16 Amendments of Olivier CHASTEL related to 2021/2143(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Administrative Director of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020 / Postpones its decision on granting the Administrative Director of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020;
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) for the financial year 2020 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) for the financial year 2020;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that in 2020 prosecutors from across the Union and beyond turned to the Agency for assistance in 8 799 cross- border criminal investigations, an increase of 13 % compared to 2019, and that 4 200 were new cases opened during 2020 and that 164 of these were related to the COVID-19 pandemic; welcomes that the Agency provided legal, financial and operational support to 268 joint investigation teams in 2020 and facilitated the execution of 1 284 European Arrest Warrants;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Takes note ofNotes with appreciation the Agency’s existing measures and ongoing efforts to prevent harassment; welcomes that in 2020, the Agency offered refresher training on psychological and sexual harassment to all staff and additional training on conflict management and resolution was provided to the confidential counsellors and managers;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Notes the weaknesses observed by the Court in the Eurojust’s audited public procurement procedures and the weaknesses in internal control, which caused EUR 3 600 of irregular payment in 2020; notes the answer of Eurojust and calls on Eurojust to step up efforts to avoid such discrepancies in the future;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that, according to the Court’s report, a number of weaknesses in the Agency’s audited public procurement procedures were detected; notes that in one case, where the Agency signed a framework contract with a single economic operator, the Court concluded that the use of this sort of framework contract was not appropriate for the nature of the services required (the leasing of vehicles), as the related market is subject to frequent fluctuations in price; acknowledges the Court’s observation that the Agency should have used a framework contract with a reopening of competition in order to ensure that the required services were acquired as economically as possible; notes the Agency’s reply to this observation and its commitment to prepare more robust ex- ante documentation aimed at clarifying why a certain procurement procedure has been followed; calls on the Agency to step up efforts to address such weaknesses in the future;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Regrets the fact that the CVs of senior management, external experts and in-house experts of the Agency are not published on its website; calls on the Agency to publish these CVs immediately; notes that the Agency has adopted an updated standard operating procedure on the management of conflicts of interest by Decision AD 2020- 44 of the administrative director and that no conflicts of interest were reported in 2020;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that the Agency responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by activating its business continuity plan, that a business continuity team was formed, and that, based on the team’s recommendations, the administrative director adopted measures to counter the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Agency’s staff and operational processes; expresses its satisfaction that the Agency maintained full operational continuity during the COVID-19 crisis; highlights the coordinating role that Agency has played in compiling and disseminating information on the main practical and legal issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic in the field of judicial cooperation in criminal matters, as well as providing information about the impact of national measures taken in this context; notes that the staff were expected to telework unless their job required physical presence in the Agency’s premises and that the Agency encouraged a flexible approach to the organisation of work, taking diverging staff needs into account; notes that data protection issues were considered in the assessment of IT tools and that software for secure teleworking and video- conferencing was introduced;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes that Eurojust launched a Focus Group of Prosecutors and Investigative Judges Fighting Migrant Smuggling, bringing together practitioners specialised in the field and all actors in the security and criminal justice chain to further strengthen the fight against migrant smuggling;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Expresses its satisfaction that Eurojust has completed the one outstanding recommendation of the Court, namely using a negotiated procurement procedure identified as not justified;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Welcomes the further operational cooperation with Frontex; expresses its satisfaction over the negotiation of a working agreement governing the future relation between Frontex and Eurojust;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Welcomes the cooperation between Eurojust and eu-LISA in the context of the draft Regulation on the ECRIS-TCN;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Appreciates the efforts of Eurojust in the area of the digitalisation of criminal and judicial cooperation; notes with satisfaction the enhanced cooperation with DG JUST on Digital Criminal Justice;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4 f. Notes with appreciation that Eurojust strengthened its external communication capabilities by launching a new website, establishing its presence on social media video platforms and organising a virtual open day event;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4 g. Welcomes the role played by Eurojust in enhancing the cooperation between the Union and its Southern partner countries, by becoming the host of the new phase of the EuroMed Justice Programme;