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2020/0112(APP) European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Progress: Awaiting final decision

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead LIBE MANDL Lukas (icon: EPP EPP) VOLLATH Bettina (icon: S&D S&D), PAGAZAURTUNDÚA Maite (icon: Renew Renew), RIBA I GINER Diana (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), VANDENDRIESSCHE Tom (icon: ID ID), TERHEŞ Cristian (icon: ECR ECR)
Committee Opinion AFET
Committee Opinion FEMM REGNER Evelyn (icon: S&D S&D) Monika VANA (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), Samira RAFAELA (icon: RE RE), Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 352-p1sub1

Events

2021/07/06
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 546 votes to 69, with 79 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights.

Parliament gave its consent to the proposal for a Council Regulation.

The Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) provides information, assistance and expertise on fundamental rights issues and promotes and protects fundamental rights in the EU.

The amendment to the scope simply reflects the consequence of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty for the scope of the Agency’s activities, which became ‘Union law’ instead of ‘Community law’, and therefore encompasses the area of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (the former so-called “third pillar” of the European Union).

All the other amendments proposed are to align the founding Regulation with the Common Approach and with the Framework Financial Regulation, in order to enhance the efficiency, relevance and governance of the Agency.

Documents
T9-0322/2021
2021/07/05
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/07/02
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
A9-0227/2021
2021/07/02
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
A9-0227/2021
2021/07/01
   EP - Vote in committee
2021/06/25
   CSL - Legislative proposal
Documents
09827/2021
2021/06/25
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Documents
09827/2021
2021/02/10
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
PE662.080
2020/09/10
   EP - MANDL Lukas (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in LIBE
2020/07/29
   PT_PARLIAMENT - Contribution
Documents
COM(2020)0225
2020/07/06
   RO_SENATE - Contribution
Documents
COM(2020)0225
2020/06/25
   EP - REGNER Evelyn (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in FEMM
2020/06/05
   EC - Preparatory document
Documents
COM(2020)0225
EUR-Lex
2020/06/05
   EP - Preparatory document
Documents
COM(2020)0225
EUR-Lex

Documents

Votes

Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights - Agentur der Europäischen Union für Grundrechte - A9-0227/2021 - Lukas Mandl - Procédure d'approbation #

2021/07/06 Outcome: +: 546, 0: 79, -: 69
DE ES IT FR RO PL NL PT BG BE SE EL AT IE DK SK HR FI HU CZ LV SI LT MT LU EE CY
Total
95
59
75
78
32
49
29
21
17
20
20
20
19
13
14
14
12
14
21
21
8
8
10
6
6
7
6
icon: PPE PPE
174

Germany PPE

30

Spain PPE

13

Italy PPE

9

France PPE

8

Romania PPE

14

Poland PPE

16

Netherlands PPE

6

Portugal PPE

7

Bulgaria PPE

7

Belgium PPE

3

Sweden PPE

5

Greece PPE

8

Austria PPE

7

Ireland PPE

5

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Pernille WEISS
1

Slovakia PPE

5

Croatia PPE

4

Finland PPE

3

Hungary PPE

1

Czechia PPE

5

Latvia PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

4

Lithuania PPE

4

Malta PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Riho TERRAS
1

Cyprus PPE

2
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143

Germany S&D

16

Spain S&D

21

Italy S&D

17

France S&D

6

Romania S&D

9

Poland S&D

6

Netherlands S&D

6

Portugal S&D

9

Bulgaria S&D

5

Belgium S&D

3

Sweden S&D

5

Greece S&D

2

Austria S&D

5

Denmark S&D

3

Slovakia S&D

3

Croatia S&D

4

Finland S&D

2

Hungary S&D

5

Czechia S&D

For (1)

Radka MAXOVÁ
1

Latvia S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Malta S&D

4

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Marc ANGEL
1

Estonia S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

2
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98

Germany Renew

7

Spain Renew

9

Italy Renew

2

France Renew

23

Romania Renew

8

Netherlands Renew

7

Bulgaria Renew

3

Belgium Renew

4

Sweden Renew

3

Austria Renew

For (1)

Claudia GAMON
1

Ireland Renew

2

Denmark Renew

6

Slovakia Renew

3

Croatia Renew

For (1)

Valter FLEGO
1

Finland Renew

3

Hungary Renew

2

Czechia Renew

5

Latvia Renew

For (1)

Ivars IJABS
1

Slovenia Renew

2

Lithuania Renew

1

Luxembourg Renew

2

Estonia Renew

3
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71

Germany Verts/ALE

24

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Italy Verts/ALE

4

France Verts/ALE

13

Poland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Sylwia SPUREK
1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Tilly METZ
1
icon: The Left The Left
39

Germany The Left

5

Spain The Left

6

France The Left

6

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

Anja HAZEKAMP
1

Portugal The Left

4

Belgium The Left

For (1)

Marc BOTENGA
1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Greece The Left

6

Ireland The Left

4

Denmark The Left

1

Finland The Left

For (1)

