Agency may consider introducing differentiated budget appropriations to better reflect the multi-annual nature of operations and unavoidable delays between the signature of contracts, deliveries and payments; notes from the Agency’s reply that it will study this possibility in order to see if theand ensure that budget management can beis improved;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with approval that during the financial year 2016, 11 budgetary transfers, totalling EUR 319 240, were carried out in order to reallocate resources from areas where budgetary savings were identified towards areas of scarce resources, to ensure the achievement of the year’s objectives;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 7
7. Notes from the Court’s report that, in 2014, the Agency signed a framework contract (FWC) for the provision of IT consultancy services in the period 2014 to 2017 for a total amount of EUR 1 100 000; notes with regret that although specific contracts signed in 2016 to implement this FWC clearly define project deliverables, consultants were engaged on an open “time and means” basis where price is not fixed and directly linked to the delivery, but instead results from the number of working days spent; notes moreover that in 2016 some 50 % of the IT consultancy services were carried out offsite the Agency’s premises, limiting the Agency’s means to monitor the efficient implementation of the contracts; notes that payments made under this framework contract in 2016 amounted to some EUR 400 000; acknowledges from the Agency’s reply that it applies the Court’s advice to its new ICT and consultancy framework contracts by making use of specific “Quoted Times and Means” contracts when appropriate;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets that among the number of posts occupied on 31 December 2016 gender balance has not been achieved, with a ratio of over two to one, 72 % female to 28 % male; notes that this issue needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the work-life balance should be part of the staff policy of the Agency; stresses that the budget spent on well-being activities amounts to approximately EUR 194 per staff corresponding to three days per staff; observes with concern that the average number of days' sick leave is 11 days per staff, namely, more than two working weeks; stresses that the high number days' sick leave must be investigated and the reasons therefor established and addressed;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the new conflict of interests declarations and summaries of CVs are in the process of being collected and analysed, since a new board has been in place from late 2016; notes, moreover, but is concerned about the length of time that this process is taking; notes that the Agency collected 131 complete files, corresponding to 70 from board members (80 %), 52 from board member alternates (60 %) and 12 from observers and observer alternates (48 %) but points out that this is still deficient; welcomes the fact that none of the files assessed demonstrates any situation that could qualify as a conflict of interests within the meaning of the Agency’s policy;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly regDeplorets the fact that the Agency has yet to implement internal rules on whistleblowing; notes that the Agency is awaiting guidelines from the Commission but considers this not to be an adequate explanation for the failure to implement such rules; notes, moreover, that, in the meantime, the Agency refers to the Commission´s guidelines on whistleblowing of 2012; urges the Agency to report to the discharge authority when its whistleblowing rules have been established and implemented;