Activities of Luigi MORGANO related to 2017/2136(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section III - Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (7)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the fact that the Erasmus+ funding application procedure has largely been transferred online; believes, however, that the procedure could be simplified further by abolishing the requirement for project partners' letters of accreditation to be signed by hand;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that there are still problems as regards access to Erasmus+ funding in the 'youth' sector because the programme is managed on a decentralised basis by national agencies; calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps, for instance by centralising part of the funding within the executive agency; calls on the Commission, in addition, to provide the means necessary for all programme beneficiaries to become more involved, one example being to set up permanent sector-specific subcommittees, as provided for under Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is deeply concerned byNotes the low take-up and inadequate geographical coverage of the Erasmus+ Student Loan Guarantee Facility; hopes that the recent direct agreement with Luxembourg University will offer a new model forindications as to a more effective loan roll-out; urges the Commissmodel, but, in general, has reservations and European Investment Fund to redoublebout the use of a facility intended to support mobility; calls, their refforts to maximisee, on the Commission to make a thorough assessment of theis Facility’'s effectiveness.real benefits;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the 2016 launch of the Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility, with a budget of 121 million EUR up to 2022, and the initial interest shown by the sector and financial intermediaries; calls for quick implementation of the planned 60 million EUR frontloading of the Facility from EFSI; recalls that loans complement other essential sources of funding to the sector, such as grants.;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out that, as the Court of Auditors has stated, a new record was set in the financial year 2016 as regards payments carried over into future budgets; urges the Commission and Council to reduce the difference between commitment and payment appropriations to a minimum by making the necessary provision to meet contractual obligations to programme beneficiaries without delay;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Considers it unfortunate that – generally speaking – decisions concerning the EU budget should be dictated primarily by notions of 'fair return' and that the budget should be treated as a zero-sum game; believes, therefore, that the EU budget needs to be made more independent from direct national contributions, and supports the proposal to reform the own resources system with a view in the medium term to achieving a maximum figure of 50% for financing by the gross national income-based resource (GNI resource).