10 Amendments of Olivier CHASTEL related to 2020/2169(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Agency implemented 99 % of its activities on time and that it fully implemented its annual communication strategy plan in 2019; highlights that in 2019 the Agency coordinated 32 381 fishing vessel inspections, which led to the detection of 1 487 suspected infringements, an increase, respectively, of 20.2% and 107.8% on the 2018 figures; takes the view that these figures show that inspections and follow- up activities remain an essential tool for ensuring that the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy are observed;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes with satisfaction that in 2019 the Agency has significantly expanded the scope of its activities without additional resources; stresses in particular that the Agency has coordinated monitoring, control and surveillance measures applicable to approximately 45 additional fish species in European waters, including all species subject to landing requirements, and has extended these activities to recreational fisheries (cod in the Western Baltic Sea);
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the Agency, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) adopted a tripartite working arrangement defining the cooperation between those agencies and the cooperation with national authorities carrying out coast guard functions by providing services, information, equipment and training, as well as by coordinating multipurpose operations; notes that, during 2019, the Agency extended operational cooperation with Europol and Eurojust in the framework of the European Multidisciplinary Platform against Criminal Threats, which covers illegal fishing activities; considers these arrangements as a successful example of synergy between EU agencies that should inspire agencies in other areas;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Deplores the fact that women represent only 26% of the staff employed in grades AD 8 or above, while they represent almost half of the overall staff; notes with satisfaction, however, the improvement of this figure by 9 points compared to 2018 and by 2 points compared to 2017;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Regrets that in 2019 the agency's Administrative Board was only composed of 29% of women, a figure down from 32% in 2018;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Takes note of the policy of the Agency to promote equal treatment of staff and the objective of gender balance in terms of number, grade and level of responsibility;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Invites the Agency to continue its efforts regarding its gender parity policy;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges the Agency’s existing measures and ongoing efforts to secure transparency, prevention and management of conflicts of interest, and whistle-blower protection; noteregrets that some of the Agency’s administrative board members’ CVs and declarations of interest are not published on the Agency’s website;
Amendment 16 #
10 a. Underlines the commitment made by the Agency to publish on its website the relevant meetings of the Executive Director and staff with interest representatives; regrets that this information appears in a section existing only on the English version of its website; invites the Agency to fulfil its commitment and to regularly update the page dedicated to this information in all language versions of its website;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Welcomes the Agency's efforts to increase the visibility of its action both in the traditional press and on social networks; believes that the communication strategy implemented by the Agency contributes to a better understanding by the general public of the role, institutional organisation and action of the European Union in the field of fisheries control; invites the Agency to continue its efforts in this direction and to strengthen its links with civil society, in particular the scientific and academic community;