3 Amendments of Jordi SOLÉ related to 2018/2166(DEC)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern that the Commission has made little use of conditionality to support reforms in the priority sectors in Turkey where progress in democracy and rule of law were unsatisfactory; stresses the importance of redirecting funds to civil society and making more use of the direct management mode; asks the Commission to implement all recommendations made by the ECA on the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, notably improving monitoring and reporting on cash-assistance projects and improving with the Turkish authorities the operating environment for (I)NGOs; notes that the ECA in its report on the EU pre- accession assistance to Turkey stresses that funds spent under IPA have barely addressed some fundamental needs, including press freedom, impartiality of justice and reinforcing civil society.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Insists on the need to closely monitor the use of funds of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, ensuring that these funds are accurately targeting refugee projects and not used for any other purposes; calls on the Commission to report regularly to the budgetary authority on the compatibility of the actions financed with the underlying legal basis;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Is concerned that the use of other financial mechanisms alongside the EU budget to deliver EU policies, such as trust funds, seriously risks to undermine accountability and transparency;