2 Amendments of Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI related to 2017/2157(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the direct actions taken in line with the Fraud prevention and detection strategy, such as the adoption of the Whistleblower policy, which provides staff with information regarding whistleblowing and ensures the utmost confidentiality and protection to staff who report serious wrongdoings or concerns, as well as the provision of training courses on ethics and integrity for newcomers and refresher courses for existing staff;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates that the Agency's tasks can be performed more cost-effectively at the European level than at national level, which is the case with its contribution to maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships as well as from offshore installations for gas and oil exploitation in Europe; welcomes the fact that the Agency is looking for synergies of actions with other Union agencies in order to gain in effectiveness and efficiency and to reduce costs; in this framework welcomes and encourages the Agency’s collaboration with other European Agencies in support of EU Migration Agenda, such as the provision, by the Agency, of an increasing number of services to FRONTEX in accordance with the renewed and updated three-year Service Level Agreement concluded in 2016; also notes that the Agency has completed the procurement of services of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for maritime surveillance;