Activities of José Inácio FARIA related to 2015/2174(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on 2014 discharge: European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets, mostly in the context of the new EMSA legal framework, that the commitment execution in 2014 is below the 95% target of the Commission, resulting in the penalty applied by the Commission on the Draft Budget 2016; urges the Agency to improve the budget execution and reduce this level to the ceilings established by Commission;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the Agency’s contribution to maritime safety and prevention of ship pollution in Europe; deplores that, while exptending competences to a new set of core tasks and introducing new ancillary tasks to be executed by the Agency following the entry into force of its amended basic regulation in February 2013 (Regulation (EU) No 100/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency), staff reduction and budgetary cuts became applicable in 2014; reaffirms that the Agency has to be given the financial, material and human resources it needs to perform its tasks successfuleffectively, including when dealing with critically important activities outside theirits mandate, (i.e. contribution with know-how, operational support and staff of the Agency to the refugees crisis);
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that the Agency is developing medium-term objectives and action plans to improve its performance towards the achievement of the strategic goals set in the 5-year strategy adopted by the Administrative Board in 2013; Regrets, in this context that the multi-annual financial framework of the EU for the period 2014-2020, in clear contrast with the new legal remit for EMSA set in Regulation (EU) No 100/2013, may impose an adaptation of the strategy of the Agency due to financial constraints;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that the Agency’s know- how and in-house capabilities provide the opportunity to expand its action and service provision to a more global scale, contributing to outspread EU regulatory frameworks and safety and environmental standards; Stresses that this would represent an opportunity for further revenue streams to the Agency, outside direct contributions from the EU budget;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the fact that according to the stakeholder survey launched by EMSA in 2014, the Agency is perceived as highly professional and equipped with high technical expertise to deliver its mission; Notes with concern that transparency comes out as a weak point in this survey and invites the Agency to work towards reverting this perception by stakeholders;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Appreciates the fact that the Court of Auditors did not make any comments on the Agency’s financial management in 2014; welcomes the fact that the Agency has completed a physical inventory of administrative equipment and invites the Agency to accelerate its working on improving accounting procedures and information in respect of costs for internally created intangible assets;