2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2182(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Welcomes the deepened cooperation between the agencies within the framework of the European Union Agencies Network (EUAN) which is an important inter-agency cooperation platform to enhance agencies’ visibility, identify and promote possible efficiency gains, add value and ensure efficient communication between the agencies and relevant stakeholders with a focus on sharing services, knowledge and expertise; appreciates and encourages the close collaboration among the agencies under the remit of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs in order to ensure synergies, complementarity and sharing resources;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2167(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highly values the Foundation’s mission to provide knowledge to support the development of better informed social, employment and work-related policies in Europe, and appreciates work done by the Foundation in this field; believes that the Foundation can play a crucial role in further analysing the increase in telework and related impacts on work–life balance and quality of working conditions, dissemination of best practices and assessing possible policy responses; welcomes the Foundation’s work programme to analyse policy options to improve working conditions, industrial relations, employment and living;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2167(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highly values the Foundation’s mission to provide knowledge to support the development of better informed social, employment and work-related policies in Europe, and appreciates work done by the Foundation in this field; believes that the Foundation can play a crucial role in further analysing the increase in telework and related impacts on work–life balance and quality of working conditions, dissemination of best practices and assessing possible policy responses; welcomes the Foundation’s work programme to analyse policy options to improve working conditions, industrial relations, employment and living;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2167(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Takes note that some weaknesses related to Foundation’s traineeship programme in 2022 were found related to updating trainees’ remuneration ~~and~~; welcomes however the fact that the Foundation made the necessary corrections; also ~~takes note of~~appreciates the fact that in order to avoid such issues in the future, the Foundation updated its rules for 2023 accordingly;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2167(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Takes note that some weaknesses related to Foundation’s traineeship programme in 2022 were found related to updating trainees’ remuneration ~~and~~; welcomes however the fact that the Foundation made the necessary corrections; also ~~takes note of~~appreciates the fact that in order to avoid such issues in the future, the Foundation updated its rules for 2023 accordingly;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2166(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Acknowledges the fact that due to high inflation rates, the year 2022 was characterised by a significant increase in the staff salary cost and various other services such as rent and facility management expenditure, gas and electricity supply, and other administrative support;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2166(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Acknowledges the fact that due to high inflation rates, the year 2022 was characterised by a significant increase in the staff salary cost and various other services such as rent and facility management expenditure, gas and electricity supply, and other administrative support;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2166(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Appreciates the Agency’s activities to develop, gather and provide reliable and relevant information, analysis and tools on national and EU priorities in the field of occupational safety and health, which contribute to the Union policy aiming to promote healthy and safe work places across the Union; notes in particular the role the Agency can play in supporting national and EU organisations involved in making and implementing policies in the field; believes the Agency can provide useful information on the impact of telework and digitalisation of work in a post-Covid-19 Europe for both employers and workers;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2166(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Appreciates the Agency’s activities to develop, gather and provide reliable and relevant information, analysis and tools on national and EU priorities in the field of occupational safety and health, which contribute to the Union policy aiming to promote healthy and safe work places across the Union; notes in particular the role the Agency can play in supporting national and EU organisations involved in making and implementing policies in the field; believes the Agency can provide useful information on the impact of telework and digitalisation of work in a post-Covid-19 Europe for both employers and workers;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2166(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Appreciates the Agency’s continued significant contribution, through several actions carried out alone or in collaboration with others, to safer and healthier workplaces in Europe further to the global health crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic; congratulates the Agency on the good results achieved; Welcomes in this regard the Agency’s research paying particular attention to the impact of the pandemic on psychosocial risks and mental health;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2166(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Appreciates the Agency’s continued significant contribution, through several actions carried out alone or in collaboration with others, to safer and healthier workplaces in Europe further to the global health crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic; congratulates the Agency on the good results achieved; Welcomes in this regard the Agency’s research paying particular attention to the impact of the pandemic on psychosocial risks and mental health;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2166(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes however the fact that the Agency has completed actions taken to the Court’s prior observations on public procurement procedure, which are related to the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2021;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2166(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes however the fact that the Agency has completed actions taken to the Court’s prior observations on public procurement procedure, which are related to the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2021;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2164(DEC)

Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Jozef MIHÁL, Alin MITUȚA, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes from the Agency’s follow-up to Parliament’s horizontal observations made in connection with the 2021 discharge procedure, as well as from the Agency’s follow-up report, that in recent years (as from 2019) the Agency has been using the services of an external law firm (specialised in Union civil service law) when dealing with cases of alleged harassment (i.e. requests for assistance under article 24 of the USR); observes in this context that the Agency’s Legal Services Unit performs an assessment to determine whether there is a need to request support or advice from an external law firm and that unit manages the relevant procedure and collaborates with the Agency’s Human Resources Unit in all those cases; recalls however, from Parliament’s discharge resolution for 2017 refusing to grant the Agency’s former executive director discharge for that year’s budget implementation, the Agency’s commitment to end outsourcing legal counselling by the establishment of an internal legal service; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority as to why that commitment has not been kept;

2024/02/12
Committee: CONT

2023/2164(DEC)

Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Jozef MIHÁL, Alin MITUȚA, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recalls the Court’s finding that in 2020 the Agency had 16 vacant management posts, with 10 of those occupied on an acting basis for more than one year, as well as other issues such as acting managers occupying two posts, in the Agency’s establishment plan; notes with appreciation from the Agency’s follow-up report the subsequent mitigating actions it took in order to comply with Article 7(2) of the USR, first by reducing the number of temporary occupations of management posts exceeding one year to two at the end of 2022, and, as of 2023, discontinuing them altogether, whereas no staff members are on temporary management positions for longer than a year anymore; welcomes the Agency’s commitment to prioritise recruitment of managerial posts; commends the Agency for the progress made in 2022 and 2023 with regard to recruitment procedures for various middle and senior management positions, including that of the Deputy Executive Director, whereas, according to the Agency’s follow-up report, two selection procedures are completed, while nine selection procedures are ongoing or not finalised; ~~calls on the Agency to keep the discharge authority informed of the outcome of all those procedures;~~ observes lastly from the Agency’s website that as at 15 January 2024, the head of the Agency’s Administration Centre is on an ad interim position, while the head of the Agency’s Institutional and Horizontal Affairs Centre on an acting position; notes that the selection procedure for the Head of the Administration Centre is ongoing and is expected to be finalized in Q1 2024; further notes that the selection procedure for the Head of the Institutional and Horizontal Affairs Centre is ongoing and is expected to be finalized in Q1 2024; calls on the Agency to keep the discharge authority informed of the outcome of all those procedures;

2024/02/12
Committee: CONT

2023/2163(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Appreciates the Foundation’s activities in helping t~~ransition and develop~~he Union’s neighbouring countries harness the potential of their human capital and improve the employment prospects of their citizens through the reform of education, vocational training, skills and labour market systems, in the context of the Union’s external relations policies;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2163(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Welcomes in particular the Foundation’s new concept of entrepreneurial centres of vocational excellence (CoVEs) that have been developed to contribute to the international debate in the entrepreneurial learning community, and to inspire training centres to better respond to the changing needs of citizens, economies and societies;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2163(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Notes with concern that the Court reported weaknesses in some public procurement procedures in particular on the legality and regularity of transactions; calls on the Foundation to further improve its public procurement procedures, ensuring full compliance with the applicable rules, to ensure they achieve the best possible value for money, notably by simplifying its methodology and together with relevant Commission services discuss possible alternative methods to implement activities in the Foundation’s partner countries;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2160(DEC)

Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. stresses the importance of continuing support all initiatives for a better common understanding of Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs) contributing to the development of a strong and competitive European rail industry ;

2024/02/12
Committee: CONT

2023/2160(DEC)

Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. stresses the importance of continuing support all initiatives for a better common understanding of Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs) contributing to the development of a strong and competitive European rail industry ;

2024/02/12
Committee: CONT

2023/2160(DEC)

Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Insists for more support for innovation in rail freight and intermodal transport services to achieve competitive integration into the logistic value chain, with automation and digitalisation of freight rail

2024/02/12
Committee: CONT

2023/2160(DEC)

Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Insists for more support for innovation in rail freight and intermodal transport services to achieve competitive integration into the logistic value chain, with automation and digitalisation of freight rail

2024/02/12
Committee: CONT

2023/2157(DEC)

Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Jozef MIHÁL, Alin MITUȚA, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes from the Court’s report that the Centre, although it paid interest for only one late payment, had a significant number of payments wrongly flagged as late (107 out of 1 595) by the Centre’s financial and accounting management (ABAC) because of the incorrect parametrisations and/or incorrect data inputs regarding the due date of payment or the reception of the documents entailing a payment obligation; notes from the Centre’s reply that the inconsistent flagging of late payments did not affect the regularity of the operations involved; notes further that the Centre has adopted some measures to minimize the referred risk for ‘false positive’ and to further ensure that its ABAC system may provide for a clear and accurate picture of the actual late payments; calls on the Agency to continue to monitor this issue and mitigate possible future reputational risks associated to this issue;

2024/02/12
Committee: CONT

2023/2157(DEC)

Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Jozef MIHÁL, Alin MITUȚA, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes with appreciation that in 2022 the Centre released a new rapid mixed-method trendspotter study to assess the initial service response to the needs of displaced Ukrainians in neighbouring countries within the Union; commends the Centre for collaborating with Europol for preparing the fourth edition of the joint EU Drug Markets: In-depth analysis, the findings of which are presented in a series of modules, each focusing on the market for a particular drug and covering trends along the supply chain from production and trafficking to distribution and use; commends in this context the launch in 2022 of the first two modules on cocaine and methamphetamine;

2024/02/12
Committee: CONT

2023/2155(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the year 2022 was the first year after the Authority gained financial autonomy (in May 2021) and that the Authority is still in a growing stage reaching full resources only in 2024; notes that the budget of the Authority for the financial year 2022 was EUR 54 million (EUR 31 million in 2021)1 ; expresses its satisfaction that the Authority’s budget for 2022 was executed by 97% (95,8% in 2021); nevertheless, notes with concern the high rates of carry-overs of available 2022 commitment appropriations to 2023; which contradicts the budgetary principle of annuality and might indicate structural issues in the budget process and implementation cycle. _________________ 1 These budget figures were taken from the ECA’s Annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2022 and are based on the total payment appropriations available during the financial year.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/2155(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the year 2022 was the first year after the Authority gained financial autonomy (in May 2021) and that the Authority is still in a growing stage reaching full resources only in 2024; notes that the budget of the Authority for the financial year 2022 was EUR 54 million (EUR 31 million in 2021)1 ; expresses its satisfaction that the Authority’s budget for 2022 was executed by 97% (95,8% in 2021); nevertheless, notes with concern the high rates of carry-overs of available 2022 commitment appropriations to 2023; which contradicts the budgetary principle of annuality and might indicate structural issues in the budget process and implementation cycle. _________________ 1 These budget figures were taken from the ECA’s Annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2022 and are based on the total payment appropriations available during the financial year.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/2155(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Appreciates the Authority’s work to assist Member States and the Commission in ensuring a fair and effective enforcement of Union rules on labour mobility and social security, ~~and~~ in facilitating effective labour mobility in Europe through European Employment Services (EURES) activities, and in effectively, making it easier for citizens and businesses to reap the benefits of the internal market; In this regard, welcomes the work of the Authority’s four working groups on Information, Inspections, Mediation and European Platform tackling undeclared work;

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/2155(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Appreciates the Authority’s work to assist Member States and the Commission in ensuring a fair and effective enforcement of Union rules on labour mobility and social security, ~~and~~ in facilitating effective labour mobility in Europe through European Employment Services (EURES) activities, and in effectively, making it easier for citizens and businesses to reap the benefits of the internal market; In this regard, welcomes the work of the Authority’s four working groups on Information, Inspections, Mediation and European Platform tackling undeclared work;

