ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Products and services in 2009

Resources made available to the Agency in 2009

(Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the Parliament and of the Council (the Basic Regulation))

Competences of the Agency

Areas of Union competence deriving from the Treaty

The European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, may lay down appropriate provisions for sea and air transport. They shall act after consulting the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. (Article 100 of the TFEU)

Objectives — To maintain a high uniform level of civil aviation safety in Europe and to ensure the proper functioning and development of civil aviation safety.

Measures to be adopted by the Agency — To issue opinions and recommendations to the Commission. — To issue certification specifications, including airworthiness codes and acceptable means of compliance, and any guidance material for the application of the Basic Regulation and its implementing rules. — To take decisions regarding airworthiness and environmental certification, pilot certification, air operation certification, third country operators, inspections of Member States and investigation of undertakings. — To conduct standardisation inspections of the competent authorities in the Member States.

1 — Management Board consisting of one representative of each Member State and one representative of the Commission, sets up an advisory body of interested parties. 2 — Executive Director manages the Agency and is appointed by the Management Board on a proposal from the Commission. 3 — Board of Appeal decides on appeals against the Agency’s decisions in certain respects such as certification, fees, charges and checks at undertakings. 4 — External audit Court of Auditors. 5 — Discharge authority Parliament, acting on a recommendation from the Council.

Budget Total budget: 122 (102) million euro, including. Revenue collected: Revenue from fees and charges: 54,9 (67,2) million euro (60 %) Union subsidy: 33,9 (30,5) million euro (37 %) Other revenue and subventions: 3,9 (3,2) million euro (3 %). Reserve of assigned revenue for fees and charges expenditure: 29,5 (14,8) million euro. Staff at 31 December 2009 506 (452) temporary staff in the establishment plan. posts occupied: 460 (403) other staff: 56 (39), contract staff 49 (37), seconded national expert 6 (1), special advisor 1 (1) Total temporary staff: 460 (403) — subsidy-financed: 185 — fee-financed: 275
The Union shall implement a vocational training policy which shall support and supplement the action of the Member States, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content and organisation of vocational training.

(Article 166(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)

to encourage and support a concerted approach to matters relating to the development of vocational training,

The Centre assists the European Commission (‘EC’) in promoting and developing vocational training and education at Union level.

In its capacity as the European Union reference centre for vocational training and education, the Centre provides political decision-makers, researchers and professionals with information aimed at developing a clearer understanding of current trends that will thus enable them to reach more soundly based decisions with a view to future action.

Appointed by the EC from a list of candidates submitted by the Governing Board; is responsible for the management of the Centre and implements the decisions of the Governing Board and the Bureau.

The chairman and the three vice-chairmen of the Governing Board (one from each of the groups), one coordinator per group and one representative of the EC.

Resources made available to the Centre in 2010 (2009)

Products and services in 2010 (2009)
12.

An amount of 22,6 million euro was carried forward from 2010 to 2011. Europol considers it to be a considerable improvement that carry-forwards were decreased to 15,0 million euro across the budget. Special circumstances during 2011 held up budget implementation, such as the delayed move (3 months) to the new building. 2011 being the second year for Europol to operate financially as an EU agency, dedicated additional actions were taken to further align activities with the principle of budget annuality. An audit by the Internal Audit Service (IAS) of the European Commission, performed in 2011 on planning and budgeting process, confirmed positive developments in this regard.
support for the training of staff, and cooperation on the exchange of staff, on equipment and on research into crime-detection;” […]

For the purposes of paragraph 1, the European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, may establish measures concerning: […]

The Union shall establish police cooperation involving all the Member States’ competent authorities, including police, customs and other specialised law enforcement services in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of criminal offences.

To provide appropriate training with regard to respect for democratic safeguards, with particular reference to the rights of defence.

Europol’s objectives, structure and functioning, as well as ways to maximise cooperation between Europol and relevant law-enforcement services in the Member States in the fight against organised crime;

the institutions of the European Union, their functioning and role, as well as the decision-making mechanisms and legal instruments of the European Union, in particular as regards their implications for law-enforcement cooperation;

To improve knowledge of international and European Union instruments, particularly in the following sectors:

To increase knowledge of the national police systems and structures of other Member States and of cross-border police cooperation within the European Union.

The aim of College shall be to help train senior police officers in the Member States by optimising cooperation between College’s various components. It shall support and develop a European approach to the main problems facing Member States in the fight against crime, crime prevention and the maintenance of law and order and public security, in particular the cross-border dimensions of those problems.

Each delegation shall have one vote. Representatives of the European Commission and of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and Europol shall be invited to attend meetings as non-voting observers.

Member States also seconded a total of: 7 (4) National Experts during the course of the year.

