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Report 2024/2030(DEC) 2025-04-30

2023 discharge: EU general budget - Agencies

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30.4.2025 A10-0065/1

Amendment 1

Jonas Sjöstedt

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0065/2025

Erik Marquardt

2023 discharge: EU general budget - Agencies

2024/2030(DEC)

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

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21. Notes that in ESA the increase is mainly due to the continued development of the Nuclear Observatory and ESA Management of Information (NOEMI) IT system and the provision of accounting services to the agency; in Eurojust the increase is mainly due to the additional resources necessary to perform tasks added by three Commission proposals for regulations and the particularly severe impact of inflation12 ; in Frontex the budget increase aims to continue building the Standing Corps of border guards, including equipment13 ; in the case of ACER, the increase is mainly due to the additional tasks delegated in planned revised regulations on energy infrastructure and methane emissions reduction14 , the related annual remuneration indexation, higher legal expenses and a higher budget allocation derived from fees for specific projects;

21. Notes that in ESA the increase is mainly due to the continued development of the Nuclear Observatory and ESA Management of Information (NOEMI) IT system and the provision of accounting services to the agency; in Eurojust the increase is mainly due to the additional resources necessary to perform tasks added by three Commission proposals for regulations and the particularly severe impact of inflation12 ; in Frontex the budget increase aims to continue building the Standing Corps of border guards, including equipment13 ; however, stresses that resources could be better allocated to ensure comprehensive fundamental rights training, enhancing search and rescue operations, and providing safe and legal pathways for those seeking protection ; in the case of ACER, the increase is mainly due to the additional tasks delegated in planned revised regulations on energy infrastructure and methane emissions reduction14 , the related annual remuneration indexation, higher legal expenses and a higher budget allocation derived from fees for specific projects;

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12 Working document III draft budget 2023, p. 24.

13 Working document III draft budget 2023, p. 26.

14 Working document III draft budget 2023, p. 21.

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30.4.2025 A10-0065/2

Amendment 2

Jonas Sjöstedt

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0065/2025

Erik Marquardt

2023 discharge: EU general budget - Agencies

2024/2030(DEC)

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 41 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

41 a. Emphasises that non-compliance with fundamental rights obligations, particularly in agencies such as Frontex, should lead to financial consequences and external oversight to ensure corrective measures are implemented; Agencies with repeated procedural violations, such as procurement irregularities, conflicts of interest, and transparency failures, shall face conditional budget allocations, mandatory corrective action plans, and stricter external audit;

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30.4.2025 A10-0065/3

Amendment 3

Jonas Sjöstedt

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0065/2025

Erik Marquardt

2023 discharge: EU general budget - Agencies

2024/2030(DEC)

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 102 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

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102 a. Highlights that, in the context of best price-quality ratio, contracting authorities should be encouraged to choose award criteria that allow them to obtain high-quality works, supplies and services that are optimally suited to their needs through possible award criteria, which include environmental and social aspects;

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30.4.2025 A10-0065/4

Amendment 4

Jonas Sjöstedt

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0065/2025

Erik Marquardt

2023 discharge: EU general budget - Agencies

2024/2030(DEC)

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 143 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

143 a. Recalls that, in 2022 the Ombudsman opened an own-initiative inquiry CASE OI/4/2022/PB to look into how Frontex deals with requests for public access to documents (PAD), the Ombudsman found issues with two practices used by Frontex: deferring the registration of requests to prevent statutory time-limits from starting, and suspending time-limits due to imprecise requests; the Ombudsman considered that this amounts to maladministration and made a recommendation to Frontex that it discontinue the practices; Frontex failed to accept the recommendation, and the Ombudsman closed the inquiry in 2024, confirming her finding of maladministration; reiterates its call made in the 2022 discharge to the agency to deal with PAD more swiftly and transparently as a matter of priority;

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