Activities of Ramona STRUGARIU related to 2021/2114(DEC)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020, Section IX –European Data Protection Supervisor
Amendments (7)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes that spending on ‘Administration’ was free from material error according to the Court's annual reports on the implementation of the EU budget for the 2020 financial year;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes the annual report for 2020 published by the EDPS in April 2021; notes the 17 % increase in its budget compared to 2019; notes that the budgetary execution was substantially lower than the previous year due to COVID-19 related restrictions; appreciates the insights given therein on all EDPS activities in 2020; highlights in particular EDPS' cooperation with the European Data Protection Board;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Welcomes the rollout of the new budget management tool in the last quarter of 2020 with a view to improving the efficiency of budget preparation and subsequent monitoring of implementation;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the importance of achieving an appropriate balance between protecting the right to privacy and personal data and ensuring proper access to documents of public interest; highlights the essential supervisory and advisory role that the EDPS fulfils for the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies in this regard; stresses that achieving this goal has become even more relevant following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the sustained commitment of the EDPS to generating and fostering global partnerships in the field of data protection through the organisation of a yearly, dedicated workshop to data protection in collaboration with international organisations; welcomes the EDPS’ initiative to address the specific challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2020 edition of that workshop, such as the protection of personal health data, contact tracing apps and the impact of remote working;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Welcomes that the list of appointed financial actors was completed to increase the degree of business continuity for financial operations and that a new authorising officer was appointed to facilitate timely payment validation and payment contracting when management is prevented;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Notes that according to Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, a single model of coordinated supervision of data protection rules for Union large-scale IT systems and agencies will replace the current model of individual supervision coordination groups; highlights the active part played by the EDPS in this process;