Activities of Iris HOFFMANN related to 2018/2177(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 2017 PDF (231 KB) DOC (87 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas EDF development aid is effectually implemented in 79 countries in contexts whicheven though the political and social- economical conditions are often complex, unstable or criticaland risk associated;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas several Union policies that are implemented in athe same country or group of countries with different rationale and objectives with a risk of contradicting each must be coherent and complement one another’s;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Strongly reiterates Parliament's call on the Council and Member States to proceed to the integration of the EDF in the Union's budget for the purpose of strengthening democratic scrutiny; welcomes the Commission's commitment to complying with the Parliament's recurrent request to integrate the EDF in the Union's Budget; requests that the Commission, inform Parliament of the state of play of discussions related to the replacement of the Cotonou agreement after 2020;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the share of the United Kingdom represents 14, 82 % of the tenth EDF and 14,68 % of the eleventh EDF; nevertheless, welcomes the Commission proposal to increase heading VI (covering former heading IV and EDF) by 26% for the upcoming programming period;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that further errors concerned, as in previous years, programme estimates, grants, contributions agreements managed both with international organisations and Member States’ cooperation agencies; recalls its concern in relation to the fact that the notional approach applied in multi-donor projects implemented by international organisations and budget support activities limit the Court’s audit scope; welcomes however the improvements made by the Commission in 2018 including the adoption of the "Terms of Reference for Expenditure Verifications" and the "Roadmap for Reinforcements of Controls under Programme Estimates"; invites the Commission to further reflect on its assumption that Union eligibility criteria have been complied with as long as the pooled amount includes sufficient eligible expenditure to cover the Union’s contribution; recalls on the Commission to efficiently address shortcomings in contract management, selection procedures, document management and the procurement system;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls the Commission to pay stricter attention to theAcknowledges recurrent weaknesses of ithe Commission's ex ante checks system, while noting that the Court underlined that in some error cases the Commission had sufficient information from its information systems to prevent, detect and correct before making the expenditure, the estimated level of error would have been consequently 1,8 percentage points lower; considers the new concept of expenditure verification in the new Terms of Reference adopted by the Commission as a useful way to remedy deficiencies in the implementation of the control system;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that the regular monitoring of high risk factors (external, financial and operational) and their adequate quantification, is a key-prerequisite for a good financial management and quality expenditure and for developing the credibility, sustainability and reputation of the Union interventions; encourages DG DEVCO to continue refining its processes according to risks and financial volumetry and, if required, to increaseto adapt conditionalities according to different levels of development, countries risk profiles and governance frameworks;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. NotWelcomes that some countries where EDF geographic programmes operate have experienced progress in poverty reduction and human and economic development over the last ten years, while for others the situation; notes that the situation of other countries remains critical; notes with satisfaction that the EDF priorities are aligned with the SDGs’ values and objectives;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that for infrastructure- related projects financed through the EDF, an independent ex-ante assessment that takes into account the social and environmental impact of the projects, as well as their added value , is essential; considers that funding decisions ought to be correlated to a proper cost-benefit analysis, with projects funded if their implementation is not environmentally, financially or socially controversialsustainable;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that the management of the new nexus brings into play the overall balance of development policy; is of the opinion that emergency responses to successive crisis situations should follow an holistic approach; recalls that respecting the coherence principle of its policy is of paramount importance for the stability of the countries benefiting from European development aid;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Welcomes the Commission's reactive and consistent approach to suspend budget support in two countries in 2017 and 2018 since the eligibility criteria were no longer met; believes that the Commission shall maintain a constructive dialogue with these countries and offer a possibility to resume budget support, should the countries implement the necessary reforms laid down in the budget support programme;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Reiterates the necessity to ensure full transparency and access to data, in accordance with existing EU legislation, on projects implemented by international organisations and civil society organisations, as well as providing clear rules on governing control and monitoring;