6 Amendments of Patricija ŠULIN related to 2016/2151(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the conclusion of the Court of Auditors that the consolidated accounts of the Union present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Union as at 31 December 2015; notes that payments were materially affected by an estimated error rate of 3,8 %; welcomes the reduction from the figure of 4,4 % in 20144,4 % in 2014; stresses that although improved, the overall estimated level of error continues to exceed significantly ECA's benchmark; notes that a large part of the variation in the estimated level of error results from the difference between requests and cost reimbursements; encourages the future simplification of the financial regulation of the Union in order to succeed in attaining the target rate of 2 %; urges the Commission to better improve its quantification of amounts at risk and corrective capacity;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) Notes that 12 cases of suspected fraud were forwarded to OLAF; notes with concern that the most frequent instances of suspected fraud concerned conflicts of interest and the artificial creation of conditions to receive subsidy followed by declarations of costs not meeting the eligibility criteria; regrets however that ECA failed to provide concrete information on the Member States where most suspected fraud cases were found and the results of these investigations; urges the European Commission to draft special reports on fraud and conflict of interests.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Urges the Commission to strengthen its rules against "revolving doors" by providing and applying dissuasive penalties; calls upon Commission to set up a mandatory lobby register for all EU institutions, aimed at closing all loopholes concerning the activities of individuals and companies working on influencing EU decision-taking; urges the Commission to make all information on lobby influence available free of charge and easily accessible to the public through an online database.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) Calls on the Commission to draft and submit to the discharge authority a track record of cases of conflicts of interest identified;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the development of clearer and long-term political priorities with more concrete translation into operational priorities; in this respect stresses the importance of closer cooperation with other bodies, especially the Agencies;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. StressesNotes with concern that financial amounts due to be paid in the coming years are high; recalls that the Commission has not yet provided a cash flow forecast for the next 7 to 10 years and encourages the Commission to do so;