Activities of Iris HOFFMANN related to 2015/2203(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2014 PDF (378 KB) DOC (169 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates stronglyCalls on the Commission, as in previous years, thato further enforce the accountability of Union delegations staffed by the European External Action Service (EEAS) needs to be increasingly enforced; believes that this should be done in addition to the external assistance management reports (EAMR), which are prepared and signed by the heads of Union delegations; ;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the viewAcknowledges that heads of Union delegations should be clearly remindedmust find and implement the balance between the political component of their duties and their management and oversight responsibilities in the management assurance related to their delegation portfolio of operations (key management processes, control management, adequate understanding and assessment of the key performance indicators) and that they should not only concentrate on the political component of their duties;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on EuropeAid and the EEAS to reinforce the supervision of the heads of delegations in their capacity as authorising officers by Sub-Delegation for the Commission in view of increasing their accountability by providing qualitative and exhaustive reportingcomprehensive and accurate information in the annual activity report;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the intention to disburse funds more quickly and flexibly in an emergency situation, and to bring together various sources of funding in order to address a crisis in its multiple dimensions; welcomes the creation of the EU emergency trust fund for Africa and its funding allocation (amounting to EUR 1,8 billion) in order to allow for a rapid and comprehensive response to the refugees crisis and to address the root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Stresses the Commission should not divert appropriations from the objectives and principles of the basic acts, and believes that any channelling through the trust fund should not go at the expense of the EDF and the long-term Union policies;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Acknowledges the added value of pooling a large number of national contributions at Union level in addition to substantial contributions from the external financing instruments and the EDF; urges the Member States, however, to effectively match the Union contribution rather than provide the minimum required to obtain voting rights;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 c (new)
Paragraph 31 c (new)
31c. Notes that trust funds are part of an ad hoc response which shows that the EDF, the Union budget and the Multiannual Financial Framework lack the resources and flexibility needed for a rapid and comprehensive approach to major crises; deplores the fact that they result in bypassing the budgetary authority and undermining the unity of the budget;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Believes also that particular attention should be given to the effectiveness and political governance of thisrust funds and in particular the EU emergency trust fund for Africa, to a lack of guarantees and oversight on the final use of the allocated funds;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Emphasises the importance of sufficient control mechanisms to ensure political scrutiny of budget implementation in the context of the discharge procedure; urges the Commission to take immediate steps to improve the involvement of the budgetary and budgetary control authority and to better align the trust funds and other mechanisms with the budgetary norm, notably by making them appear in the Union budget;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Takes into consideration that the bulk of funding has so far come from the Union's budget and the EDF and that Member State contributions to the trust funds have to date been relatively low; urges Member States to match the Union budget and EDF contributions to the trust funds;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83
Paragraph 83
83. Finds it worrying thatTakes note that at the end of 2014 the heads of Union-delegations in the ACPs and OCTs, under the responsibility of the EEAS, are in charge of overseeing 917 projects, ofamong which 428 are delayed or have endangered objectives; finds it seriously concerning that the affected project value amounts to EUR 9 188 million have been identified as having implementation difficulties and need corrective measures;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
85. Is of the opinion that one fourth of the 11th EDF's funds should be earmarked for migration crisis prevention and the management of already existing migration flowsAcknowledges that EDF's funds are contributing to address the root causes of the current global refugee and migration crisis; underlines that EDF's funds shall not be misused for purposes other than determined in the provisions such as security border control and effective return measures; calls the Commission to engage constructively to achieve synergies between the Union budget, the EDF and bilateral cooperation in order to address issues concerning migration crisis prevention;