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Lead | CONT | STAES Bart (Verts/ALE) | SARVAMAA Petri (EPP), LIBERADZKI Bogusław (S&D), MACOVEI Monica (ECR), ALI Nedzhmi (ALDE), DE JONG Dennis (GUE/NGL), VALLI Marco (EFD), KAPPEL Barbara (ENF) |
Opinion | LIBE | CHRYSOGONOS Kostas (GUE/NGL) |
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2018/04/18
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2017/09/13
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2017/06/26
Non-legislative basic document published
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COM(2017)0365
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PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2016, as part of the 2016 discharge procedure. Analysis of the accounts of the European Police Office (EUROPOL). CONTENT: the organisational governance of the EU consists of institutions, agencies and other EU bodies whose expenditure is included in the general budget of the Union. This Commission document concerns the EU's consolidated accounts for the year 2016 and details how spending by the EU institutions and bodies was carried out. The consolidated annual accounts of the EU provide financial information on the activities of the institutions, agencies and other bodies of the EU from an accrual accounting and budgetary perspective. It is the responsibility of the Commission's Accounting Officer to prepare the EU's consolidated annual accounts and ensure that they present fairly, in all material aspects, the financial position, the result of the operations and the cash flows of the EU institutions and bodies, including the European Police Office (EUROPOL), with a view to granting discharge. Discharge procedure: the final step of a budget lifecycle is the discharge of the budget for a given financial year. It represents the political aspect of the external control of budget implementation and is the decision by which the European Parliament, acting on a Council recommendation, "releases" the Commission (and other EU bodies) from its responsibility for management of a given budget by marking the end of that budget's existence. The European Parliament is the discharge authority within the EU. The discharge procedure may produce three outcomes: (i) the granting; (ii) postponement or; (iii) the refusal of the discharge. The final discharge report including specific recommendations to the Commission for action is adopted in plenary by the European Parliament and are subject to an annual follow up report in which the Commission outlines the concrete actions it has taken to implement the recommendations made. Each agency is subject to its own discharge procedure, including the EUROPOL. EUROPOL: the European Police Office (the Office), which is located in The Hague (NL), was established by Council Decision 2009/371/JHA. Europol’s mission is to support the Member States in preventing and combating all forms of serious international and organised crime and terrorism. It works closely with law enforcement agencies in the 28 EU Member States and in other non-EU partner states. As regards the accounts, the revenue of Europol was almost fully covered by the Community subsidy, amounting to EUR 102.27 million in 2016. The commitment implementation rate at the end of December was 99.8%, which is similar to the rate at the same time last year and above the target of 95%. The payment rate was 91%, which is 2% higher than last year and above the target of 90%. The carry forward from 2016 to 2017 amounts to EUR 8.9 million. Commitment appropriations: available: EUR 122 million; made: EUR 115 million. Payment appropriations: available: EUR 133 million; paid: EUR 112 million. For further details on expenditure, please refer to EUROPOL’s consolidated annual activity report.
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COM(2017)0365
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2017)0365
Amendments | Dossier |
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2017/2169(DEC)
2018/01/19
LIBE
20 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Regrets that, as of 18 January 2018, neither the Europol Review 2016 nor the Europol Consolidated Annual Activity Report 2016 were made publicly available, thus hampering the ability of the co-legislators to perform their work on the 2016 discharge procedure in a fully informed manner;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the commitment of Europol to address in a timely fashion the single critical recommendation and the twenty-six very important recommendations identified as part of the internal audits conducted on operational support provided by the European Cybercrime Centre to Member States as well as on the implementation by Europol of internal control standards; welcomes the adoption and implementation of the Europol Anti-Fraud Strategy 2017-2018;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the commitment of Europol to address in a timely fashion the single critical recommendation and the twenty-six very important recommendations identified as part of the internal audits conducted on operational support provided by the European Cybercrime Centre to Member States as well as on the implementation by Europol of internal control standards
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that in 2016 Europol’s ICT network architecture was updated and that the network hosting the core business data and systems was
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Highlights that Europol’s new legal framework provides for additional measures in terms of providing the discharge authority with dedicated information about its work, including sensitive operational matters;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Highlights that Europol’s new legal framework provides for additional measures in terms of providing the discharge authority with dedicated information about its work, including sensitive operational matters;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Highlights that Europol’s new legal framework provides for additional measures in terms of providing the discharge authority with dedicated information about its work, including sensitive operational matters;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Highlights that Europol’s new legal framework provides for additional measures in terms of providing the discharge authority with dedicated information about its work, including sensitive operational matters by adopting a more flexible and modern data management system; regrets, however, that the publication of declarations of interest of the members of Europol’s management board is still pending;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the relatively high level of carry-overs of committed appropriations for Title II (administrative expenditure) at EUR 4,2 million, i.e. 41 %; acknowledges that it is due to the nature of the administrative arrangements between Europol and its host state regarding building works; notes that Europol received an Internal Security Fund emergency assistance grant of EUR 1,5 million in 2016 with a view to deploying experts (guest officers) to hotspots to conduct secondary security checks, for which the expenditure was audited and assessed as eligible in accordance with the grant agreement;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Welcomes the publication of the Europol Consolidated Activity Annual Report for 2016; regrets, however, that, despite previous recommendations, the publication by Europol of the European Court of Auditors' Report is still pending; notes that whistleblowing rules are available to Europol employees on Europol's intranet; regrets that the publication of whistleblowing rules is still pending; reiterates the importance of transparency in upholding citizens' trust in the Union and its institutions;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the relatively high level of carry-overs of committed appropriations for Title II (administrative expenditure) at EUR
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes th
