Activities of Jean LAMBERT related to 2017/2164(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) for the financial year 2016
Amendments (4)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, as a result of the migration crisisinflux of migrants and asylum-seekers in 2015, Frontex faced problems absorbing additional Union funds granted throughout 2016, leading to considerable difficulties in complying with budgetary and financial rules; stresses the high level of cancelled carry-overs from 2015 for Title III (16 %) ; underlines that it originally allocated EUR 20 million from its 2016 budget for expenditure dedicated to ‘hotspots’ but has in the meantime already committed almost EUR 35 million for that purpose; points out that the Agency performed illicit “funded national return operations” until October 2016, which resulted in and that the Court considers that these were 'irregular payments'; requests the Agency to significantly improve its financial planning and budget management capabilities;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Regrets that, according to the Court of Auditors’ report, the Agency traditionally experiences difficulties in finding staff with the required profile, partly because of the salary correction coefficient (66,7 %);
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the majority of Frontex operational programmes lack quantitative objectives and specific target values for the joint operations; notes with concern that this, together with insufficient documentation from cooperating countries, might hamper the ex post evaluation of the effectiveness of joint operations in the long term; regrets that the actual impact of joint operations is difficult to assess; calls on the Agency to set relevant strategic objectives for its activities and to establish an effective result-oriented monitoring and reporting system with relevant and measurable key performance indicators; recalls that the provisions on information and communication as part of the accountability of Frontex towards the public were considerably modified in the revised Frontex Regulation requiring Frontex to be more transparent about its activities; regrets that Frontex still does not fully live up to these new rules and calls upon Frontex to implement them without delay;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. UDeeply deplores that despite repeated calls of Parliament and a significant overall staff increase for Frontex, the Fundamental Rights Officer still lacks adequate human resources and is therefore clearly hampered to properly conduct the tasks entrusted to her by the revised Frontex Regulation; urges the Agency to provide its Fundamental Rights Officer with adequate resources and staff, in particular for setting up a complaint mechanism and for further developing and implementing the Agency’s strategy to monitor and ensure the protection of fundamental rights.