Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Agencies

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 2ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 b (new)
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   11 b. Underlines the importance of a strong culture of accountability among Union officials responsible for the management of Union funds; stresses that officials who approve contracts, grant agreements or funding decisions involving non-governmental organisations (NGOs) bear a particular responsibility to ensure that such agreements do not lead to undue lobbying activities that could compromise the independence of the Union decision-making process;

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2. Amendment 3ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 c (new)
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   11 c. Stresses the importance of full transparency in the evaluation of contracts and grant agreements concluded with non-governmental organisations (NGOs); notes with concern the lack of transparency regarding the role and identity of independent experts involved in the assessment of such funding applications; calls on the Commission to significantly strengthen the transparency of the expert evaluation process and to consider appropriate mechanisms aimed at increasing the accountability of experts, while fully respecting their independence;

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3. Amendment 4Verts/ALEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 20
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   20. Draws attention to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) investigations affecting several agencies: ENISA (two 2024 cases, one ongoing, one dismissed, and a 2025 recruitment case), eu-LISA (conflict of interest and procurement probes), EIT (three KIC-related cases concluded with EUR 15-20 million recoveries), Frontex (two ongoing and eight concluded cases in 2023-2024), and ongoing investigations at ACER and EEA; urges all EU agencies to ensure full cooperation with OLAF, to strengthen internal controls, recruitment and procurement safeguards, and to provide further information to the discharge authority as soon as confidentiality restrictions are lifted;

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   20. Draws attention to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) investigations affecting several agencies: ENISA (two 2024 cases, one ongoing, one dismissed, and a 2025 recruitment case), eu-LISA (conflict of interest and procurement probes), EIT (three KIC-related cases concluded with EUR 15-20 million recoveries), Frontex (two ongoing and eight concluded cases in 2023-2024), and ongoing investigations at ACER and EEA; urges all EU agencies to ensure full cooperation with OLAF, to strengthen internal controls, recruitment and procurement safeguards, and to provide further information to the discharge authority as soon as confidentiality restrictions are lifted; stresses that, in the case of Fr…

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4. Amendment 5Verts/ALEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 21 a (new)
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   21 a. Recalls that Frontex's budget increased from EUR 118 million in 2011 to EUR 922 million in 2024, representing the most significant budgetary expansion among the Union decentralised agencies in recent years; considers that any further budgetary increases for Frontex should be accompanied by demonstrable improvements in fundamental rights compliance, transparency, absorption capacity and effective follow-up to recommendations from Parliament, the European Ombudsman, OLAF, the Fundamental Rights Officer and the Court of Auditors;

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5. Amendment 6Verts/ALEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 25 a (new)
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   25 a. Notes that the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) continues to operate under comparatively limited budgetary and staffing resources despite the steadily growing expectations placed on the Agency to support Union institutions, bodies and agencies in ensuring fundamental rights-compliant implementation of Union law; underlines that this structural under-resourcing contrasts with the expansion of mandates and budgets of agencies exercising operational or enforcement powers; calls on the Commission and the budgetary authority to provide the FRA with adequate, stable and predictable resources, commensurate with its horizontal role as the Union's fundamental rights watchdog;

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6. Amendment 7PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 2
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   2. Points out that while the establishment or expansion of EU agencies is intended to enhance the Union's capabilities, it is important to ensure that this process is guided by thorough evaluations and rigorous analyses, impact assessments and a clear demonstration of added value; so that lessons can be learned and consideration can be given to terminating their mandate if necessary; highlights that this approach would not only ensure better regulation but also enhance the effectiveness, accountability, transparency and coherence of the Union’s institutional landscape; underlines that any consideration of mergers, consolidation or termination of agency mandates must be based on a comprehensi…

