19 Amendments of Evin INCIR related to 2024/2030(DEC)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the fact that the casework carried out by Eurojust is steadily increasing, in 2023 by 14%, more than 13 000 cases were handled by Eurojust, which also organised 577 Coordination Meetings and 21 Coordination Centres, provided legal, technical, financial and/or operational support to 288 Joint Investigation Teams, facilitated the execution of 1 259 European Arrest Warrants, contributed to the arrest of more than 4 200 suspects and the seizure and/or freezing of criminal assets worth over EUR 1 billion, drafted 1 013 operational deliverables in support to cases (analyses, legal notes etc.) and enabled the use of 6 299 European Investigation Orders;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. AppreciatesStresses the importance of Eurojust’s continued support to Ukraine, by the JIT investigating alleged core international crimes committed in Ukraine, by operating the Core International Crimes Evidence Database (CICED) to preserve, store and analyse evidence of core international crimes in a single, secure, central database, by ensuring a safe digital data transmission method for the evidence submission, and its analysis; further welcomes the launching of the new International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (ICPA) at Eurojust with the aim to support national investigations and agree on common investigative and prosecution strategies, and by actively contributing to the work of the Seize and Freeze taskforce in order to ensure the effective implementation of EU sanctions across the European Union;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. NHighlights the very important role of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) as the guardian of fundamental rights and rule of law as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights; notes the Court’s observation on recurrent high rates of carry-overs related to operational activities amounting to EUR 6,4 million (23 %) of available 2023 commitment appropriations to 2024; notes that it is a lower rate than in 2022, when the rates of carry-overs were 26%;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the fact that the Court has declared the transactions underlying the annual accounts of FRA for the financial year 2023 to be legal and regular in all material respects; highlights that the budget for 2023 was 34 million EUR; notes and reiterates its concern that FRA continues to suffer from financial and staff resources constraints;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Welcomes that FRA was able to fulfil its objectives and to deliver on the activities foreseen in its Annual Work Programme despite the continuous shortage on human and financial resources; notes that the number of meetings and events organised or co- organised was 421 compared to the set target of 260, and that the number of communication materials was 1809 compared to the set target of 250;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Regrets that FRA’s establishment plan has not been increased, that the staff decreased by four percent from 2022 to 2023 and that the budget increase mainly reflected the indexation with the inflation rate, not being commensurate with the increased number of requests FRA has received within this period and despite the entry into force of the new amended founding Regulation; further recognises that the increase in workload and requests, particularly after the entry into force of the new mandate which introduced new activities in the areas of justice and police cooperation, was not accompanied with additional resources;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Highlights that without adequate financial and staff resources, FRA will not be able to carry out all the tasks assigned to it and fully implement its new mandate; reminds that this can affect the quality of work that FRA provides which has proved to be extremely valuable for EU policy;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Welcomes the cooperation with other EU agencies, bodies and civil society in order to ensure there is compliance with fundamental rights;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Commends the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights’ (FRA) assistance to policymakers implementing existing EU law and policies in the field of gender equality and anti-discrimination, such as EU law and policies combating racism, islamophobia, and antisemitism, supporting the collection of equality data and the implementation of national Roma strategic frameworks, and providing input for to the mid-term review of the 2020– 2025 LGBTIQ equality strategy, the protection of civil society and of human rights defenders at risk, as well as supporting the revision of the victims’ rights directive, the Anti-racism Action Plan and the EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life and advising on the implementation of the horizontal enabling conditions related to fundamental right for the use of EU funds and its substantial input to the Commissions annual rule of law report;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises FRA’s guidance and engagement in the area of asylum and migration, and its important focus on fundamental rights, Member States' international obligations and EU human rights law in this area, including cooperation with the European Union Asylum Agency (EUAA) to enhancing the understanding of guardians and legal representatives assisting unaccompanied children seeking international protection within the Union and the training provided to staff of Europol enhancing awareness and understanding of fundamental rights considerations in relevant operational contexts; welcomes FRA’s timely input on the temporary protection directive implementation in the context of refugees fleeing from Ukraine, as well as on identifying the challenges with regard to the implementation of Union law on long- term residence, and the list of actions the Union and its Member States can take to reduce fatalities at sea;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the essential role Frontex plays in Search and Rescue (SAR) operations, with maritime and aerial assets deployed in joint operations responding to 785 incidents involving 43 508 migrants, underscoring the critical contribution of Frontex to humanitarian efforts; notes with concern that in 2023, Statista estimates that 3105 migrants died while crossing the Mediterranean Sea;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Frontex to prioritise the full implementation of all outstanding recommendations from European audit and scrutiny bodies, particularly those from the European Parliament’s Frontex Scrutiny Working Group, OLAF, the European Ombudsman, the Court, and the Frontex Working Group on Fundamental Rights and Legal Operational Aspects of Operations (WG FRaLO);
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes with concern that the Court has been highlighting since 2018 a high level of carry-overs and cancellations by Frontex and that this problem persists in 2023;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Notes furthermore that Frontex continues to struggle to meet its required occupancy as laid down in its staff establishment plan and that this problem also dates back to at least 2018;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Draws attention to the Court's ongoing concern regarding lack of rules on declared conflicts of interest in relation to recruitment procedures in Frontex;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that CEPOL continued to provide a cyber training portfolio through its CEPOL Cybercrime Academy; welcomes the fact that the dedicated training activities improved cybercrime knowledge and cyber capacities in Europe in the fields of the fight against child sexual exploitation, online fraud schemes and cyber-attacks and that CEPOL developed its first ever dedicated workshop on artificial intelligence; highlights the importance of increasing knowledge and awareness on men’s violence against women and domestic violence in accordance with Directive 2024/1385 on combating violence against women and domestic violence, especially sexual violence and rape; notes that according to the FRA, 1 in 20 women (5 %) in the EU have been raped since the age of 15 and only 0,5 % of the rapes in Europe leads to convictions according to a study made by Avaaz in 2023;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Emphasizes the need for proactive measures and increased knowledge to prevent the recruitment into organized crime, especially of children and young people;
Amendment 147 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes with concern the increased recruitment of children and young people into organized crime; stresses the importance of a clear and comprehensive strategy to prevent and combat this phenomenon;
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Further acknowledges the Commission's efforts towards a stronger and more secure Europe, as outlined by President Ursula von der Leyen in her statement of 2024; calls on the Commission to doublincrease Europol's staff and recognise Europol’'s central role in ensuring security across the Union and its capacity to respond to emerging threats; further underlines that thisan expansion will further enhance Europol's ability to support Member States in combating serious and organised crime, both online and offline, thereby contributing to a safer and more secure Europe for all.