European Parliament 2019-2024

Committee on Budgetary Control

2020/2168(DEC)

5.3.2021

AMENDMENTS 1 - 24

Draft report Ryszard Czarnecki (PE657.198v01-00)

2019 discharge: European GNSS Agency (GSA) (2020/2168(DEC))

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PE680.802v01-00 2/14 AM\1223452EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4 a. Calls on the Authority to continue to develop its synergies, increase cooperation and exchange of good practices with other Union agencies with a view to improve efficiency in areas such as human resources, building management, IT services and security;

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Amendment 2 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7 a. Notes that according to the ECA Special Report on the Future of the Agencies the Agency has very limited autonomy in practice regarding its main task is to exploit the Galileo global satellite navigation system under a delegation agreement with the Commission; calls on the Commission to review the autonomy of the Agency particularly regarding its competencies on implementing the delegation agreement through a number of complex contracts with industrial partners and public sector entities; calls on the Agency to report back on the developments in this regard to the discharge authority;

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AM\1223452EN.docx 3/14 PE680.802v01-00 EN Amendment 3 Monika Hohlmeier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7 a. Strongly encourages the Agency to increase its cooperation with national and international bodies as it has been noted that the Agency had only limited information on Member State strategies and actions in supporting the uptake of Galileo services;

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Amendment 4 Niclas Herbst

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7 a. Points out to the Special Report of the Court of Auditors on the “Future of EU Agencies” following the audit conducted between March and September 2019; encourages the Agency to improve its cooperation with Member States and other EU agencies in order to increase the uptake of Galileo services and pursue the common purpose to deliver on EU policies in the interest of Union citizens;

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Amendment 5 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

7 b. Notes that according to the ECA Special Report on the Future of the Agencies the Agency significantly needs to improve its cooperation with Member States, other agencies and internationally; calls on the Agency to build up better cooperation and knowledge sharing with all Member States; calls on the Agency to report back on the developments in this regard to the discharge authority;

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Amendment 6 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7 c. Stresses the importance of increasing the digitalisation of the Agency in terms of internal operations and management procedures; stresses the need for the Agency 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 take all the necessary security measures to avoid any risk to the online security of the information processed; recalls also the importance for the Agency to develop greater visibility in the media, internet, and social media in order to make its work known;

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Amendment 7 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind,

AM\1223452EN.docx 5/14 PE680.802v01-00 EN Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Galileo-Incident

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Amendment 8 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7 e. Regrets that on 10 July 2019, during a system upgrade, a service incident occurred in the Galileo ground infrastructure and that it resulted in a six- day interruption of the Galileo initial navigation and timing services; welcomes however that the Commission set up an independent Inquiry Board to investigate the incident and provide recommendations to avoid similar incidents in the future;

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Amendment 9 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7 e. Recalls that the Inquiry Board found mishandling, a technical anomaly of an equipment, a non-standard

PE680.802v01-00 6/14 AM\1223452EN.docx EN configuration of the equipment that was subject to the anomaly, recalls that the Inquiry Board identified root causes of different nature, related to organisation and management of Galileo, human factors, complex and non-standard system configuration; calls on the Commission and the Agency to consistently follow up the recommendations of the Board, particularly regarding the continuity of service and optimising the Galileo’s governance as well as ensuring better institutional communication towards users and Member States for crisis situations; invites the Commission and the Agency to regularly inform the discharge authority about the follow up actions, and the Task Force;

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Amendment 10 Niclas Herbst

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7 b. Welcomes the Incident Review Board (IRB) and the Task Force put in place by Agency as an operational process involving all programme stakeholders (EC, the Agency and ESA) and industry (segment prime and operator); it is forward looking to the implementation of all recommendations provided by the Independent Inquiry Board (IB) on the overall organization of the programme and other recommendation of technical nature in order to avoid such incidents in the future;

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Amendment 11

AM\1223452EN.docx 7/14 PE680.802v01-00 EN Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8 a. Is concerned that according to ECA Special Report on the Future of the Agencies the Agency struggles to recruit staff with the necessary technical expertise and in order to compensate for a shortage of posts or national experts, the Agency increasingly outsources core tasks to private contractors, on whom it may then become dependent; calls on the Commission to examine the situation carefully and to provide the Agency with the necessary means to recruit the necessary staff; calls on the Commission to report back to the discharge authority on this matter;

