11 Amendments of Olivier CHASTEL related to 2019/2068(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2018 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2018;
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2018 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2018;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, according to the Court’s report carry-overs of committed appropriations were high for operating expenditure, mainly due to the nature of the activities which include financing studies that span several months and often beyond year-end; notes that the Agency has introduced planning procedures to monitor the inevitable delays between the signing of contracts, deliveries and payments; notes that, according to the Agency’s reply, the deviation between the initial planned amount and the final amount carried over was of around 10 %, within the margin of tolerance and that the old application for the monitoring of the budget consumption has been replaced by a new one; calls on the Agency to improve its budget planning;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Welcomes the progress made by the Agency in increasing the number of female members of governing bodies and in reaching the target set by Parliament in European Parliament resolution of 5 March 2012 on equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011, namely a threshold of 40 % female members of governing bodies by 2020;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. NotWelcomes the Agency’s cooperation with other agencies, in particular the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, the European Institute for Gender Equality, the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, and the European Asylum Support Office, in order to achieve common policy objectives; welcomes the fact that, in addition, the Agency regularly supports other Union agencies to reflect obligations stemming from the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) in their work;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Welcomes the commitment of the Agency to explore the relationship between the sustainable development goals of the 2030 Agenda and the fundamental rights framework in the context of the Union's internal policies;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Encourages the Agency to pursue the digitalisation of its services;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes, in light of the related comments made by the discharge authority, that e-procurement tools have been compulsory only as of 2019 and that the Agency has introduced all e-procurement tools with the exception of e-submission, which iwas expected to be implemented in the fourth quarter of 2019; calls on the Agency to report to the discharge authority on the progress made in this regard by June 2020;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. AcknowledgWelcomes the Agency’s existing measures, and its ongoing efforts in relation to securing transparency, in relation to prevention and management of conflicts of interest, and in relation to whistle-blower protection; notes that there were a number of cases of potential and perceived conflicts of interest that were assessed and mitigated and none reported in 2018; notes with appreciation that the CVs and declarations of interest for members of the management board and executives are published on the Agency's website;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes with satisfaction that, following the successful implementation of the anti-fraud strategy adopted in December 2014 and the completion of the action plan over the course of 2015 and 2016, the Agency completed the revision of the anti-fraud strategy which was adopted at the Management Board meeting in December 2018 and complemented by a specific action plan;