6 Amendments of Bas EICKHOUT related to 2019/2083(DEC)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes from the Court’s report that in 2018 the Agency had financing agreements with cooperating countries for operational activities, representing 59 % of the Agency’s budget; notes the launch of a new simplified financing scheme based largely on unit costs for expenditure related to deployments of human resources, and, in late 2018, of a new ex-post control system covering all types of expenditure and also the modification of its system of ex-ante checks embedded in the financial circuits; highlights the Court’s emphasis that the reimbursement of equipment-related expenditure is still based on actual cost and that the project to move to unit-cost based reimbursements is still unsuccessful; furthermore, notes with concern the Court’s observation that since 2014 the proof of actual costs claimed by cooperating countries for equipment- related costs is still insufficient and that the Agency’s ex-ante verifications of these costs are ineffective if they are not substantiated by supporting documents; notes the absence of ex-post verifications on reimbursements by the Agency, further increasing the risk of unjustified cost reimbursements;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Regrets that since 2014 the Court has consistently reported that expenditure claimed by cooperating countries is not always supported by proper invoices or other evidence, but is nevertheless reimbursed; notes with concern that the Agency has still not addressed this issue; urges the Agency to adequately respond to the observations of the Court on the legality and regularity of transactions given that equipment-related expenditure amounted to EUR 60 million or 35 % of the Agency’s operational expenditure in 2018 and introduce fully functioning ex- post verifications of reimbursements;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Agency to make more realistic estimates of its service needs in tender documents and apply rigorous financial management to contracts; reminds the Agency that, while framework contracts do not constitute an obligation to purchase up to the maximum contract value, the considerable difference between the maximum value of the contract in one procurement procedure in 2018 (EUR 8 million) and the winning offer (EUR 5,8million) could create a significant risk to sound financial management;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the important role of the Agency in promoting, coordinating and developing European integrated border management in full respect of fundamental rights;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes, in light of comDeplores that, despite repeated calls from Parliaments and observations from the discharge authority related to the need to providea significant overall staff increase for the Agency’s, the fundamental rights officer withstill lacks adequate human resources and staff and to upgrade the fundamental rights policy within the organisation, that the number of posts fully earmarked to fundamental rights issues increased from 2 to 10 over the period 2016-2019; notes that the budget allocated to fundamental rights was multiplied by eleven over the period 2014- 2019, and that the continuity of the funcis therefore clearly hampered in her or his efforts to properly conduct the tasks with which she or he is entrusted; urges the Agency to provide its fundamental rights officer with adequate resources and staff, in particular for further developing and implementing the Agency’s strategy to monitor and ensure the protection of fundamental rights; reminds the Agency of the importance of adhering to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of fundamental rights officer has been ensured; Employment of Other Servants of the Union, laid down in Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC)No 259/681a; _________________ 1a OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Notes that the Court has identified a horizontal trend across agencies in the use of external staff hired in IT consultancy roles; calls for the dependency on external recruitment in this important and sensitive area to be reduced as much as possible to limit any potential risks;