PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) for the financial year 2015.
NON- LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2017/1690 of the European Parliament on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security for the financial year 2015.
CONTENT: with the present decision, the European Parliament grants discharge to the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security for the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2015.
This decision is in line with the European Parliament's resolution adopted on 27 April 2017 and comprises a series of observations that form an integral part of the discharge decision (please refer to the summary of the opinion of 27 April 2017).
Amongst Parliament’s main observations in the resolution accompanying the discharge decision, it took note of the Agency’s intention to adopt internal rules on whistleblowing during the first quarter of 2017.
It noted, however, with concern that the Agency has not provided for any specific initiative to improve transparency in its contacts with lobbyists and stakeholders.
As regards the relocation, Parliament noted that the estimated cost regarding the relocation of the remaining 14 members of staff in Heraklion as well as of all the furniture is approximately EUR 360 000. The Greek authorities, the Commission and the Agency are urged to find a solution for the issue of the Agency's two locations as soon as possible in order to ensure a much more efficient use of Union funds.