Activites

• 2015/09/30 Final act published in Official Journal
• 2015/04/29 Results of vote in Parliament
  • Results of vote in Parliament
  • T8-0154/2015 summary

    The European Parliament adopted by 553 votes to 113, with 22 abstentions, a decision to grant discharge to the Executive Director of the European Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (EU-LISA) 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 564 votes to 82, with 34 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 Agency for the financial year 2013 was EUR 61 345 072. The entire budget of the Agency derives from the Union budget. Carry-overs: Parliament stated that according to Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011, the Commission was responsible for the Agency's establishment and initial operation until it was granted financial autonomy. It noted with concern delays in the completion of the Agency's accounting system. The budget implementation rates were 96% for commitment appropriations and 67% for payment appropriations. It also noted that countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis and EURODAC-related measures must make a contribution to the Agency’s budget. Although Schengen-associated countries were using the systems managed by the Agency in 2013, the Commission’s negotiations were still ongoing. Members noted that the budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2013 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 98.95% and that the payment appropriations execution rate was 28.94% with a high level of committed appropriations carried forward to 2014 due to the fact that the Agency has a number of multiannual contracts related to its core activities. Parliament also made a series of observations on procurement procedures, recruitment, prevention and management of conflicts of interest as well as internal controls and audits. As regards the reliability of the accounts, Parliament noted with concern that the Court's report emphasises the issues related to the valuation of the SIS II, VIS and EURODAC systems in the Agency’s accounts. It recalled that the operational management of those systems is the Agency's core task and that the systems were transferred from the Commission to the Agency in May 2013 by way of a non-exchange transaction. Moreover, Parliament recalled that, given its seat is located in Tallinn while its operational activities are carried out in Strasbourg, management effectiveness would increase and administrative costs would be reduced if all staff were centralised in one location. It also recalled that at the time of the Court's audit, negotiations were ongoing between the Agency and the host Member State. The Agency should inform the discharge authority about the state of play of the negotiations. It called on the Commission to include the advantages and disadvantages of having three different locations in its evaluation report and reflections on practical arrangements and costs with regard to a potential centralisation of its activities. It noted that at the time of the Court's audit, negotiations were ongoing between the Agency and the host Member State (Estonia) with the aim of reaching a headquarters agreement.

• 2015/04/28 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2015/03/30 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
  • A8-0099/2015 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 Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (EU-LISA) for the financial year 2013. It called on the European Parliament to grant the Executive Director of the Agency 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 Agency 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 Agency’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. Agency’s financial statements: Members noted that the final budget of the Agency for the financial year 2013 was EUR 61 345 072. The entire budget of the Agency derives from the Union budget. Carry-overs: Members stated that according to Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011, the Commission was responsible for the Agency's establishment and initial operation until it was granted financial autonomy. They noted with concern delays in the completion of the Agency's accounting system.  The budget implementation rates were 96% for commitment appropriations and 67% for payment appropriations. They also noted that countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis and EURODAC-related measures must make a contribution to the Agency’s budget. Although Schengen-associated countries were using the systems managed by the Agency in 2013, the Commission’s negotiations were still ongoing. Members noted that the budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2013 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 98.95% and that the payment appropriations execution rate was 28.94% with a high level of committed appropriations carried forward to 2014 due to the fact that the Agency has a number of multiannual contracts related to its core activities. Members also made a series of observations on procurement procedures, recruitment, prevention and management of conflicts of interest as well as internal controls and audits. As regards the reliability of the accounts, Members noted with concern that the Court's report emphasises the issues related to the valuation of the SIS II, VIS and EURODAC systems in the Agency’s accounts. They recalled that the operational management of those systems is the Agency's core task and that the systems were transferred from the Commission to the Agency in May 2013 by way of a non-exchange transaction. Moreover, Members recalled that, given its seat is located in Tallinn while its operational activities are carried out in Strasbourg, management effectiveness would increase and administrative costs would be reduced if all staff were centralised in one location. They also recalled that at the time of the Court's audit, negotiations were ongoing between the Agency and the host Member State. The Agency should inform the discharge authority about the state of play of the negotiations. It called on the Commission to include the advantages and disadvantages of having three different locations in its evaluation report and reflections on practical arrangements and costs with regard to a potential centralisation of its activities.

• 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 Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (EU-LISA) – new agency. 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 EU-LISA Agency. 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. EASO: in 2013, the tasks and budget of the Office were as follows: ·        description of the tasks of EU-LISA: the Agency was set up under Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Its main aim is to ensure the operational management of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II), Eurodac and Visa Information Systems (VIS); ·       EU-LISA’s budget for 2013: the accounts of the Office for the year 2013 as presented by the Commission in its document on the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union are as follows: §         Commitment appropriations : - committed : EUR 61 million; - paid : EUR 61 million; - carried-over : 0. §         Payment appropriations : - committed : EUR 38 million; - paid : EUR 19 million; - carried-over : EUR 7 million. Please refer also to the Final Accounts of the EU-LISA Agency.

  • 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: A8-0099/2015
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0154/2015

Amendments

Dossier

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2014/2128(DEC) 2015/03/06 CONT 10 amendments... Amendment 1 # Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice 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 Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2013; Amendment 10 # Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Acknowledges that the Agency has started its operations in December 2012 and has gained financial independence only in May 2013; Calls upon the Agency to conclude as urgent as possible a headquarters agreement with Estonia, that will clarify the conditions under which the Agency and its staff operate; Amendment 2 # Richard ASHWORTH, Beata GOSIEWSKA, Richard SULÍK Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice 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 Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice 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 Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the financial year 2013 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the financial year 2013; Amendment 4 # Richard ASHWORTH, Beata GOSIEWSKA, Richard SULÍK Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 2 2. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the financial year 2013 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the financial year 2013; Amendment 5 # Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 a (new) Prevention and management of conflict of interests Expresses its deep concern on the Agency’s failure to answer the discharge authority’s questionnaire related to the questions on conflict of interests; Calls upon the Agency to inform the discharge authority about the policies put into place with what regards the prevention and management of conflict of interests; Urges the Agency to publish CVs and Declaration of Interests of its staff by the end of December 2015; Amendment 6 # Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) Calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority about the advantages and disadvantages of having two headquarters; Requests the Agency to present a report with the proposal to centralise its operations in one location, which has to also contain expected budget savings and a forecast of the cost of this operation; Amendment 7 # Zigmantas BALČYTIS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Acknowledges that the Agency's seat is located in Tallinn (with 46 occupied posts) while its operational activities are carried out in Strasbourg (with 79 occupied posts); agrees with the Court's opinion that it is likely that management effectiveness would increase and administrative costs would be reduced if all staff were centralised in one location; Amendment 8 # Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Acknowledges that the Agency's seat is located in Tallinn while its operational activities are carried out in Strasbourg; agrees with the Court's opinion that it is likely that management effectiveness would increase and administrative costs would be reduced if all staff were centralised in one location; calls for a single location for the Agency; Amendment 9 # Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes note that at the time of the Court's audit, negotiations were ongoing between the Agency and the host Member State with the aim of reaching a headquarters agreement that would clarify the conditions under which the Agency and its staff will operate; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority about the state of play of the negotiations until the end of December 2015; source: 539.759

History

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