Activites

• 2015/09/30 Final act published in Official Journal
• 2015/04/29 Results of vote in Parliament
  • Results of vote in Parliament
  • T8-0150/2015 summary

    The European Parliament adopted by 556 votes to 136, with 4 abstentions, a decision to grant discharge to the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) for the financial year 2013. 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 2013 are reliable, and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Parliament adopted by 570 votes to 113, with 6 abstentions, a resolution containing a number of recommendations that form an integral part of the discharge decision and as well as the general recommendations that appear in the resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies: Agency’s financial statements: Parliament noted that the final budget of the Centre for the financial year 2013 was EUR 9 670 185, representing an increase of 18.53% compared to 2012. The Union's contribution to the Agency's budget amounted to EUR 9 030 000. Commitments and carry-overs: Parliament noted that budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2013 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 9.41% and that the payment appropriations execution rate was 86.46%. It pointed out that in November 2013, additional funds were approved by the Commission for the financing of the Agency's new office in Athens, and that a total of EUR 500 000 was not committed at year-end and was carried over. It also noted substantial carry-overs of 59% for administrative expenditure, due to the move. Parliament also made a series of observations on transfers, procurement and recruitment procedures, internal controls and internal audit, and the prevention and management of conflicts of interests. It noted that according to the lease agreement between the Greek authorities, the Agency and the landlord, rent for the offices in Athens is paid by the Greek authorities. It was concerned by the constant late payment of rent, delayed by several months, which presents business continuity and financial risks for the Agency. It called on the Agency to continue its efforts in order to mitigate the risks brought by this situation. Lastly, Parliament noted with concern that the Agency failed to answer the question on the cost-effectiveness and environment-friendliness of its working space. It called on the Agency to inform the discharge authority on the measures in place.

• 2015/04/21 Debate in Parliament
• 2015/03/30 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
  • A8-0089/2015 summary

    The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the report by Ryszard CZARNECKI (ECR, PL) on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) for the financial year 2013. The committee recommended that the European Parliament grant the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2013. Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the Centre for the financial year 2013 are reliable, and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Members called on the Parliament to approve the closure of the Centre’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. Centre’s financial statements: Members noted that the final budget of the Centre for the financial year 2013 was EUR 9 670 185, representing an increase of 18.53 % compared to 2012. The Union's contribution to the Agency's budget amounted to EUR 9 030 000. Commitments and carry-overs: Members noted that budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2013 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 9.41 % and that the payment appropriations execution rate was 86.46 %. They pointed out that in November 2013, additional funds were approved by the Commission for the financing of the Agency's new office in Athens, and that a total of EUR 500 000 was not committed at year-end and was carried over. They also noted substantial carry-overs of 59% for administrative expenditure, due to the move. Members also made a series of observations on transfers, procurement and recruitment procedures, internal controls and internal audit, and the prevention and management of conflicts of interests and transparency. Members also noted that according to the lease agreement between the Greek authorities, the Agency and the landlord, rent for the offices in Athens is paid by the Greek authorities. They were concerned by the constant late payment of rent, delayed by several months, which presents business continuity and financial risks for the Agency. They called on the Agency to continue its efforts in order to mitigate the risks brought by this situation. Lastly, the committee noted with concern that the Agency failed to answer the question on the cost-effectiveness and environment-friendliness of its working space. It called on the Agency to inform the discharge authority on the measures in place.

• 2015/03/23 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2014/10/20 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2014/07/30 Non-legislative basic document published
  • COM(2014)0510 summary

    PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2013, as part of the 2013 discharge procedure. Analysis of the accounts of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). CONTENT: this Commission document sets out the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2013 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 Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). The document contains the figures on which the discharge procedure is based. Discharge procedure of the EU agencies: the EU Budget finances a wide range of policies and programmes throughout the EU. In accordance with the priorities set by the European Parliament and the Council in the multi-annual financial framework (MFF), the European Commission carries out specific programmes, activities and projects in the field with the technical support of some specialised agencies. The consolidated annual accounts of the EU provide information on the activities of the institutions, agencies and other bodies of the EU from a budgetary and accrual accounting perspective. The consolidated reports on the implementation of the general budget of the EU include the budget implementation of all Institutions. Agencies do not have a separate budget inside the EU budget; and they are partially financed by a Commission budget subsidy. Each agency is subject to its own discharge procedure. ENISA: in 2013, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows: description of the Agency's tasks: ENISA, which is located in Heraklion, Greece, was established under Regulation 460/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Its main task is to enhance the Community's capability to prevent and respond to network and information security problems by building on national and Community efforts; ENISA's budget for the 2013 financial year: the Agency’s budget for 2013, as presented in the Commission document on the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union, gives the following figures: §         Commitment appropriations : - committed : EUR 10 million; - paid : EUR 9 million; - carried-over : EUR 1 million. §         Payment appropriations : - committed : EUR 10 million; - paid : EUR 9 million; - carried-over : EUR 1 million. Please refer also to the final accounts of the ENISA.

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

Documents

• Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2014)0510
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0089/2015
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0150/2015

Amendments

Dossier

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2014/2110(DEC) 2015/03/06 CONT 8 amendments... Amendment 1 # Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2013 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2013; Amendment 2 # Richard SULÍK, Beata GOSIEWSKA, Richard ASHWORTH Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2013 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2013; Amendment 3 # Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 2 2. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security for the financial year 2013 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security for the financial year 2013; Amendment 4 # Richard SULÍK, Beata GOSIEWSKA, Richard ASHWORTH Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 2 2. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security for the financial year 2013 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security for the financial year 2013; Amendment 5 # Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Acknowledges that during 2013, the Agency's operational staff were relocated to Athens, while its administrative staff remained in Heraklion; agrees with the Court's opinion that administrative costs could be reduced if all the Agency's staff were to be centralised in one location and encourages the Agency to prepare a strategy that would resolve this issue effectively; Amendment 6 # Ryszard CZARNECKI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Acknowledges from the Agency that theCVs, declarations of interests and the declarations of commitments of the members of the Management Board have been made publicly available; observes that the curricula vitae of the Management Board have not been made public; calls of the Executive Director, the Directors and the Heads of Department were fully published on the Aagency to remedy this issue and to notif's website as requested by the discharge authority on the results of remedial actionsagency's discharge 2012; Amendment 7 # Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges that according to the lease agreement between the Greek authorities, the Agency and the landlord, rent for the offices in Athens is paid by the Greek authorities; is concerned that rent is constantly paid late, with a delay of several months, which presents business continuity and financial risks for the Agency; takes note that the Agency has commenced discussions with the interested parties in this regard; notes furthermore that to date, the landlord has accepted the delays attributed to procedures of the Greek Government without imposing any penalty on the Agency; calls on the Agency to continue its efforts in order to mitigate the risks brought by this situation and to inform the discharge authority on the progress; Amendment 8 # Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Notes with concern that the Agency failed to answer the question on cost- effectiveness and environment- friendliness of working space; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority on the measures in place; source: 539.752

History

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