7 Amendments of Gabriel MATO related to 2024/2030(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses its satisfaction concerning the activities carried out by the Court and the Court’s statement that the Agency’s accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 are in compliance with the Union’s Financial Regulation and with the accounting rules adopted by the Commission’s accounting officer; notes with concern the observations of the Court regarding some irregularities in the use of framework contracts and the reiterated use of carry-overs; invitwelcomes the Agency to address this problem for the future's explanations and its commitment to address these issues;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Agency received a EUR 30,1 million contribution under the general budget of the Union in 2023, representing an increase of 12.58 % in respect of 2022; points out that both the Agency’s annual budget and its complement of staff are among the lowest among Union agencies;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that in the financial year 2023 the Agency was able to implement 98 % of its annual work programme compared to 95,4% in 2022; notes that the Agency was able to carry out its operations and implement its budget as planned, with an overall budget implementation of 99,9 % in terms of commitments and 74,8 % in terms of payments, a figure which is represents a 29,3 %restoring the usual levels of payments' improvlement compared the previous yearation after the sharp decrease registered in 2022;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the Agency’s vital contribution in the implementation of the common fisheries policy (CFP), in particular of fisheries control and the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; welcomes the increase of the seaborne Offshore Patrol activities coupled and awith the intensification inof its chartered Aerial Surveillance; notes that expenses for chartering Off-Shore Patrol Vessels augmented by 105 % while those for Aerial Surveillance chartering; takes note of the explanation of this increased eight-fold staying within budget as foreseen in its Single Programming Document for, which is attributed to the charter of three vessels in 2023; stressobserves that this development is due to the augmentation of tasks and activities entrusted to the Agencyexpenses for Aerial Surveillance chartering increased eight- fold due to a significant increase in the intensity of the services;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the successful conclusion of the PESCAO project which involved the Agency in major international coalitions against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Western Africa allowentailing a steady flow of revenue amounting to a total EUR 3,86 million since 2018, financed by the European Development Fund; stresses the importance of the Agency’s further participation to similar projects, in particular projects related to the implementation of the recently reformed Fisheries Control Framework;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that, in 2023, the Agency reported 44 993 inspections (at sea and ashore), which led to the detection of 4230 suspected infringements, in at least 4230 of those inspections; notes that these data collectively representing a slight decrease in the total number of inspections (5% less inspections compared with 2022), but a 3 % inas well as a 18% decrease in the total number of detectedinspections where suspected infringements were detected; points out that inspections and other follow-up activities play a key role not only in the proper management of fish stocks but also in ensuring a level playing field for Union fishers;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note of the Agency’s policy of promoting equal treatment of staff and of its goal of gender equality in terms both of numbers and of grades and responsibility levels; acknowledges with concern that women account for 38 % of staff employed at grade AD 8 or higher, with no change since 2021, although the overall percentage of female staff members is 54%; notes that more must be done in order to attain parity at management level; reiterates its call on the Agency to step up its efforts with regard to its gender parity policy with a view to making progress towards parity at management level as well;