3 Amendments of Clare DALY related to 2019/2088(DEC)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that the current proportion of women on the Europol Management Board is 11 out of 55 members (20%); asks the Agency to take measures to ensure better gender balance within its senior management;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the Court’s finding of weaknesses in contract management as well as ex ante controls linked to the Agency’s irregular prolongation and amendment of a framework contract on the provision of business travel services after it had expired; notes that the amendment introduced new price aspects not covered by the initial public procurement procedure and that the irregular payments in relation to the contract amounted to 22,188 EUR in 2018; takes note of Europol’s objection to the Court’s finding regarding contract management and ex ante controls and its commitment to due diligence as well as to sound financial management but stresses that such irregularities should be avoidednot happen in the future; urges the Agency to betterfully respect the Financial Regulation in order to strengthen its internal financial management controls accordingly;
Amendment 12 #
6. Notes that the Court has identified a horizontal trend across agencies in the use of external staff hired in IT consultancy roles; calls for this dependency on external recruitment in this important area to be addressed; encourages the Agency to act on the single outstanding recommendation of the Court, namely to publish its vacancy notices on the website of the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO); strongly encourages Europol to further develop cooperation between the other institutions, agencies, offices and bodies of the Union with a view to internalising IT roles in the field of Justice and Home Affairs;