Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2017/2152(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2016
Amendments (4)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Appreciates the Agency’s activities and analysis on occupational safety and health which contribute to the EU policy making aiming to promote healthy and safe workplaces across the Union; notes its on- going work packages on supporting medium, small and micro enterprises (MSEs), with MSE-specific tools and guidelines to address knowledge gaps and facilitate better OSH compliance;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the level of committed appropriations carried over to 2016 was high for Title II (30,2 %) and increased compared to the previous year (26 %); notes that these carry overs mainly concern IT services which had not yet been fully delivered or been invoiced by the end of the year; notes that the level of committed appropriations carried over to 2016 was also high for Title III (41,3 %) and represents an increase compared to 2015 (41 %); notes that these carry-overs mainly concern research projects and studies with a duration of more than one year; notes the Court’s comment that the Agency could consider using differentiated budget appropriations in order to address high carry-over rates and reflect the multi- annual nature of operations;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Agency’s follow-up measures in relation to the comments of the discharge authority made regarding the implementation of the budget of previous years; further welcomes the Agency’s rapid application of the Court’s advice regarding ICT and consultancy framework contracts as an area to improve in the discharge for 2016;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes the revision of the Agency’s founding Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/941a), and welcomes the inclusion by Parliament and the Commission of an explicit reference to the use of external audit reports and evaluations; __________________ 1a Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 1).