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Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020, Section IX –European Data Protection Supervisor
2022/01/14
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2021/2114(DEC)
Documents: PDF(151 KB) DOC(72 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Ramona STRUGARIU', 'mepid': 134605}]

Amendments (6)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that the Court of Auditors’ (the Court’s) report on the implementation of the budget concerning the financial year 2020 does not contain any remarks about the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS); notes especially in this regard the positive continued growth of the EDPS in the financial year in question, in terms of both financial and human resources, allowing EDPS to fulfil its mandate;
2021/12/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the key role of the EDPS in the Union justice and home affairs framework, ensuring the full respect for the right of privacy and data protection; notes the numerous unparalleled questions the EDPS was faced with in its supervisory role with regards to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (the EPPO); appreciates the support offered by the EDPS to the EPPO with regards to the establishment of its personal data processing rules, as well as the support offered to other Union agencies within the justice and home affairs framework, such as Europol and Eurojust;
2021/12/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes furthermore that at the end of 2019, a new supervisory framework for the processing of personal data at Eurojust came into force, under which the EDPS is responsible for monitoring Eurojust's compliance with the applicable Union rules on data protection; welcomes in that regard the close cooperation between the EDPS and Eurojust throughout the year 2020;
2021/12/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the 2020 annual report published by the EDPS; welcomes the fact that in 2020 the EDPS met or surpassed the targets set in five out of eight key performance indicators; notes that in 2020, 72.97 % of the EDPS's allocated budget was implemented, a lower figure compared to 2019 (92 %) and below the 2020 target (90 %); acknowledges the EDPS's explanation that that is mainly due to the COVID-19 crisis, which significantly affected its activities;
2021/12/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Welcomes the Procurement Process Guide published on the EDPS intranet in order to provide EDPS staff with detailed guidance on different procurement procedures;
2021/12/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Welcomes the ongoing efforts of the EDPS to becoming a paperless institution, including the continuation of paperless interviews in 2020, the intention to automate appraisal, probation and evaluation reports via the implementation of new modules in the human resources interface in 2021, and the implementation in 2020 of paperless finance systems with respect to the processing of payments, budget management and procurement;
2021/12/07
Committee: LIBE