natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Notes from the Court’s report that the amendment of the Staff Regulations in 2004, by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 [3], included provisions that future remuneration of officials recruited before 1 May 2004 should not be less than under the previous Staff Regulations; observes that the Court’s audit revealed this was not complied with and, in the case of 10 of the 26 officials employed at the time, this led to an underpayment of EUR 45892 for the period 2005-2014; acknowledges from the Agency that the calculation of salaries is externalised to the Commission’s Paymaster’s Office; notes that the Agency undertook necessary actions to remedy this issue;
Förebyggande och hantering av intressekonflikter samt transparens
Notes with satisfaction that the basic information about the Agency is provided on its website in all Union languages; notes that the Agency regularly posts information and updates, including interactive data visualisations, infographics, photos and videos, about its latest reports and other work on its social media channels;
Europaparlamentet konstaterar att byrån i slutet av 2014 såg över och antog sina harmoniserade bestämmelser för förebyggande av intressekonflikter med avseende på styrelsen och den vetenskapliga kommittén.
Ascertains that an independent evaluation of the Agency was undertaken in 2012 to evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, added value, utility, coordination and coherence of the Agency’s work; notes that one of key priorities included in the Agency’s Strategic plan 2013-2017, which is based on this evaluation, is to help enhance the Agency’s contribution to processes at national level; takes note that the Agency is developing a stronger connection to the Member States as well as increasing its cooperation with national stakeholders in order to bring the Agency’s evidence-based advice to the centre of national fundamental rights policy making and implementation;
Parlamentet konstaterar dessutom att byrån utarbetade och antog riktlinjer för förebyggande av intressekonflikter med avseende på personalen.
Notes with satisfaction that in February 2014 the Agency launched a webpage for children as part of its website section on the rights of the child where children can find information on what their rights are, who decides on their rights, what the Agency does for children and links if they want to know more;
Europaparlamentet konstaterar på basis av uppgifter från byrån att man offentliggjort intresseförklaringarna och meritförteckningarna för sina styrelseledamöter och medlemmar av den vetenskapliga kommittén liksom för medlemmarna av högsta ledningen.
Calls on the Agency to enhance its procedures and practices aimed at safeguarding the financial interests of the Union and to actively contribute to a results-oriented discharge process;
Europaparlamentet konstaterar att byrån tillämpar kommissionens riktlinjer för larm om missförhållanden efter ett beslut av styrelsen [2].
Calls for an overall improvement in the prevention of, and the fight against, corruption through a holistic approach, commencing with better public access to documents and more stringent rules on conflicts of interest, the introduction or strengthening of transparency registers and the provision of sufficient resources for law enforcement measures, and also through improved cooperation among Member States and with relevant third countries;
Parlamentet konstaterar dessutom att personalen är skyldig att rapportera uppgifter som tyder på eventuell olaglig verksamhet, inbegripet bedrägerier eller korruption, eller allvarlig underlåtenhet att fullgöra de yrkesmässiga skyldigheterna.
States that the annual reports of the Agency could play an important role in compliance regarding transparency, accountability and integrity; calls on the Agency to include a standard chapter on these components in its annual report;
Parlamentet konstaterar att byrån ökade medvetenheten om denna politik internt.
Refers, for other observations of a cross-cutting nature accompanying its decision on discharge, to its resolution of 28 April 2016 [4] on the performance, financial management and control of the agencies.
Parlamentet uppmärksammar att byrån kommer att fortsätta att tillämpa kommissionens riktlinjer för larm om missförhållanden fram till dess att kommissionen enligt planerna antar en ny policy för larm om missförhållanden under 2016.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (OJ L 287, 29.10.2013, p.
Europaparlamentet noterar med oro att Europeiska ombudsmannen med anledning av klagomål 178/2013/LP konstaterat att byrån gjort sig skyldig till administrativa missförhållanden.
15).
