Activites

• 2014/04/03 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T7-0326/2014 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a decision concerning the discharge to be granted to the Administrative Director of Eurojust discharge in respect of the implementation of Eurojust’s budget for the financial year 2012. The vote on the discharge decision approved the closure of the accounts (in accordance with Annex VI, Article 5(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament. Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it had obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2012 are reliable, and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Parliament adopted by 479 votes to 74, with 17 abstentions, a resolution containing a series of recommendations that form an integral part of the discharge decision and as well as the general recommendations that appear in the draft resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies. These recommendations are summarised as follows: Financing, budget and financial management: Parliament recalled that the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2012 was EUR 33.33 million and that budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2012 resulted in a high budget implementation rate. Legality and regularity of operations: Parliament was concerned that a framework contract for security services was signed in 2008 and amended in 2009, and that the amended formula to calculate prices progressively increased them by 22%, whereas the original framework contract had provided for a maximum increase of 4 %. It expressed concern that such a significant increase may undermine the transparency and fairness of the initial procurement procedure and distort competition. Rate of implementation and carryovers: Parliament acknowledged that the Court of Auditors' annual audit had found no notable issues as regards the level of carry-overs in 2012, and commended Eurojust for adhering to the principle of annuality and for the timely execution of its budget. Performance: Parliament requested that Eurojust communicate the results and impact its work has on European citizens in an accessible way, mainly through its website. It also made a series of observations ontransfers, procurement and recruitment procedures as well as comments on internal controls. Lastly, Parliament acknowledged Eurojust's arrangements for the prevention and management of conflicts of interests. It called on Eurojust to inform the discharge authority of its intention to review its arrangements on the basis of the Commission's Guidelines on the Prevention and Management of Conflict of Interest in EU Decentralised Agencies.

• 2014/04/02 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2014/03/20 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
  • A7-0186/2014 summary

    The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the report by Petri SARVAMAA (EPP, FI) on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2012, and called on the European Parliament to grant the Administrative Director of Eurojust discharge in respect of the implementation of Eurojust’s budget for the financial year 2012. Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it had obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2012 are reliable, and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Members approved the closure of Eurojust’s accounts. They made, however, a number of recommendations that needed to be taken into account when the discharge is granted, in addition to the general recommendations that appear in the draft resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies. ·        Financing, budget and financial management: Members recalled that the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2012 was EUR 33.33 million. ·        Legality and regularity of operations: Members were concerned that a framework contract for security services was signed in 2008 and amended in 2009, and that the amended formula to calculate prices progressively increased them by 22 %, whereas the original framework contract had provided for a maximum increase of 4 %. They expressed concern that such a significant increase may undermine the transparency and fairness of the initial procurement procedure and distort competition. ·        Rate of implementation and carryovers: they acknowledged that the Court of Auditors' annual audit had found no notable issues as regards the level of carry-overs in 2012, and commended Eurojust for adhering to the principle of annuality and for the timely execution of its budget. Members also made a series of observations ontransfers, procurement and recruitment procedures as well as comments on internal controls. Lastly, they asked Eurojust to strengthen transparency and prevent conflicts of interests, as well as make publicly available the Declarations of Interests of certain members.

• 2014/03/17 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2013/10/22 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2013/07/26 Non-legislative basic document published
  • COM(2013)0570 summary

    PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2012, as part of the 2012 discharge procedure. Analysis of the accounts of EUROJUST. CONTENT: this Commission document sets out the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2012 as prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions, organisations and bodies of the EU, in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EU's General Budget, including Eurojust. In 2012, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows: description of Eurojust's tasks: Eurojust, which is located in The Hague, was set up by Council Decision 2002/187/JHA with a view to stepping up the fight against serious organised crime. Its objective are: (i) to stimulate and improve coordination between the competent authorities of Member States, of investigations and prosecutions in the Member States; (ii) facilitate the execution of requests for, and decisions on, judicial cooperation; (iii) to strengthen the effectiveness of investigations and prosecutions in Member States.  Eurojust's budget for the 2012 financial year: Eurojust’s budget for 2012, as presented in the Commission document on the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union, gives the following figures: §         Commitment appropriations: -  committed : EUR 35 million; -  paid : EUR 34 million; -  carried over : EUR 1 million. §         Payment appropriations: -  committed : EUR 41 million; -  paid : EUR 35 million; -  carried over : EUR 5 million. Also see the final accounts of EUROJUST.