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   2. Points out that while the establishment or expansion of EU agencies is intended to enhance the Union's capabilities, it is important to ensure that this process is guided by thorough evaluations and rigorous analyses, impact assessments and a clear demonstration of added value; so that lessons can be learned and consideration can be given to terminating their mandate if necessary, particularly where there is an overlap of responsibilities, as is the case in the health sector, where the remit of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control overlaps with that of the European Commission’s European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, or in the areas of training and…

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7. Amendment 8PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 3
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   3. Expresses concern regarding the Union's growing debt burden; notes that, according to the Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors (the ‘Court’), outstanding loans borrowed by the Union could exceed EUR 900 billion by 2027, which is almost ten times the level of debt from 2020; warns that rising borrowing costs pose a risk to future budgets and reduce the fiscal space for new priorities;

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   3. Expresses concern regarding the Union's growing debt burden; notes that, according to the Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors (the ‘Court’), outstanding loans borrowed by the Union could exceed EUR 900 billion by 2027, which is almost ten times the level of debt from 2020; warns that rising borrowing costs pose a risk to future budgets and reduce the fiscal space for new priorities; Expresses concern that the overall budget of the agencies, including staff expenditure, has more than doubled over the past 10 years, reaching EUR 5.3 billion in 2024 (compared to EUR 4.7 billion in 2023), representing 4% of the Union’s general budget for 2024 (compared to 3% in 20231a), in a conte…

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8. Amendment 9PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 11
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   11. Stresses that transparency, robust conflict-of-interest controls and clear rules governing interactions with stakeholders are essential safeguards for the independence, institutional credibility, and accountability of Union decentralised agencies as well as the public's trust in their strong and robust functioning; underlines that many agencies operate in sectors where close cooperation with industry, consultancies, technical experts, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or external partners is necessary, but where the risks of undue influence, unbalanced consultations or opacity remain; highlights that transparent procedures, public disclosure of meetings, balanced and transparent expe…

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   11. Stresses that transparency, robust conflict-of-interest controls and clear rules governing interactions with stakeholders are essential safeguards for the independence, institutional credibility, and accountability of Union decentralised agencies as well as the public's trust in their strong and robust functioning; underlines that many agencies operate in sectors where close cooperation with industry, consultancies, technical experts, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or external partners is necessary, but where the risks of undue influence, unbalanced consultations or opacity remain; highlights that transparent procedures, public disclosure of meetings, justified, balanced and trans…

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9. Amendment 10PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 12
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   12. Acknowledges that decentralised agencies vary in their exposure to lobbying risks depending on their mandate and operational context; notes that transparency practices vary across Agencies; notes that for example, eu-LISA maintains a dedicated transparency register on its webpage covering all meetings of its senior management with economic operators, European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) provides on its website a register with information on meetings linked specifically to procurement-related matters, ECHA publishes information on the meetings held by senior managers with external stakeholder organisations; is of the opinion that, while a one-size-fits-all model would be neith…

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   12. Acknowledges that decentralised agencies vary in their exposure to lobbying risks depending on their mandate and operational context; notes that transparency practices vary across Agencies; notes that for example, eu-LISA maintains a dedicated transparency register on its webpage covering all meetings of its senior management with economic operators, European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) provides on its website a register with information on meetings linked specifically to procurement-related matters, ECHA publishes information on the meetings held by senior managers with external stakeholder organisations; is of the opinion that, while a one-size-fits-all model would be neith…

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10. Amendment 11PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 13
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    13. Notes that, in 2024, the 33 decentralised agencies reported that they employ a total of 11 491 members of staff (compared to 10 580 in 2023), comprising officials, temporary agents, contract agents and seconded national experts (SNEs), representing an increase of 8,61 % compared to 2023; notes that while gender balance in the Union decentralised agencies is improving, significant disparities remain; highlights that some agencies, such as ACER, EASA, EIGE, ERA, eu-LISA and Europol, have a higher percentage of male members staff, while agencies like CdT, EFSA, EMA, ETF, and Eurojust have more female members of staff; notes that the percentage is often sector-specific; calls on the agencies…