Parlamentet uppmanar byrån att informera den ansvarsfrihetsbeviljande myndigheten om en uppföljning av de domar som meddelats av personaldomstolen under 2015.
Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 of 22 March 2004 amending the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the European Communities (OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p.
Europaparlamentet uppmanar byrån att förbättra medvetenheten bland sin personal om policyn avseende intressekonflikter, parallellt med den pågående upplysningsverksamheten och det faktum att man tagit med integritet och transparens som obligatoriska frågor som måste diskuteras under rekryteringsförfaranden och resultatöversyner.
Resolution (EU) 2016/1577 of the European Parliament
Europaparlamentets resolution (EU) 2016/1577
with observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2014
med de iakttagelser som utgör en del av beslutet om ansvarsfrihet för genomförandet av budgeten för Europeiska byrån för förvaltningen av det operativa samarbetet vid Europeiska unionens medlemsstaters yttre gränser för budgetåret 2014
having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2014,
med beaktande av sitt beslut om ansvarsfrihet för genomförandet av budgeten för Europeiska byrån för förvaltningen av det operativa samarbetet vid Europeiska unionens medlemsstaters yttre gränser för budgetåret 2014,
having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0115/2016),
med beaktande av betänkandet från budgetkontrollutskottet och yttrandet från utskottet för medborgerliga fri- och rättigheter samt rättsliga och inrikes frågor (A8-0115/2016), och av följande skäl:
A. whereas, according to its financial statements, the final budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (‘the Agency’) for the financial year 2014 was EUR 97945077, representing an increase of 4,25 % compared to 2013;
A. Den slutliga budgeten för Europeiska byrån för förvaltningen av det operativa samarbetet vid Europeiska unionens medlemsstaters yttre gränser (nedan kallad byrån) uppgick enligt dess redovisning för budgetåret 2014 till 97945077 EUR, vilket utgör en ökning med 4,25 % jämfört med 2013.
B. whereas, according to its financial statements, the overall contribution of the Union to the Agency's budget for 2014 amounted to EUR 86810000, representing an increase of 1,53 % compared to 2013;
B. Enligt byråns redovisning uppgick unionens totala bidrag till byråns budget för 2014 till 86810000 EUR, vilket utgör en ökning med 1,53 % jämfört med 2013.
Acknowledges from the report of the Court of Auditors (‘the Court’) on the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2014 (‘the Court’s report’) that considerable improvements were noted in both ex ante and ex post verifications of expenditure claimed by cooperating countries under grant agreements; acknowledges from the Agency that it introduced in June 2013 a more comprehensive, risk-based system of ex ante controls, which include the requirement to submit selected supporting documents together with the request for final payment; notes, furthermore, that the system of ex ante controls is complemented by ex post controls carried out at the beneficiaries’ location or in the form of a desk review, and that the payments not subject to ex ante controls are subject to ex post controls;
Europaparlamentet noterar från revisionsrättens rapport om byråns årsredovisning för budgetåret 2014 att betydande förbättringar noterades när det gäller både förhands- och efterhandsverifieringar av kostnader som har begärts av deltagande länder enligt bidragsöverenskommelser.
Observes that the Court finds that the documentation supporting the expenditure claimed by those countries is not always sufficient; takes note from the Court's report that the audit certificates, which would add further assurance on the legality and regularity of grant transactions, were not requested by the Agency; acknowledges from the Agency that such certificates were made in 2010; regrets, despite a briefing organised for the Agency's beneficiaries, that the audit certificates were not issued by independent audit bodies and the delay in receiving the final claim was significantly extended; calls on the Agency to fully explore the possibility of cooperation with the audit authorities set up under the External Border Fund and the Internal Security Fund and to report back to the discharge authority on the evaluation of such cooperation;
Byrån införde i juni 2013 ett mer omfattande, riskbaserat system med förhandskontroller som omfattar kravet att lämna in utvalda stöddokument tillsammans med begäran om slutlig betalning.
