4 Amendments of Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU related to 2020/2180(DEC)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that, according to the reports of the Court for the financial years 2016 and 2017, the Office’s procurement procedures for interim workers in Greece and for the Office’s rented premises in Lesbos were irregular; recalls that, according to the report of the Court for the financial year 2018, the Court concluded that the Office’s procurement procedures for interim workers in Italy were irregular, though no payments were made on those contracts yet; notes that, according to the report of the Court for the financial year 2019, the Office’s procedures for selecting and contracting external experts systematically lacked a solid audit trail, which in turn resulted in a lack of evidence that the Office had treated experts equally in its selection procedures; notes the Court’s opinion that, except for the effects of the qualified opinion on the legality and regularity of payments for the financial years 2016, 2017 and 2018, amounting to EUR 13 979 880, and the error found in 2019, amounting to EUR 111 304, payments underlying the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2019 are legal and regular in all material aspects; welcomes that corrective actions were implemented by EASO in 2019 to address those irregularities;
Amendment 11 #
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; welcomes that recruitment situation has significantly improved; stresses that the EASO must continue registering progress in recruitment;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Regrets EASO’s continued reliance on interim workers to compensate for the lack of deployed national experts; calls on Member States to comply with their obligations in regard to national experts since failure to do so compels the Agency to rely on external contractors;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Encourages the Office to continue promoting their work and activities to increase its public visibility;