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Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

CONT-PR-753532 → A-9-2024-0106

From: CONT-PR-753532 report parliamentary committee draft of 15 Jan 2024
To: A-9-2024-0106 Plenary report of 21 Mar 2024
Changes: 10 changes to the text
Paragraphs: +3 added · −1 removed · 13 changed

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Title (from): on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Asylum (before 19.1.2022 the European Asylum Support Office) for the financial year 2022
Title (to): on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Asylum (before 19.1.2022 the European Asylum Support Office) for the financial year 2022

Title (from): on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Asylum (before 19.1.2022 the European Asylum Support Office) for the financial year 2022
Title (to): on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Asylum (before 19.1.2022 the European Asylum Support Office) for the financial year 2022

Changes that matter, 10

Changes to the text in document order — the ones the change notes describe. Cover page, renumbering and punctuation-only edits are left out (see “Every difference”); changes to citations and references stay in and are marked as formal in the notes.

Change 1

Changed1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Asylum discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year ~~2022 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Asylum discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year~~ 2022;

Change 2 under “2. PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION”

Changed1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Asylum for the financial year ~~2022 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Asylum for the financial year~~ 2022;

Change 3 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed7. Acknowledges that in 2022 the Agency faced new tasks and multiple challenges due to the Russian illegal invasion of Ukraine; notes in this context that, upon request of the relevant national authorities, the Agency expanded its operations to six additional MS, leading to operational plans in a total of 14 MS; commends the Agency for also assisting those MS in the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD); notes furthermore that the Agency supported a voluntary transfer programme assisting persons fleeing Ukraine to relocate in the Union and apply for temporary protection, delivered trainings on TPD to national administrations, developed country specific communication products (booklets, leaflets and posters) with tailored information on temporary protection, increased production of situational analyses and deployed personnel for the first time to a non-Union country (Moldova); further appreciates the Agency’s strong engagement in the external dimension of Common European Asylum System (CEAS) supporting EU+ countries resettle 2 585 persons through support for 13 selection and 3 pre-departure missions;

Change 4 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed11. ~~Recognises~~Notes with regret from the Court’s report that the Agency is not among the agencies that have established corporate plans in order to improve energy efficiency and climate neutrality of their operations, have some form of environmental reporting integrated in their annual activity reports and have received the EMAS registration; highlights, nevertheless, from the Agency’s replies to Parliament’s written questions, that in 2022 the Agency launched a first phase in preparation for the design and implementation of an environmental management system and took preparatory actions for the subsequent phases thereof; encourages the Agency to continue engaging in capacity building activities, as well as collaborating with other agencies and Union institutions with a view to speed up the Agency’s EMAS certification process; highlights that the Agency includes environmental aspects in the technical specifications or award criteria e.g. for building contracts, canteen service, cleaning services, among other; calls on the Agency also to consider developing its green public procurement policy; urges the Agency to consider implementing intermediate sustainable and energy-efficient solutions both to its infrastructure and internal processes, such as increased use of digital tools and document management;

Change 5 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed12. Notes the Agency’s gender distribution with 9 men (69 %) and 4 women (31 %) in its senior and middle management (same distribution as in 2021), with 27 men (48 %) and 29 women (52 %) on its MB (an improved distribution compared to 2021) and with 203 men (39 %) and 316 women (61 %) for staff overall (same distribution as in 2021); recalls the importance to ensure staff gender balance and calls on the Agency to take this aspect into consideration with regard to future recruitments of staff and appointments within its senior and middle management; observes with appreciation the Agency’s commitment to include in its upcoming HR strategy actions that will prioritise the promotion of gender representation and diversity with the Agency, and promote leadership development programs tailored to aspiring managers; asks the Agency to report to the discharge authority about the implementation of this commitment;

Change 6 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed14. Welcomes the Agency’s policy on protecting the dignity of the person and preventing psychological and sexual harassment, the implementation of the Commission’s rules on the conduct of administrative inquiries and disciplinary proceedings and the internal guidance on requests for assistance under Article 24 of the Union’s Staff Regulations (USR); notes from the Agency’s replies to Parliament’s written questions that the Agency received three harassment cases in 2022, two of which were rejected since no prima facie evidence of harassment was present and closed without further action, while in the third case, an administrative inquiry was opened; calls on the Agency to keep the discharge authority informed of the outcome of that inquiry; notes with satisfaction that, following a recommendation made by the Commission’s Internal Audit Service (IAS), the Agency adopted in April 2023 the guidance on administrative inquiries and disciplinary procedures; stresses the importance of having robust anti-harassment frameworks in place, especially in highly-stressful and demanding work environments; invites the Agency to introduce a training scheme on the matter both for newcomers and existing staff;

Change 7 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed15. Notes from the Agency’s follow-up to Parliament’s horizontal observations made in connection with the 2021 discharge procedure, as well as from the Agency’s follow-up report, that in recent years (as from 2019) the Agency has been using the services of an external law firm (specialised in Union civil service law) when dealing with cases of alleged harassment (i.e. requests for assistance under article 24 of the USR); observes in this context that the Agency’s Legal Services Unit performs an assessment to determine whether there is a need to request support or advice from an external law firm and that unit manages the relevant procedure and collaborates with the Agency’s Human Resources Unit in all those cases; recalls however, from Parliament’s discharge resolution for 2017 refusing to grant the Agency’s former executive director discharge for that year’s budget implementation, the Agency’s commitment to end outsourcing legal counselling by the establishment of an internal legal service; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority as to why that commitment has not been kept;