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/2155(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights that at the end of 2022, the proportion of temporary workers (seconded national experts (SNEs) and interims) at the Authority was 58 %, the highest proportion compared to all EU decentralised agencies; calls for the conversion of some of the SNEs posts into temporary agents posts (TAs) to ensure the need for appropriate staffing for the Authority to be able to continue fulfilling its mission; notes that high reliance on temporary workers leads to a regular high staff turnover, entailing the risk of losing expertise (specialised knowledge, contact networks built with stakeholders), which could negatively affect ELA’s operational capabilities; notes that a high staff turnover may also impact business continuity; and could negatively affect ELA's overall performance.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/2155(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights that at the end of 2022, the proportion of temporary workers (seconded national experts (SNEs) and interims) at the Authority was 58 %, the highest proportion compared to all EU decentralised agencies; calls for the conversion of some of the SNEs posts into temporary agents posts (TAs) to ensure the need for appropriate staffing for the Authority to be able to continue fulfilling its mission; notes that high reliance on temporary workers leads to a regular high staff turnover, entailing the risk of losing expertise (specialised knowledge, contact networks built with stakeholders), which could negatively affect ELA’s operational capabilities; notes that a high staff turnover may also impact business continuity; and could negatively affect ELA's overall performance.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/2155(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Notes with concern that the Court reported weaknesses in public procurement procedures, particularly regarding the legality and regularity of transactions; calls on the Authority to further improve its public procurement procedures, ensuring full compliance with the applicable rules, to ensure they achieve the best possible value for money;

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/2155(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Notes with concern that the Court reported weaknesses in public procurement procedures, particularly regarding the legality and regularity of transactions; calls on the Authority to further improve its public procurement procedures, ensuring full compliance with the applicable rules, to ensure they achieve the best possible value for money;

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/2155(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets that the Court found systematic weaknesses in the Authority’s management and control systems and calls on the Authority to address these weaknesses; welcomes ELA’s acknowledgement of the Court's observations and its commitment to address these deficiencies in a timely manner;

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/2155(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets that the Court found systematic weaknesses in the Authority’s management and control systems and calls on the Authority to address these weaknesses; welcomes ELA’s acknowledgement of the Court's observations and its commitment to address these deficiencies in a timely manner;

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/2155(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Encourages the Authority to develop an active cooperation with other agencies and to report regularly to the European Parliament on its progress made.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/2155(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Encourages the Authority to develop an active cooperation with other agencies and to report regularly to the European Parliament on its progress made.

2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL

2023/2152(DEC)

Ilana CICUREL, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the Institute’s commitment to digitalise its procurement procedures through the onboarding of the Public Procurement Management Tool, expected to be completed in Q4 of 2023; notes from the Institute’s replies that it has updated its cybersecurity policy in 2022 to enhance security measures; recalls the importance to update regularly arrangements for cybersecurity audits, tests and IT risk assessments;

2024/02/12
Committee: CONT

2023/2152(DEC)

Ilana CICUREL, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Insists on the importance of its report on feminicide published in 2022 (Feminicide indicators: pilot study of data availability and feasibility assessment) and encourages the Institute to continue its campaign to raise the visibility of feminicide in national policies and highlight the potential benefits of recognising as a separate criminal offence;

2024/02/12
Committee: CONT

2023/2146(DEC)

Alin MITUȚA, Olivier CHASTEL, Ramona STRUGARIU, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Underlines that EBA is an active member of the EU Agencies Network, and synergies are constantly being developed with the other European Supervisory Authorities, such as shared of recruitment reserve lists between EBA-ESMA-EIOPA;

2024/02/09
Committee: CONT

2023/2146(DEC)

Alin MITUȚA, Olivier CHASTEL, Ramona STRUGARIU, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Recall~~Appreciates that in 2022, the Board of Supervisors adopted an amendment to its Rules of Procedure, as well as those of the Management Board and the mandates of the Standing Committees on Resolution and on anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing, obliging members who have declared a conflict of interest to be absent from both the vote and the discussion itself, without exception;

2024/02/09
Committee: CONT

2023/2146(DEC)

Alin MITUȚA, Olivier CHASTEL, Ramona STRUGARIU, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Highlights that the guidelines on whistleblowing, encompassing anti- corruption guidelines, have been incorporated into the course material of the EBA's training programs focusing on ethics and integrity;

2024/02/09
Committee: CONT

2023/2144(DEC)

Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Notes that the Agency reacted rapidly~~Commends the Agency for its rapid response to the unjustified war in Ukraine, and for delivereding a tailor made open source intelligence (OSINT) course for the Ukrainian General Prosecutors Office, in cooperation with the Council of Europe;

2024/02/12
Committee: CONT

2023/2144(DEC)

Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Jozef MIHÁL, Alin MITUȚA, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Notes with concern from the Court’s report that, since the 2020 financial year, the Court has raised for the Agency new procurement- related observations every year; highlights from the Court’s report the observation representing the basis for the Court’s qualified opinion on the legality and regularity of 359 payments of a total value of EUR 4,1 million made in 2022 under two framework contracts implemented directly through order forms (service requests) that were sent by Agency’s staff members who did not have the delegated authority to enter into legal commitments on behalf of the Agency, or by interim employees who could not legally have such delegated authority because of their interim status; takes note of the Agency's reply to the Court’s observation that, even if there was a weakness in the formalisation of the legal commitment, the services were ordered in line with the Agency’s needs and controls were applied in full to ensure that the funds were used for the intended purpose and no actual loss was incurred; notes from the Agency’s replies to Parliament’s written questions that those contracts were not affected by other irregularities and the Agency has taken measures to address the Court’s observation by amending the Agency’s internal procedures to ensure that orders will only be communicated to the travel agent by statutory staff, who have been delegated by an authorising officer to engage in a legal commitment; notes the Agency’s reply whereby the Agency has immediately introduced corrective measures, even before the end of the audit process; calls on the Agency to fully address these observations and improve its procurement procedures in order to avoid similar situations in the future years;

2024/02/12
Committee: CONT

2023/2144(DEC)

Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Jozef MIHÁL, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Highlights further from the Court’s report the qualified opinion according to which all the amounts paid in 2022 (EUR 152 655) for the implementation of a framework contract (for educational editorial services) could not be reconciled with the services provided and some categories of tasks did not reflect the nature of actual work performed, and for some categories, the amount of work paid for did not correspond to the amount actually done, thereby rendering those amounts irregular; notes the Agency's explanation that the number of pages ordered, delivered and paid did not fully match, as due to nature of work, namely editorial and educational content development, this was not always precisely quantifiable in advance; notes further that, according to the Agency's reply, checks were carried out on the deliverables and the categories of tasks were based on those listed in a previous contract with the Publications Office; calls on the Agency to put in place measures allowing the Agency to better quantify deliverables in advance and avoid such situations in the future;

2024/02/12
Committee: CONT

2023/2143(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Appreciates the Cedefop’s activities, providing research, analyses and technical advice and expertise in vocational education and training (VET), qualifications and skills policies; welcomes, in particular, the Centre's work in helping to analyse the impact of the pandemic and digital transition on adapting business practices to the new realities in the Union labour market through e.g. the COVID-19 European Company Survey in conjunction with Eurofound;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2143(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Welcomes the Centre’s role in compiling and disseminating research on the skills mismatch; highlights, in this regard, the Centre’s sectoral skills foresight exercises, thus a forward- looking approach to understand which are the skill profiles that are needed for the twin transition;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2143(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Recalls the importance of the Centre's role in ensuring digital skills are integrated into VET across the Union and monitoring the implementation and impact of the Council Recommendations on the Skills Agenda for Europe, vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience and the Digital Education Action Plan;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2143(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Congratulates Cedefop for its commitment to the European Year of Youth and for successfully co-leading with Eurofound the 5-Agency event ‘Youth first! Employment, skills and social policies that work for young Europeans in times of uncertainty’, hosted by the European Parliament in September 2022; Appreciates that the event was an additional opportunity to discuss youth policies as well as opportunities and challenges young people are facing, in terms of employment, working conditions, wellbeing and mental health;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2143(DEC)

Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Jozef MIHÁL, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Max ORVILLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Regrets that the Court found observations on budgetary management, particularly that the contribution calculation method was not correctly applied; Welcomes however the fact that the Centre has undertaken necessary measures to address these observations;

