6 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2017/2163(DEC)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges with approval that, at year-end, the College had paid 91 % of all its financial commitments on time, thereby exceeding the objective of 85 % of all payments being paid within the legally set timeframe; notes with satisfaction that no interest was charged by suppliers for late payments;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern that a number of staff members brought a legal claim against the College disputing the conditions in which the relocation was carried out and its financial impact on their income; notes that an amicable settlement has been reached with some staff members and the payments were made to this end in 2015 and 2016; notes furthermore that some staff appealed the court judgement, which is expected in 2018; calls on the College to report to the Discharge Authority on the outcome of the appeal;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Observes that, as a consequence of the relocation from the United Kingdom to Hungary, due to the significantly lower correction coefficient applied to staff salaries in the new location, the number of resignations has increased; notes that a number of mitigating actions have been implemented; notes, however, that the low grading of posts combined with low correction coefficient, does not encourage foreigners (especially from West and Northern Europe) to move to Hungary; therefore, the geographical balance is not always ensured; notes with concern from the Court’s report that the high staff turnover may impact business continuity and the Agency’s ability to implement the activities foreseen in its work programme and points out this problem needs to be addressed;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that with regards to external remunerated experts, the College publishes on its website, as part of the annual list of contractors, the expert contracts awarded by the College; notes, however, that the declarations on conflicts of interest and confidentiality for the remunerated experts are not published on the website - this lapse needs to be rectified; acknowledges that the College will revisit its arrangements on the publication of such declarations; calls on the College to report to the discharge authority on the measures taken;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that in November and December 2016 the Internal Audit Service audited the College on ‘Training Needs Assessment, Planning and Budgeting’ with focus on the core business activities; notes, moreover, that the draft audit report of March 2017 concludes that while the audit did not result in the identification of any critical or very important issues, the Internal Audit Service considers that there is room for improvement in the utilisation of the Justice and Home Affairs Training Matrix to avoid overlap with training courses organised by other justice and home affairs agencies - this issue should be addressed as soon as possible;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes with concern - given the fast-reducing time-line - from the College’s answers that for the time being the College does not have sufficient information to allow a thorough preparation for carrying out future activities after Brexit; notes that Brexit will limit the College’s access to the United Kingdom law enforcement expertise and ability to organise training with United Kingdom officials; notes that these aspects might negatively impact the development of common practices, information exchange and ultimately cross- border cooperation on fighting and prevention of crime and thus recommends that measures be implemented to maintain - at least - the current level of cooperation; calls on the Commission and the College to update the Discharge Authority on the Brexit related risks management;