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    13. Notes that, in 2024, the 33 decentralised agencies reported that they employ a total of 11 491 members of staff (compared to 10 580 in 2023), comprising officials, temporary agents, contract agents and seconded national experts (SNEs), representing an increase of 8,61 % compared to 2023; notes the continuous increase in the number of members of staff employed by these agencies, leading to higher budgetary requirements; recalls that any adjustment in funding or staffing must be based on demonstrable and measurable efficiency gains; stresses that increases in resources should not result in administrative expansion or duplication of functions already performed by national authorities; recal…

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11. Amendment 12PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 19
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    19. Acknowledges the cooperation with external partners such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and United Nations Strategic Planning Network on modernising KPI methodologies; highlights that some agencies, such as ACER, EASA and ECDC, have developed more robust and operationally relevant indicators; calls on agencies with inadequate or immeasurable KPI systems to draw on these stronger models and to systematically share best practices through EUAN, in order to improve comparability, enhance the usefulness of AARs for external users, and strengthen overall performance assessment across the agencies; calls on the Commission to require that all agency evaluations und…

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    19. Acknowledges the cooperation with external partners such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and United Nations Strategic Planning Network on modernising KPI methodologies; highlights that some agencies, such as ACER, EASA and ECDC, have developed more robust and operationally relevant indicators; calls on agencies with inadequate or immeasurable KPI systems to draw on these stronger models and to systematically share best practices through EUAN, in order to improve comparability, enhance the usefulness of AARs for external users, and strengthen overall performance assessment across the agencies; calls on the Commission to require that all agency evaluations und…

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12. Amendment 13PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 22
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    22. Notes that the absence of opt-out (break-out) clauses that allow the early termination of lease contracts continues to pose a financial risk to EU agencies; recalls that the importance of including such clauses in rental agreements was highlighted by the difficult situation faced by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) following Brexit, which was unable to terminate its long-term lease in London and had to pay rent in both London and Amsterdam as a result; acknowledges that since 2019 several agencies have introduced break-out clauses, but regrets that not all agencies have done so, including cases where new or renewed leases were signed; urges agencies and the Commission to systematicall…

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    22. Notes that the absence of opt-out (break-out) clauses that allow the early termination of lease contracts continues to pose a financial risk to EU agencies; recalls that the importance of including such clauses in rental agreements was highlighted by the difficult situation faced by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) following Brexit, which was unable to terminate its long-term lease in London and had to pay rent in both London and Amsterdam as a result; expresses concern that the EMA may be liable for EUR 543 million in respect of the lease of its former premises in London, running until 2039, despite the subletting of those premises to a company that has recently renegotiated the cont…

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13. Amendment 14PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 43 a (new)
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    43 a. Rejects the request of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for additional funding; stresses that the FRA should carry out its mandate with neutrality and transparency; calls for an end to its persistent attempts to interfere in the activities of institutions and agencies, in particular those already having internal staff responsible for fundamental rights; invites consideration of terminating the mandate of the Agency, given that it overlaps with the services of several other agencies, thereby limiting its added value;

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14. Amendment 15PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 43 b (new)
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    43 b. Recalls that agencies must focus on their core tasks; denounces the intrusion of an ideology promoted by politically left-wing NGOs, supported by the European Commission and increasingly present in recent years; regrets the increase in staff and budget allocated to fundamental rights monitoring at the expense of officers of the standing corps of European Border and Coast Guard Agency, as recalled by its Executive Director in 20242a, thereby at times hindering the Agency in the fulfilment of its core mission; stresses that all Frontex activities and resources must remain focused on border protection, the fight against cross-border crime, the prevention of irregular migration and the eff…