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Amendment 12 Monika Hohlmeier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8 a. Stresses that due to high competition for specialists on the job market with the private space industry and national space agencies, who also have the possibility to offer high salary packages, the Agency often has difficulties filling its vacancies with experts; notes with concern that due to a shortage of posts or national experts, many core tasks and critical functions are outsourced to private contractors, which has significantly increased the dependency of the Agency on external staff;

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Amendment 13 Sándor Rónai, Isabel García Muñoz, Maria Grapini, Tsvetelina Penkova

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8 b. Welcomes the Agency’s efforts and new measures introduced to attract, recruit and retain highly competent staff;

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Amendment 14 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8 b. Regrets the persisting geographical imbalances in the composition of the Agency`s staff, especially at middle and senior management levels; calls on the Agency to establish a proper representation of nationals from all Member States, while at the same time respecting the competencies and merits of the candidates like indicated in the Article 27 of the Staff Regulations of Officials;

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Amendment 15 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

8 c. Encourages the Agency 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;

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Amendment 16 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8 d. Appreciates the efforts of the Agency to improve gender balance from 7% (2017) to 28%(2019) of female representatives in senior management positions; asks however the Agency to take additional measures with a view to ensuring better gender balance within its senior management;

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Amendment 17 Sándor Rónai, Isabel García Muñoz, Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8 a. Notes the lack of gender balance in 2019 among the senior managers (7

PE680.802v01-00 10/14 AM\1223452EN.docx EN men and 4 women) and on the administrative board (24 men and 5 women); asks the Agency to ensure gender balance at the senior management level in the future; asks the Commission and the Member States to take into account the importance of ensuring gender balance when nominating their members to the Agency’s administrative board;

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Amendment 18 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8 e. Is concerned about the large size the agency’s management board which makes decision making difficult and generates considerable administrative costs;

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Amendment 19 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Sustainability

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Amendment 20

AM\1223452EN.docx 11/14 PE680.802v01-00 EN Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Regrets that the Agency has not yet adopted CO2 reduction targets; calls on the Agency to create an environment- friendly working frame and to reduce its carbon footprint, its energy consumption and to develop a paperless workflow;

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Amendment 21 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 f (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8 h. Regrets that the energy supplied via an operator which does not provide the share of energy sources in details, therefore the use of renewable energy by the Agency cannot be determined; invites the Agency to switch to an operator which is capable of providing the details on the energy sources;

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Amendment 22 Sándor Rónai, Isabel García Muñoz, Maria Grapini, Tsvetelina Penkova

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Notes that not all CVs of 11. Notes that not all CVs of

PE680.802v01-00 12/14 AM\1223452EN.docx EN administrative board members have been administrative board members have been published on the Agency's website; calls on published on the Agency's website; the Agency to report to the discharge reiterates its calls on the Agency to authority on the actions taken in that publish the CVs of all the members of the regard; notes that the administrative board administrative board and to report to the secretariat as well as the internal control discharge authority on the actions taken in coordinator reminds and urges that regard; notes that the administrative administrative board members to submit board secretariat as well as the internal missing documents and that declarations of control coordinator reminds and urges interest of administrative board are stored administrative board members to submit on the Agency’s document management missing documents and that declarations of system; interest of administrative board are stored on the Agency’s document management system;

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Amendment 23 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Martina Dlabajová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11 a. Regrets that still not all CVs of the Administrative board members are published in the Agency’s website; calls on the Agency to report to the discharge authority on the actions taken in that regard;

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Amendment 24 Katalin Cseh, Ramona Strugariu, Olivier Chastel, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Gilles Boyer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12 a. Underlines the fact that the current ethical framework applying to

AM\1223452EN.docx 13/14 PE680.802v01-00 EN Union institutions and agencies suffers from considerable drawbacks due to its fragmentation and lack of coordination between existing provisions; highlights that these issues should be addressed by setting up a common ethical framework, ensuring the application of high ethical standards for all Union institutions and agencies; considers that public officials are not in a position to conduct self- assessments regarding ethical situations or in instances of conflicts of interest; believes that this should fall under the competences of an independent specialised third party; calls under these circumstances, for the creation of an independent Union ethics body, responsible for the implementation of the common ethical framework for all Union institutions and agencies;

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