Products and services in 2011 (2010)
Article 77(2): ‘(…) the European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, shall adopt measures concerning:

Article 74: ‘The Council shall adopt measures to ensure administrative cooperation between the relevant departments of the Member States in the areas covered by this title, as well as between those departments and the Commission. (…)’

Articles 74 and 77(2)(b) and (d) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

to participate in the development of research relevant for the control and surveillance of external borders;

to carry out risk analyses, including the assessment of the capacity of Member States to face threats and pressures at the external borders;

Frontex was established with a view to improving the integrated management of the external borders of the Member States of the EU.

The last amendment entered into force on 12.12.2011; the content of the table reflects the situation after this last amendment.

Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004, amended by Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1168/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council

One representative of each Member State + two representatives of the Commission + one representative per Schengen Associated Country.

Products and services in 2012 (2011)
equality between men and women with regard to labour market opportunities and treatment at work;

the integration of persons excluded from the labour market, without prejudice to Article 166;

improvement in particular of the working environment to protect workers’ health and safety;

With a view to achieving the objectives of Article 151, the Union shall support and complement the activities of the Member States in the following fields:

The Union and the Member States [...], shall have as their objectives the promotion of employment, improved living and working conditions, so as to make possible their harmonisation while the improvement is being maintained, proper social protection, dialogue between management and labour, the development of human resources with a view to lasting high employment and the combating of exclusion.

(Articles 151 and 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)

to contribute to the development of strategies and Union action programmes;

to supply the Union bodies and the Member States with the information they require for formulating and implementing policies, in particular as regards the impact on small and medium-sized enterprises;

to promote cooperation and the exchange of information, including information on training programmes;

To collect, analyse and disseminate information on national and Union priorities and on research;

In order to improve the working environment, as regards the protection of the safety and health of workers as provided for in the Treaty and successive strategies and action programmes concerning health and safety at the workplace, the aim of the Agency shall be to provide the Union and the Member States, the social partners and those involved in the field with technical, scientific and economic information of use in the field of safety and health at work (Article 2).

Mandatory consultation of the European Commission and the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work in respect of the work programme and budget.

is appointed by the Governing Board on the basis of a short-list from the Commission.

One additional member from each of the groups and the Commission.

Coordinators from each of the three interest groups.

Members and alternate members from the first three categories shall be appointed from the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work.

One representative of the employees’ organisations of each Member State.

One representative of the employers’ organisations of each Member State.

One representative of the Government of each Member State.

43 (44) posts provided for in the establishment plan, of which, 40 (42) posts were occupied.

Products and services in 2014 (Collecting and analysing information)
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT 3. Pursuant to Article 3 of Council Decision (EU) 2015/1889 of 8 October 2015 on the dissolution of the Europol Pension Fund, the Court has audited the Fund’s closing report as of 1 January 2016. The management board’s responsibility 4. The Fund’s management board is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the closing report (6). This includes designing, implementing and maintaining an internal control system relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the closing report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; applying the accounting rules for the Fund as adopted by the Council (7) and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances. The auditor’s responsibility 5. The Court’s responsibility is, on the basis of its audit, to provide the European Parliament and the Council (8) a report on the closing report. The Court conducts its audit in accordance with the IFAC International Standards on Auditing and Codes of Ethics and the INTOSAI International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions. These standards require the Court to plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance as to whether the closing report is free from material misstatement. 6. The audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the closing report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, which is based on an assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the amounts in the closing report whether due to fraud or error. In assessing these risks, the auditor considers any internal controls relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the closing report. The audit also entails evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies, the reasonableness of accounting estimates and the overall presentation of the amounts in the closing report. 7. The Court considers that the audit evidence obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for its report. Court’s Opinion 8. In the Court’s opinion, the closing report presents fairly, in all material respects, the Fund’s financial position as at 1 January 2016 in accordance with the provisions of Council Decision (EU) 2015/1889 of 8 October 2015 and the accounting rules adopted by the Council.
Official Journal of the European Union

Annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2020

(2021/C 439/03)

The European Court of Auditors will publish its annual report for the 2020 financial year on EU agencies together with their replies on 29 October 2021.

The report can be consulted directly or downloaded from 9:00 on 29 October 2021 at the European Court of Auditors’ website:

https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=59697
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 178/24

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Special Report No 2/2007 concerning the Institutions' expenditure on buildings together with the Institutions' replies

( Official Journal of the European Union C 148 of 2 July 2007 )

(2007/C 178/02)

On page 11, footnote 31:

for:

‘Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Commission of 19 March 2001 (OJ L 114, 24.4.2001, p. 1)’,

read:

‘Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 (OJ L 114, 24.4.2001, p. 1)’;

on page 11, footnote 32:

for:

‘of the European Parliament and the Council’,

read:

‘of the European Parliament and of the Council’.
36.