2023/11/22
Committee: EMPL

2023/2131(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Ramona STRUGARIU, Alin MITUȚA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that the current situation ~~implie~~allows thate Parliament ~~can only~~to check the reports of the Court and of the Ombudsman ~~as well as~~but only the publicly available information on the Council’s website, s~~omething that~~ince the Council continues its malpractice of non- cooperation with the Partiament which makes it impossible for Parliament to make an informed decision on granting discharge;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2131(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Ramona STRUGARIU, Alin MITUȚA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that, while the current situation has to be improved through better interinstitutional cooperation within the framework of the Treaties, a revision of the Treaties could ~~render the discharge procedure clearer and more transparent by giving~~give Parliament the explicit competence to grant discharge to all Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies individually;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2131(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Ramona STRUGARIU, Alin MITUȚA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Points out~~Regrets the serious gender imbalance in the Court, where, at the end of 2022, there were only 9 female members compared to 17 male members; ~~understands~~notes that the difficulties in achieving gender balance in the Court ~~because of~~are due to the current nomination procedure; reiterates its call on the Council to reconsider the nomination procedure with the aim of tackling this problem with concrete actions, such as making it compulsory for Member States to nominate at least two candidates of different genders for each vacancy;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2131(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Ramona STRUGARIU, Alin MITUȚA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27 a. Believes that the use of the unanimity voting procedure in the Council on certain policy areas is paralysing the Union’s decision-making process; calls on the Council to apply the qualified majority voting procedures whenever provided by the Treaties, and to consider the review of the Treaties regulating the voting procedures; believes that the generalised shift to a qualified majority voting procedure in the Council is a crucial step towards more efficient policy-making;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2131(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Ramona STRUGARIU, Alin MITUȚA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Notes that the Council carried out 64 budgetary transfers in 2022, all on basis of Article 29 of the Financial Regulation, significantly up from 43 in 2021; further notes that six of the transfers involved informing the budgetary authority and that the major reason for those transfers was increased water, gas, electricity and heating costs and ~~higher-than-expected~~ salary increases;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2131(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Ramona STRUGARIU, Alin MITUȚA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Welcomes that the General Secretariat of the Council has provided a summary of the number and type of internal audits carried out in the General Secretariat in 2022 and a synthesis of the recommendations and the action taken on those recommendations in line with Article 118(8) of the Financial Regulation; notes that the internal auditor has established a three year work programme for the period 2022-2024, which is being broken down into annual work programmes; further notes that seven internal audits were carried out in 2022; notes ~~finally~~with concern that, at the end of 2022, only 72 % of the recommendations from the 2019-2021 work programme were implemented and 27 % of the recommendations are still open;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2131(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Ramona STRUGARIU, Alin MITUȚA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Welcomes that the internal audits were carried out within a wide range of areas; further welcomes that all recommendations concerning six of the seven audits were accepted; ~~note~~regrets that the results concerning the audit on the crypto management was not communicated because the audit report was classified; stresses that Parliament has systems to handle classified information and the results of the audit on crypto management could have been communicated using those systems;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2131(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Ramona STRUGARIU, Alin MITUȚA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. ~~Not~~Observes that, according to its financial activity report for 2022, the General Secretariat of the Council had 2 924 occupied posts by 31 December 2022; furthermore notes that the Council website states that the Council Secretariat had 3 108 staff (officials, temporary and contract staff and seconded national experts) on 1 January 2023; calls on the Council to avoid publishing discrepant information in its open sources;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2131(DEC)

Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Ramona STRUGARIU, Alin MITUȚA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Notes that all 27 Member States are represented on the staff but that there are serious geographical imbalances with 527 Belgian members of staff, equivalent to 17 %, while only 0,2 % are Cypriot and 0,3 % Luxembourgish; underlines the importance of a fair geographical balance of the members of staff at all levels, especially at middle and senior management levels, while at the same time fulfilling the requirements in the staff regulation in relation to competences and merits of candidates;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas there is always scope for improvement in terms of quality, efficiency and effectiveness, as well as transparency in the management of public finances; whereas thorough scrutiny is ~~necessary~~imperative to ensure that political leadership and Parliament’s administration are held accountable to Union citizens;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Notes that, at the meeting between the committee responsible and the internal auditor held on 4 December 2023, the internal auditor presented his annual report and ~~described the assurance audits he carried out and consulting services he provided and~~ reported on the outcome of the current state of play, which in 2022 covered a transversal follow-up of open actions from internal audit reports, an audit of staff missions, a review of Parliament’s risk management framework, an audit of the procurement process in DG INLO, an audit of the purchase and use of security equipment and services in DG SAFE, an audit of the financing of European political parties and European political foundations – second assignment, and a periodic review of the ADENAUER 2 building project – Phase 3 (completion of East Wing);

