4 Amendments of Eleftherios SYNADINOS related to 2016/2179(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the factAcknowledges that the annual accounts of Frontex (“the Agency”) present fairly, in all material respects, its financial position on 31 December 2015 and that its transactions are legal and regular; notes that costs incurred for pre-financed services related to maritime surveillance were underestimated by EUR 1 723 336; regretsis concerned that this underestimation resulted in a material misstatement in the Agency’s balance sheet; welcomes the Agency’s commitment to improving its procedure for estimating costs to be accrued;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RegretNotes that the Agency reimbursed depreciation charges for a vessel that had exceeded its useful life; notes that the Agency recovered only the payments from 2015; noteaccepts the Agency’s statement that this cost recovery was made in line with the principle of proportionality; highlights the risk of double funding for the reimbursement of vessels and fuel consumption under “Commission ISF Borders” and “Frontex joint operations”; notes that rules for reimbursing costs are complex and calculated differently for every Member State; encourages the Agency to obtain rights to use simplified cost options and other funding mechanisms in addition to grants;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomNotes the contribution of the Agency to recovering and saving more than 250 000 people at sea in 2015; welcomacknowledges the increase of the Agency’s search and rescue capacity following the tragic events of spring 2015; welcomerecalls the signature of an important agreement with CSDP Mission EUNAVFOR Med regarding maritime surveillance;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes theIs concerned at the lack of support provided to national authorities in hotspot areas in relation to identification and registration of migrants, return-related activities and Union internal security; welcomesexpresses restrained satisfaction at the signature of an operational cooperation agreement with Europol to deter cross- border crime and migrant smuggling.