9 Amendments of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2019/2083(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2018 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Agency for the financial year 2018;
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2018 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2018;
Amendment 10 #
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; highlightsunderlines with alarm the Court’s emphasisfinding that the reimbursement of equipment- related expenditure is still based on actual cost and that thecontrary to the Agency’s project to move to unit-cost based reimbursements is still, which still proves to be 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; notesobserves with concern the absence of ex- post verifications on reimbursements by the Agency, further increasing the risk of unjustified cost reimbursements; urges the Agency to put in place effective ex-post verifications on reimbursements as soon as possible;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes from the Court’s report that the Agency’s budget carry-overs to 2019 amounted to EUR 83 000 000 (29 %), slightly lower than in the previous year; notes that the rate of cancelled carry-overs to 2018 was EUR 11 000 000 (12 %), somewhat lower in relative terms than the previous year; notes that the main reasons for carry-overs and cancellations were the challenges with the staff establishment plan by number and profile of staff, the delay to the launch of the building project for the Agency’s new premises, the multi-annual nature of information and communications technology projects, and the overestimation of the scale and cost of activities from cooperating countries; notes the Agency’s reply that in 2018 operational expenditures were mainly in the form of grants, covering the operation cycle from February N to January N+1, as well as expenditures from contracts with payment in N+1; calls onurges the Agency, together with cooperating countries, to strive for more precise costs estimates and budget forecasts;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that, following the management board’s approval of the reorganisation of the Agency structures in 2017 affecting the allocation of resources, an updated structure was adopted in 2018 and completed by new internal rules of procedure as well as by delegations and sub-delegations that were formalised by the decision of the executive director;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that in the context of the European integrated border management, the largest operational activities were the 12 joint operations at the external land, air and sea borders while the main operational focus in 2018 was on the Central, Eastern and Western Mediterranean areas which experienced the most significant migratory pressure; furthermore, notes the interagency cooperation, especially in the field of coastguard function but also in the field of customs and law enforcement cooperation; notes thaturges the Agency ito brisk up and secure quality of its working towards setting proper quantitative objectives and specific target values for the joint operations, which are expected to be included in the Single Programming Document 2021-2023;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes with appreciation that the Agency participates actively in inter- institutional tenders led by other institutions, and that, in the procurement procedures of the maritime surveillance domain, the Agency seeks cooperation with Union agencies with similar activities and prepares the terms of reference accordingly; notes furthermore that in 2018 the Agency has handled its first Agency’s led inter-institutional tender procedure with the European Fisheries Control Agency; strongly encourages the Agency to actively seek further and broader cooperation with all of the Union agencies;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls upon the Agency to consider revising the number of funded projects in the future; further notes that a smaller number of grander and well-funded projects shall greatly clarify the area of operation of the Agency, and make it easier for the general public to comprehend its benefits;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls upon the Agency to aim its focus on disseminating the results of its research to the general public, and to reach out to public via the social media and other media outlets;