6 Amendments of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2018/2188(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the fact that all recommendations and observations stemming from various audits from years before 2017 were addressed and that there were no pending actions that could have a negative influence on the risks linked to the Agency’s activities in 2017;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the fact that the Agency is looking for synergies of actions with other Union agencies in order to gain in effectiveness and efficiency and to reduce costs; welcomes and encourages in this framework the Agency’s collaboration with other Union Agencies in support of EU Migration Agenda, such as the provision, by the Agency, of an increasing number of services to FRONTEX; encourages the Agency to cooperate with other Union Agencies in addressing the refugee crisis, including in the performance of critically important activities outside its original mandate, such as by contributing know-how, operational support and staff to help to tackle the refugee crisis;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Highlights that the Agency’s know-how and in-house capabilities provide the opportunity to expand its action and service provision to a more global scale, thereby contributing to increasing the reach of Union regulatory frameworks and safety and environmental standards;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Call on the Agency to take maximum advantage of the potential uses of the RPAS; highlights that the RPAS is multi-purpose in nature and can be used for a range of activities which include vessels and people in distress, the monitoring and detection of marine pollution including oil spills and litter, as well as the general identification and tracking of vessels of all sizes and their activities including identifying potentially illegal activities (e.g. illegal fishing, drug trafficking, illegal migration, etc.);
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that no cases of conflict of interest were reported in 2017; welcomes the strong internal controls aiming to make all staff aware of the obligations related to the declarations of absence of conflict of interest;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Notes that the Agency publishes vacancy notices on its own website and in social media, but not on the website of the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO), due to high translation costs; calls for a solution which, whilst ensuring transparency, also accords with the principle of sound financial management;