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5 Amendments of Patricija ŠULIN related to 2016/2184(DEC)

Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the high implementation rate of the budget of 99,8 % for commitment appropriations and 89 % for payment appropriations; notes, however, that carry-overs of committed appropriations reached 41 % for administrative expenditure; stresses the importance of the respect of the principle of annuality of the budget; reminds that the principle of annuality is one of the three basic accounting principles; welcomes the commitment of the Agency to continue its efforts to ensure efficient and compliant budget implementation;
2017/01/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes the publication of the Europol Consolidated Activity Annual Report for 2015 and recommends in this respect Europol to also publish the European Court of Auditors report; welcomes the publication of whistleblowing rules and notes Europol's commitment to complement the existing rules with additional arrangements; reiterates that transparency is a key issue in upholding the Union citizens' trust in the Union and Union institutions;
2017/01/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that the members of the Directorate published "declarations of absence of conflict of interest"; calls upon Europol to publish "declarations of interest" instead of "declarations of absence of conflict of interest" as it is not for the members of the Directorate to declare themselves out of the conflict of interest and ensure the independent verification of the declarations of interest; notes that the members of the Management Board did not publish the declaration of interest but welcomes the upcoming new Europol Regulation which is foreseen to enter into force on 1 May 2017, with new provisions on rules for prevention and management of conflicts of interest;
2017/01/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that, in response to terrorist attacks and the migration crisis and in light of the Commission’s Agenda on Security and Migration, Europol’s mandate was strengthened, its budget increased and its staff reinforced; welcomes the successful efforts of the aAgency in setting up the EU Internet Referral Unit, the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) and the European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC); encourages the Agency to focus on development of this three new instruments;
2017/01/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages Europol to continue to improve information sharing among its partners for the purposes of counter- terrorismas well as cooperation with Member States, national law enforcement and Eurojust for the purposes of counter- terrorism; invites the Agency to pay more attention to the presentation of its work via online platforms.
2017/01/20
Committee: LIBE