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15. Amendment 16PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 48
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    48. Notes the conclusion of the Court in its annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2024 (the ‘Court’s report’), found that the Court’s audit had similar results as in previous years, with weaknesses in public procurement procedures noted as the main source of irregular payments; calls on the agencies concerned to reinforce their ex ante controls, improve the documentation of award criteria and ensure strict justification for negotiated procedures without publication; calls on the Commission to provide targeted guidance and training to agencies with recurring procurement deficiencies; further calls on the agencies to ensure full traceability, competitive procedures, and proper r…

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    48. Notes the conclusion of the Court in its annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2024 (the ‘Court’s report’), found that the Court’s audit had similar results as in previous years, with weaknesses in public procurement procedures noted as the main source of irregular payments; calls on the agencies concerned to reinforce their ex ante controls, improve the documentation of award criteria and ensure strict justification for negotiated procedures without publication; calls on the Commission to provide targeted guidance and training to agencies with recurring procurement deficiencies; further calls on the agencies to ensure full traceability, competitive procedures, and proper r…

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16. Amendment 17PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 80
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    80. Welcomes that Europol’s Operational Task Forces (OTFs) and Joint Investigative Teams (JITs) mechanisms were instrumental in dismantling the encrypted communication platform Matrix, demonstrating their complementary yet distinct roles in combating transnational organised crime; notes that the operation began as an OTF in June 2024 between the Netherlands, France, Lithuania, Italy, and Spain, facilitating intelligence-sharing and monitoring of criminal activity; highlights that the transition to a JIT under Eurojust enabled formal investigative coordination, resulting in arrests, seizures, and the decryption of 2,3 million messages in 33 languages; observes that German authorities provided…

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    80. Welcomes that Europol’s Operational Task Forces (OTFs) and Joint Investigative Teams (JITs) mechanisms were instrumental in dismantling the encrypted communication platform Matrix, demonstrating their complementary yet distinct roles in combating transnational organised crime; notes that the operation began as an OTF in June 2024 between the Netherlands, France, Lithuania, Italy, and Spain, facilitating intelligence-sharing and monitoring of criminal activity; highlights that the transition to a JIT under Eurojust enabled formal investigative coordination, resulting in arrests, seizures, and the decryption of 2,3 million messages in 33 languages; observes that German authorities provided…

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17. Amendment 18PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 82
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    82. Takes note of the EUAA status report of 31 October 2025 on the implementation of corrective actions, as agreed between the Executive Director and the Management Board, as a follow-up to Parliament’s resolution; notes that the Management Board is addressing Parliament’s observations in line with its procedures and will review progress on outstanding measures at its meeting in November 2025; urges the Agency to fully clarify all open issues, to implement OLAF recommendations in a credible and transparent manner, and to establish robust internal control, ethical oversight and accountability mechanisms; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority of any remedial steps taken without…

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    82. Takes note of the EUAA status report of 31 October 2025 on the implementation of corrective actions, as agreed between the Executive Director and the Management Board, as a follow-up to Parliament’s resolution; welcomes that, after several years, the European Union Agency for Asylum has finally terminated its office lease contracts in Lesbos and Rome, which had been identified as irregular by the European Court of Auditors since 2014 and had still cost EUR 123,800 in 2023 alone, with no further costs incurred in 2024; reiterates its concern regarding the abnormal delay in resolving a long-standing issue and the resulting financial loss, funds which could have been allocated differently,…

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18. Amendment 19PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 94
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    94. Takes note that the four agencies (Cedefop, EU-OSHA, Eurofound, and the ETF) have the potential to reduce the administrative burden and improve efficiency through shared services20; highlights that the agencies should reduce administrative burdens on staff to maintain sustainable workloads by sharing common services for HR, legal, IT, and technical functions; points out that this would enable agencies to decrease staff engaged in administrative activities and increase focus on core operations; calls on these agencies, in close coordination with the Court, to develop a structured shared-services implementation plan with concrete milestones, to facilitate mutual exchange of best practices…