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Acknowledges that, in accordance with Article 118(9) of the Financial Regulation, the reports and findings of the internal auditor, as well as the report of the Union institution concerned, shall be accessible to the public a~~fter~~s soon as the internal auditor has validated the action taken for their implementation; welcomes the fact that the internal auditor reports to the Committee on Budgetary Control on the annual audit activities carried out;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Notes that as a consequence of a post that remained vacant throughout the year, envisaged for an information systems auditor, one planned audit in the field of IT (on cybersecurity staff awareness) could not be carried out in 2022; notes the difficulty in finding specific audit staff profiles, including in the field of IT, to perform audits as planned according to their requirements; calls the Internal Audit Service to address the issue in order to ensure the completion of the remaining audit in time for the next discharge cycle;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Welcomes the prompt actions taken by Parliament on the events related with suspected corruption cases concerning Members and employees in December 2022; welcomes the contribution of DG PRES to the 14-point action plan proposed by the President and its efforts in implementing the new rules on integrity and transparency; further welcomes the efforts by Parliament’s political authorities to enhance transparency, integrity and accountability at Parliament; calls on the administration to track the budgetary and financial impact of these measures;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. ~~Recalls that, in July 2021, Parliament, the Commiss~~Notes that 2022 marked the first year of the full implementation ~~and~~of the ~~Council adopted an~~mandatory transparency register under the revised Interinstitutional Aagreement (IIA) ~~on a mandatory transparency register~~, adopted in July 20212aby the Parliament, the Commission and the Council; notes that while introducing some principles to enhance a common culture of transparency, the IIA leaves the three signatories to implement the conditionality and subsequent complementary measures as they see fit; _________________ 2a Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 May 2021 between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on a mandatory transparency register, OJ L 207, 11.6.2021, p. 1.

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. ~~Notes that 2022 was the first year of the full implementation of the mandatory transparency register under the revised IIA adopted in 20212 and that the register is a key tool for promot~~Recalls the significance of this register2 as a pivotal instrument in fostering transparent and ethical interest representation at Union level ~~because~~, establishing mandatory registration ias a pre~~condition~~requisite for interest representatives to be able to ~~carry out certain~~engage in specific activities with the Union institutions, including Parliament; _________________ 2 Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 May 2021 between the European Parliament, the Council of the EuropeanUnion and the European Commission on a mandatory transparency register, OJ L 207, 11.6.2021, p. 1.

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Welcomes the increased use of the transparency register as an information and reference tool for interest representation activities at Union level; notes the continuous improvement in the quality of information on the public database resulting from eligibility ~~and~~; recalls the necessity to keep strengthening data quality checks of new applicants; welcomes the regular communication, helpdesk and awareness-raising activities undertaken by the Secretariat among stakeholders both within the institutions and outside, as well as the development of IT solutions to improve the transparency register;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls, as a consequence of the events of alleged corruption within the European Parliament that occurred at the end of 2022, for the establishment of robust standards on transparency and access to institutions for all entities listed in the transparency register~~, including NGOs; recalls that NGOs were allegedly used as vectors of foreign interference in European Parliamentarism~~; reiterates, in this context, the need for comprehensive financial pre-screening of all entities, disclosing all funding sources, before they are listed in the transparency register;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Stresses the need for a thorough pre-check as part of registration in the transparency register to disclose all funding sources; notes that funding from Union funds must be traceable from the direct recipient to the final beneficiary when funds are passed on in a chainCalls the European Commission to ensure that all Union funds are effectively traceable from the direct recipient to the final beneficiary when funds are passed on in a chain; as requested in the INI report “Transparency and accountability for NGO funded from EU Budget” adopted on the 17th of January 20243a ; calls for a revision of the guidelines for registration in the transparency register to disclose all incoming and outgoing funds, including the transfer of funds from one ~~NGO and~~ stakeholder to another; underlines that NGOs receiving money from third parties, whose registration in the transparency register is not required, need to disclose the source of their funding by specifying the same information as all regular registrants;_________________ 3a P9_TA(2024)0036