Whilst the Court does not claim that cases which have been rejected should have been accepted, it notes that there are two cases where there is a lack of clarity in the criteria applied or in the justification presented to the Member State (see Textbox 3). In one case the eligibility conditions as regards the level of population affected has not been applied as in equivalent cases. Textbox 3Some eligibility criteria applied for regional disastersFor one forest fire rejected in 2005 — the Commission alleged, as one argument, that it did not affect a major part of the population (see conditions in paragraph 2). However, it did not use the same argument to reject another similar case in 2003. On the contrary, the Commission itself explained in its annual EUSF report 2002-2003 why that condition was not applicable for this particular case even though the condition makes little sense for either of the rejected forest fire applications.One of the Commission's reasons for rejecting a flooding case in 2004 was that the Community Mechanism for Civil Protection had not been activated, which implied that the flooding was of a limited nature. Activating this mechanism is, however, not a compulsory requirement under the Regulation. This case was compared to another rejected flooding case in 2005, where the Commission also referred to the mechanism for Civil Protection, but then in this case stated that this element was not relevant.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 250/2

Special Report No 19/2016

‘Implementing the EU budget through financial instruments — lessons to be learnt from the 2007-2013 programme period’

(2016/C 250/02)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 19/2016 ‘Implementing the EU budget through financial instruments — lessons to be learnt from the 2007-2013 programme period’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu or on EU Bookshop: https://bookshop.europa.eu
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 325/2

Special Report No 13/2016

‘EU Assistance for strengthening the public administration in Moldova’

(2016/C 325/02)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 13/2016 ‘EU Assistance for strengthening the public administration in Moldova’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu or on EU Bookshop: https://bookshop.europa.eu
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 436/2

Special Report No 22/2017

‘Election Observation Missions — efforts made to follow up recommendations but better monitoring needed’

(2017/C 436/02)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 22/2017 ‘Election Observation Missions — efforts made to follow up recommendations but better monitoring needed’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 303/4

Special Report No 12/2017

‘Implementing the Drinking Water Directive: water quality and access to it improved in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania, but investment needs remain substantial’

(2017/C 303/05)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 12/2017 ‘Implementing the Drinking Water Directive: water quality and access to it improved in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania, but investment needs remain substantial’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 205/5

Special Report No 16/2018

‘Ex post review of EU legislation: a well-established system, but incomplete’

(2018/C 205/03)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 16/2018 ‘Ex post review of EU legislation: a well-established system, but incomplete’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 48/4

Special Report No 4/2018

‘EU Assistance to Myanmar/Burma’

(2018/C 48/05)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 4/2018 ‘EU Assistance to Myanmar/Burma’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special Report No 29/2018

‘EIOPA made an important contribution to supervision and stability in the insurance sector, but significant challenges remain’

(2018/C 418/03)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 29/2018 ‘EIOPA made an important contribution to supervision and stability in the insurance sector, but significant challenges remain’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Special Report No 22/2018

‘Mobility under Erasmus+: Millions of participants and multi-faceted European Added Value, however performance measurement needs to be further improved’

(2018/C 318/03)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 22/2018 ‘Mobility under Erasmus+: Millions of participants and multi-faceted European Added Value, however performance measurement needs to be further improved’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special Report No 01/2019

‘Fighting fraud in EU spending: action needed’

(2019/C 18/02)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 01/2019 ‘Fighting fraud in EU spending: action needed’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu.
Official Journal of the European Union

Special Report No 21/2019

‘Addressing antimicrobial resistance: progress in the animal sector, but this health threat remains a challenge for the EU’

(2019/C 392/07)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 21/2019 ‘Addressing antimicrobial resistance: progress in the animal sector, but this health threat remains a challenge for the EU’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Special Report No 11/2019

‘The EU’s regulation for the modernisation of air traffic management has added value — but the funding was largely unnecessary’

(2019/C 221/04)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 11/2019 ‘The EU’s regulation for the modernisation of air traffic management has added value — but the funding was largely unnecessary’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special Report 25/2020

Capital Markets Union – Slow start towards an ambitious goal

(2020/C 403/04)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 25/2020 ‘Capital Markets Union – Slow start towards an ambitious goal’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special Report No 17/2020

‘Trade defence instruments: system for protecting EU businesses from dumped and subsidised imports functions well’

(2020/C 246/02)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 17/2020

‘Trade defence instruments: system for protecting EU businesses from dumped and subsidised imports functions well’ has just been published. The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special report 7/2021

EU space programmes Galileo and Copernicus: services launched, but the uptake needs a further boost

(2021/C 164/02)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that special report 7/2021 ‘EU space programmes Galileo and Copernicus: services launched, but the uptake needs a further boost’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special report No 24/2021

Performance-based financing in Cohesion policy: worthy ambitions, but obstacles remained in the 2014-2020 period

(2021/C 447/05)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that special report No 24/2021 ‘Performance-based financing in Cohesion policy: worthy ambitions, but obstacles remained in the 2014-2020 period’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special report No 16/2021

Common Agricultural Policy and climate: Half of EU climate spending but farm emissions are not decreasing

(2021/C 266/04)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that special report No 16/2021 ‘Common Agricultural Policy and climate: Half of EU climate spending but farm emissions are not decreasing’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu