Activities of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2023/2182(DEC)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agencies for the financial year 2022: performance, financial management and control
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reiterates the important role of the JHA agencies, as they are indispensable for the implementation of EU policies, and the important support they ensure to the Union institutions and bodies and Member States in the sectors of fundamental rights, security and justice, by carrying out operational, analytical, managerial and monitoring tasks; reiterates therefore the need to ensure adequate financial and human resources to JHA agencies; notes that all agencies should effectively perform their mandates;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Welcomes the agencies prompt response and unequivocal support provided to Member States to deal with the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine; particularly appreciates the deployment of 500 standing corps to the Eastern border by Frontex; further welcomes the operational support and assistance provided by EUAA to Member states dealing with an influx of refugees, Europol’s cooperation with Ukraine and the support provided to bordering countries, as well extension of Eurojust mandate to include preserving, analysing and storing evidence related to prosecution of international crimes;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the Court issued ‘emphasis on the matter’ paragraphs for eleven agencies, including (i) for the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) due to the implementation of “SUMMA” a new pilot budgetary and accounting system rolled out by the Commission, (ii) for eu-LISA because of delays in the implementation of the Entry/Exit System and the related impact on eu-LISA operations; acknowledges the response of eu-LISA that it has already undertaken the necessary revisions to its contract management practice; and (iii) for the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) regarding the accounting system which could not be validated because of missing information relating to an IT system, owned by the Commission, which supplies accounting data and another disclosure regarding the calculation of the contributions from Schengen associated countries;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges the weaknesses in public procurement procedures which are increasing and remain the main source of irregular payments and that the Court reported shortcomings in previous years for 24 EU agencies, including in relation to contracts signed by CEPOL, EUAA, eu- LISA, and Eurojust, and Frontex; calls on the agencies to further improve their public procurement procedures;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the Court’s observation that the agreements between the EU and the Schengen associated countries (SAC) serving as legal basis for calculating their contributions to EUAA’s and Frontex’ budget are unclear and allow divergent interpretations, resulting lower contribution by SAC and overstated contribution by the EU; recalls that this is an established practice for calculations of the SAC contributions; calls the Commission to examine these agreements;