Activities of Saskia BRICMONT related to 2022/2098(DEC)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Asylum Support Office (now the European Union Agency for Asylum) for the financial year 2021
Amendments (5)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes however that a high number of management posts are vacant and that many had been occupied by interim staff; recalls that one of the reasons underlying the dependency on interim staff was the delay of the adoption and entry into force of the Regulation establishing a European Union Agency for Asylum , as the agreement did not allow it to extend these contracts until the entry into force of the new legal framework; notes with regret serious lack of foresight of the Commission when designing and allocating these posts to the Office; underlines that the situation created had a negative impact on the recruitment capabilities and the ability of the Office to adequately support Member States, ultimately to the detriment of asylum- seekers and refugees who faced prolonged procedures and inadequate reception conditions; highlights also that these posts had been occupied on an acting basis for more than one year, at odds with the Staff Regulations and also puts strategic continuity of the Office at risk;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the important role that the Office fulfils in the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), assisting requesting Member States in improving the efficiency and quality of their asylum systems; further recalls that in carrying out its operations, the Office is relatively dependent on Member States’ cooperation, calls on Member States to comply with their obligations as regards national experts in order to avoid the need for the Office to rely on external contractors;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the signature of two operational support plans with Lithuania and Latvia in the third quarter of 2021, in response to the sharp increase of irregular migration flows from Belarus and the ensuing escalation in the number of asylum applications, bringing the total number of countries assisted by the Office to 8 in 2021 (Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Spain);
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the impact of the Russian war against Ukraine on the activities of EASO and the fact that EASO had to request additional human and financial resources to face the increased demand for assistance from Member States; underlines the fact that the lack of human resources in 2022 limited the ability to perform some of the tasks of the new mandate of the Office, and that the financial effects of the Russian war against Ukraine cannot be reliably estimated;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes the new updated COI Research Guide on the situation of LGBTIQ persons published in November 2021, which may assist lawyers, legal aid providers and judges working in the asylum procedure;