Activites

• 2009/09/26 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Budget 2009/681
  • OJ L 255 26.09.2009, p. 0198
• 2009/04/23 Results of vote in Parliament
  • Results of vote in Parliament
  • T6-0304/2009 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a decision concerning the discharge to be granted to the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2007. The decision to grant discharge is also an approval of the closure of the accounts of this EU agency.In parallel, the European Parliament adopted by 399 votes to 18, with 8 abstentions, a resolution with observations which are an integral part of the decision to grant discharge.Parliament recalls that the Agency should strive for synergies and avoid overlaps with other institutions active in the field of human rights, in particular the Council of Europe.Parliament notes that OLAF has opened an investigation concerning the Agency. In this context, it requests to be informed of the results of the investigation and possible follow-up measures as soon as possible.In terms of weaknesses in budget implementation due to the transition from a Monitoring Centre to an Agency, Parliament notes the Court’s findings that EUR 7.5 million had to be carried over due to the extension of the Agency's mandate in 2007, which triggered a delay in the adoption of the new work programme. It encourages the Agency to minimise cancellations of appropriations carried over and to report on progress made in its report on budgetary and financial management 2008.In terms of weaknesses in procurement procedures, Parliament notes the Court’s finding hat there were weaknesses in the financial evaluation methods for the Agency’s calls for tender. In this context, it welcomes the fact that the Agency will introduce a new evaluation method in order to obtain best value for money.On the issue of follow-up to previous discharge exercises, Parliament recalls that, for the three previous financial years (2004-06), the ECA issued a qualified statement of assurance for the EUMC due to weaknesses in procurement procedures. It therefore calls on the Agency to pay particular attention to the legality of its procurement procedures for the following financial years.Lastly, noting that the Agency’s annual accounts for the financial year 2007 are reliable, and the underlying transactions are legal and regular, the Parliament approves the closure of its accounts and refers, for other observations accompanying its decision on discharge, to its resolution on financial management and control of EU agencies - see 2008/2207(INI) - adopted in parallel.

• 2009/04/21 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2009/03/23 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
  • A6-0176/2009
• 2009/03/16 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• #2922
• 2009/02/10 Council Meeting
• 2008/11/20 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2008/07/23 Non-legislative basic document published
  • SEC(2008)2359 summary

    PURPOSE: to present the final accounts of the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (formerly the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia) for the financial year 2007.CONTENT: this document sets out a detailed account of the implementation of the 2007 budget, including the revenue and expenditure and the balance sheet for the year concerned. To recall, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), which succeeded to the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) and extended its competencies, was established through Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007. FRA carries out its tasks independently and cooperates with national and international bodies and organisations, in particular with the Council of Europe.According to this document, the final budget amounted to EUR 14.2 million (compared to EUR 9.3 million in 2006) representing a 98% Community contribution.As regards staffing policy, the Centre, whose head office is based in Vienna (Austria), officially set out 46 posts in its establishment plan. 34 of these are currently occupied and there are 11 other members of staff (contract agents, seconded national experts and employment agency staff), totalling 57 members of staff assigned to administrative, operational and mixed tasks. Staff expenditure amounted roughly to EUR 3.903 million in 2007.During 2007, the Agency’s activities concentrated on the following:RAXEN network:Number of contributions by the 25 national focal points: 245;Number of contributions in the context of the PHARE Croatia/Turkey project: 6;Number of meetings: 1Research reports:Number of reports: 4;Number of meetings: 6;Annual Reports: 2 Non-research materials:Various FRA publications: 15Cooperation with Member States and other institutions:Member States: 7;European Commission: 8;European Parliament: 6;Committee of the Regions: 1;European Economic and Social Committee: 3;Council of Europe: 4;OSCE: 5;Inter-Agency: 2;United Nations: 2;Other meetings and round tables: 23.The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address: http://www.fra.europa.eu/fra/index.php

  • DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/budget/', 'title': 'Budget'}, KALLAS Siim

Documents

• Non-legislative basic document published: SEC(2008)2359
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A6-0176/2009
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0304/2009
• : Budget 2009/681
• : OJ L 255 26.09.2009, p. 0198

History

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