Change 8 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Changed16. Recalls the Court’s finding that in 2020 the Agency had 16 vacant management posts, with 10 of those occupied on an acting basis for more than one year, as well as other issues such as acting managers occupying two posts, in the Agency’s establishment plan; notes with appreciation from the Agency’s follow-up report the subsequent mitigating actions it took in order to comply with Article 7(2) of the USR, first by reducing the number of temporary occupations of management posts exceeding one year to two at the end of 2022, and, as of 2023, discontinuing them altogether, whereas no staff members are on temporary management positions for longer than a year anymore; welcomes the Agency’s commitment to prioritise recruitment of managerial posts; commends the Agency for the progress made in 2022 and 2023 with regard to recruitment procedures for various middle and senior management positions, including that of the Deputy Executive Director, whereas, according to the Agency’s follow-up report, two selection procedures are completed, while nine selection procedures are ongoing or not finalised; ~~calls on the Agency to keep the discharge authority informed of the outcome of all those procedures;~~ observes lastly from the Agency’s website that as at 15 January 2024, the head of the Agency’s Administration Centre is on an ad interim position, while the head of the Agency’s Institutional and Horizontal Affairs Centre on an acting position; notes that the selection procedure for the Head of the Administration Centre is ongoing and is expected to be finalized in Q1 2024; further notes that the selection procedure for the Head of the Institutional and Horizontal Affairs Centre is ongoing and is expected to be finalized in Q1 2024; calls on the Agency to keep the discharge authority informed of the outcome of all those procedures;

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Change 9 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Removed18. Recalls that in 2018 OLAF concluded another investigation which led to findings linked to e.g. mismanagement of human resources, the resignation of the Agency’s executive director at that time and the adoption by the Agency’s MB of a governance action plan aimed at restoring trust internally and externally, reinforcing the governance structure, and rebuilding internal capacity; observes that in spite of the reorganisations performed by the Agency in recent years, issues still appear to exist which may indicate to the existence of structural problems; calls in this context on the Commission to identify solutions for the performance of an independent assessment of the Agency’s recent reorganisations in order to evaluate the degree to which the Agency’s current organigram and distribution of responsibilities among the Agency’s middle and senior management positions are prone to risks of inefficiencies, mismanagement of human resources, and lack of transparency (including towards the Agency’s MB) among other;

Added18. Is concerned about the internal management and procedures of the Agency given that in 2022 OLAF launched one investigation into the management and staffing policies, allegedly involving nepotism and also an investigation relating to lack of observance of human rights; reiterates its call on the Agency to fully cooperate with the investigative body and timely inform the discharge authority about outcomes and remedial measures;

Added19. Recalls that in 2018 OLAF concluded another investigation which led to findings linked to e.g. mismanagement of human resources, the resignation of the Agency’s executive director at that time and the adoption by the Agency’s MB of a governance action plan aimed at restoring trust internally and externally, reinforcing the governance structure, and rebuilding internal capacity; observes that the Court, in its Annual Report, closed and deemed as being addressed the observation regarding the high number of management posts which were vacant as well the issues related to the precarity at the level of managerial positions which may have impaired the Agency’s leadership and its strategic continuity; acknowledges that according to Article 41(1)(t) of the EUAA Regulation, the Management Board shall take all decisions on the establishment of the Agency’s internal structures whereas the Commission as a member of the Agency’s Management Board regularly oversees Agency’s reorganisations; observes nevertheless that in spite of the reorganisations performed by the Agency in recent years, issues still appear to exist as the anonymous letter from January 2023 points out; notes the conclusions of the Court for 2022 financial year based on the corrective actions taken by the Agency; calls in this context on the Commission to identify solutions for the performance of an independent assessment of the Agency’s recent reorganisations and expects that the ongoing audit by the IAS on Human Resources Management will provide relevant evaluation regarding the degree to which the Agency’s current organigram and distribution of responsibilities among the Agency’s middle and senior management positions are prone to risks of inefficiencies, mismanagement of human resources, and lack of transparency (including towards the Agency’s MB) among other;

Change 10 under “3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION”

Added30. Recalls the role of the Agency in providing support for the processing of applications for international protection as well as for the training of caseworkers responsible for processing asylum claims; states the need for the Agency to continue providing support to Member States and third countries in dealing with asylum and migration applications; calls to focus the budget on further staff recruitment if needed to help member states to ensure fair and just examination of the asylum applications for international protection, especially of interpreters and psychologists for applicants that belong to vulnerable groups;

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BibTeX

@misc{epw-text-2024-03-21,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Changes between CONT-PR-753532 and A-9-2024-0106}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-03-21},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/CONT-PR-753532/compare/A-9-2024-0106}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/CONT-PR-753532/compare/A-9-2024-0106},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Text. from CONT-PR-753532, to A-9-2024-0106. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}