Activities of Jean LAMBERT related to 2017/2179(DEC)
Shadow opinions (2)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2016: performance, financial management and control
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2016: performance, financial management and control
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Courts of Auditor’s conclusions that the final annual accounts of all agencies in the area of justice and home affairs (JHA Agencies) present fairly their financial position on 31 December 2016 and that their transactions are legal and regular; notes however that in the case of EASO the Court issued a qualified opinion due non-compliance with public procurement principles as the percentage of irregular payments exceeded (2,9 %) its expenditure Budget; regrets that the legality of underlying EDPS transactions was not examined by the Court, as no EDPS transaction was selected for audit as part of a random sample from administrative expenditure as a whole, covering all institutions and bodies;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Regrets that two JHA Agencies, Frontex and CEPOL, experienced difficulties in finding suitable candidates with the required profile, which is possibly related to the salary correction coefficient applied for the hosting country (66.7 % for Poland and 69 % for Hungary); notes with concern that the number of staff recruited from the host Member State was disproportionately higher than staff from other Member States;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Believes that, should there be continuing recruitment problems, this issue should be examined further with a view to addressing specific barriers;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges in particular Eurojust, CEPOL, EASO and eu-LISA to step up their efforts for adopting in duthe Commission to ensure the swift adoption of its guidelines on whistleblowing that will consequently be time and for effectively implementing clear internal rules on the protection of whistle- blowermediately and effectively adopted and implemented by all Union Agencies;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges in particular Eurojust, EASO and eu-LISA to step up their efforts for adopting without delay and for effectively implementing legal requirements and guidelines for an efficient policy on the prevention and management of conflicts of interest to the benefit of transparency so that there is also a more coherent approach to the public declarations concerning conflict of interest.