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Notes that DG COMM’s key tasks are to collaborate with the media, to inform, explain and enhance the visibility of Parliament’s work, to increase awareness of Parliament among citizens, stakeholders and opinion leaders through the European Parliament Liaison Offices (EPLOs) located in the Member States, to foster interaction with citizens through enhanced visitor projects, events and information campaigns and its presence on social media, and to provide expertise to Members and political groups on topics such as media intelligence and public opinion monitoring; and to combat disinformation by all means, particularly in the lead-up to elections;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Notes that, on 10 March 2022, the President issued a revised decision on ‘Security measures to limit the spread of COVID-19’ which meant physical presence for several activities was restored, including re-admitting visitor groups; ~~not~~welcomes the decision to increase the paid financial contributions for travel, accommodation, meals and minor local expenses by 10 % for the sponsored visitor groups in 2022 leading to improved cost coverage; notes the decision by the Bureau to consequently reduce the annual quota of sponsored visitors per member from 110 to 100 and from 55 to 50 for election years; underlines that while this demonstrates a prudent financial management and expenditure controls, it simultaneously diminishes access to the Parliament for European citizens; highlights that the decision to carry over the unused quota from 2020 to 2022, 2023 and 2024 remained unchanged;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. WRecalls the ongoing struggle in which the European Union is involved to safeguard European values and uphold the integrity of our democratic processes; welcomes the actions undertaken ~~on the~~by the Parliament in the pursuit of these objectives, fighting against disinformation and information manipulation; calls on the DG COMM to keep developing and implementing effective strategies to counter disinformation and information manipulation, especially within an electoral context ; highlights that one of the most powerful ~~tool~~weapons against disinformation is positive, fact~~ual~~-based communication ~~about~~regarding the Parliament’s ~~work~~activities;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55

55. Acknowledges that the work of APAs is an integral part of the work of Members and therefore of Parliament; notes that following the adoption of the APA statute in 2009, their status over the years has been recognised; notes the efforts made by Parliament to create a framework for providing support to APAs; calls for due adherence to the rules in place; notes, that since then, APAs participate in official missions to Parliament’s three places of work; calls on the Parliament administration to explore the feasibility to introduce a notice period within APA's contracts in the event of a MEP's unexpected departure, whether voluntary or involuntary.

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58

58. Recalls the decision of the Secretary-General of November 2022 on the new rules for teleworking in Parliament applicable to the Parliament Secretariat; recalls that Members and political groups may also decide to apply the teleworking rules as set out in this decision; remarks that a balanced use of a hybrid working environment ~~could be~~is beneficial and productive and therefore welcomes the decision to maintain teleworking possibilities; recalls also that physical presence is of crucial importance for the efficient interaction of all actors in every parliamentary process;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66

66. Welcomes Parliament’s efforts to encourage staff to use sustainable means of transport for commuting by putting an increased number of traditional and electric bicycles at their disposal free of charge and by reimbursing part of the cost of public transport tickets in exchange for limiting access to the car park;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73

73. Takes note of the Bureau minutes of the additional meeting of 6 July 2022 where the Bureau took note and endorsed the results of the International Architectural Design Competition for the Renewal of the SPAAK building; notes that 5 laureates were endorsed by the Bureau; notes that no other decision was taken during 2022 on this topic and there were thus no financial consequences; takes further note of the Bureau decision of 6th July 2022, to endorse the overall strategy for the future development of the Strasbourg seat, focusing on improving hosting and accommodation capacity, optimizing the use of Parliament premises, enhancing accessibility and consolidating staff functionality;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2130(DEC)

Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Jozef MIHÁL, Michal WIEZIK, Alin MITUȚA, Ilana CICUREL, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90

90. Notes with satisfaction that DG FINS was able to take advantage of the efficiency of its processes and the commitment of its staff to ensure continuity of the services for which it is responsible and the achievement of the objectives set in its annual work programme; notes the concerns expressed by Members about undue and often significant delays in the processing of reimbursements; welcomes that Parliament is continuously modernising its processes in order to offer Members better services by applying automation, simplification and digitisation; calls DG FINS for further speeding up of the workflows to provide more expedited procedures; notably by equipping its agents with the necessary tools and softwares to manage workloads efficiently, thereby reducing processing time;

2024/01/31
Committee: CONT

2023/2129(DEC)

Shadow reports (1)

Shadow opinions (2)

Institutional motions (5)

Written explanations (34)

Written questions (3)

Amendments (211)