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    94. Takes note that the four agencies (Cedefop, EU-OSHA, Eurofound, and the ETF) have the potential to reduce the administrative burden and improve efficiency through shared services20; highlights that all agencies should reduce administrative burdens on staff to maintain sustainable workloads by sharing common services for HR, legal, financial, internal control, IT, and technical functions; points out that this would enable agencies to decrease staff engaged in administrative activities while increasing expertise; also calls for the pooling of resources and facilities by centralising, where possible, support functions through a single platform, thereby generating financial savings for each…

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19. Amendment 20PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 110 a (new)
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    110 a. Notes that on March 19, 2026, Dr. Helmut Sterz, former chief toxicologist at Pfizer Europe, testified before the German Parliament's COVID-19 inquiry committee that the carcinogenicity and reproductive toxicity of the vaccine had not been properly studied and that, two months after approval, Pfizer had already observed 1,200 suspected deaths in a post-marketing report; he estimates that 60,000 people may have died from the COVID vaccine in Germany; calls on the health agencies EMA, ECDC, and HERA to monitor social media posts and, if they have more compelling arguments, to comment on viral posts so that citizens can form their own opinions;

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20. Amendment 21PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 122 – indent 3 a (new)
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    – Stresses that several publications of the European Environment Agency reflect an approach to the Green Deal that may be perceived as ideological and could have a disproportionate impact on European agricultural and industrial sectors; invites the Agency to prioritise a scientifically rigorous approach free from political activism;

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21. Amendment 22PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 125
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    125. Takes note, however, of ECHA’s clarification that the work carried out by Ramboll Deutschland for the Agency on PFAS was performed between 2020 and 2021, prior to the consultancy’s 2022 engagement with industry, and that conflict-of-interest assessments were performed in accordance with ECHA’s procedures at the time the contract was awarded; notes furthermore that under the current 2024 framework contract Ramboll has not submitted tenders for specific contracts; welcomes ECHA’s statement that it conducted a detailed internal review in response to access-to-documents requests and found no unmanaged conflict of interest; stresses nonetheless the importance of ensuring robust, proactive an…

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    125. Takes note, however, of ECHA’s clarification that the work carried out by Ramboll Deutschland for the Agency on PFAS was performed between 2020 and 2021, prior to the consultancy’s 2022 engagement with industry, and that conflict-of-interest assessments were performed in accordance with ECHA’s procedures at the time the contract was awarded; notes furthermore that under the current 2024 framework contract Ramboll has not submitted tenders for specific contracts; welcomes ECHA’s statement that it conducted a detailed internal review in response to access-to-documents requests and found no unmanaged conflict of interest; stresses nonetheless the importance of ensuring robust, proactive an…

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22. Amendment 23PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 125 a (new)
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    125 a. Stresses that the opinions of the ECHA have a direct impact on the competitiveness of strategic sectors such as agriculture, agri-food, plastics and the European chemical industry; considers that its opinions should not lead to regulatory inflation that destabilises European businesses, in particular SMEs, nor to systematic bans disconnected from industrial reality and international competitiveness;

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23. Amendment 24PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 129 a (new)
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    129 a. Regrets the 17.26% increase in the budget of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators in 2024 compared to 2023, in light of its alleged inefficiency and even counterproductive effects in recent years; further regrets that the Agency has not succeeded in curbing rising energy costs by promoting an alternative pricing system capable of protecting European consumers’ interests;

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24. Amendment 25ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 2 a (new)
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    2 a. Public funding must be strictly linked to measurable outcomes and concrete policy delivery; financing advocacy activities risks blurring the line between policy implementation and political influence, which is not compatible with sound financial management; strongly opposes the creation of new EU agencies, and calls for a review of existing ones;

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25. Amendment 26ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 13 a (new)
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    13 a. notes with concern the steady increase in the staffing levels of the Union’s agencies; points out that any increase in staffing levels must be justified by a clearly demonstrated operational need and by measurable results in order to avoid any budgetary overspending;

