Activities of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2021/2157(DEC)
Reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2020: performance, financial management and control
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agencies for the financial year 2020: performance, financial management and control
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights that Union agencies should focus on missions with clear European added value and activities and that organisation of such missions should be optimised to avoid overlaps in the best interest of the Union taxpayers;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. StressNotes that the Court found that the payments underlying the accounts were legal and regular for all agencies except for eu-LISA, for which a qualified opinion was issued because of two payments that were not compliant with the provisions of framework contracts, amounting in total to EUR 10 405 074, representing 4,1 % of the total payment appropriations available in 2020; acknowledges eu-LISA's reply that the largest irregular payment was connected to an administrative omission concerning the acquisition of a different software from the one offered by the contractor in the tender for the associated framework contract; notes, furthermore, that the need to change one of the auxiliary software products used in the operation of the shared biometric matching system (sBMS) was of a pure operational nature, with the purpose of reducing the duplication of training and support efforts, ultimately reducing the overall operational costs for eu-LISA; underlines that following the issuance of the Court observation, eu-LISA responded promptly, signing an amendment to the framework contract in order to rectify the initial omission;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes the Court's recommendation that the agencies' implementation of the budget should be subject to effective and efficient internal controls which should include ex-ante controls aimed at preventing errors and irregularities before operations are authorised;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes the Court's observation about excessive levels of carry-overs, in particular for eu-LISA, FRA and Frontex, and the recommendation that the agencies should further improve their budget planning and implementation cycles;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. NAppreciates all the efforts made by the Union agencies to keep the high standard of their outputs, despite limitations posed by the COVID-19 pandemic; notes with satisfaction the joint paper on the COVID-19 response by the JHA agencies, which captures the agencies’ individual and joint efforts to deal with the impact of the pandemic; welcomes the JHA agencies’ replies to the COVID-19 pandemic which had unprecedented challenges for all;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Appreciates that according to the Court's observations, the Union agencies adapted well to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic; notes the Court review of COVID-19 responses by the agencies which focused on three main areas (implementation of business continuity measures, day to day operations and recruitment procedures, and measures taken to support wellbeing of staff); notes the according to the Court, the agencies activated business continuity plans in time to ensure smooth continuation of process; notes, however, that EASO did not have approved business continuity plan at the outset of the pandemic;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Notes the Court's observation regarding an increase in weaknesses concerning human resources management, related in particular to recruitment procedures such as vacant managerial post for excessive period (EASO) and to management of grades for new staff members (Frontex);
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls on the Union agencies to continue presenting and publishing the results of their work and activities to citizens in order to increase general knowledge about their existence;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that the Union agencies have no influence on the nomination of management board members and ability to achieve gender balance; notes that some agencies resorted to take measures to achieve gender balance in senior management when positions became vacant; reiterates its call on the agencies to work on reaching gender balance in senior management;