Activities of Soraya POST related to 2018/0196(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and financial rules for those (debate)
Amendments (54)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
Having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights,
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
Having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) HThe basic values of the EU as set out in Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union ('TEU') and the horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU should be respected in the implementation of the Funds, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Member States should also respect the obligations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ensure accessibility in line with its article 9 and in accordance with the Union law harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspective, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation. The objectives of the Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment as set out in Article 11 and Article 191(1) of the TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market, operations benefitting undertakings shall comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU. Poverty being one of the greatest challenges in the EU, all the Funds under CPR shall contribute to the elimination of poverty. Furthermore, all the Funds under CPR shall contribute to fulfilling the commitment of the Union and its Member States to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The principle of partnership is a key feature in the implementation of the Funds, building on the multi-level governance approach and ensuring the involvement of civil society and social partners. In order to provide continuity in the organisation of paFor the sake of achieving inclusiveness and non-discrimination, furtnhership, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/201413 should continue to apply. _________________ 13 No 240/2014 of 7 January 2014 on the European code of conduct on partnership in the framework of the European Structural and Investment Funds (OJ L 74, 14.3.2014, p. 1).more, the involvement of equality bodies and independent human rights organisations is key. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of these reform priorities. These strategies should be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the Funds, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU. These strategies should also be in line with other Union funds, programmes and instruments, such as the post-2020 EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) To ensure the necessary prerequisites for the non-discriminatory, inclusive, effective and, efficient and transparent use of Union support granted by the Funds, which can also contribute to re-building the trust of EU citizens concerning the EU and its workings, a limited list of enabling conditions as well as a concise and exhaustive set of objective criteria for their assessment should be established. Each enabling condition should be linked to a specific objective and should be automatically applicable where the specific objective is selected for support. Where those conditions are not fulfilled, expenditure related to operations under the related specific objectives should not be included in payment applications.. In order to maintain a favourable investment framework, the continued fulfilment of the enabling conditions should be monitored regularly. It is also important to ensure that operations selected for support are implemented consistently with the strategies and planning documents in place underlying the fulfilled enabling conditions, thus ensuring that all co- financed operations are in line with the Union policy framework.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to examine the performance of the programmes, the Member State should set up monitoring committees consisting of the relevant social partners, civil society, equality bodies, and independent human rights organisations. Transparency and balanced representation are key, therefore, gender balance and appropriate representation of minority and other excluded groups have to be safeguarded. The monitoring committees shall be approved by the European Commission. For the ERDF, the ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund, annual implementation reports should be replaced by an annual structured policy dialogue based on the latest information and data on programme implementation made available by the Member State.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to support the preparation of related programmes and activities of the next programming period, the Commission should carry out a mid-term assessment of the Funds. At the end of the programming period, the Commission should carry out retrospective evaluations of the Funds, which should focus on the impact of the Fundassess the non- discriminatory outreach and impact of the Funds, and for the sake of informing citizens and restoring their trust in the EU and its institutions, the Commission should also publish the results of the evaluations.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) To ensure the inclusiveness, non- discrimination, effectiveness, fairness and sustainable impact of the Funds, there should be provisions guaranteeing that investments in infrastructure or productive investment are inclusive, non- discriminatory, long-lasting and prevent the Funds from being used to undue advantage. Managing authorities should pay particular attention not to support relocation when selecting operations and to treat sums unduly paid to operations not complying with the requirement of durability as irregularities. Transparency all throughout the process is key.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39 a) For the sake of an effective fight against anti-Gypsyism and in order to safeguard that the Roma can fulfil their true potential as EU citizens, an integrated approach and the programming and implementation of multi-fund programmes are needed; therefore, the compatibility and complementarity of the ESF, the ERDF- CF are vital, similarly to those of other relevant funds, such as the EAFRD, the Erasmus programme, the Creative Europe programme, the Justice, Rights and Values Fund, etc.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
(73) The objectives of this Regulation, namely to eliminate poverty, restore the trust of the citizens in the EU, and to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion and to lay down common financial rules for part of the budget of the Union implemented under shared management, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States by reason on the one hand due to the extent of the disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions, as well as the limit on the financial resources of the Member States and regions and on the other hand due to the need for a coherent implementation framework covering several Union funds under shared management. Since those objectives can therefore rather be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a non-discriminatory, inclusive and more social Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights and eliminating poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States and the Commission shall ensure the coordination, complementarity and coherence between the Funds and other Union instruments such as the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, the post- 2020 EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies, etc. They shall optimise mechanisms for coordination between those responsible to avoid duplication during planning and implementation.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a Equality between men and women and equal opportunities, and non- discrimination 1. All the Funds under CPR shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The gender aspect should be taken into account in all dimensions and in all stages of the Programme. 2. The Programme shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, environmental partners, and bodies responsible for eliminating poverty and promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non- discrimination., such as equality bodies and independent human rights organisations;
