4 Amendments of Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ related to 2023/2163(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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2. AppreciatWelcomes the Foundation’s activities in helping transition and developingUnion partner countries, enlargement countries and Central Asian 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;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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3. NotWelcomes that, the budget of the Foundation for the financial year 2022 amountedincreased up to EUR 25 million (EUR 21 million in 2021)1 ; expresses its satisfaction that the Foundation’s budget for 2022 was executed by 97.7%; highlights the need to keep ensuring adequate human and financial resources allowing the Foundation to continue implementing its work programme with a very high activity completion rate; _________________ 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.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that the Foundation’s objectives and actions are closely aligned with EU policies and activities in the field of vocational education and training, human development, skills and migration; welcomes the Foundation’s continued cooperation and sharing of resources with other agencies, in particular with Cedefop and Eurofound, which enables significant knowledge sharing; stresses its importance, autonomy and added value in its field of expertise;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with concern that the Court reported weaknesses in sometwo public procurement procedures related to the lack of financial solvency of the tenderers proposed by the Foundation; 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;