Budget and financial management
Parlamentet konstaterar vidare att systemet med förhandskontroller kompletteras av efterhandskontroller som utförs hos mottagarna eller i form av en skrivbordsgranskning, och att de betalningar som inte omfattas av förhandskontroller i stället omfattas av efterhandskontroller.
Notes that the budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2014 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 98,65 %, representing an increase of 0,9 % compared to 2013; notes, furthermore, that the payments appropriations execution rate was 68,79 %, representing an increase of 4,81 % compared to 2013;
Europaparlamentet noterar att revisionsrätten anser att dokumentationen till stöd för de kostnader som begärs av dessa länder inte alltid är tillräcklig.
Commitments and carryovers
I revisionsrättens rapport noteras att revisionsintygen, som skulle ge en ytterligare säkerhet för bidragstransaktionernas laglighet och korrekthet, inte begärdes av byrån.
Notes that the Agency reduced the overall level of committed appropriations carried over from 35 % in 2013 to 30 % in 2014; acknowledges that the multiannual nature of the Agency’s operations and the heightened risk of unexpected events represent a particular challenge in respect of annual budget planning and implementation; notes that the level of carryovers was EUR 4500000 (36 %) for Title II (administrative expenditure) and related mainly to year-end purchases associated with the move to the Agency’s new building in December 2014; takes note that the carryovers for Title III (operational expenditure) were EUR 29200000 (47 %) and resulted mainly from the multiannual nature of the Agency’s operations and the approval of an additional budget in October 2014 amounting to EUR 4200000;
Parlamentet erfar från byrån att sådana intyg utfärdades 2010.
Points out that the Agency’s operational expenditure depends to a significant extent on the timely submission of reimbursement claims for grants by Member States; acknowledges that the time elapsing between the final date of the deployment of an officer, aircraft or vessel to a coordinated joint operation and the submission of the claim ranges on average between four and six months;
Parlamentet beklagar att revisionsintygen inte utfärdades av oberoende revisionsorgan och att förseningen av mottagandet av det slutliga anspråket blev betydligt längre, trots en briefing som anordnades för byråns mottagare.
Procurement and recruitment procedures
Parlamentet uppmanar byrån att till fullo undersöka möjligheten till samarbete med de revisionsmyndigheter som inrättats inom ramen för fonden för yttre gränser och fonden för inre säkerhet och att rapportera till den ansvarsfrihetsbeviljande myndigheten om utvärderingen av detta samarbete.
Notes that out of 1087 procurement procedures in 2014 there is public information on a very limited number of contracts awarded; urges the Agency to ensure transparency and to publish all its contracts plus the public procurement-related procedures;
Budgetförvaltning och ekonomisk förvaltning
Prevention and management of conflicts of interests and transparency
Europaparlamentet noterar att insatserna för budgetövervakning under budgetåret 2014 resulterade i ett budgetgenomförande på 98,65 %, vilket är en ökning med 0,9 % jämfört med 2013.
Acknowledges that the Agency developed and adopted rules governing the transparency and the possible conflicts of interests of its Management Board, staff and seconded national experts, in particular the ‘Frontex Staff Code of Conduct’, the ‘Code of Conduct for all persons participating in Frontex activities’, and the ‘Code of Conduct for joint return operations coordinated by Frontex’; acknowledges, furthermore, that the Agency’s Executive Director approved its ‘Anti-fraud Strategy and Action Plan’ in August 2015; notes that that anti-fraud strategy was drafted using both the guidelines for the agencies and those of the European Anti-Fraud Office;
Parlamentet noterar vidare att genomförandegraden för betalningsbemyndigandena var 68,79 %, vilket är en ökning med 4,81 % jämfört med 2013.