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26. Amendment 27ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 19 a (new)
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    19 a. points out that the lack of clear and harmonised performance indicators can mask inefficiencies in the use of public funds;

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27. Amendment 28ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 19 b (new)
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    19 b. considers that continuing with activities that have not proven their effectiveness constitutes an inefficient use of public resources;

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28. Amendment 29PPEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 95
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    95. Notes that Cedefop has been involved in a legal dispute with a former staff member whose contract was not renewed in 2017; recalls that, in 2020, the General Court annulled Cedefop’s decision and ordered the payment of financial compensation, which was implemented by Cedefop; notes that a subsequent action brought by the former staff member concerning the implementation of that judgment was dismissed by the General Court in February 2024; observes that the former staff member has appealed that judgment to the Court of Justice of the European Union (Case C-209/24 P) and that the final judgment is still pending; recalls that the General Court found breaches of fundamental procedural guaran…

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    95. Notes that Cedefop has been involved in a legal dispute with a former staff member whose contract was not renewed in 2017; recalls that, in 2020, the General Court of the European Union annulled Cedefop’s decision and ordered the payment of financial compensation, which was implemented by Cedefop; notes that a subsequent action brought by the former staff member concerning the implementation of that judgment was dismissed by the General Court of the European Union in February 2024; observes that the former staff member has appealed that judgment to the Court of Justice of the European Union (Case C-209/24 P) and that the final judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union has se…

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29. Amendment 30PPEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 101 – point iii a (new)
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    (iii a) Urges Cedefop to adopt a replacement decision that fully implements the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 12 March 2026, in compliance with the Staff Regulations, relevant internal procedures and rules, and with the rights of a staff member applying for a renewal of their contract; stresses the urgent need to avoid further proceedings and additional financial costs for the Agency; calls on Cedefop to put forward an action plan that would include: (i) how the procedure for the decision following the situation as it stood in 2017 will be implemented including a time line; (ii) how Cedefop intends to make sure that the rules of the Staff Regulations, internal pro…

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30. Amendment 31The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 12 a (new)
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    12 a. Reiterates the importance of providing administrative support and of ensuring that the agencies involved in social, employment and work-related policies are equipped with a sufficient number of qualified staff and with adequate financial, technical, and technological resources necessary for the effective performance of their tasks.

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31. Amendment 32The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 21
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    21. Recalls that Frontex’s mandate was significantly expanded in 2019, when a revised regulation expanded its tasks and authorised a standing corps of 10 000 border guards with a corresponding increase in the budget; underlines that budget increases, irrespective of the Agency concerned, must always be matched by adequate accountability and transparency provisions;

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    21. Recalls that Frontex’s mandate was significantly expanded in 2019, when a revised regulation expanded its tasks and authorised a standing corps of 10 000 border guards with a corresponding increase in the budget; underlines that budget increases, irrespective of the Agency concerned, must always be matched by adequate accountability and transparency provisions; stresses that the repeated investigations and findings related to fundamental rights compliance and governance failures must be taken into account when assessing the conditions under which budgetary resources are allocated;

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32. Amendment 33The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 21 a (new)
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    21 a. Points out that Frontex's expanded budget should be conditional on the respect of fundamental rights and transparency requirement, as well as the effective follow up to recommendations stemming from the Ombudsman and OLAF investigation, the discharge authority and the Fundamental Rights Officer;

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33. Amendment 34The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 33
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    33. Notes the progressive expansion of Europol’s mandate, including recently adopted and proposed measures conferring enhanced capacities to combat serious and organised crime, such as migrant smuggling, trafficking of human beings, cybercrime and terrorism; recalls that these developments encompass, inter alia, strengthened cooperation with private actors through direct data exchanges, reinforced large-scale data analysis capabilities, and upgraded operational assistance to Member States via specialised support teams; emphasises that the effective implementation of those additional tasks requires a corresponding increase in Europol’s human resources, but also robust internal safeguards, suf…

