2020/2150(DEC) 2019 discharge: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
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BRUDZIŃSKI Joachim Stanisław ( ECR)
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ZDECHOVSKÝ Tomáš ( EPP),
RÓNAI Sándor ( S&D),
CHASTEL Olivier ( Renew),
EICKHOUT Bas ( Verts/ALE),
OMARJEE Younous ( GUE/NGL)
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| Committee Opinion | EMPL |
TOMC Romana ( EPP)
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Dominique BILDE ( ID),
Dragoş PÎSLARU ( RE),
Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ ( ECR)
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| Committee Opinion | ITRE |
Lead committee dossier:
Subjects
Events
2021/09/24
Final act published in Official Journal
2021/04/28
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament decided by 612 votes to 78, with 8 abstentions, to grant discharge to the Executive Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) in regard to the implementation of the Centre’s budget for the 2019 financial year and to approve the closure of the accounts for the financial year in question.
Noting that the Court of Auditors has stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the Centre’s annual accounts for the financial year 2019 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Parliament adopted by 602 votes to 78 with 8 abstentions, a resolution containing a series of recommendations, which form an integral part of the decision on discharge and which add to the general recommendations set out in the resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies:
Centre’s financial statements
The final budget of CEDEFOP for the financial year 2019 was EUR 17 866 920, representing an increase of 0.09 % compared to 2018.
Budget and financial management
The budget monitoring efforts during 2019 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 99.99 %, representing a slight increase of 0.01 % compared to 2018. Payment appropriations execution rate was at 95.12 %, representing a decrease of 1.38 % compared to the 2018.
Other observations
Parliament also made a series of observations regarding performance, procurement and staff policy.
In particular, it noted that:
- the Centre uses a noteworthy performance measurement system that includes key performance indicators to assess the added value provided by its activities on project, activity and organisational levels and other measures to improve its budget management;
- more qualitative indicators were used in 2018-2019, which aimed to provide a more balanced view of the Centre’s performance;
- on 31 December 2019, the establishment plan was 94.51 % implemented, with 12 officials and 74 temporary agents appointed out of 78 temporary agents and 13 officials authorised under the EU budget;
- while welcoming the introduction of e-tendering and e-submission for its open procedures, Parliament noted with concern that mistakes in procurement and contract management were made,
- efforts have been made to increase the Centre’s cybersecurity and data protection, especially as regards training of and awareness-raising among staff.
Documents
2021/04/27
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2021/03/29
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
2021/03/29
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Documents
2021/03/22
EP - Vote in committee
2021/03/04
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2021/02/24
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2021/02/05
CSL - Supplementary non-legislative basic document
Documents
2021/01/12
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2020/09/30
EP - TOMC Romana (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in EMPL
2020/09/15
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2020/09/08
EP - BRUDZIŃSKI Joachim Stanisław (ECR) appointed as rapporteur in CONT
2020/06/29
EC - Non-legislative basic document
Documents
2020/06/28
EC - Non-legislative basic document published
Documents
Documents
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0174/2021
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0069/2021
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0069/2021
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE680.772
- Committee opinion: PE660.376
- Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 05793/2021
- Committee draft report: PE657.222
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2020)0288
- Non-legislative basic document: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2020)0288
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2020)0288 EUR-Lex
- Committee draft report: PE657.222
- Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 05793/2021
- Committee opinion: PE660.376
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE680.772
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0069/2021
Votes
Décharge 2019 : Centre européen pour le développement de la formation professionnelle - 2019 discharge: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training - Entlastung 2019: Europäisches Zentrum für die Förderung der Berufsbildung - A9-0069/2021 - Joachim Stanisław Brudziński - Propositions de décision #
2021/04/27 Outcome: +: 612, -: 78, 0: 8
PPE
The Left
NIDécharge 2019 : Centre européen pour le développement de la formation professionnelle - 2019 discharge: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training - Entlastung 2019: Europäisches Zentrum für die Förderung der Berufsbildung - A9-0069/2021 - Joachim Stanisław Brudziński - Proposition de résolution #
2021/04/29 Outcome: +: 602, -: 81, 0: 8
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2020/2150(DEC)
2021/01/21
EMPL
18 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Commends the continually high budget implementation rate of 99,99 % in 2019 (compared to 100 % in 2018);
