14 Amendments of Patryk JAKI related to 2023/2729(RSP)
Amendment 27 #
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the need for a strong, effective and well-functioning European Border and Coast Guard Agency that is able to assist Member States in protecting and managing the common external borders of the European Union and in ensuring integrated border management in full compliance with fundamental rights;
Amendment 32 #
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the Agency’s budget grew exponentially from around EUR 114 million in 2015 to around EUR 750 million in 2022; adds, moreover, that the revised mandates of the Agency in 2016 and 2019 corresponded to major increases in the Agency’s responsibilities and competences, including in terms of staff and technical equipment; stresses that such increases in responsibility and budget for the Agency need to be accompanied by a corresponding increase in accountability and transparency and increased scrutiny of the Agency’s respect for Union lawwelcomes the Agency's efforts in enhancing transparency, and budget forecasting and implementation; welcomes budget discharge being granted for the year 2021;
Amendment 37 #
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that over the course of the last two years the Agency has seen significant managerial changes, including a new fundamental rights officer (FRO), a new chair of its Management Board, three new deputy executive directors and a new executive director; expects that the change in management will bring about the necessary change in culture with regard to respect for the Union’s principles and values, most notably fundamental rights, and with regard tofurther strengthen the Agency's role in ensuring safe and well- functioning external borders and security with respect for the Union’s principles and values, transparency and efficiency in internal procedures, and to increasedproper accountability towards Parliament and the Council in accordance with the applicable legal framework; welcomes the measures already implemented to improve the management culture and to strengthen integrity and accountability within the Agency; calls on the new leadership to undertake the deep reforms that are needed and calls on the Management Board to evaluate how it can step up its involvement and scrutiny of the way in which the Agency is run;
Amendment 40 #
Paragraph 4
4. ConsiderNotes that the second European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) investigation into management practices at the Agency, which is underway only nine months after the first OLAF investigation was closed, demonstrates the need for change in the culture of the Agency; ; underlines that following the findings of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the resignation of the former Executive Director of Frontex in April 2022, the executive management of Frontex identified areas which required immediate improvement, and the Staff Committee was consulted on areas of concern related to staff engagement, performance and well-being; welcomes the efforts made to address the identified shortcomings;
Amendment 43 #
Paragraph 5
Amendment 47 #
Paragraph 6
Amendment 70 #
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges that the Agency finally has 46 fundamental rights monitors (FRMs) in place, despite the significant delay in complying with the requirements of the updated mandate; notes that 31 FRMs have been appointed at administrator (AD) level; continues to stress that those FRMs who were hired at the lower assistant (AST) grade should be upgraded to the higher AD level as soon possible through the appropriate procedures; points out that, based on the Agency’s updated mandate, the number of FRMs should continue to grow as the overall size of the standing corps increases; looks forward, in that regard, to receiving details of the Agency’s plans to increase the number of FRMs;
Amendment 74 #
Paragraph 13
13. ExpStresses severe concern regarding the serious and persistent allegations made against Greek authorities in relation to pushbacks and violence against migrants; is convinthat with regards to Frontex operational presence in Greeced, that respect for the principles and values of the Union must be the condition sine qua non for Frontex to commit to a joint operation with a Member State; is further convinced that, should a Member State be unable to respect those principles and values, then the Agency should scale down and repurpose its operations towards monitoring activities in the light of Article 46 of its mandate, while maintaining its presence on the ground in order not to leave a vacuum; regrets that the Agency has so far refrained from scaling down or repurposing its operations in Greecee Agency created a working group to prepare assessments, which concluded not to trigger Article 46 but proposed improvement measures to the Greek authorities;
Amendment 90 #
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that, although the Agency withdrew from operations in Hungary in January 2021 following a clear CJEU ruling in December 202011 , it continues to support Hungarian authorities in carrying out returns; reiterates the FSWG’s calls on the executive director to immediately suspend support for return-related operations from Hungary; __________________ 11 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 17 December 2020, Commission v Hungary, C-808/18, ECLI:EU:C:2020:1029.
Amendment 93 #
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Points to the importance of the Agency's support to Member States in managing the EU’s external borders and tackling cross-border crime; underlines in this regard that Frontex is a hub of expertise for border control activities, sharing intelligence and knowledge with all EU Member States and neighbouring countries affected by illegal migration and cross-border crime; acknowledges the fact that each operation is based on risk analysis and uniquely tailored to the circumstances identified by Frontex in its risk analysis;
Amendment 96 #
Paragraph 16
16. Notes the Agency’s mandate to provide better situational awareness in the maritime domain and to transmit that information to the relevant authorities regarding competence for search and rescue operations; reiterates the obligation under the international law of the sea to render assistance to persons found in distress at sea; notes that Regulation (EU) No 656/2014 establishing rules for the surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by Frontex lays down the rules for the Agency’s involvement in search and rescue operations; underlines that the Agency could do more to increase the capacity of the EU and Member States to carry out search and rescue operations, notably by notes the difficulties faced by the coast guard agents and the lack of cooperation from neighbouring countries and advocates for solutions to end the businvesting in appropriate assets for such operations model of human traffickers and human smugglers to save more lives;
Amendment 108 #
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the absence of an EU-level search and rescue mission has led other civil society and non- governmental organisations to fill the gap in providing search and rescue capacity; is concerned about the increasing number of attempts to criminalise such actions, further limiting the possibilities for those in distress at sea to be rescuedPoints to national sovereignty in the management of the Member States territorial waters and defends a code of conduct for civil society and non- governmental organisations carrying search and rescue operations to compel ships to disembark as soon as the first rescue operation is completed and to sail straight to the designated port of safety;
Amendment 114 #
Paragraph 19
Amendment 119 #
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Commission to conduct fundamental rights impact assessments prior to concluding negotiations for a status agreement with a third country in order to be able to fully consider the fundamental rights impact of coopnderlines that the cooperation of Frontex with non-EU countries is key for the comprehensive implementation of the European integrated border management and that by leveratging with that country; calls on the Agency to share periodical evaluations of jos expertise and resources, Frontex has become an essential partner in the fight against operations in third countries and constantly assess the impact and scope of active operations, including in respect of fundamental rights;transnational crime and border protection also for non-EU countries thanks to the status agreements currently in force