3 Amendments of Jan-Christoph OETJEN related to 2020/2167(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls the conclusions of the first opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the final report of the Committee on Budgetary Control which led to the decision to postpone the granting of discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2019 until these elements have been clarified and properly presented by the Agency, and until the OLAF investigation has been completed; emphasizes that by postponing the discharge, the Parliament has given the Agency an additional six months to respond to the various elements that were developed in the discharge report voted on the 28th April of 2021; is concerned about the resumption of our work in committee and the short period of time after the first vote in plenary;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with regret the weaknesses detected with respect to the Agency’'s primary activities in support of the fight against irregular immigration and the fight against cross-border crime which are caused by an incomplete implementation of the 2016 mandate and the failure of the Agency to take the measures necessary to adapt its organisation to fully implement that mandate; notes that not all of the Agency's responsibilities as a result of its 2016 mandate changes have yet been implemented; notes with concern that the Court identifies a significant risk that the Agency will struggle to carry out the mandate given to it by Regulation (EU) 2019/18962 ; acknowledges the gaps and inconsistencies of the information exchange network and further acknowledges the weaknesses in Member States’ implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1052/2013 establishing the European border surveillance system (EUROSUR); _________________ 2Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Counnotes in particular ongoing issues of data completeness and quality in the data- collection process of Frontex's vulnerability assessment, despite Member States' obligation to provide the information Frontex needs; emphasizes that the Agency has accepted the recommendations made by the Court in its special of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).report and that a series of changes are in the process of being implemented or have already been implemented since the release of the report; recalls that Frontex defined 30 actions based on FRaLO Working Group recommendations and that these actions are excepted to be implemented by 31 August 2021 in order to fulfill its mandate;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the OLAF investigation into Frontex is still ongoing; notes also that the European Ombudsman’'s inquiry with respect to the Agency’'s complaints mechanism, case OI/5/2020/MHZ, was closed on 15 June 2021, concluding that there were no grounds for further investigation while identifying many areas for improvement in the operation of the Agency; finding, among other things, a regrettable lack of transparency; notes in addition that the Agency’'s management board has closed its investigation on 13 incidents in the Aegean Sea; recalls that Parliament’'s Frontex Scrutiny Working Group has not yet completed its report on the allegations of violations of fundamental rights by the Agency;