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Lead | CONT | SARVAMAA Petri (PPE) | KADENBACH Karin (S&D), GERBRANDY Gerben-Jan (ALDE), STAES Bart (Verts/ALE), ANDREASEN Marta (ECR), DE JONG Dennis (GUE/NGL), VANHECKE Frank (EFD), EHRENHAUSER Martin (NI) |
Opinion | LIBE | MATHIEU HOUILLON Véronique (PPE) |
Activites
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2014/04/03
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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T7-0329/2014
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The European Parliament adopted a decision concerning the discharge to be granted to the Executive Director of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX) in respect of the implementation of the Agency'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 has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2012 are reliable but that it could not obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence on the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions, Parliament adopted by 472 votes to 70, with 22 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: Legality and regularity of transactions underlying the accounts: Parliament regretted that the Court of Auditors could not obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence on the legality and regularity of the audited grant transactions related to the Agency’s activities in 2012, which amount to EUR 56 million, representing 63% of the operating expenditure. It remarked that the Agency stated measures had been taken to justify certain expenditure and they called on the Agency to come up with a mutually acceptable solution, which took into account the Court of Auditors’ audit standards. Commitments and carryovers: it noted that budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2012 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 98.86% and that the payment appropriations execution rate was 75.23%. It noted that the level of carry-overs is excessive, as it was in 2011, and is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality. Recruitment procedures: Parliament noted that the Court of Auditors had identified shortcomings in the Agency’s recruitment procedures which affect transparency and equal treatment of candidates, and it awaited clarification. Performance: Parliament requested that the Agency communicate the results and impact its work has on European citizens in an accessible way, mainly through its website. It acknowledged that the Agency has put in place several measures to manage and prevent situations of conflicts of interests and developed a detailed disciplinary procedure. It called on the Agency to indicate whether or not it has established a specific policy for the prevention and management of conflicts of interests based on the Commission's guidelines.
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T7-0329/2014
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- 2014/04/02 Debate in Parliament
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2014/03/20
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A7-0181/2014
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The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the report by Petri SARVAMAA (EPP, FI) on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX) for the financial year 2012, and called on the European Parliament to grants the Executive Director of the Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012. Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2012 are reliable, Members regretted that the Court of Auditors was not able to express an opinion on the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying the accounts. They made 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. · Legality and regularity of transactions underlying the accounts: Members regretted that the Court of Auditors could not obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence on the legality and regularity of the audited grant transactions related to the Agency’s activities in 2012, which amount to EUR 56 000 000, representing 63 % of the operating expenditure. They remarked that the Agency stated measures had been taken to justify certain expenditure and they called on the Agency to come up with a mutually acceptable solution, which took into account the Court of Auditors’ audit standards. · Financing, budget and financial management: Members recalled that the Agency's overall budget for 2012 amounted to EUR 84 000 000. · Implementation rate of appropriations: the report observed that the budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2012 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 98.86 % and that the payment appropriations execution rate was 75.23 %. Notes with concern that the level of carry-overs is excessive, as it was in 2011, and is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality; · Recruitment procedures: the committee noted that the Court of Auditors had identified shortcomings in the Agency’s recruitment procedures which affect transparency and equal treatment of candidates, and it awaited clarification. Lastly, they asked FRONTEX to strengthen transparency and prevent conflicts of interests, as well as make publicly available the Declarations of Interests of certain members.
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A7-0181/2014
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2014/03/17
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2013/10/22
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2013/07/26
Non-legislative basic document published
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COM(2013)0570
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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 the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Members States (FRONTEX). 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 the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Members States (FRONTEX). In 2012, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows: description of the Agency's tasks: FRONTEX, which is located in Warsaw, was established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004, amended by Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Its main task is to coordinate Member States' activities in the field of the management of external borders and to set up European Border Guard Teams (EBGT) to be deployed during joint operations; the Agency’s budget for the 2012 financial year: the Agency’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 90 million; - paid : EUR 89 million; - carried-over : EUR 1 million. § Payment appropriations : - committed : EUR 128 million; - paid : EUR 99 million; - carried-over : EUR 22 million. Please refer also to the final accounts of the FRONTEX Agency.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/budget/', 'title': 'Budget'}, ŠEMETA Algirdas
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COM(2013)0570
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2013)0570
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0181/2014
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0329/2014
Amendments | Dossier |
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2013/2230(DEC)
2014/01/28
LIBE
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the Court’s comment that, while the agency carries out plausibility checks, it does not generally demand supporting documents, and highlights Frontex’s reply to the effect that, as the beneficiaries are the national border guard authorities, their statements are reliable; calls on Frontex to remedy this state of affairs and consider applying more effective measures to deal with such financing situations
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that, in general, greater attention should be paid to checking the sound financial management and internal controls of Frontex, and in particular, the agency should make an effort to reduce carry-overs.
source: PE-528.075
2014/02/25
CONT
17 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Citation 10 a (new) – having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors, which takes the view, given that there were no effective ex ante or ex post verifications, that there can be no assurance that the transactions related to grants were legal and regular, and to that extent qualifies its opinion on the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying the accounts;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, according to its financial statements, the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (‘the Agency’) for the financial year 2012 was EUR 89 578 000, representing a decrease of 24,21 % compared to 2011,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas, according to its financial statements, the overall contribution of the Union to the Agency's budget for 2012 amounted to EUR 84 000 000, representing a decrease of 24,32 % compared to 2011,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Frontex agency to report to Parliament on the shortcomings recorded by the Court of Auditors; calls for that report, together with an assessment by the Court of Auditors, to be submitted in sufficient time to enable Parliament to take a final decision on discharge for the financial year 2012;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 6 a (new) Prevention and management of conflicts of interests and transparency
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Acknowledges that the Agency has put in place several measures to manage and prevent situations of conflicts of interests and developed a detailed disciplinary procedure; calls on the Agency whether it has established a specific policy for the prevention and management of conflict of interest based on the Commission's guidelines;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Observes that the CVs and Declarations of Interests of the members of the Management Board, as well as the Declarations of Interests of the Executive Director and senior management, are not publicly available; calls on the Agency to remedy the situation as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 16 #
Performance
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Requests that the Agency communicate the results and impact its work has on European citizens in an accessible way, mainly through its website.
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) - having regard to the previous discharge reports of the Parliament;
source: PE-521.813
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