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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | CONT | SARVAMAA Petri (EPP) | KADENBACH Karin (S&D), GERBRANDY Gerben-Jan (ALDE), STAES Bart (Verts/ALE), ANDREASEN Marta (ECR), DE JONG Cornelis (GUE/NGL), VANHECKE Frank (EFD), EHRENHAUSER Martin (NI) |
Opinion | FEMM | MATERA Barbara (EPP) |
Activites
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2014/04/03
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
- T7-0313/2014
- 2014/04/02 Debate in Parliament
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2014/03/21
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A7-0230/2014
summary
The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the report by Petri SARVAMAA (EPP, FI) in which it recommended the European Parliament to grant discharge to the Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality in respect of the implementation of the Institute's budget for the financial year 2012. Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the Institute for the financial year 2012 are reliable, and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Members approved the closure of the Institute’s accounts. They made, however, a number of recommendations that needed to be taken into account when the discharge is granted, in addition to the general recommendations that appear in the draft resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies. Budget and financial management: Members noted that budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2012 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 95.56% and that the payment appropriations execution rate was 63.95%. They acknowledged from the Institute that in the third quarter of 2014, it plans to create budget monitoring guidelines, including control functions and deviations, in order to ensure adequate monitoring and reporting of the budget implementation. Commitments and carryovers: Members noted that the Institute has reduced the overall level of carry-overs of committed appropriations from 50% in 2011. They pointed out that the carry-overs to 2013 amount to EUR 2.5 million and mainly concern administrative expenditure. They noted that 7% of committed appropriations carried over from 2011 to 2012 had not been used and had to be cancelled. Members also made a series of observations on transfers, procurement and recruitment procedures as well as comments on internal controls. Lastly, they acknowledged that the Institute's conflict of interests policy was presented to the Commission for consultation on 12 November 2013. They called on the Institute to inform the discharge authority of the results of that consultation and of the final adoption of its conflict of interests policy.
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A7-0230/2014
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2014/03/17
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2013/10/22
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2013/07/26
Non-legislative basic document published
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COM(2013)0570
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PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2012, as part of the 2012 discharge procedure. Analysis of the accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). CONTENT: this Commission document sets out the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2012 as prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions, organisations and bodies of the EU, in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EU's General Budget, including the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). In 2012, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows: description of the EIGE’s tasks: the Institute, which is located in Vilnius, was established by Regulation (EC) No 1922/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The Institute’s task is to : (i) collect, analyse and disseminate information as regards gender equality, (ii) develop, analyse, evaluate and disseminate methodological tools in order to support the integration of gender equality into all Union policies and the resulting national policies, (iii) raise awareness on all issues regarding this area; the EIGE’s budget for the 2012 financial year: the Institute’s budget for 2012, as presented in the Commission document on the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union, gives the following figures: § Commitment appropriations : - committed : EUR 8 million; - paid : EUR 7 million; - carried-over : 0. § Payment appropriations : - committed : EUR 11 million; - paid : EUR 8 million; - carried-over : EUR 2 million. Please refer also to the final accounts of the EIGE.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/budget/', 'title': 'Budget'}, ŠEMETA Algirdas
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COM(2013)0570
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2013)0570
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0230/2014
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0313/2014
Amendments | Dossier |
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2013/2236(DEC)
2014/01/27
FEMM
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes the comment of the Court of Auditors that the Institute does not have a formalised procurement planning and monitoring procedure and that its annual work programme does not include a procurement schedule linked to the planned activities; notes however that only 7 % of committed appropriations carried over to 2012 have not been used and had to be cancelled; underlines in this respect the Institute’s commitment to improve procurement planning and monitoring by creating a monitoring tool and budget monitoring guidelines; calls, therefore, on the EIGE to develop and implement formalised procurement and monitoring procedures, and to incorporate a timetable for procurement into the annual work plan;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the EIGE to update its guidelines on recruitment in order to eliminate the shortcomings identified by the Court of Auditors, and to find satisfactory solutions to the problems that have arisen in this connection;
source: PE-528.019
2014/02/26
CONT
18 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality discharge in respect of the implementation of the Institute's budget for the financial year
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Institute to urgently address the shortcomings identified by the Court of Auditors in the Institute's documentation of recruitment procedures; notes in particular that there was no evidence that questions for written tests and interviews, as well as their respective weightings, were prepared before the examination of the applications;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Acknowledges from the Institute that in
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 a (new) Prevention and management of conflicts of interests and transparency
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Acknowledges that the Institute's Conflict of Interest Policy was transmitted to the Commission for consultation on 12 November 2013; calls on the Institute to inform the discharge authority of the consultation results and the final adoption of the policy;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Observes that the CVs and Declarations of Interests of the members of the Management Board, the Executive Director and senior management are not publicly available; calls on the Institute to remedy the situation as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Acknowledges from the Institute that in 2012, the Commission's Internal Audit Service (IAS) carried out audit work in accordance with the Institute's strategic audit plan; notes that this work included an audit on budget execution, which identified good practices, but also led to four very important recommendations; takes note of the Institute's action plan to address the risks and notes that the IAS considered this to be adequate; notes that no critical recommendations were open as of 31 December 2012
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Requests that the Institute communicate the results and impact its work has on European citizens in an accessible way, mainly through its website;
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality discharge in respect of the implementation of the Institute's budget for the financial year
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) – having regard to the previous discharge reports of the Parliament,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas according to its financial statements, the final budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality (
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to consider merging the Fundamental Rights Agency with the Institute; is of the opinion that such a merger could result in greater administrative and operational efficiency as well as, in the long run, save costs to Union taxpayer;
source: PE-521.769
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