13 Amendments of Alin MITUȚA related to 2020/2180(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. NotWelcomes the appointment of a new executive director on 16 June 2019; welcomes the detailed follow-up report by the Office on the observations of Parliament for the financial year 2019, in particular the steps made in the area of procurement with the successful conclusion of the framework contract for temporary agency workers in Italy that was awarded in 2019 and its full compliance with Union procurement rules;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes with satisfaction that during 2019 EASO continued the improvement towards a fully effective and efficient internal control system, tackling control environments, risk management, control activities, information and communication and monitoring activities; welcomes the conclusion of the internal control self-assessment that compared to 2018 the overall status of internal control systems in 2019 had significantly improved;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes with appreciation the progress achieved by the Office in 2019 in implementing its Annual Work Programme; notes that the Office successfully achieved 82% of the 347 pre- established annual targets, exceeding expectations on 43% of KPIs, achieving 31% of KPIs, nearly achieving 8% and not achieving 8% of KPIs;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, on 31 December 2019, the establishment plan was 75,35 % executed, with 214 temporary agents appointed out of 284 temporary agents authorised under the Union budget (compared to 214 authorised posts in 2018); notes that, in addition, 72 contract agents and 9 seconded national experts worked for the Office in 2019; notes with satisfaction that the Office’s recruitment plan provides for a staff of 500 by 2020; points out the fact that the Office would not be in position to provide Member States with critical support to their asylum systems without recurring to the use of temporary agents, seconded national experts from the Member States; acknowledges the Office's proposal suggesting an Asylum Reserve Pool of 500 Member States experts; calls on the Member States and the Commission to urgently assess and address this issue, allowing the Office to fully implement its mandate;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Encourages the Office to pursue the development of a long term Human Resources policy framework which addresses the work-life balance, the lifelong guidance and career development, the gender balance, the teleworking, the geographical balance and the recruitment and integration of people with disabilities;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Prevention and management of conflicts of interest, ethics and transparency
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the Office’s reply to the discharge authority on the declaration of interests, which stated that all staff sign a declaration of interests upon entry into service; notes that the declaration of interests of the executive director has been published on the Office’s website; calls on the Office to urgently publish the declarations of interests of the other senior management members on its website;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Underlines the fact that the current ethical framework applying to EU institutions and agencies suffers from considerable drawbacks due to its fragmentation and lack of coordination between existing provisions; highlights that these issues should be addressed by setting up a common ethical framework, ensuring the application of high ethical standards for all EU institutions and agencies; considers that public officials are not in a position to conduct self- assessments regarding ethical situations or in instances of conflicts of interest; believes that this should fall under the competences of an independent specialised third party; calls under these circumstances, for the creation of an EU independent ethics body, responsible for the implementation of the common ethical framework for all EU institutions and agencies;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Notes with appreciation that ethics and integrity processes were reinforced, including awareness raising measures; welcomes the adoption by the Management Board of a policy on protecting the dignity of the person and preventing psychological and sexual harassment, as well as the implementation of a procedure for the nomination of confidential counsellors, together with the nomination of an ethics correspondent as part of the HR team; calls on the Office to report back to the discharge authority about the implementation and effectiveness of these measures;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Welcomes the adoption of guidelines on whistleblowing by the Management Board's decision of 20 September 2019 and notes that staff was accordingly informed by email about these developments by the Office HR team; calls on the Office to report to the discharge authority on the implementation and effectiveness of the measure;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes, as noted by the Court, the re-establishment of the internal legal service, the recruitment of a senior legal office, with plans to further strengthen this function, the recruitment of an ex-post controller and the establishment of a new internal and ex-post control service; notes that the establishment of an internal audit capability is still under consideration, awaiting the implementation of a cost- effectiveness analysis;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Stresses the importance to increase the digitalisation of the Office in terms of internal operations and management procedures; stresses the need for the Office to continue to be proactive in this regard in order to avoid a digital gap between the agencies at all costs; draws attention, however, to the need to take all the necessary security measures to avoid any risk to the online security of the information processed;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Calls on the Office to continue to increase cooperation and exchange of good practices with other European agencies with a view to improve efficiency (human resources, building management, IT services and security);