Activities of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2022/2120(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) for the financial year 2021
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) for the financial year 2021
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the Court of Auditors (the ‘Court’) has declared the transactions underlying the annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) for the financial year 2021 to be legal and regular in all material respects; notes that its budget in 2021 increased from EUR 51 million to EUR 57 million (+11.76%) while its staff increased from 242 to 254 (+4.95%); whereas casework increased by 15%; welcomes that Eurojust implemented 99.97% of its final budget, excluding external assigned revenue, and cancelled only 2.6% of the EUR 6.2 million carried-over from 20201a; _________________ 1a Source: Eurojust Consolidated Annual Activity Report 2021 p 3.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that Eurojust is among the 22 EU agencies for which the Court reported contracts affected by public procurement shortcomings; notes, in particular, that a that audit report for the 2020 financial year considered procurement procedure for leasing of vehicles was irregular and that all subsequent payments made based on this framework contract were irregular; notes that with regard to the Court’'s ongoing observation from 2020 on the legality and regularity of transactions, the status of corrective action is reportedly ongoing and remedies have been already foreseen;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates Eurojust’s extensive activities in supporting and coordinating the work of national judicial authorities in investigating and prosecuting transnationalserious cross-border organized crime; welcomes that in 2021 the agency offered, for the first time in its history, support to over 10 000 cross-border criminal investigations, provided 1 928 rapid responses to judicial cooperation requests and participated in over 1 400 large-scale operations and guaranteed legal, financial and/or operational support to 254 joint investigation teams;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the working arrangement with European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) signed in February 2021 and the close cooperation with the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF), European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and encourages further development of operational cooperation with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex);
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes that Eurojust and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) intend to increase their cooperation in the future; supports the perspective of strengthened cooperation between Eurojust and the FRA, in particular with regard to detention conditions problems, access to lawyers, and victims’ rights.; furthermore welcomes and encourages further developed operational cooperation with Europol;