2 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2016/2179(DEC)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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3. Regrets that the Agency reimbursed depreciation charges for a vessel that had exceeded its useful life; notes that the Agency recovered only the payments from 2015; notes the Agency’s statement that this cost recovery was made in line with the principle of proportionality; highlights the risk of double funding for the reimbursement of vessels and fuel consumption under “Commission ISF Borders” and “Frontex joint operations”; notes that rules for reimbursing costs are complex and calculated differently for every Member State; encourages the Agency to obtain rights to use simplified cost options and other funding mechanisms in addition to grants;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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4. Welcomes the contribution of the Agency to saving more than 250 000 people at sea in 2015; welcomes the increase of the Agency’s search and rescue capacity following the tragic events of spring 2015; looks forward to those capacities being strengthened further following the adoption of the new mandate in mid-2016 which includes search and rescue as a stand along component of European integrated border management and assigns it as a specific task of the Agency; welcomes the signature of an important agreement with CSDP Mission EUNAVFOR Med regarding maritime surveillance;