2019/2068(DEC) 2018 discharge: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2020/03/31
Lead committee dossier:
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2020/03/31
Progress: Awaiting committee decision
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | CONT | CZARNECKI Ryszard ( ECR) | NOVAKOV Andrey ( EPP), WOLTERS Lara ( S&D), STRUGARIU Ramona ( Renew), KUHS Joachim ( ID), EICKHOUT Bas ( Verts/ALE), OMARJEE Younous ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | LIBE | METSOLA Roberta ( EPP) |
Lead committee dossier:
Subjects
Events
2020/03/31
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
2020/02/19
EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
2020/02/06
CSL - Supplementary non-legislative basic document
Documents
2020/01/31
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2020/01/29
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2019/12/06
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2019/11/06
EP - METSOLA Roberta (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in LIBE
2019/10/07
EP - CZARNECKI Ryszard (ECR) appointed as rapporteur in CONT
2019/09/18
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
2019/06/27
EC - Non-legislative basic document
Documents
2019/06/27
EC - Non-legislative basic document published
Documents
Documents
- Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 05761/2020
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE645.055
- Committee opinion: PE643.087
- Committee draft report: PE639.879
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2019)0316
- Non-legislative basic document: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2019)0316
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2019)0316 EUR-Lex
- Committee draft report: PE639.879
- Committee opinion: PE643.087
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE645.055
- Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 05761/2020
Amendments | Dossier |
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2019/2068(DEC)
2019/12/11
LIBE
14 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new) Welcomes the commitment of the Agency to explore the relationship between the sustainable development goals of the 2030 Agenda and the fundamental rights framework in the context of the Union's internal policies;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. A
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Highlights the value of the Agency’s studies and opinions for the development of Union legal acts; stresses that the Agency should be able to offer opinions on legislative proposals on its own initiative and that its remit should extend to all areas of rights protected under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including issues of judicial and police cooperation in criminal matters; regrets the fact that the Agency's current mandate limits its ability to undertake actions and studies in certain thematic areas; calls for a specific budget item to be allocated to activities supporting the visibility and general awareness of the Agency; welcomes the proactive approach of the Agency towards Parliament;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Encourages the Agency to intensify its cooperation with international organisations, such as the Council of Europe and the United Nations, in order to find and use synergies, whenever possible.
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Reiterates the role of the Fundamental Rights Agency (‘FRA’ or ‘the Agency’) in helping to ensure that the fundamental rights of people living in the Union are protected; recalls the importance of the Agency in promoting the reflection on the appropriate balance between security and fundamental rights; highlights in particular the value of the Agency’s studies and opinions for the development of Union legislation; welcomes the commitment of the Agency to the protection of vulnerable groups by conducting specific studies;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Reiterates the role of the Fundamental Rights Agency (‘FRA’ or ‘the Agency’) in helping to ensure that the fundamental rights of people living in the Union are protected; highlights in particular the value of the Agency’s studies and opinions for the development of Union legislation; stresses the fact that the Agency has an advisory function;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the fact that the Court of Auditors ('the Court') has declared the transactions underlying the annual accounts of the FRA for the financial year 2018 to be legal and regular in all material respects and that its financial position on 31 December 2018 is fairly presented;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Regrets that the rates of carry-overs of commitments for operational expenditure once again stood
Amendment 7 #
5. Notes that the Court has identified a horizontal trend across agencies in the use of external staff hired in IT consultancy roles; calls for this dependency on external recruitment in this important area to be addressed;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new) Welcomes the progress made by the Agency in increasing the number of female members of governing bodies and in reaching the target set by Parliament in European Parliament resolution of 5 March 2012 on equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011, namely a threshold of 40 % female members of governing bodies by 2020;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the progress made by the Agency in relation to the Court’s recommendations; calls on the FRA to
source: 644.913
2020/02/03
CONT
21 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Encourages the Agency to pursue the digitalisation of its services;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Questions the necessity of an agency dedicated specifically for the purpose of research of fundamental rights; appeals to the Commission to consider merging the Agency with the European Institute for Gender Equality ('EIGE'); underlines that the Agency and the EIGE have a similar field of operation and the merger would simplify the funding of the two agencies, as well as clarify the system of European agencies for the general public;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Authorizes the Commission to conduct a feasibility study in order to assess the possibility of, if not fully merging, at the very least setting up shared synergies with EIGE; calls upon the Commission to evaluate both scenarios, namely the transfer of the Agency to EIGE Headquarters in Vilnius, and the transfer of EIGE’s Headquarters to the Agency’s Vienna Headquarters; notes that such an act would mean sharing corporate and support services and the management of the common premises, as well as shared ICT, telecommunications and internet-based infrastructures, thereby saving huge amounts of money which would be applied towards further funding of both agencies;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Notes with approval the even gender balance among senior managers (3 men and 3 women) and the satisfactory gender balance within the management board (28 men and 25 women);
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes, in light of the related comments made by the discharge authority, that e-procurement tools have been compulsory only as of 2019 and that the Agency has introduced all e-procurement tools with the exception of e-submission, which
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Acknowledges the Agency’s existing measures, and welcomes its ongoing efforts in relation to securing transparency, in relation to prevention and management of conflicts of interest, and in relation to whistle-blower protection; notes that there were a number of cases of potential and perceived conflicts of interest that were assessed and mitigated and none reported in 2018;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes, in light of the comments made by the discharge authority with reference to the discharge of 2017 related to the legal proceedings brought in recent years against the Agency concerning alleged irregular recruitment decisions
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Notes several ongoing legal procedures regarding violations of staff regulations and violations of good administration 1a ;stresses that the agency should ensure that the requirements are met and emphasises that the Agency should lead by example in advising on and respecting fundamental rights; deplores that such violations can have a detrimental effect on the public opinion and on Union´s reputation; regrets that such legal proceedings are costly for the Agency and wasting taxpayers money; _________________ 1a Case T-632/19 DD v FRA; Case T- 703/19 DD v FRA; Case T-31/19 AF v FRA; Case C-601/19 P BP v FRA; Case C-699/19 P - BP v FRA; Case C-682/19 P - BP v FRA
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes with satisfaction that, following the successful implementation of the anti-fraud strategy adopted in December 2014 and the completion of the action plan over the course of 2015 and 2016, the Agency completed the revision of the anti-fraud strategy which was adopted at the Management Board meeting in December
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Calls upon the Agency to direct its focus at disseminating the results of its research to the general public, and to reach out to the public via social media and other media outlets.
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes with appreciation that budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2018 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 100 %, the same rate as in 2017; notes
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that, according to the Court’s report carry-overs of committed appropriations were high for operating expenditure, mainly due to the nature of the activities which include financing studies that span several months and often beyond year-end; notes that the Agency has introduced planning procedures to monitor the inevitable delays between the
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes the Agency’s cooperation with other agencies, in particular the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, the European Institute for Gender Equality, the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, and the European Asylum Support Office, in order to achieve common policy objectives; welcomes the fact that, in addition, the Agency regularly supports other Union agencies to reflect obligations stemming from the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) in their work; deems it necessary for the Agency to continue the development of strong ties with other relevant Union institutions; encourages the Agency to explore ways of sharing resources and staff on overlapping tasks among other agencies with similar activities;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
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