10 Amendments of Igor ŠOLTES related to 2014/2129(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1
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11. Grants the Director of the Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy discharge in respect of the implementation of the joint undertaking’s budget for the financial year 2013 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy discharge in respect of the implementation of the joint undertaking’s budget for the financial year 2013;
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a decision 2
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1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2013 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2013;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
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2. Notes withIs concerned that the Court's report contains an emphasis of matter as a part of its statement of assurance, which indicates a significant risk of increase to which the amount of the Joint Undertaking's contribution to the construction phase of the ITER project is exposed; notes furthermore that the risk of increase of the amount of the contribution results mainly from changes in the scope of the project deliverables as well as from the current schedule which is not considered as realistic and is currently under revision;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Observes that the Council's conclusions adopted on 7 July 201015 approved EUR 6,6 billion in 2008 values, in order for the Joint Undertaking to contribute to the ITER construction phase of the project; notespoints out with concern that from the Court’s emphasis of matter that this amount is double compared to the initial budgeted costs and did not include an amount of EUR 663 000 000 proposed by the European Commission and intended to cover potential contingencies; considers that the significant increase of the project may put into danger other programmes which are also financed by the Union’s budget and may be contradictory to the ''value for money'' principle; __________________ 15 Council conclusions on ITER status of 7 July 2010 (ref.11902/10)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
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4. Notes withIs deeply concerned that in November 2013 the Joint Undertaking estimated the budget shortfall until the finalisation of the construction phase of the project to be EUR 290 000 000, representing a deviation of 4,39 % over the figure approved by the Council in 2010 and representing a increase of 10,7 % compare to the initial budget of the project;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
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6. NotesPoints with concern that the Joint Undertaking has not detailed in its financial statements the degree of advancement of the work in- progress; acknowledges from the Court that this information is essential in reflecting the status of the activities carried out so far by the Joint Undertaking, as regards the procurement arrangements signed with the ITER International Organisation; acknowledgespoints out that from the Joint Undertaking that information regarding overall progress was provided through its Annual Progress Report and Annual Activity report but limited to a raw preliminary estimation of the percentage of works completed, based on the amount of expenses related to procurement arrangements incurred up to date and comparing them to the estimated value of the contribution in kind to the project; acknowledges furthermore that a raw preliminary estimation of works completed is included in the 2013 Annual Accounts; emphasises the need for information and indicators for proper performance measurement, which applies both to output and internal management;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
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7. Takes note that the Joint Undertaking's final 2013 budget available for implementation included commitment appropriations of EUR 1 297 000 000 and payment appropriations of EUR 432 400 000; notes furthermore that the utilisation rates for commitment and payment appropriations were 100 % and 89,8 % respectively; takes noteunderlines that the implementation rate for the payment appropriations with respect to the 2013 initial budget before reductions was 57,8 %; acknowledges from the Joint Undertaking that this has been caused by delays and mismanagement in the provision of data by the ITER International Organisation as well as longer than planned negotiations with companies in order to decrease costs; expresses its concern on possible future delays or overcosts and their impact on the budget of the ITER project;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
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7 a. Takes note that the United States of America is reconsidering its participation to the ITER project mainly due to the overcosts and regular increase of the project; considers therefore that if the United States of America withdraws its participation to the project, the whole project might face additional and further problems; asks to the Commission and the Director of the Joint Undertaking for ITER to present a report to the discharge authorities on the official position of all stakeholders concerning their future commitments on the ITER project;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
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9. Notes with concern that seven members have paid their 2013 annual membership contribution late, amounting to EUR 2 200 000; takes noteconsiders that any delay on the payment of the annual contribution might have an impact on the way the project is run; stresses that the delays range from three to 48 days; acknowledges from the Joint Undertaking that 77 % of delayed payments corresponded to the contribution of two member and were received one working day late;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
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12. Notes withIs deeply concern fromed that the Joint Undertaking has not yet adopted all the rules implementing the Staff Regulations; nots with concern that the working space currently made available is insufficient and impedes its staff from operating in reasonable conditions; is deeply concerned that the working space conditions are having an negative impact on the Joint Undertaking’s efforts to fill all the available posts and reduce the vacancy rate; observes with concern that the working space conditions were cited by its employees as one of the major difficulties and concerns in a recent survey amongst the Joint Undertaking’s staff; asks to the Commission and the Director of the Joint Undertaking to present a report to the discharge authorities detailing the reasons of the delay on the implementation of the staff regulations and on the situation concerning the working conditions;