Activities of Miroslav POCHE related to 2017/2186(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2016 PDF (317 KB) DOC (62 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that the maximum Union contribution to the activities of the S2R Joint Undertaking is EUR 450 000 000, to be paid from Horizon 2020; notes that the industry members of the Joint Undertaking are to contribute resources of at least EUR 470 000 000, consisting of at least EUR 350 000 000 for in-kind and cash contributions to the operational activities and administrative costs of the Joint Undertaking and at least EUR 120 000 000 of in-kind contributions to the Joint Undertaking’s additional activities;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Draws attention to the fact that in two cases out of eight, the Joint Undertaking awarded grants to project consortia, despite the fact that the checks of the financial viability of the beneficiaries performed by the Research Executive Agency indicated that the financial capacity of the coordinating industry members of the consortia was weak; notes that this implies an unnecessarily high financial risk for the completion of those projects and the financial risk was particularly high in one case, in which the coordinating partner had been assigned over 45% of the total project funding; calls the Joint undertaking to inform in written the discharge authority about the development of both projects as a part of the discharge follow up; draws attention to the ongoing and substantial need for a proper risk assessment system that should be followed in a comprehensive fashion;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the direct involvement of the Joint Undertaking in the process of the Horizon 2020 mid-term review in the sphere of further simplifications and harmonisation of joint undertakings;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises the need for the Joint Undertaking to communicate with Union citizens, through the Union institutions, concerning the significant research and collaboration that it is undertaking, stresses the importance of highlighting the real improvements achieved as a consequence of its work, which are an important part of its mandate, as well as the fact that it works with other joint undertakings in promoting public awareness of the benefits of their work. Notes in this respect that also many of the private partners of the JU S2R are endowed with capacities to communicate directly with Union citizens and should be encouraged to participate in such an effort.