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes the 10 % staff and budget increases of Europol in 2016 following the decision to entrust Europol with new tasks;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes the 10 % staff and budget increases of Europol in 2016 following the decision to entrust Europol with new tasks;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes the 1
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Acknowledges the ever-increasing demand for Europol’s services from Member States;
source: 616.702
2018/03/02
CONT
23 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation discharge in respect of the implementation of the Europol’s budget for the financial year
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the Europol’s staff spent an average of 1,2 % of the working days in 2016 on sick leave; observes
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes with satisfaction that the Europol’s staff spent an average of only 1,2 % of the working days in 2016 on sick leave; observes with some concern that the number of days spent per member of staff on wellbeing activities in 2016 was less than one day; notes that Europol did not name different wellbeing activities put in place in 2016, as requested by Parliament, but reported on the costs spent per staff on the medical provider and related costs; calls on Europol to report on the sick leave overview counted in days and introduce additional wellbeing activities for its staff and invites the whole staff to take part in it;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes that the Internal Audit Function carried out a review of the implementation of the Internal Control Standards in Europol in the first semester of 2016; notes that Europol prepared an action plan to address 15 out of the 40 recommendations by the end of 2016
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes with satisfaction that 83 % of all audit recommendations by the Court, the Internal Audit Service (IAS), the Europol Joint Supervisory Body, the Commission’s data protection officer, and the Internal Audit Function, graded as “critical” or “very important”, were addressed in 2016, but notes also that 17% of the recommendations, graded as "outstanding", is still a substantial number;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that 83 % of all audit recommendations by the Court, the Internal Audit Service (IAS), the Europol Joint Supervisory Body, the Commission’s data protection officer, and the Internal Audit Function, graded as “critical” or “very important”, were addressed in 2016, representing an increase of 12% compared to 2015;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Notes
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes that in 2016 Europol received 107 requests for access to documents (related to 138 documents) and that Europol granted full access to 39 documents, partial access was granted to 20 documents and access was refused to 79 documents; calls on Europol to be as open as possible in addressing those requests, bearing in mind the legal constraints but also the duty to openness and transparency;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that Europol launched an additional ‘ethics package’ communication campaign in October 2017 to raise awareness among all Europol staff and seconded national experts about the updated versions of the Europol’s Code of Conduct and guidance documentation on the handling of gifts, conflicts of interest and whistleblowing; notes with satisfaction that the guidance on whistleblowing underlines that Europol commits itself to protect the identity of whistleblowers; welcomes the publication of the guidance on whistleblowing arrangements on the Europol website; asks Europol to provide details on whistleblowing cases in 2016, if any, and how they were handled;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Expresses the need to establish an independent disclosure, advice and referral body with sufficient budgetary resources, in order to help whistleblowers use the right channels to disclose their information on possible irregularities affecting the financial interests of the Union, while protecting their confidentiality and offering needed support and advice;
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation discharge in respect of the implementation of the Europol’s budget for the financial year
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Notes with satisfaction that
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Notes with satisfaction that Europol continued to cooperate with a number of international partners as well as other Union agencies and bodies, and in particular, in view to the migration crisis, Europol further strengthened its cooperation with Frontex;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Notes that, according to Europol’s answers, there are substantial financial and operational risks due to the Brexit; calls on Europol to keep the discharge authority fully informed of the future impact of the Brexit on Europol and to work in close cooperation with the Commission regarding Brexit negotiations in order to be sufficiently prepared to minimize any negative operational or financial impact that may occur;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Notes that, according to Europol’s answers, there are substantial financial and operational risks due to
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of Europol for the financial year
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that, according to the Court’s report, the carry-overs of committed appropriations for Title II (administrative expenditure) were high at EUR 3 500 000 (39 %), compared to EUR 4 200 000 (41 %) in 2015; notes that these carry-overs mainly concerned the Europol’s headquarters, which will only be invoiced by the host state in 2017 (EUR 2 000 000); acknowledges the fact that Europol will continue its efforts to ensure efficient and compliant budget implementation, in particular concerning carry-overs in relation to administrative expenditure; notes that due to the work regarding the Europol’s headquarters performed under the authority of the host state as an external party, the handling of building-related costs is also expected to spread across financial years in future; notes that this is due to the inherent administrative set-up whereby Europol receives the related invoices after the host state has liaised with contractors at national level;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that a total number of 48 transfers were made for a total amount of almost EUR 4 960 000 (4,9 % of the budget); notes furthermore that some transfers were necessary to take into account differences between the planning and the implementation of the budget due to urgent situations in certain crime areas, for instance activities related to the hotspots; notes that transfers done in order to temporarily cover grant expenditure under the regular budget, due to the late cashing of the pre-financing amount of the grant agreement, were then reversed when the pre-financing was received;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Notes that contracts with a value not exceeding EUR 15 000 can be awarded without any publication; notes that this is in line with the Europol's current legal obligations; calls for Europol to advertise all its contracts; highlights that transparent public procurement is key in upholding citizens' trust in the Union and its institutions;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Deeply regrets that,having regard to the number of all posts occupied on 31 December 2016, gender balance has not been achieved since the ratio is more than two to one - 32,4 % female to 67,6 % male - and that, even more alarming, female staff represented only 14 % in senior specialist / senior analyst positions and that moreover, with the worst ratio of all, the percentage of female staff in business manager and equivalent or higher positions was only 6,1 % (two members of staff); calls on Europol to be more proactive, and to take the gender balance issue into account as a matter of urgency when recruiting new staff and to inform the discharge authority during the next discharge procedure of the progress made at the end of 2017;
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