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    33. Notes the progressive expansion of Europol’s mandate, including recently adopted and proposed measures conferring enhanced capacities to combat serious and organised crime, such as migrant smuggling, trafficking of human beings, cybercrime and terrorism; recalls that these developments encompass, inter alia, strengthened cooperation with private actors through direct data exchanges, reinforced large-scale data analysis capabilities, and upgraded operational assistance to Member States via specialised support teams; emphasises that the effective implementation of those additional tasks requires a corresponding increase in Europol’s human resources, but also robust internal safeguards, suf…

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34. Amendment 35The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 33 a (new)
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    33 a. Is extremely worried by the opening of an investigation against a former Director of Frontex, currently an MEP, for “complicity in crimes against humanity and torture”, which would substantiate the accusations of encouraging illegal pushbacks and violent interceptions by the Libyan and Greek authorities, moved by different international organisation defending human rights ;

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35. Amendment 36The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 78
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    78. Highlights that internal mechanisms should be developed within the agencies to ensure both the proper internal handling of complaints and the prevention of incidents, including cases of psychological harassment, particularly when multiple parties are involved;

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    78. Highlights that internal mechanisms should be developed within the agencies to ensure both the proper internal handling of complaints and the prevention of incidents, including cases of psychological and sexual harassment, particularly when multiple parties are involved;

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36. Amendment 37The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 87 – point vi a (new)
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    (vi a) Frontex to establish a fully functioning fundamental rights monitoring system in line with Article 110 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896, making sure that fundamental rights including human rights are fully respected in its operations;

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37. Amendment 38The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 101 – point iii a (new)
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    (iii a) strengthen their staffing policies in order to reduce excessive reliance on interim staff, temporary workers and trainees, in particular for core and continuous functions; stresses that structurally precarious staffing arrangements can increase workload pressures, weaken supervision and training, and are not conducive to healthy, safe and stable working conditions; calls on the agencies to ensure that permanent needs are primarily met through adequately trained statutory staff, to provide longer term and more stable employment perspectives where appropriate, and to ensure that trainees are not used to compensate for structural staff shortages or to perform core functions;

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38. Amendment 39The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 108
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    108. Lauds the work of the EMA in addressing the medication shortage of amoxicillin antibiotics in Europe and working together with national medicines agency to address the shortage with the result that Amoxicillin was removed from the shortages list in 2024; encourages the EMA to continue to apply staffing and budget resources for similar goals;

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    108. Lauds the work of the EMA in addressing the medication shortage of amoxicillin antibiotics in Europe and working together with national medicines agency to address the shortage with the result that Amoxicillin was removed from the shortages list in 2024; encourages the EMA to continue to apply staffing and budget resources for the effective performance of their tasks on monitoring, managing, and addressing these shortages;

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39. Amendment 40The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 140 a (new)
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    140 a. Expresses its dissatisfaction with the lack of transparency in the management of EIT programmes, in particular the ninth Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs); considers it unacceptable that Union citizens and Members are unable to scrutinise the use of Union funds by the EIT and by the ninth KIC;

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40. Amendment 41The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 148 – point iii
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    (iii) the EIT to update the Discharge Authority on the implementation of OLAF’s recommendations and strengthened control mechanisms to avoid recurrence in the future; to continue strengthening its cybersecurity governance in full compliance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2023/2841, to further enhance internal cyber-resilience capabilities;

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    (iii) the EIT to update the Discharge Authority on the implementation of OLAF’s recommendations and strengthened control mechanisms to avoid recurrence in the future; to continue strengthening its cybersecurity governance in full compliance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2023/2841, to further enhance internal cyber-resilience capabilities; to establish a policy on access to documents to enable parliamentary and public scrutiny of the use of Union funds, particularly with regard to the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs);

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41. Amendment 42The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 148 – point iii a (new)
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    (iii a) the CdT to continue to improve the accessibility of documents in all the languages of the Union in order to ensure equal access for all Union citizens;

