Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2017/2161(DEC)
Plenary speeches (1)
Discharge 2016: European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) (A8-0114/2018 - Bart Staes) EL
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security for the financial year 2016 PDF (290 KB) DOC (62 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1
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1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2016 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2016;
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security for the financial year 2016 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security for the financial year 2016;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
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- the Agency did not include a chapter on transparency, accountability and integrity in the 2016 annual report; calls onurges the Agency forthwith to include such a chapter in the 2017 Annual activity report;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes from the Court´s report that the carry-overs of committed appropriations for Title II (administrative expenditure) were at EUR 300 000 (25 %), compared to EUR 150 000 (22 %) in 2015, i.e. EUR 150 000 more; notes that those carry-overs primarily related to investments in IT and a service car near year end - the use of this car and the reasons for its purchase will have to be communicated for information to the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Requests the Agency and the Court of Auditors to transmit detailed information on all transfers of officials, including the Executive Director of the Agency, to the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control for information and consultation;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes from the Court´s report that in 2016, the Agency incorrectly moved eight additional staff to Athens, reducing the number of staff in Heraklion to 14; notes from the Agency’s reply that the total staff expected to be in Heraklion at the end of 2017 is eight, which will make it even more difficult for the Agency to work in Crete; highlights the fact that, according to the Court´s 2013 report, it is likely that costs could be further reduced if all staff were centralised in one location, i.e. at the official headquarters of the Agency in Heraklion, Crete, as set out in Decision 2004/97/EC, Euratom; calls on the Agency to report to the discharge authority on the possible measures to improve the situation;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the Agency uses official vehicles butand rightly does not allow their private use;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes with concern that the Agency has not yet provided any specific initiative to improve transparency in its contacts with lobbyists and stakeholders; calls onurges the Agency to enact a proactive lobby transparency policy without further delay and to report to the discharge authority on any taken measures addressing this issue;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes with concern that the Agency does not make public the minutes of its management board meetings; calls on the Agency forthwith to change its practice by publishing the minutes in order to improve the transparency of its decision-making process;