Activities of Olivier CHASTEL related to 2021/2157(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2020: performance, financial management and control
Amendments (10)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the Court found that the payments underlying the accounts were legal and regular for all agencies except for eu-LISA, for which a qualified opinion was issued because of two payments that were not compliant with the provisions of framework contracts, amounting in total to EUR 10 405 074, representing 4,1 % of the total payment appropriations available in 2020; acknowledges eu-LISA's reply that the largest irregular payment was connected to an administrative omission specific contract concerning the acquisition of a different software from the one offered by the contractor in the tender for the associated framework contract and that it was a matter of pure administrative nature that eu-LISA did not amend the relevant framework contract on time; notes, furthermore, that the need to change one of the auxiliary software products used in the operation of the shared biometric matching system (sBMS) was of a pure operational nature, with the purpose of reducing the duplication of training and support efforts, ultimately reducing the overall operational costs for eu-LISA; underlines that following the issuance of the Court observation, eu-LISA responded promptly, signing an amendment to the framework contract in order to rectify the initial omission;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that the Court did not audit the 2020 accounts of the European Public Prosecutor's Office ('EPPO'), as EPPO only launched its operations on 1 June 2021;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Recalls the importance of establishing and maintaining an active dialogue between the Commission and the decentralised agencies over the allocation of appropriate resources and the design of the respective establishment plans, especially with regards to the grade at which posts are allocated;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Welcomes the fact that the Court has declared that in most cases the Union agencies have taken corrective actions to address previous years' audit observations and calls on the JHA agencies to continue their efforts to follow up on the Court's observations;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Welcomes the cooperation within the JHA Agencies Network; calls on the JHA agencies to continue to develop synergies, increase cooperation and exchange good practices between them with a view to improving efficiency;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Urges all JHA agencies to take measures to ensure full compliance with Union transparency rules as well as with fundamental rights and data protection standards; calls upon them to comply with financial regulations and high management standards;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5 g. Reiterates that there is a persisting significant gender imbalance on the management boards of several JHA agencies; underlines that the responsibility for nominating members to the management boards lies with authorities of the Member States; calls, therefore, on the agencies to remind the Member States proactively of the importance of gender balance and calls on Member States to ensure gender balance when nominating members to the management boards;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5 h. Recalls the need for horizontal guidance from the Commission to Union bodies on how to calculate contributions from third countries consistently in order to increase accountability and transparency, as pointed out by the Court;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 i (new)
Paragraph 5 i (new)
5 i. Recalls the important role of the JHA agencies and of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), which carry out monitoring, operational, analytical and managerial tasks to support and advise the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and Member States in the fields of fundamental rights, security and justice; reiterates the need to ensure the provision of adequate financial support for the JHA agencies and the EDPS to enable them to fulfil their mandates in a fully transparent manner and in full compliance with fundamental rights;