Notes that the annual public statements of commitment were published on the Agency's website for the majority of members of its Management Board; takes note that the curricula vitae (CVs) of the Agency's Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director have been published on the Agency's website; calls for the publication of the declarations of interest of the Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director and members of the Management Board; urges the Agency and the members of its Management Board to make the remaining unpublished statements available as soon as possible;
Åtagandebemyndiganden och överföringar till efterföljande budgetår
Takes note that the Agency created a draft set of whistleblowing rules which is expected to be adopted by the end of the first half of 2016; calls on the Agency to also take due account of the Ombudsman's recommendations on this matter; calls on the Agency not to further delay the adoption of those rules and to report to the discharge authority on the final adoption of those rules;
Europaparlamentet konstaterar att byrån sänkte den övergripande nivån på överförda åtagandebemyndiganden från 35 % 2013 till 30 % 2014.
Encourages the Agency further to raise awareness of the conflict-of-interest policy among its staff, alongside ongoing awareness-raising activities and the inclusion of integrity and transparency as an obligatory item to be discussed during recruitment procedures and performance reviews;
Parlamentet konstaterar att den fleråriga karaktären hos byråns verksamhet och den förhöjda risken för oförutsedda händelser utgör en särskilt stor utmaning när det gäller planeringen och genomförandet av årsbudgeten.
Calls for an overall improvement in the prevention of, and the fight against, corruption through a holistic approach, commencing with better public access to documents and more stringent rules on conflicts of interest, the introduction or strengthening of transparency registers and the provision of sufficient resources for law-enforcement measures, and also through improved cooperation among Member States and with relevant third countries;
Parlamentet noterar att nivån på överföringarna till efterföljande budgetår var 4500000 EUR (36 %) för avdelning II (administrativa utgifter) och främst hörde samman med inköp vid årets slut i samband med flytten till byråns nya byggnad i december 2014.
Calls on those Union institutions and agencies which have introduced codes of conduct, including Parliament, to step up their implementation measures, such as checks of declarations of financial interests;
Parlamentet noterar att överföringarna till nästa budgetår för avdelning III (rörelsekostnader) var 29200000 EUR (47 %) och att de främst berodde på den fleråriga karaktären hos byråns verksamhet och godkännandet av en tilläggsbudget i oktober 2014 som uppgick till 4200000 EUR.
Asks the Agency to apply strictly the measures pertaining to discretion and exclusion in public procurement, with proper background checks being carried out in every instance, and to apply the exclusion criteria so as to debar companies in the event of any conflict of interest, this being essential to protect the financial interests of the Union;
Europaparlamentet påpekar att byråns rörelsekostnader i stor utsträckning är beroende av att ersättningsanspråk avseende bidrag lämnas in av medlemsstaterna.
Internal audit
Parlamentet konstaterar att den tid som förflyter mellan den sista dagen av en tjänstemans, ett flygplans eller ett fartygs utplacering i en samordnad gemensam operation och inlämnandet av anspråket i genomsnitt ligger på mellan fyra och sex månader.
Observes that in 2014, the Commission’s Internal Audit Service (IAS) carried out an audit on ‘Stakeholder Relations and External Communication in Management of pooled resources’, which showed the overall management of stakeholder relations and external communication as effectively and efficiently supporting the management of pooled resources; acknowledges from the Agency that it undertook improvement actions while the audit was still under way and that it has prepared the formal action plan to ensure the timely implementation of recommendations; notes, furthermore, that the IAS carried out an audit in the area of human resources which resulted in two recommendations marked ‘Very important’ and two recommendations marked ‘Important’;
Upphandlings- och rekryteringsförfaranden
Other comments
Europaparlamentet konstaterar att med tanke på att 1087 upphandlingsförfaranden gjordes under 2014 har det offentliggjorts information om mycket få tilldelade kontrakt.
Takes note from the Court’s report that there is a need to refine the calculation of contributions from the non-Union countries that are parties to the ‘Schengen Agreement’ (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway), in order to better reflect the related legal provisions [1]; acknowledges from the Agency that it will review the methodology for calculating the contributions from those countries and lay it down in a proper legal format; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority of the outcome of this review;
Parlamentet uppmanar byrån att säkerställa transparens och offentliggöra alla sina kontrakt och förfarandena i samband med offentliga upphandlingar.
