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Activities of Traian UNGUREANU related to 2015/2195(DEC)

Plenary speeches (1)

Discharge 2014: European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (EU-LISA) (A8-0124/2016 - Derek Vaughan) RO
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2195(DEC)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the 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 2014
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/2195(DEC)
Documents: PDF(129 KB) DOC(177 KB)

Amendments (7)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the significant improvement of the budget implementation rates in 2014 and the efforts of the Agency to ensure an efficient and compliant budget implementation.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the absence of reliable and complete information about the total implementation cost of the IT systems SIS II, VIS and EURODAC; notes that the cost of SIS II was 8 times the estimated one, and its delivery was delayed 6 years, while acknowledging the limited responsibility of the Agency on this matter due to its entering into operation end of 2012; requests a full report from EU-LISA with the assistance of the Commission on total implementation costs, development of software applications and the adoption and overall usefulness of these systems;
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the high cancellation (22 %) of committed appropriations carried over in 2014 due to delays in IT projects provided by external suppliers; puts into question the utility oftakes note that the low budget implementation for these IT projects, was their delays had no operational impacts according to the Agencymainly a result of the suppliers failing to deliver in line with the agreed planning; requests a full report on their scope and added value for Union citizens;
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Takes note of the Court of Auditors comments regarding the improvements that need to be made in respect of the internal controls and of the budgetary management.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Takes note of the extensive reply provided by the Agency in response to the comments made by the Court of Auditors and of the commitments made which will contribute to an improved control of the budget implementation cycle.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the Agency did not comply with Parliament's recommendation last year to put in place policies for preventing and managing conflicts of interest; urges the Agency to remedy this, to adopt such a policy, to inform the discharge authority on its adoption and to make it publicly available; to publish the CVs and declarations of interest of its executive director, management board and national experts and to provide a track record of conflicts of interest it has identified, by the end of March 2016;
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Observing the lack of transparency, urges the Agency to publish a comprehensive organigram and the names and functions of its entire staff; asks for adoption of a clear strategy on whistle- blowing, anti-fraud and conflicts of interestrules against "revolving doors" and for publication of the newly adopted Code of Ethics.
2016/01/27
Committee: LIBE