Activities of Igor ŠOLTES related to 2015/2156(DEC)
Plenary speeches (1)
Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Council and Council (A8-0101/2016 - Ryszard Czarnecki) SL
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- whereas transparency and the scrutiny of public accounts are overarching democratic principles which also apply to the EU;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
- whereas the discharge procedure is part of the concept of representative democracy;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
Citation 3 c (new)
- whereas, under the terms of Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Parliament, has the sole responsibility to grant discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates that the Council ought to be transparent and fully accountable to Union citizens for the funds entrusted to it as aby taking part in the annual discharge procedure just as the other Union institutions do; stresses that this implies that the Council take part fully and in good faith in the annual discharge procedure, just as the other institutions do; considers, in this regard, that effective supervision of the Union's budget implementation requires cooperation between Parliament and the Council through a working arrangement; regrets the difficulties encountered in the discharge procedures to date;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Emphasises that since 2009 the Council has refused to cooperate with the discharge procedure as implemented by Parliament, failing to provide the necessary information, answer written questions and attend hearings and debates on the implementation of its own budget, and that, as a result, more than EUR 3 billion in public funds have been spent without proper scrutiny;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Regrets about poor cooperation on scrutiny of the implementation of the budget between the Parliament and the Council last years and considers it as a negative sign sent to the citizens of the Union;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Takes the view that this constitutes a serious failure to comply with the obligations laid down by the Treaties, in particular the principle of sincere cooperation between the institutions, and that a solution must be found quickly so that the whole of the Union budget can be scrutinised; in this respect refers also to Article 15 TFEU which stipulates that each Union institution, body, office or agency shall ensure that its proceedings are transparent;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Calls on the Council to enter into negotiations with Parliament with a view to ensuring that the latter can exercise its right of access to information concerning the implementation of the Council's budget ; believes that it entails an obligation by the Council to deliver the requested information;