Activities of Caterina CHINNICI related to 2020/2172(DEC)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) for the financial year 2019
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the important role of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (‘Europol’) in supporting Member States’ criminal investigations; emphasises also the extension of its tasks and its growing role in the prevention and combating of serious crime, including terrorism and organised crime;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the fact that the Court of Auditors ('the Court') has declared the transactions underlying the annual accounts of Europol for the financial year 2019 to be legal and regular in all material respects and that its financial position on 31 December 2019 is fairly represented; highlights that the Europol’s budget and staff increased from 156 to 169 million EUR (+8.3%) and from 826 to 837 (+1.3%) respectively;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the number of operations that Europol supported grew from 1 748 in 2018 to 1 921 in 2019 (representing an increase of 9,89 %) and that operational meetings funded by Europol increased from 427 in 2018 to over 500 in 2019 (representing an increase of 17%); stresses the highly specialised investigations supported by Europol in recent years to counter highly sophisticated organised criminal networks, drug trafficking, illicit waste disposal and illicit trafficking on dark web;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets to note again the Court’s finding that there were weaknesses in contract management and ex ante controls linked that the Europol irregularly prolonged the duration of a framework contract for the provision of business travel services by signing an amendment after the contract had expired; notes that this resulted in irregular payment of EUR 32 531 in 2019. ; takes note of Europol's reply that it exerted due diligence and applied the principle of sound financial management, and of Europol's commitment to commence an internal audit with a view to obtaining additional assurance on its contract management approach;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the fact that Europol correctly implemented the Court's recommendation regarding the publication of vacancy notices on the website of the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO);
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on Europol to increase its efforts in making payments within prescribed terms; welcomes the mitigation actions taken by Europol in this regard, thanks to which in 2019 an overall immaterial interest amount of 1.624,53 EUR was paid;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Notes that the current proportion of women in Europol's Management Board is 12 out of 53 members (22.6%); recalls that pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/794 the principle of a balanced gender representation on the Management Board shall be taken into account; asks Europol to take measures in this respect.