4 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2015/2154(DEC)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the Court of Auditors has the right to determine, as regards budget financing support for non-member countries, whether the Commission has observed the specific conditions for the implementation of payments and ascertained that the general conditions of eligibility have been met; expresses concern at the fact that the Court’s analysis cannot go beyond the stage at which aid is paid to a partner country and that, whatever the weaknesses in the partner country’s financial management, they cannot be recorded as errors in the regularity audit; considers it essential to work closely with national auditors in order to verify the regularity of expenditure;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points to the need for proper ex ante assessment in cases where the Commission, possibly through the EIB, decides to finance large-scale infrastructure projects with a high environmental impact, the object of the exercise being to check their financial, environmental, and social sustainability, and calls for EU funding in non-member countries to be channelled solely towards projects making for financial sustainability as well as being economically and socially useful;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Expresses its disquiet at the deteriorating human rights situation in Turkey; believes that the Pre-Accession Instrument needs to be subject to a more binding obligation to establish and observe the fundamental principles of human rights; deplores, in addition, the growing trend towards irregularities in the Pre-Accession Instrument, reflected both in amounts and in the number of cases, Turkey being the main cause of this harmful development;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Points out that the refugee situation in neighbouring countries is currently very difficult, and welcomes the measures put in place by the Commission to support reception arrangements in non-member countries; expresses concern, however, regarding the effectiveness and monitoring of the funds being disbursed for this emergency and calls on the Commission to keep a close watch both on the use of the funds and on respect for human rights;