9 Amendments of Gilles BOYER related to 2021/2146(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants/Refuses to grant the Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2020;
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2020 / Points out that a proposal to close the accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2020 must be submitted at a subsequent part-session;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the resignation of the executive director of the Agency on 28 April 2022 and, following numerous reports and journalistic investigations exposing wrongdoing particularly in the field of upholding human rights; further notes the appointment by the management Board of an executive director ad interim as of 1 July 2022; notes the vacancy notice for a new executive director of the Agency published on 21 June 2022; calls on the management board of the Agency to appoint an executive director as soon as possible; highlights that the new executive director should commit to ensuring full respect of fundamental rights in all activities of the Agency as well as have high-level administrative and management skills; in line with Parliament's prerogatives, invites the management board and the Commission to actively engage with the Parliament in this process, committing to full transparency and accountability before Parliament;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the resignation of the executive director of the Agency on 28 April 2022 and the appointment by the management Board of an executive director ad interim as of 1 July 2022; notes the vacancy notice for a new executive director of the Agency published on 21 June 2022; calls on the management board of the Agency to appoint an executive director as soon as possible; before advancing this recruitment, invites the management board to commit to increased transparency and accountability to Parliament, to be confirmed through a written exchange; recalls that public access to OLAF final reports concerning the Agency, in an appropriate format for public use, as well as the full implementation of all recommendations by Parliament, and in particular by its Frontex Scrutiny Working Group, should form part of such a commitment of the management board to transparency and accountability;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the briefing note on ‘Actions taken by Frontex management during transition period’ that was sent to the Committee on Budgetary Control on 27 June 2022 that informs the discharge authority on the measures taken by the interim management of the Agency, in anticipation of the appointment of a new executive director; welcomes the acknowledgement by the acting executive director of the standing problems of the Agency and appreciates her commitment to ensuring that the Agency fully implements its mandate and operates in full respect of the rule of law and fundamental rights, to changing the organisational culture of the Agency, including making sure people are not afraid to speak up about possible wrongdoings and that there is proper follow-up, to establishing a dialogue with the members of staff, to encouraging delegation of powers and to building relationships of trust with other institutions and the public; further welcomes also her commitment to transparency; calls on the interim management and on the to be appointed executive director to continue with pro- actively informing the discharge authority on its response to its observations and recommendations;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the report of the Agency on the implementation of the seven conditions formulated for the 2019 discharge of the Agency; notes thathowever that only five of the seven conditions are reported as being implemented by the Agency; regrets to note that two conditions still have not been fully met;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that OLAF and the Agency’s management board have made an anonymised version of the OLAF final report on the Agency’s activities available to the Members of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs; deeply regrets the long delay taken towards granting that access; underlines that this delay has hampered Members’ scrutiny of the Agency; recalls that having access to that report was deemed necessary by the discharge authority to take a fully informed decision on the 2020 discharge;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on OLAF and the Agency's management board to urgently grant access to the OLAF final report to the acting executive director, the deputy executive directors and the Fundamental Rights Officer, in light of its crucial importance for ensuring a correct implementation of the Agency's budget and regulation in the future; considers that the findings of the OLAF report are a matter of public interest and requests OLAF to reassess making the report public without further delay, in full compliance with OLAF regulations and data protection legislation;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls the European Ombudsman’s decision in its own initiative enquiry on fundamental rights obligations; notes its conclusion that the Agency should ensure a more proactive approach to transparency, including publishing documents that are needed to understand the respective roles and responsibilities of the actors involved in its operations; notes that the Agency cannot share information of a tactical nature that could be abused for human trafficking or other illegal activities; calls on the Agency to sensibly implement the Ombudsman’s recommendations; suggests to the Agency to develop and implement a new code of conduct ensuring full transparency and a good management;