Activities of Andrey NOVAKOV related to 2019/2088(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) for the financial year 2018
Amendments (9)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) discharge in respect of the implementation of Europol’s budget for the financial year 2018/ Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2018;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the information provided by the Agency on the tasks and budgetary implications of its EU Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU). The Activity Based Management planning for Europol’s EU IRU is EUR 4.86 million in 2019, which is composed of: (a) EUR 3.71 million for direct staff related expenditure (covering 38 members of staff: 26 Temporary Agents (TAs), 4 Contract Agents (CAs) and 8 Seconded National Experts( SNEs)), (b) EUR 1.15 million covering operational expenditure, running costs and a grant of EUR 0.51 million in 2019 (from which 7 additional CAs are funded, bringing the EU IRU staff to 45 members of staff in total). These figures do not include the separate costs for the development of the ICT operational systems at organisational level;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with satisfaction that the Agency monitored its performance by means of 38 key performance indicators, 51 other performance indicators and the implementation of around 170 specific actions planned in its work programme, with the performance reporting framework in general aimed at assessing the added value the Agency’s activities and at enhancing its budget management;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with appreciation that in 2018 the Agency continued to carry out joint activities or shared services with other Union agencies, including Eurojust, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, the European Asylum Support Office and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and that the Agency joined 10 interinstitutional and one inter- agency procurement procedure; deems it necessary for Europol to further develop strong ties with other relevant Union institutions; encourages the Agency to explore ways of sharing resources or staff, or both, allocated to overlapping tasks with other agencies which perform similar activities or with agencies based within the Agency's proximity;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that following its continuous operational cooperation with other Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies, the Agency took the chair of the JHA agencies' network in 2019, which addresses joint work on the further development of JHA agencies’ cooperation, including on the aspects of interoperability of Union information systems, innovation, good governance arrangements (including a whistle- blowing best practice survey in JHA agencies), diversity and inclusion, as well as interaction and scope for further cooperation with ‘non-JHA’ agencies;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes with appreciation that Europol has identified positive trends in its commitment to ensure balanced gender representation;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes with concern that, according to the Court’s report, the Agency irregularly prolonged the duration of a framework contract for the provision of business travel services by signing amendment number 2 after the contract had expired and that, with the same amendment, the Agency also introduced new price aspects not covered by the competitive procurement procedure, making amendment number 2 and related 2018 payments irregular; notes the Agency’s reply that the delay for the extension of the contract was due to the application of the principle of sound financial management; calls on the Agency to strengthen accordingly contract management and ex- ante controls;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the Agency’s existing measures and ongoing efforts to secure transparency, prevention and management of conflicts of interest and whistle-blower protection; notes the potential conflict of interest case identified concerning a recruitment procedure in 2018; notes that no follow-up action was needed as the adviser recused himself; welcomes the declarations of interest, based on the new model template of Europol, that have since been published on the website of Europol, both in relation to the (Deputy) Executive Director(s) and the members of the Management Board of Europol;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Welcomes the fact that the Agency has no outstanding recommendation to be implemented from the Court's audit reports in previous financial years; the Agency has since addressed the single observation of the Court concerning the 2017 financial year with respect to the publication of vacancy notices on the website of the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO);