Activities of Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN related to 2019/2055(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018, Section III - Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (3)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concernIs highly concerned about the increase of the estimated level of error in the policy area ‘Economic, social and territorial cohesion’ at 5.0 %, which is largely above the 2 % materiality threshold; calls for urgent action to decrease the error rate in the future, and especially for the new funding period;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Takes note that the ECA found the estimated level of error in high-risk expenditure, such as cost reimbursements, to be 4.5 %; recalls that Heading 1B (economic, social and territorial cohesion, including ESF) is dominated by reimbursements and thus high-risk expenditure, and that it was the single biggest contributor to the estimated level of error for high-risk expenditure in 2018 (at 43,0 % of all errors); calls urgently for the use of simplified cost options in order to reduce the error rate;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Highlights the need for more stringent public procurement verification during the entire financing cycle;