7 Amendments of José Inácio FARIA related to 2015/2154(DEC)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that for the area of "Competitiveness for growth and employment", to which transport belongs, the estimated level of error was 5,6% in 2014, caused to a large extent by reimbursement of ineligible costhigher than the equivalent results in 2013 (4,0%) and was caused mainly by reimbursement of ineligible costs, but also by non-compliance with public procurement rules; calls on Commission to carry out carefully ex ante checks in order to detect and correct errors before reimbursement;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that for the area of "Competitiveness for growth and employment", to which transport belongs, the estimated level of error was 5,6% in 2014, caused to a large extent by reimbursement of ineligible costs; calls on the Commission to carry out carefullytake all appropriate measures to rectify this situation (including by carrying out more thorough ex ante checks in order to detect and correct errors before reimbursement);
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that according to the multiannual control strategy employed by the Commission, which takes into account recoveries, corrections and the effects of controls and audits over the period of implementation of the programme, the residual error rate for TEN-T was calculated at 0,84%;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that there is information on transport projects available in various databases, such as Financial Transparency System, INEA database of TEN-T projects and CORDIS for Horizon 2020 projects; calls for smart use ofthe integration of transport project information from these tools in order to have a better overview, upstream and downstream, of the process of allocating EU funds; reiterates the importance of publishing ofan easily accessible annual list of transport projects co-financed by the Union in order to enhance transparency and to address performance evaluation of EU funding;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges that, in regard of EU funds, the "use it or lose it" principle can induce Member States to propose low impact projects for selection; Is concerned that in the past, poor project selection led to some low value-for-money EU-funded transport investments; Welcomes the new legal framework for 2014-2020 which strengthens the cost-benefit assessment and review process for projects;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that fines imposed under the scope of a new EU tax instrument on the emission of greenhouse gas from the maritime sector could, in the future, provide a revenue source to be paid into the EU budget;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that in the 2014 budget, as finally adopted and amended during the course of the year, specifically for tourism, a total of EUR 11 226 160 was included in commitment appropriations and EUR 6 827 266 was available in payment appropriations; calls on the Commission to make an impact assessment of financed projects in order to better define future spending priorities which are in line with the EU as the number one world's tourist destination, and enabling the tourism sector as a key potential growth area for the EU economy;