Consolidated Annual Activity Report 2021

Table of Contents

• Glossary 3
• Introduction 9
• Mission, vision, values and objectives 10
• Tasks 11
• Conditions and challenges, political and policy context 12
• Executive summary 16
• Key achievements 18
• Key conclusions 44
• Part I – Achievements of the year () 46
• 1.1. Strategic Objective 1 46
• 1.2. Strategic Objective 2 55
• 1.3. Strategic Objective 3 71
• 1.4. Horizontal Objective 1 86
• 1.5. Horizontal Objective 2 88
• 1.6. Horizontal Objective 3 99
• Part II – Management 117
• 2.1. Management Board 117
• 2.2. Major developments 119
• 2.3. Budgetary and financial management 121
• 2.4. Delegations and sub-delegations 130
• 2.5. Human resources management 131
• 2.7. Assessment of audit results during the reporting year 139
• 2.8. a. Follow-up of recommendations and action plans for audits 142
• 2.8. b. Follow-up of recommendations issued following investigations by OLAF 149
• 2.8. c. Follow-up of observations from the discharge authority The discharge authority’s (European Parliament) observations and measures taken by Frontex 149
• 2.9. Legality and regularity of transactions 150
• 2.10. Environment management 156
• 2.11. Assessment by management 159
• Part III – Assessment of effectiveness of internal control systems 161
• 3.1. Effectiveness of the internal control system 162
• 3.2. Conclusions of assessment of internal control systems 170
• 3.3. Statement of the Head of Inspection and Control Office 171
• Part IV – Management assurance 172
• 4.1. Review of the elements supporting assurance 172
• 4.2. Reservations 172
• Part V – Declaration of assurance 173