5 Amendments of Claudia SCHMIDT related to 2017/2177(DEC)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the action already undertaken by the ad interim Executive Director in order to improve the governance structure of the Office, restore transparency and build trust; underlines the importance of counteracting the previously detected deficiencies in legality and regularity of transactions; calls on the Office to prepare a roadmap presenting the way forward;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
expects all possible actions to be taken to recover irregular payments from the budget year 2016: EUR 920.561 (procurement procedure for the provision of travel services) and EUR 592.273 (framework contract for interim services to support it in its response to the migration crisis);
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 b (new)
Subheading 2 b (new)
remains concerned by the development of travel reimbursement costs; notes that in 2014, EUR 997.506 were reimbursed, in 2015 reimbursements amounted to 987.515, in 2016 reimbursements amounted to EUR 1.012.147; notes that attendees that fall into category A have specific tasks to fulfil during meetings; notes the decrease of category-A reimbursements, which dropped from 69 % in 2014 to 52 % in 2015 and 37 % in 2016; is concerned by the apparent discrepancy between an increased workload for the Office and less category- A attendees; underlines that the increase of travel costs reimbursements and the decrease of category-A attendees may indicate an arbitrary reimbursement scheme;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 c (new)
Subheading 2 c (new)
Notes, again, that the Office’s work programme includes operational support activities of the Office in “hotspots” in some Member States; underlines the importance of this activity and stresses the wider consequences for the entire Union if tasks are not duly planned, managed and executed; strongly urges the personnel of the Office to properly assume its responsibilities regarding administrative matters and on-the-ground work;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomesTakes note of the measures taken by the Office to strengthen procurement procedures, in particular the addition of senior staff and additional support staff to the procurement sector; stresses that the activities of the Office are financed by taxpayers' money and that due diligence needs to be the first priority;