7 Amendments of Gheorghe FALCĂ related to 2024/2019(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Observes that in 2023, as in the past few years, DG MOVE’s main budget management mode was indirect management (91.4% of the expenditure, including the contributions to the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) as well as to the decentralised agencies and joint undertakings under its supervision); points out that direct management (8.6% of the expenditure) included grants and procurement related to the research programmes as well as grants and support actions in relation to the Connecting Europe Facility for Transport, Single European Sky (SES) advisory bodies, and administrative agreements; remarks that the key elements considered in the framework of control activities applicable to the operational and financial implementation of its spending programmes under the direct and indirect management provide the necessary assurance;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Welcomes the internal control processes applied by DG MOVE to ensure a sound management of risks relating to the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions; however, takes notice of the case of non-compliance with the legal and financial provisions, which was identified in the Court’s 2023 Annual report and where DG MOVE failed to respect technical eligibility parameters in the context of a military mobility infrastructure project; calls on DG MOVE to ensure diligence in relation to project award criteria;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Welcomes the promotion of its Action Plan to improve the budget implementation; takes note that this Action Plan includes target dates, analyses of deviations compared to the targets, and monthly reporting to the senior Management; points out that this successfully led to the high levels of budget implementation, individualisation of all the global commitments and reduced number of global commitments at the end of 2023; takes note that DG MOVE has had recourse to a wider use of existing framework contracts, thus reducing the burden of using heavier procedures;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that 2023 was the third year in the implementation of Horizon Europe programme and acknowledges the successful completion of two major transport calls under the Cluster 5 Work Programme, which led to new transport research and innovation projects in the fields of road, aviation and waterborne transport, as well as on infrastructures, logistics, safety and new mobility services; notes that the number of the Horizon Europe transport R&l projects, managed by CINEA, reached around 220, with the total value of approximately EUR 1.5 billion; acknowledges the work of DG MOVE throughout 2023 on the review of the programme’s current Strategic Plan that will lapse in 2024 and on the design of the next Strategic Plan for 2025–2027;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the work carried out in 2023, which, in line with European Green Deal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, focused on sustainability and reducing the transport emissions; points out that 2023 saw the conclusion of the inter-institutional negotiations on several key “Fit for 55” initiatives, including FuelEU Maritime, ReFuelEU Aviation, and revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive; takes notice of the proposal on Greening freight package aiming to modernise freight transport and improve its energy and operational efficiency;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Appreciates that supporting Ukraine remained a key priority for the Commission in 2023; stresses in this context, that the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes allowed Ukraine to import around 40 million tonnes of goods it needs: from military and humanitarian aid, to fuel and other products; furthermore, notes that the total value of trade via the Solidarity Lanes at the end of 2023 was estimated at around EUR 120 billion; takes notice of the close involvement of DG MOVE in development of the new transport-related sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian regimes; acknowledges its contribution to the preparatory work that resulted in the European Council decision to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls that the Commission’s publication of the Transition Pathway for Tourism in 2022 was followed by an online call for commitments, inviting stakeholders to submit concrete pledges for action in the field of tourism; reminds that a pledge is not a legally binding obligation but a voluntary commitment that reflects the ambition of action supporting the shared transition objectives; notes with satisfaction that the 3rd Report on Stakeholder Commitments and Pledges published by DG GROW in March 2023, included 179 organisations from the EU and non-EU countries, 107 of which made 382 pledges, now addressing all Transition Pathway topics, including policy and governance, green and digital transition, skills and resilience; welcomes the role of DG GROW in organising regular tourism stakeholder events, including European Tourism Day that took place in May 2023 and served as a platform to discuss the results of the above-mentioned report.