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Appreciates the Centre’s collaboration with other Union agencies, in particular with Eurofound, with the purpose of seeking to ensure synergies; expresses its satisfaction that the Centre collaborates with the EU Agencies Network to ensure efficiency gains in administrative matters, such as joint procurement procedures and exchange of knowledge and expertise on IT system, cybersecurity or HR practices;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls for this collaboration to result in a decrease in the respective budgets wherever possible;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes with regret that the Court identified weaknesses in one procurement procedure for cleaning services for which the Centre accepted a change in the execution of the contract following its signature, without properly documenting
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes with regret that the Court identified weaknesses in one procurement procedure for cleaning services for which the Centre accepted a change in the execution of the contract following its signature, without properly documenting the change or incorporating the change into the framework contract; acknowledges, however, that to address the observation from the Court, the Centre formalised its guidelines on contract management to complement the training given to contract managers, the workflow and the controls in place;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes with regret that the Court identified weaknesses in one procurement procedure for cleaning services for which the Centre accepted a change in the execution of the contract following its signature, without properly documenting the change or incorporating the change into the framework contract; notes from the Centre’s reply that the Centre intends to formalise its guidelines on contract management to complement the training given to contract managers, the work flow and the controls in place;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes with regret that the Court identified weaknesses in one procurement procedure for cleaning services for which the Centre accepted a change in the execution of the contract following its signature, without properly documenting the change or incorporating the change into the framework contract; calls on the Centre to address the observations made by the Court and adopt measures to eliminate deficiencies, as stated in the Centre’s reply;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes the Court’s observation regarding incorrect application of the method for calculating contribution set out in the Statement on Cedefop-EFTA cooperation; notes, from the Centre’s reply, the Centre’s declaration that no incorrect application has taken place and that it has been consistently applying the ‘proportionality factor’ in this regard;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes with regret that, as a result of the Judgment of the General Court in case T-187/18, the Centre has an obligation to pay EUR 40 000 compensation, and draws attention to the importance of complying with existing labour legislation in order to avoid such cases in the future;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Commends the budget implementation rate of 99,99 % in 2019 (compared to 100 % in 2018); recognises the Centre's successful efforts towards optimal use of resources in this regard;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Appreciates the Centre’s expertise and continued high-quality work, providing research, analyses and technical advice in vocational education and training (VET), qualifications and skills policies
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Appreciates the Centre’s continued high-quality work, providing research, analyses and technical advice in vocational education and training, qualifications and skills policies; notes in particular the Centre's recent work in helping to analyse the impact of the pandemic on skills demand and employment in the EU labour market via the Skills-OVATE (Online Vacancy Analysis Tool for Europe);
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Appreciates the Centre’s continued high-quality work, providing research, analyses and technical advice in vocational education and training, qualifications and skills policies;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes the Centre’s initiative on a new strand on digitalisation, in particular on its online tools, providing country specific information and improved visualisation opportunities of online data, such as guidance resources on labour market information or skills forecasts; acknowledges to that end the Centre’s targeted marketing campaigns in raising awareness on the content of its website;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the agency’s publications are produced almost exclusively in English and deplores the fact that its work is not translated to make it accessible to the European public in their national languages;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Appreciates the Centre’s support to the Commission, the Member States and social partners, and its collaboration with other Union agencies, in particular with ETF and Eurofound, with the purpose of seeking to ensure synergies; stresses its importance, autonomy and added value in its field of expertise; expresses its satisfaction that the Centre collaborates with the EU Agencies Network to ensure efficiency gains in administrative matters;
source: 663.080
2021/03/04
CONT
21 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with huge concern from the Court’s report that the Centre did not apply the proper method for calculating the contributions for Iceland and Norway, resulting in a too low contribution;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Notes the gender representation within the Centre’s senior management members (4 men and 2 women); notes with satisfaction that a good gender balance was achieved within the management board (53 % male and 47 % female); welcomes the staff’s geographical representation within the Centre;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Welcomes the Centre's efforts to build a more diverse and inclusive work environment and culture by taking actions in favour of people with disabilities; asks the Centre to assess the possibilities of further strengthening and integrating the principles of equal opportunities in recruitment, training, career development, working conditions as well as to raise staff awareness of these