Activities of Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ related to 2021/2157(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION 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 (4)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the valuable role played by Union agencies in helping Union institutions to design and implement policies, especially by carrying outfor specific technical, scientific and managerial, operational or regulatory tasks; appreciates the high quality work performed by the agencies working in the area of employment, social affairs and inclusion;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the deepened cooperation between the agencies within the framework of the European Union Agencies Network (EUAN) with a focus on sharing services, knowledge and expertisehich is an important inter-agency cooperation platform to enhance agencies’ visibility, identify and promote possible efficiency gains, add value and ensure efficient communication between the agencies and relevant stakeholders with a focus on sharing services, knowledge and expertise; appreciates and encourages the close collaboration among the agencies under the remit of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs in order to ensure synergies, complementarity and sharing resources;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that two observations regarding budget management and one regarding procurement procedures were made to Cedefop; notes that two observations regarding internal controls and one on procurement procedures were made to Eurofound; notes that one observation on internal controls was made to ETF; urges EU agencies to improve their public procurement procedures with a view to compliance with applicable rules and as a result, the achievement of the most economically advantageous purchases, while respecting the principles of transparency, proportionality, equal treatment and non-discrimination;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes with interest ‘Special Report 22/2020: Future of EU agencies – Potential for more flexibility and cooperation’ which was the Court’s first overall assessment of the conditions put in place by the EU to support all EU agencies in the delivery of policy for the benefit of citizens; notes its findings that there is a need for more networking and cooperation as well as more flexibility in the set-up, functioning and possible winding-up of agencies while acknowledging the diverse governance structures, mandates, tasks and challenges of the agencies; further notes the recommendations of the Court to the Commission and agencies to ensure the relevance, coherence and flexibility of the set-up of agencies, allocate resources in a more flexible manner, improve governance, accountability and reporting on performance and strengthen the role of agencies as centres of expertise and networking;