Activities of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2019/2055(DEC)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018, Section III - Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (5)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the European Court of Auditors (ECA) found a significant increase in payment claims for the European Structural and Investment funds (ESI funds) which include the European Social Fund, by Member States in 2018; notes at the same time, that for those funds absorption had continued to be slower than planned - a phenomenon that had contributed to increasing ESI funds outstanding commitments; regrets those delays in the implementation of the ESI funds, which will continue to affect the final years of this MFF; fully supports the ECA’s recommendation that the Commission takes measures to avoid undue pressure on the level of payment appropriations in the first years of the 2021-2027 MFF;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Acknowledges that the number of warning letters and interruptions significantly increased in 2018 compared to previous year due to the increased number of assurance packages received in February 2018 and the results of the compliance audits performed during the year;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Regrets that targeting aid to any given vulnerable group is left to the discretion of the partner organisations, with the associated risk of a scattering effect of the limited funding; also regrets the fact that the ECA could not identify how well FEAD and other support schemes (whether national or the ESF) complemented each other and emphasises the need to further improve synergies between FEAD and the ESF in 2019 and 2020;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Urges that under the EaSI strand, the ESF+ should include a series of improvements, including a sharper focus on disadvantaged groups, greater budgetary flexibility and better integration between the current activities;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Notes in particular that the mid- term evaluation highlighted a number of ways to improve the implementation of the employment and social innovation programme, especially trough the simplification of procedures, improved internal consistence and linkages with other funds;