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

Documents

• Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2013)0570
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0186/2014
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0326/2014

Amendments

Dossier

16

2013/2216(DEC) 2014/02/25 CONT 16 amendments... Amendment 1 # Petri SARVAMAA Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Administrative Director of Eurojust discharge in respect of the implementation of Eurojust’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Administrative Director of Eurojust discharge in respect of the implementation of Eurojust’s budget for the financial year 2012; Amendment 10 # Ryszard CZARNECKI, Marta ANDREASEN, Philip BRADBOURN, Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ, Derk Jan EPPINK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes from the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts that out of four comments made in 2011, two corrective actions taken in response to the previous year's comments are still marked as 'outstanding' and two as 'completed'; Amendment 11 # Ryszard CZARNECKI, Marta ANDREASEN, Philip BRADBOURN, Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ, Derk Jan EPPINK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Draws the attention of Eurojust to the needRequires Eurojust to improve the transparency of recruitment procedures; notes that there was no evidence that questions for tests and interviews were set before the examination of the applications by the Selection Board and there is no evidence that the weighting between written tests and interviews was set before candidates’ screening; calls on Eurojust to follow this up within the framework of discharge 2012 follow-up report; Amendment 12 # Monica MACOVEI Motion for a resolution Subheading 6 a (new) Prevention and management of conflicts of interests and transparency Amendment 13 # Monica MACOVEI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Acknowledges Eurojust's arrangements for the prevention and management of conflicts of interests; calls on Eurojust to inform the discharge authority on its intention to review its arrangements based on the Commission's Guidelines on the Prevention and Management of Conflict of Interest in EU Decentralised Agencies; Amendment 14 # Monica MACOVEI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Observes that the CVs and Declarations of Interests of the members of the Management Board, the Executive Director and senior management are not publicly available; calls on Eurojust to remedy the situation as a matter of urgency; Amendment 15 # Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Jan MULDER, Chris DAVIES Performance Amendment 16 # Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Jan MULDER, Chris DAVIES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Requests that Eurojust communicate the results and impact its work has on European citizens in an accessible way, mainly through its website. Amendment 2 # Karin KADENBACH Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Administrative Director of Eurojust discharge in respect of the implementation of Eurojust’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Administrative Director of Eurojust discharge in respect of the implementation of Eurojust’s budget for the financial year 2012; Amendment 3 # Ryszard CZARNECKI, Marta ANDREASEN, Philip BRADBOURN, Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ, Derk Jan EPPINK Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Administrative Director of Eurojust discharge in respect of the implementation of Eurojust’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Administrative Director of Eurojust discharge in respect of the implementation of Eurojust’s budget for the financial year 2012; Amendment 4 # Ryszard CZARNECKI, Marta ANDREASEN, Philip BRADBOURN, Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ, Derk Jan EPPINK Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2012; Amendment 5 # Petri SARVAMAA Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2012; Amendment 6 # Karin KADENBACH Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2012; Amendment 7 # Elena BĂSESCU Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) – having regard to the previous discharge reports of the Parliament; Amendment 8 # Monica MACOVEI Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas according to its financial statements, the final budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2012 was EUR 33 322 996 representing an increase of 6.27% compared to 2011, Amendment 9 # Monica MACOVEI Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas, according to its financial statements, the contribution of the Union to the Agency's budget for 2012 amounted to EUR 32 967 000, representing an increase of 5,21 % compared to 2011, source: PE-521.809

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)