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the multi-level governance principle, the Member State shall involve those partners in the preparation of Partnership Agreements and throughout the preparation and implementation of programmes including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 34. Transparency and balanced representation are key, therefore, gender balance and appropriate representation of minority and other excluded groups have to be safeguarded. The monitoring committees shall be approved by the European Commission.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) for each of the selected policy objectives of each of the Funds a summary of actions and measures for safeguarding equality, inclusion and non- discrimination (both in terms of its social and geographical aspect),
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For each specific objective, prerequisite conditions for its inclusive, non- discriminatory, effective and efficient implementation ('enabling conditions') are laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii a (new)
(iii a) actions safeguarding equality, inclusion and non-discrimination (both in terms of its social and geographical aspect);
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) an analysis of the development needs from an intersectional perspective and the potential of the area;
Amendment 130 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– Having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights,
Amendment 131 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
– Having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Member State shall determinemake a proposal for the composition of the monitoring committee and shall ensure a balanced representation of the relevant Member State authorities and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners referred to in Article 6. Gender balance and appropriate representation of minority and other excluded groups in the monitoring committee have to be safeguarded. The monitoring committees shall be approved by the European Commission.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In case of irregularities in the composition or in the work of the monitoring committee, the European Commission shall suspend the monitoring committee.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) HThe basic values of the EU as set out in Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union ('TEU') and the horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU should be respected in the implementation of the Funds, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Member States should also respect the obligations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ensure accessibility in line with its article 9 and in accordance with the Union law harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspective, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation. The objectives of the Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment as set out in Article 11 and Article 191(1) of the TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market, operations benefitting undertakings shall comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU. Poverty being one of the greatest challenges in the EU, all the Funds under CPR shall contribute to the elimination of poverty. Furthermore, all the Funds under CPR shall contribute to fulfilling the commitment of the Union and its Member States to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authority shall carry out evaluations of the programme. Each evaluation shall assess the programme's inclusiveness, non-discriminatory nature, effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value with the aim to improve the quality of the design and implementation of programmes.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall carry out a mid-term evaluation to examine the inclusiveness, non-discriminatory nature, effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value of each Fund by the end of 2024. The Commission may make use of all relevant information already available in accordance with Article [128] of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authority shall ensure that, within six months of the programme's approval, there is a website where information on programmes under its responsibility is available, covering the programme’s objectives, activities, actions safeguarding inclusiveness and non- discrimination, available funding opportunities and achievements.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 1
1. The audit authority shall be responsible for carrying out system audits, audits on operations including performance audits checking the outreach of the programmes, and audits of accounts in order to provide independent assurance to the Commission regarding the effective functioning of the management and control systems and the legality and regularity of the expenditure included in the accounts submitted to the Commission.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Audits of operations shall also cover the performance of the operations relating to their inclusiveness and non- discrimination concerning members of disadvantaged social groups.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The principle of partnership is a key feature in the implementation of the Funds, building on the multi-level governance approach and ensuring the involvement of civil society and social partners. In order to provide continuity in the organisation of paFor the sake of achieving inclusiveness and non-discrimination, furtnhership, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/201413 should continue to apply. _________________ 13 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014 of 7 January 2014 on the European code of conduct on partnership in the framework of the European Structural and Investment Funds (OJ L 74, 14.3.2014, p. 1)more, the involvement of equality bodies and independent human rights organisations is key.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of these reform priorities. These strategies should be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the Funds, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU. These strategies should also be in line with other Union funds, programmes and instruments, such as the post-2020 EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies.
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) To ensure the necessary prerequisites for the non-discriminatory, inclusive, effective and, efficient and transparent use of Union support granted by the Funds, which can also contribute to re-building the trust of EU citizens concerning the EU and its workings, a limited list of enabling conditions as well as a concise and exhaustive set of objective criteria for their assessment should be established. Each enabling condition should be linked to a specific objective and should be automatically applicable where the specific objective is selected for support. Where those conditions are not fulfilled, expenditure related to operations under the related specific objectives should not be included in payment applications.. In order to maintain a favourable investment framework, the continued fulfilment of the enabling conditions should be monitored regularly. It is also important to ensure that operations selected for support are implemented consistently with the strategies and planning documents in place underlying the fulfilled enabling conditions, thus ensuring that all co- financed operations are in line with the Union policy framework.
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to examine the performance of the programmes, the Member State should set up monitoring committees consisting of the relevant social partners, civil society, equality bodies, and independent human rights organisations. Transparency and balanced representation are key; therefore, gender balance and appropriate representation of minority and other excluded groups have to be safeguarded. The monitoring committees shall be approved by the European Commission. For the ERDF, the ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund, annual implementation reports should be replaced by an annual structured policy dialogue based on the latest information and data on programme implementation made available by the Member State.
