Activities of Caterina CHINNICI related to 2020/2181(DEC)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) for the financial year 2019
Amendments (5)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that 2019 was the first year after the entry into force of regulation(EU)2018/17261a; welcomes the efforts made by the Agency to adapt to these new rules which have expanded the mandate of the Agency; 1a Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA), and amending Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 and Council Decision 2007/533/JHA and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 99).
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note that the audit showed that a payment of 284 000 euros for the provision of “corrective maintenance in working order of the Schengen Information System” was not in compliance with the contractual provisions; notes that this was due to unavoidable operational reasons; Welcomes the progress made regarding the Court’s recommendations from previous years; deplores that the Court detected further shortcomings in the quality, completeness and consistency of information related to that contract; takes note of the Agency's reply that the irregular payment was necessary to comply with its legal obligation to continuously maintain the Schengen Information System as the procedure for the successor framework contract was launched too late;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the new organisational structure put in place by the Agency to reinforce the capabilities needed for operational planning and the underlying procurement, including the provision of legal and technical input, but calls for further efforts to ensure compliance with procurement rules and more accurate reporting;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Notes that the assessment of applications against the eligibility criteria was not always sufficiently rigorous in the recruitment procedures, which led, in one case, to unequal treatment of candidates; acknowledges that the Agency has undertaken to ensure that all candidates receive equal treatment and that, to this end, it has introduced electronic recruitment tools to carry out automatic checks so as not to repeat the same mistakes;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the progress made regarding the Court’s recommendations from previous years; notes, however, that the Agency still does not publish vacancy notices on the website of the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO); calls, therefore, on the Agency to take steps to ensure publication of vacancies through the EPSO website; notes that the construction of the new building on the Strasbourg site has been completed.