Activities of Nils UŠAKOVS related to 2023/2182(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agencies for the financial year 2022: performance, financial management and control
Amendments (3)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Emphasizes the weaknesses of 16 EU agencies in various aspects of budgetary management and management and control systems concerning deficiencies in data quality and completeness, expenditure implemented without the proper delegation of power of an authorising officer, absence of adequate ex-post/ex-ante checks, and weaknesses in management of grants and commitments;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses that EU agencies shall proactively contribute to national and Union efforts while carrying out their tasks in full cooperation with Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, and Member States, avoiding any duplication of work, promoting synergy and complementarity; further calls on the agencies, where and when appropriate, to achieve financial savings by cooperating closely with other Union institutions, agencies and bodies, especially those that have their seat in the same Member State;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Underlines that it is essential that the EU agencies act impartially, demonstrate integrity and establish high professional standards in particular with regard to senior representatives of an agency, which shall not undermine its integrity during or after their term of office; reminds that there should never be any legitimate reason to suspect that decisions might be influenced by interests conflicting with the role of an agency as a body serving the Union as a whole or by private interests or affiliations of any member of the Management Board which would create, or have the potential to create, a conflict with the proper performance of the official duties of the person concerned;