Silvia MODIG
1

Czechia The Left

1

Cyprus The Left

2
icon: NI NI
37

Germany NI

2

Spain NI

3

Italy NI

10

Netherlands NI

1

Greece NI

3

Slovakia NI

2

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

Mislav KOLAKUŠIĆ
2

Hungary NI

13

Lithuania NI

Abstain (1)

Viktor USPASKICH
1
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62

Germany ECR

Abstain (1)

Lars Patrick BERG
1

Spain ECR

4

Italy ECR

8

Romania ECR

1

Poland ECR

Against (2)

Anna FOTYGA, Beata KEMPA
26

Netherlands ECR

Abstain (1)

Bert-Jan RUISSEN
4

Bulgaria ECR

2

Belgium ECR

3

Sweden ECR

3

Greece ECR

Abstain (1)

Emmanouil FRAGKOS
1

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

Eugen JURZYCA
1

Croatia ECR

Abstain (1)

Ladislav ILČIĆ
1

Czechia ECR

4

Latvia ECR

2

Lithuania ECR

Against (1)

Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1
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70

Germany ID

10

Italy ID

25

France ID

22

Netherlands ID

Against (1)

Marcel de GRAAFF
1

Belgium ID

3

Austria ID

3

Denmark ID

Against (1)

Peter KOFOD
1

Finland ID

2

Czechia ID

Against (2)

Hynek BLAŠKO, Ivan DAVID
2

Estonia ID

Against (1)

Jaak MADISON
1

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  • The Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) provides information, assistance and expertise on fundamental rights issues and promotes and protects fundamental rights in the EU.
  • The amendment to the scope simply reflects the consequence of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty for the scope of the Agency’s activities, which became ‘Union law’ instead of ‘Community law’, and therefore encompasses the area of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (the former so-called “third pillar” of the European Union).
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  • PURPOSE: to clarify the scope of the activities of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and to strengthen the Agency's operational governance and effectiveness.
  • PROPOSED ACT: Council Regulation.
  • ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.
  • BACKGROUND: the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) was established by Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 in order to provide the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and the Member States with support and expertise in the field of fundamental rights. All Union policies must respect the fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
  • Every five years, the Agency commissions an independent external evaluation of its achievements. The first external evaluation of the Agency took place in 2012 and did not lead to any amendment to the founding Regulation. The second external evaluation took place in 2017.
  • In light of the findings of the external evaluation and of the analysis of the Commission services, this proposal aims to introduce some targeted technical amendments in the founding Regulation of the Agency.
  • CONTENT: the main purpose of the proposal to amend Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 is to:
  • - clarify in the Regulation that, since the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the scope of the Agency's activities covers the competences of the Union, including police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters;
  • - make certain targeted technical amendments to the Regulation in order to ensure that the Agency is governed and operates in accordance with the principles set out in the common approach annexed to the Joint Statement of the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission on decentralised agencies of 19 July 2012.
  • Without changing the tasks and mandate of the Agency, the proposed amendments aim at bringing about simplification, better governance and efficiency gains to the Agency’s operation.
  • The proposed changes include the following:
  • - specify that the multiannual programming document must clearly set out the specific areas and projects on which the Agency will be working for three years, which should enable the Agency to plan its work and thematic areas over time and adapt them each year in line with emerging priorities;
  • - provide that the members of the Management Board should, in addition to fulfilling the criteria of independence, have knowledge in the field of fundamental rights and managerial experience, as well as appropriate administrative and budgetary powers;
  • - clarify that, even if the terms of office of Management Board members and alternates cannot be renewed consecutively, it should be possible to reappoint a former member or alternate for one or more non-consecutive terms of office;
  • - specify that, in all cases of termination of the term of office before the expiry of the 5-year period, not only in case of loss of independence, but also in other cases such as in case of resignation or death, the new member’s term will complete his/her predecessor’s five-year term, unless the remaining term is less than two years, in which case a new five-year term may run afresh;
  • - confer on the Management Board of the Agency the powers vested in the appointing authority;
  • - provide that the Management Board shall elect the members of the Executive Board by a majority of the members of the Management Board with voting rights;
  • - entrust the Management Board with the additional task of adopting a security strategy, including rules on the handling of EU classified information, as well as a communication strategy and rules on the management and prevention of conflicts of interest with regard to its members and those of the Scientific Committee;
  • - clarify that the Executive Board’s task to supervise the preparatory work for the decisions to be adopted by the Management Board entails scrutinising budgetary and human resources matters;
  • - attribute the tasks of adopting the anti-fraud strategy prepared by the Director; ensuring adequate follow-up to audit and investigations of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and of the European Public Prosecutor Office (EPPO);
  • - provide that, where necessary, in case of urgency, the Executive Board may take provisional decisions on behalf of the Management Board;
  • - ensure that the term of office of the Director of the Agency can be extended by a maximum of five years and that the appointment procedure, in which the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission take part, starts during the 12 months preceding the end of the term of office;
  • - increase the majority required to dismiss the Director, which is currently one third, to a two-thirds majority of the Management Board’s members;
  • - entrust the Director with the task of implementing the decisions adopted by the Management Board, to prepare an anti-fraud strategy for the Agency, and to set out an action plan to follow up on internal or external audit reports and OLAF or EPPO’s investigations.
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