Takes note from the Court’s report that the contributions to the Agency’s budget from the United Kingdom and Ireland have remained stable for many years despite the considerably extended range of activities in which the United Kingdom and Ireland are involved; acknowledges from the Agency that its ‘Management Board Working Group on budget and accounts’ is reviewing this issue and is to submit to the Agency’s Management Board a recommendation and way forward with regard to those contributions; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority of the outcome of the review;
Förebyggande och hantering av intressekonflikter samt transparens
Notes with concern from the Court’s report that the high and constantly increasing number of grant agreements, as well as the magnitude of related expenditure to be verified and reimbursed by the Agency, indicates that a more efficient and cost-effective alternative funding mechanism could be used to finance Agency’s operational activities; notes furthermore that in the past years the complexity and administrative burden of the current mechanisms has led to the Court not being able to assure the legality and regularity of the transactions; further notes that in 2015 there was a further increase in the magnitude of operations undertaken by the Agency and the new and specific tasks that it was mandated within the EU Regional Task Force; calls on the Agency to take into account, during the review and reform of its financing mechanisms, the concerns expressed above;
Europaparlamentet konstaterar att byrån utvecklade och antog regler som styr transparens och eventuella intressekonflikter i dess styrelse, personal och utstationerade nationella experter, särskilt ”Frontex Staff Code of Conduct”, ”Code of Conduct for all persons participating in Frontex activities” och ”Code of Conduct for joint return operations coordinated by Frontex”.
Acknowledges from the Agency that one of the recommendations made by its Management Board following the external evaluation of the Agency relates to the facilitation of financial management and calls for the limitation introduced by the Agency’s founding regulation to be abandoned by mentioning grants; notes that contractual relationships between the Agency and the Member States’ authorities could pave the way for more efficient and transparent financial management;
Parlamentet konstaterar också att byråns verkställande direktör godkände byråns strategi för bedrägeribekämpning och handlingsplan mot bedrägerier i augusti 2015.
Notes that, when a Member State deploys officers and/or technical equipment to the Agency’s coordinated operations, the Member State signs the Operational Plan drafted by the Agency and the host Member State, which clearly indicates the terms of the operational cooperation; recalls that no provision is laid down granting participating Member States the freedom to use different ways and means to achieve a given policy objective, as the grant instrument suggests, because the Operational Plan needs to be implemented in the manner agreed upon without deviation unless amended; points out that the new proposal for establishing a Border and Coast Guard [2] goes even further and that it proposes a proactive role for joint operations and return activities, which does not go hand in hand with the features of a grant as a financial instrument; urges the Commission to consider this when proposing founding regulations in future;
Parlamentet konstaterar att denna strategi för bedrägeribekämpning upprättades med hjälp av riktlinjerna för både byråerna och Europeiska byrån för bedrägeribekämpning.
Notes that, although the Agency became operational as long ago as 2005 and has pursued its operations since then, it has only worked on the basis of correspondence and exchanges with the host Member State rather than on the basis of a comprehensive headquarters agreement between the Agency and the host Member State, which has never been signed; observes that such an agreement would further promote transparency in respect of the conditions under which the Agency and its staff operate; recalls that the requirement to establish a headquarters agreement was introduced in the Agency’s amended regulation in 2011 [3]; notes with concern that the negotiations are still ongoing with the government of the host Member State; urges the Agency and the government of the host Member State to conclude a headquarters agreement as soon as possible; requests that the Agency inform the discharge authority of the progress and outcome of these negotiations;
Europaparlamentet konstaterar att de årliga offentliga redovisningarna av åtaganden offentliggjordes på byråns webbplats för majoriteten av ledamöterna i dess styrelse.