European Parliament
Zigmantas Balčytis  (S&D ),
in writing.
(LT)
I welcomed discharge. As far as human resources are concerned, I regret that the agency still had a high number of vacancies in 2010. I welcome the call for the agency to take all necessary steps to prevent a repeat of this situation. In 2010, the agency’s budget was increased by 17.44%. Usually, a large proportion of appropriations carried over or cancelled means that the agency is unable to manage an increased budget. I agree that there should be a greater focus on absorption capacity and welcome the call for the annual budget for the agency to be reduced unless it takes structural action to address this issue.

