Activities of Caterina CHINNICI related to 2020/2194(DEC)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2019: performance, financial management and control
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the Court of Auditors (the ʽCourtʼ) has declared that, overall, the audit of the annual accounts of the agencies for the year ended 31 December 2019 and the revenue and payments underlying them confirmed the positive results reported in previous years, and the fact that the Court has certified the legality and regularity of the annual accounts of all JHA agencies and the revenue underlying these accounts for the year which ended on 31 December 2019;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls the important role of JHA agencies in supporting and advising Member States in the fields of security, justice and fundamental rights; reiterates the need to ensure the provision of adequate financial support for JHA agencies in order to fulfil their mandates in a fully transparent manner and in full compliance with fundamental rights;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Court found that the payments underlying the accounts were legal and regular for all agencies except for EASO, for which a qualified opinion was issued due to irregularities in regard to public procurement procedures and related payments; is disappointed that the legality and regularity of payments only slowly improved in 2019; regrets that, once again, there were irregular payments, representing 14,6 % of the value of all payments made by EASO in 2019; Aacknowledges that the Executive Director is taking action to improve the management of EASO and is demonstrating a strong commitment to addressing as a matter of priority the organisational flaws within EASO; welcomes the improvements made by the new management, as recognised also by the Court; urges EASO to maintain this commitment and to report back to the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs on a regular basis;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the importance to ensure an adequate gender balance in all agencies' governing bodies;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Welcomes the fact that the Court has declared that in most cases agencies have taken corrective actions to address previous years' audit observations and calls on the JHA agencies to continue their efforts to follow up on the Court's observations;