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42. Amendment 43ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 a (new)
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    1 a. Considers that the current practice of adopting a single discharge resolution covering almost all decentralised agencies and other bodies, whose combined budget exceeds EUR 4,1 billion and whose staff exceeds 11 491 persons, structurally limits Parliament's ability to exercise meaningful scrutiny over individual agencies; stresses that each agency and body has a distinct mandate, budget and performance record that warrants a dedicated political assessment; calls, therefore, for future discharge procedures to provide for individual resolutions per agency, enabling targeted political accountability and more informed budgetary decisions;

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43. Amendment 44ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 24
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    24. Notes that the budget of 33 EU agencies rose from EUR 3,6 billion in 2023 to 4,1 billion in 2024; calls on the Commission to analyse five-year cumulative costs, distinguishing mandate-driven growth from administrative expansion, and to justify further increases with demonstrable added value; emphasises that budget growth must be matched by stronger governance, internal controls, staffing and absorption planning to avoid irregularities, carryovers, and ineffective spending;

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    24. Notes that the budget of 33 EU agencies rose from EUR 3,6 billion in 2023 to 4,1 billion in 2024; calls on the Commission to analyse five-year cumulative costs, distinguishing mandate-driven growth from administrative expansion, and to justify further increases with demonstrable added value; emphasises that budget growth must be matched by stronger governance, internal controls, staffing and absorption planning to avoid irregularities, carryovers, and ineffective spending; stresses that any additional resources for agencies must be accompanied by measurable performance targets and regular reporting on the concrete outcomes achieved, so that the discharge authority can assess value for mo…

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44. Amendment 45ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 33
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    33. Notes the progressive expansion of Europol’s mandate, including recently adopted and proposed measures conferring enhanced capacities to combat serious and organised crime, such as migrant smuggling, trafficking of human beings, cybercrime and terrorism; recalls that these developments encompass, inter alia, strengthened cooperation with private actors through direct data exchanges, reinforced large-scale data analysis capabilities, and upgraded operational assistance to Member States via specialised support teams; emphasises that the effective implementation of those additional tasks requires a corresponding increase in Europol’s human resources, but also robust internal safeguards, suf…

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    33. Notes the progressive expansion of Europol's mandate, including recently adopted and proposed measures conferring enhanced capacities to combat serious and organised crime, such as migrant smuggling, trafficking of human beings, cybercrime and terrorism; recalls that these developments encompass, inter alia, strengthened cooperation with private actors through direct data exchanges, reinforced large-scale data analysis capabilities, and upgraded operational assistance to Member States via specialised support teams; emphasises that the effective implementation of those additional tasks requires a corresponding increase in Europol's human resources, but also robust internal safeguards, suf…

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45. Amendment 46ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 33 a (new)
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    33 a. Stresses that the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) must concentrate its resources on its core operational tasks, namely border surveillance of the Schengen area, combating cross-border crime and supporting effective return operations, which are essential to maintaining a credible migration management framework for the Union; calls for the continued prioritisation of frontline recruitment at the Union's external borders and for a corresponding streamlining of administrative posts; notes that the overall Union return rate remains insufficient in relation to the scale of illegal migration flows; urges Frontex to further strengthen its return operations and to intensify coo…

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46. Amendment 47ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 33 b (new)
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    33 b. Notes with grave concern the public statement by the Executive Director of Frontex Hans Leijtens that 'To put it bluntly, nothing can stop people from crossing a border, no wall, no fence, no sea, no river'1a; expresses grave concern that these types of statements dilute Frontex's core mandate, which is to protect the Union's external borders and to prevent illegal border crossings; recalls that, under the former Executive Director, Frontex adopted a more operationally assertive approach to border protection, which was systematically undermined by institutional pressure from the Commission and NGO-driven advocacy; stresses that Frontex's budget, financed by Union taxpayers, must be dir…

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