2007 discharge: European Maritime Safety Agency EMSA

2008/2265(DEC)

PURPOSE: to present the final accounts of the European Maritime Agency for the financial year 2007.

CONTENT: this document sets out a detailed account of the implementation of the European Maritime Agency’s 2007 budget. It notes that the final budget amounted to EUR 48.249 million (compared to EUR 44.738 million in 2006).

As regards the staffing policy, the Agency, whose head office is now based in Lisbon (Portugal) set out 153 posts in the establishment plan and 26 other posts (auxiliary contracts, seconded national experts, contract agents).

In 2007, the Agency’s main activities focused on the following:

  • Preparations of a draft methodology related to a new visits programme to Member States;
  • Preparation of the technical specifications of the new THETIS project;
  • Design of the interface between STIRES/SSN and CleanSeaNet;
  • Add additional oil recovery capacity in the Atlantic, Aegean Sea, West Mediterranean and Strait of Gibraltar;
  • Establishment of the CleanSeaNet service;
  • Start of the Activity of the Maritime Support Services.

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address: https://extranet.emsa.europa.eu/