Activities of Nikos ANDROULAKIS related to 2020/2140(DEC)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019 - European Commission
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that no estimate of the level of error rate for spending under Heading 4 has been calculated for 2019 by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) as it was also the case in 2018; emphasises that the ECA has identified limitations which may lead to an underestimation of the residual error rate (RER); fully supports the recommendations formulated by the ECA, in particular the need to disclose the limitations of the RER study in DG NEAR’s future annual activity reports, as well as strengthening DG NEAR’s checks of the external financing instruments’ (EFIs) by identifying and preventing recurrent errors;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that the main policy aims under heading 4 of the 2019 budget are among others the promotion of EU values abroad, such as democracy, rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the need for every EU funded action to respect those fundamental principles;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Invites the Commission to assess the legality of withdrawing the budgetary function from the European Parliament through the Council decisions on establishing the EDA and PESCO; recalls that the relevant articles 45(2) and 46(2) TEU provide for the decisions to be adopted by a qualified majority without a veto provision; recalls that the withdrawal of the budgetary function of the EP under Article 42 TEU is possible for the operating expenditure only and requires a unanimous decision by the Council; underlines that the Council has never taken such a decision;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Deplores the lack of flexibility in the administrative and budgetary/financial procedures concerning civilian CSDP missions; reiterates its opinion that the Commission should introduce specific procurement rules to the crisis management measures under the CSDP in order to facilitate the rapid and flexible conduct of missions;