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European Parliament 2019-2024

Committee on Fisheries

2020/2169(DEC)

4.2.2021

AMENDMENTS 1 - 10

Draft opinion Pierre Karleskind (PE660.382v01-00)

2019 discharge: European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) (2020/2169(DEC))

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PE680.879v01-00 2/8 AM\1223881EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Nicolás González Casares, Clara Aguilera, Manuel Pizarro, Carmen Avram, Isabel Carvalhais, Pietro Bartolo, Ivo Hristov, Predrag Fred Matić

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3. Notes that the Agency received a 3. Notes that the Agency received a EUR 16.7 million contribution under the EUR 16.7 million contribution under the general budget of the Union in 2019, a general budget of the Union in 2019, a decrease of 0.4% in comparison with 2018; decrease of 0.4% in comparison with 2018; welcomes the fact that in 2019, the Agency points out that the Agency receives one of managed to implement its budget at a rate the lowest budget appropriations of all the of 99.9% for commitments and 86% for EU agencies; welcomes the fact that in payments; 2019, the Agency managed to implement its budget at a rate of 99.9% for commitments and 86% for payments;

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Amendment 2 Nicolás González Casares, Clara Aguilera, Manuel Pizarro, Carmen Avram, Isabel Carvalhais, Pietro Bartolo, Ivo Hristov, Predrag Fred Matić

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4. Recalls the importance of fisheries 4. Recalls the importance of fisheries control in achieving the objectives of the control in achieving the objectives of the common fisheries policy (CFP); common fisheries policy (CFP); acknowledges the Agency’s vital acknowledges the Agency’s vital contribution to implementing these goals; contribution to implementing these goals; stresses that the ongoing revision of the stresses that the ongoing revision of the regulation governing fisheries control will regulation governing fisheries control will increase the Agency’s workload; stresses, increase the Agency’s workload; therefore, that the financial and human emphasises the incoherence of seeking to resources available to the Agency need to tackle growing obligations without be increased in the coming years; sufficient resources to do so; stresses, therefore, that the financial and human resources available to the Agency need to be increased in the coming years;

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AM\1223881EN.docx 3/8 PE680.879v01-00 EN Amendment 3 Valentino Grant, Rosanna Conte, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova

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4. Recalls the importance of fisheries 4. Recalls the importance of fisheries control in achieving the objectives of the control in achieving the objectives of the common fisheries policy (CFP); common fisheries policy (CFP); acknowledges the Agency’s vital acknowledges the Agency’s vital contribution to implementing these goals; contribution to implementing these goals; stresses that the ongoing revision of the calls, therefore, for resources to be regulation governing fisheries control will optimised with a view to achieving increase the Agency’s workload; stresses, maximum efficiency without increasing therefore, that the financial and human costs for European taxpayers; resources available to the Agency need to be increased in the coming years;

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Amendment 4 Valentino Grant, Rosanna Conte, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova

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5. Welcomes the continuous 5. Welcomes the continuous improvement since 2017 in the improvement since 2017 in the implementation rate of the Agency’s work implementation rate of the Agency’s work programme, which reached 99% in 2019, programme, which reached 99% in 2019, up from 98% in 2018 and 93% in 2017; up from 98% in 2018 and 93% in 2017; notes, further, that in 2019 the Agency notes, further, that in 2019 the Agency coordinated 32 381 fishing vessel coordinated 32 381 fishing vessel inspections, which led to the detection of 1 inspections, which led to the detection of 487 suspected infringements, an increase, 1 487 suspected infringements, an increase, respectively, of 20.2% and 107.8% on the respectively, of 20.2% and 107.8% on the 2018 figures; takes the view that these 2018 figures; takes the view that these figures show that inspections and follow- figures show that inspections and follow- up activities remain a key tool for ensuring up activities remain a key tool for ensuring that the rules of the CFP are observed; that the rules of the CFP are observed; calls, in that regard, for checks to be carried out to establish how many

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Amendment 5 Valentino Grant, Rosanna Conte, Annalisa Tardino, France Jamet, Maxette Pirbakas, Massimo Casanova

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5a. Calls for more attention to be paid in the monitoring of non-EU fishing vessels to prevent discrepancies arising in the application of rules for vessels flying an EU flag;

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Amendment 6 Valentino Grant, Rosanna Conte, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova

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6. Welcomes the fact that, since 2017, 6. Welcomes the fact that, since 2017, the tripartite working arrangement between the tripartite working arrangement between the Agency, the European Maritime Safety the Agency, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the European Border Agency (EMSA) and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has functioned well; notes that the Agency is functioned well; notes that the Agency is on track to achieve, by the end of 2020, the on track to achieve the objectives set out in objectives set out in the arrangement; calls the arrangement; calls on the Agency to on the Agency to continue its efforts in that continue its efforts in that regard; considers regard; considers the arrangement an the arrangement an example of synergy example of synergy between EU agencies between EU agencies that should inspire that should inspire agencies in other areas; agencies in other areas;

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AM\1223881EN.docx 5/8 PE680.879v01-00 EN Amendment 7 Nicolás González Casares, Clara Aguilera, Manuel Pizarro, Carmen Avram, Isabel Carvalhais, Pietro Bartolo, Ivo Hristov, Predrag Fred Matić

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6a. Highlights the assistance provided by the Agency to the Commission with regard to cooperation with third countries and the Agency's crucial role in securing a level playing field with all coastal states; stresses, in this regard, the need to increase the resources allocated to the Agency with a view to making it possible to handle the increased workload caused by the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and any potential consequences of the new relationship for the fisheries control framework;

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Amendment 8 Valentino Grant, Rosanna Conte, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova

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8. Takes note of the Agency’s policy 8. Takes note of the Agency’s policy of promoting equal treatment of staff and of promoting equal treatment of staff and of its goal of gender equality in terms both of its goal of gender equality in terms both of numbers and of grades and of numbers and of grades and responsibility levels; notes that, on 31 responsibility levels; notes that, on 31 December 2019, a total of 46% of staff December 2019, a total of 46% of staff members were female; criticises the fact members were female; criticises the fact that women account for only 26% of staff that women account for only 26% of staff employed at grade AD 8 or higher; notes, employed at grade AD 8 or higher; notes, however, that this rate is a nine-point however, that this rate is a nine-point improvement on the 2018 figure and a two- improvement on the 2018 figure and a two- point improvement on the 2017 figure; point improvement on the 2017 figure; calls on the Agency to keep up its efforts calls on the Agency to keep up its efforts with regard to its gender parity policy; with regard to its gender parity policy, in

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Amendment 9 Valentino Grant, Rosanna Conte, Annalisa Tardino, Massimo Casanova

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9. Deplores the fact that, despite the 9. Deplores the fact that, despite the Agency’s commitment in June 2018 to Agency’s commitment in June 2018 to publishing information on the relevant publishing information on the relevant executive director and staff meetings with executive director and staff meetings with lobbyists on its website, no such lobbyists on its website, no such information has been published yet; calls information has been published yet; calls on the Agency to deliver on its on the Agency to deliver on its commitment and regularly update the page commitment and regularly update the page on its website dedicated to providing this on its website dedicated to providing this information; information, with regard to both registering meetings and publishing any resulting documents; failing to meet this commitment in the future should not go without consequence;

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Amendment 10 Nicolás González Casares, Clara Aguilera, Manuel Pizarro, Carmen Avram, Isabel Carvalhais, Pietro Bartolo, Ivo Hristov, Predrag Fred Matić

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