Activities of Dominique RIQUET related to 2021/2136(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Railways for the financial year 2020
Amendments (9)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Agency’s final annual budget for 2020 was EUR 30.76 million (EUR 27.56 million from EU subsidy, EUR 1.96 million from fees and charges) and that the implementation rate for current year appropriations was 99,98 % in commitments; notes that the pandemic freed up budget appropriations because a number of scheduled missions were cancelled;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that in 2020, the Agency drew up an integrated performance management programme to improve its efficiency over the short and long term;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes that, following a successful start in 2019, the Agency has continued to perform its role of EU authority responsible for issuing authorisations for placing railway vehicles on the market, single safety certificates for railway undertakings and ERTMS trackside approvals, as stated in the legal framework of the 4th Railway Package; stresses that, as the deadline for the transposition of the technical pillar of the 4th Railway Package expired in October 2020, this was the first time that the Agency acted as an authority for all 27 Member States;
Amendment 9 #
6a. Notes that the number of ERTMS authorisations, vehicle authorisations and single safety certificates issued increased respectively by 700%, 300% and 400% in comparison with 2019 levels;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the fact that many constructors choose to submit their projects to the Agency even when they only concern one Member State;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the digitalisation of the Agency's work and procedures, particularly as regards the submission of documents;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Underlines that the Agency uses performance indicators to assess the outcome of its missions; stresses that of the 155 indicators, 119 were reached or partially reached and 36 were not reached;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that the costs and fees set for the Agency's activities are not high enough to allow it to fully fund its missions;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses that, in addition to the budget constraints, the Agency is also limited by the fact that the number of permanent staff is capped at 148; notes that the Agency has 144 permanent staff and calls on the Commission to raise the authorised staff ceiling;