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to support the preparation of related programmes and activities of the next programming period, the Commission should carry out a mid-term assessment of the Funds. At the end of the programming period, the Commission should carry out retrospective evaluations of the Funds, which should focus on the impact of the Fundassess the non- discriminatory outreach and impact of the Funds, and for the sake of informing citizens and restoring their trust in the EU and its institutions, the Commission should also publish the results of the evaluations.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) To ensure the inclusiveness, non- discrimination, effectiveness, fairness and sustainable impact of the Funds, there should be provisions guaranteeing that investments in infrastructure or productive investment are inclusive, non- discriminatory, long-lasting and prevent the Funds from being used to undue advantage. Managing authorities should pay particular attention not to support relocation when selecting operations and to treat sums unduly paid to operations not complying with the requirement of durability as irregularities. Transparency all throughout the process is key.
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) For the sake of an effective fight against anti-Gypsyism and in order to safeguard that the Roma can fulfil their true potential as EU citizens, an integrated approach and the programming and implementation of multi-fund programmes are needed; therefore, the compatibility and complementarity of the ESF, the ERDF- CF are vital, similarly to those of other relevant funds, such as the EAFRD, the Erasmus programme, the Creative Europe programme, the Justice, Rights and Values Fund, etc.
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
(73) The objectives of this Regulation, namely to eliminate poverty, restore the trust of the citizens in the EU, and to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion and to lay down common financial rules for part of the budget of the Union implemented under shared management, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States by reason on the one hand due to the extent of the disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions, as well as the limit on the financial resources of the Member States and regions and on the other hand due to the need for a coherent implementation framework covering several Union funds under shared management. Since those objectives can therefore rather be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a non-discriminatory, inclusive and more social Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights and eliminating poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States and the Commission shall ensure the coordination, complementarity and coherence between the Funds and other Union instruments such as the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, the post- 2020 EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies, etc. They shall optimise mechanisms for coordination between those responsible to avoid duplication during planning and implementation.
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a Equality between men and women and equal opportunities, and non- discrimination 1. All the Funds under CPR shall ensure equality between men and women throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The gender aspect should be taken into account in all dimensions and in all stages of the Programme. 2. The Programme shall also promote equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, environmental partners, and bodies responsible for eliminating poverty and promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non- discrimination., such as equality bodies and independent human rights organisations;
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the multi-level governance principle, the Member State shall involve those partners in the preparation of Partnership Agreements and throughout the preparation and implementation of programmes including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 34. Transparency and balanced representation are key, therefore, gender balance and appropriate representation of minority and other excluded groups have to be safeguarded. The monitoring committees shall be approved by the European Commission.
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) for each of the selected policy objectives of each of the Funds, a summary of actions and measures for safeguarding equality, inclusion and non- discrimination (both in terms of its social and geographical aspect),
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For each specific objective, prerequisite conditions for its inclusive, non- discriminatory, effective and efficient implementation ('enabling conditions') are laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 926 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii a (new)
(iii a) actions safeguarding equality, inclusion and non-discrimination (in terms of both its social and its geographical aspect);
Amendment 1117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) an analysis of the development needs from an intersectional perspective and the potential of the area;
Amendment 1269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Member State shall determinemake a proposal for the composition of the monitoring committee and shall ensure a balanced representation of the relevant Member State authorities and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners referred to in Article 6. Gender balance and appropriate representation of minority and other excluded groups in the monitoring committee have to be safeguarded. The monitoring committees shall be approved by the European Commission.
Amendment 1275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In case of irregularities in the composition or in the work of the monitoring committee, the European Commission shall suspend the monitoring committee.
Amendment 1326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authority shall carry out evaluations of the programme. Each evaluation shall assess the programme's inclusiveness, non-discriminatory nature, effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value with the aim to improve the quality of the design and implementation of programmes.
Amendment 1341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall carry out a mid-term evaluation to examine the inclusiveness, non-discriminatory nature, effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value of each Fund by the end of 2024. The Commission may make use of all relevant information already available in accordance with Article [128] of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 1354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authority shall ensure that, within six months of the programme's approval, there is a website where information on programmes under its responsibility is available, covering the programme’s objectives, activities, actions safeguarding inclusiveness and non- discrimination, available funding opportunities and achievements.
Amendment 1583 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 1
1. The audit authority shall be responsible for carrying out system audits, audits on operations, including performance audits checking the outreach of the programmes, and audits of accounts in order to provide independent assurance to the Commission regarding the effective functioning of the management and control systems and the legality and regularity of the expenditure included in the accounts submitted to the Commission.
Amendment 1597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Audits of operations shall also cover the performance of the operations relating to their inclusiveness and non- discrimination concerning members of disadvantaged social groups.