7 Amendments of Saskia BRICMONT related to 2021/2157(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
2. Stresses that the Court found that the payments underlying the accounts were legal and regular for all agencies except for eu-LISA, for which a qualified opinion was issued because of two payments that were not compliant with the provisions of framework contracts, amounting in total to EUR 10 405 074, representing 4,1 % of the total payment appropriations available in 2020; acknowledges eu-LISA's reply that the largest irregular payment was connected to an administrative omission concerning the acquisition of a different software from the one offered by the contractor in the tender for the associated framework contract; notes, furthermore, that the need to change one of the auxiliary software products used in the operation of the shared biometric matching system (sBMS) was of a pure operational nature, with the purpose of reducing the duplication of training and support efforts, ultimately reducing the overall operational costs for eu-LISA; underlines that following the issuance of the Court observation, eu-LISA responded promptly, signing an amendment to the framework contract in order to rectify the initial omission;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reiterates its deep concern about the serious and repeated allegations of Frontex's involvement in pushbacks and violations of fundamental rights and about the lack of adequate staff and resources for the fundamental rights officer and fundamental rights monitors in order to comply with their duty to monitor the Frontex’s compliance with fundamental rights; deeply regrets that the 2019 discharge was granted to the Agency despite the recommendation by Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs not to grant it; recommends that granting the 2020 discharge to Frontex be postponed until Frontex provides Parliament with an action plan to address the concerns expressed, including its legal obligation to install 40 fundamental rights monitors able to fulfil the tasks set out in Article 110 of Regulation (EU) 2019/18961a, and until the relevant OLAF investigation is completed; _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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).
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Expresses deep concerns about the EDPS admonishment of September 2020 on Europol’s “big data challenge”; regrets that the answer by Europol to the EDPS admonishment was unsatisfactory and recalls the importance of complying with applicable law; reminds that non- compliance with applicable rules can expose the Europol to reputational risks; recommends that the granting of the 2020 discharge to Europol be postponed until Europol provides a satisfactory answer to the EDPS regarding the big data challenge and presents Parliament with a clear explanation about the facts as well as an action plan to address those concerns;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on all JHA agencies to take measures to ensure full compliance with Union transparency rules as well as with fundamental rights and data protection standards; considers that the disclosure of meetings and interactions between JHA agencies and third parties is required to ensure enhanced transparency by JHA agencies; urges JHA agencies to step up efforts in this direction;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on all JHA agencies to take into account sustainability in their overall business processes in order to improve the agencies’ environmental performance and to report to the discharge authority on implemented measures and progress;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Regrets the lack of gender balance and diversity in the management boards and within the staff of the JHA agencies; calls on all JHA agencies to ensure gender balance on all levels of staff and to report to the discharge authority on implemented measures and on progress; further calls on all JHA agencies to develop internal policies and practice to ensure inclusiveness and diversity, and to prevent any type of discrimination; asks the Court to systematically inform about such issues in its future reports;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Urges all JHA agencies to implement a clear anti-harassment policy to prevent and firmly condemn any harassment within their organisations;