Activities of Jean LAMBERT related to 2017/2178(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Operational Management of Large-scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the financial year 2016
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the Court of Auditors' conclusions that the annual accounts of the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (“the Agency”) present fairly its financial position on 31 December 2016 and that its transactions are legal and regular;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that at EUR 5 million, equivalent to 63 % of committed appropriations, appropriations carried over under Title II (administrative expenditure) in 2016 are high and that they mainly concern building maintenance and consultancy services to be delivered in 2017; agrees with the Court of Auditors that such high level of carry overs is in contradiction with the budgetary principle of annuality; calls on the Agency to improve the management of its administrative expenditure;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Regrets that according to the Agency’s Internal Audit Capability report on IT project management the Agency's project management process is in urgent need of revision and improvement in terms of appropriate ownership, staffing, tools, support and supervision;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Regrets the conclusions of the Court of Auditors that the Agency did not always check for the most economical solution in 2016, for example by purchasing a new software license for an amount of EUR 4,6 million under a framework contract without checking that the framework contractor, who acted as an intermediary between the Agency and potential software suppliers, had found the best price;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the internal whistleblowing procedure has not yet been implemented yet; calls on the Agency for anEuropean Commission to ensure the swift adoption of its guidelines on whistleblowing that will consequently be immediately and effective implementation of the internal whistleblowing procedurly adopted and implemented by EU Agencies, including the Agency; understands that, as an interim measure, the Agency has been pro-active by including general whistleblowing principles in its code of conduct, which is easily accessible on the Agency's website;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Welcomes the Agency’s staff retention policy, implemented by the Management Board, which foresees the possibility that Temporary Agents can receive indefinite contracts at the end of their first contractual term, allowing the Agency to retain key in-house knowledge and expertise.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Regrets the conclusions by the Internal Audit Service of the European Commission that weaknesses still exist in the Agency's process for managing human resources, in particular elements that are not fully compliant with the procedural aspects of the Implementing Rules and the Agency’s own internal guidelines; calls on the Agency to address the two ‘Very Important’and the two ‘Important’ findings identified by the audit, related to performance appraisal and promotion procedures, compliance with procedures, accurate maintenance of personnel files, and HR management and planning;