aspects; invites the Centre to consider possible reasonable improvements and modifications of its buildings (access, adequate office equipment) for people with reduced mobility or other disabilities;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Encourages the Centre to pursue the development of a long term human resources policy framework which addresses the work-life balance, the lifelong guidance and career development, the gender balance, the teleworking, the geographical balance and the recruitment and integration of people with disabilities;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Notes with regret that, as a result of the Judgment of the General Court in case T-187/18, the Centre has an obligation to pay EUR 40000 compensation, and draws attention to the importance of complying with existing labour legislation in order to avoid such cases in the future;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8 b. Welcomes the efforts made by the Centre to create an environmentally friendly working framework and all the measures taken by the Centre to reduce its carbon footprint, its energy consumption and to develop a paperless workflow;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes with concern that, according to the Court’s report, mistakes in procurement and contract management were made, that the Centre accepted the change in the execution of a contract without properly documenting whether the alternative proposed by the contractor was at least equivalent to the solution proposed in the tender and that the Centre did not amend the framework contract concluded with that contractor in order to include such change; Notes that the Centre formalised its guidelines on contract management to complement the training given to contract managers, the workflow and the controls in place;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes the Centre’s existing
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes the absence of some declarations of interest and CVs of the management board and reiterates that all members and alternates who attend management board meetings, or exercise the right to vote, must submit a declaration of interest; calls on the Centre to publish the declarations of interest and the CVs of all the members of the management board and to report to the discharge authority on the measures taken in this regard;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Notes that the Centre’s executive director, as authorising officer, has delegated the powers of budget implementation to the deputy director and heads of departments; notes that the deputy director’s delegation has no capped amount
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Welcomes the introduction of more qualitative indicators in 2018-2019, which aimed to provide a more balanced view on the Centre’s performance; reminds the Centre to regularly review and update its performance measurement system and KPIs to ensure Centre’s efficient contribution and expertise at EU level; encourages the Centre to carefully analyse the outcomes and use them to improve their strategy and activity planning;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Welcomes the Centre’s communications campaigns, focus on social media presence, interactive online tools and visualisations; encourages the Centre to continue promoting their work, research and activities to increase its public visibility;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Questions the need to maintain a Board of Directors composed of 84 people;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the external evaluation, to which the Centre was subject in 2017 as required by the financial rules, has assessed the Centre’s work positively; welcomes the actions planned to address the issued recommendations and calls on the Centre to continue to pursue further cooperation with other agencies; encourages the Centre to continue to implement its performance measurement indicators and to align the performance indicator methodologies with other agencies in order to present the implemented policies in a more detailed manner; welcomes the introduction of an environmental indicator;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Takes note that the cross-cutting evaluation of the Union agencies under the remit of the Directorate-General for Employment suggested a number of recommendations for each of the agencies, but none of them would have required changes to the legislative proposal of the Commission, neither suggested merging or co-locating agencies;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that the Centre has
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that the Centre has continued the cooperation with the European Training Foundation, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work; deeply welcomes the new Service Agreement with European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, in particular in the field of digitalisation, procurement, data protection and HR, and encourages the Centre to continue to pursue synergies;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Welcomes the fact that the Centre continues to develop its synergies, increase cooperation and exchange of good practices with other European agencies with a view to improving efficiency (human resources, building management, IT services and security);
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Welcomes the good collaboration between the Centre, Eurofound, EU- OSHA and ETF in their work, as such collaboration promotes the creation of synergies and helps to avoid overlaps;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 c (new) 5 c. Welcomes the Centre on its actions to increase the digitalisation of the agency in terms of internal operation and management but also in order to speed up the digitalisation of procedures; stresses the need for the Centre to continue to be proactive in this regard in order to avoid a digital gap between the agencies at all costs; draws attention, however, to the need to continue all the necessary security measures to avoid any risk to the online security of the information processed;
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