Activities of Dominique RIQUET related to 2020/2161(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2019
Amendments (6)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Agency’s annual budgetrevenue for 20189 was EUR 19671.4 million, of which EUR 37.6 million came from EU subsidy, EUR 109.6 million from fees and charges EUR 2.26 million from third countries contributions; is pleased that budget implementation rate remained very high at 97 %, significantly above the 95 % threshold set by the Commission; notes that the rate of cancellations of carry-over remains increased to 3.7% (1,8 % in 2018) but remains below the 5 % limit set by the Commission;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Agency ended the year with an overall deficit of EUR 552,000 notes that the fees and charges deficit is deducted from the accumulated surplus, reducing it from EUR 52.2 million to EUR 51.5 million; observes that concerning activities related to fees and charges, the income rose by EUR 4.3 million compared to 2018, and for the total of EASA the staff costs increased by EUR 1.21 million administrative costs by EUR 0.65 million and operational costs by EUR 3.4 million;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that the surplus has been accumulated by the Agency pursuant to industry-financed activities over the years, for which there is no provision in the Agency's Founding Regulation; stresses that this surplus could prove to be precious for the budgetary equilibrium of the Agency in view of a severe economic crisis for the aviation sector that would impact the fee-related activities;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the significant workload induced by the Boeing 737 Max investigations; commends the efforts deployed by the Agency to lead this mission head-on with the production of a corrective action plan and its more traditional missions; notes that the Agency achieved in nine months a process similar to the certification of a new derivative aircraft which usually takes between four and five years, as part of the investigation on the aircraft certification which went on in 2020;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Notes the implication of the Agency to assist the EU in strengthening international cooperation on air transport by signing six new Working Arrangements and two Memoranda of Understanding;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Underlines the implication of the Agency in the Green Deal through its work on the development of smart CO2 emission standards and in particular with the EcoLabel programme, the renewal of airlines' fleets and sustainable fuels;