Activities of Tsvetelina PENKOVA related to 2021/2158(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2020
Amendments (11)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas European development aid and public investments should promote joint priorities and policy objectives that include the eradication of poverty, climate and environmental action and economic and trade policies and should be fully aligned with the principles of fundamental human rights, democracy and good governance; whereas the results achieved as regards the intention for inclusive public policies are to promote shared growth and to help tackle social or geographical disparities;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
V a. whereas Parliament will only be able to exercise properly its role as discharge authority if it is kept regularly and comprehensively updated by the Commission, with detailed information regarding EDF-funded projects, their recipients and implementation;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the closure of the eighth EDF and the Commission’'s intention to close the ninth EDF as soon as possible; notes, in addition, that the closure of the ninth EDF cannot be completed before 2023, taking into account the fact that 19 decisions and 37 contracts are still ongoing, out of which 3 decisions concern South Sudan and were decided after the sunset clause of the ninth EDF came into effect, with contractual dates until 2023; calls on the Commission to keep the discharge authority informed in a timely manner about the achievement of that intention; takes note that the Commission has accepted Court’s recommendation in this regard and that it will report each year the progress made on the closure of the ninth EDF in the Annual Activity Report;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission to continue taking steps in order to ensure that the international organisations and partners provide the Court with complete and timely access to documents necessary to carry out its tasks;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Takes note of the implication of the Covid-19 pandemic and the effect that it had alongside the EDF funding chain; remains positive in its opinion that on spot checks are key components in ensuring the effectiveness and sound financial management of the EDF;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Notes, notwithstanding the positive analysis by DG INTPA in its Annual Activity Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for 2020 (14 KPIs scoring better than in 2019), the Court's observation, as in previous years, that the frequency of identified errors, including some contained in final claims, which had been subject to ex-ante external audits and expenditure verifications, still points to weaknesses in those checks; reiterates its expectation that the control system be more rigorous and calls on DG INTPA to continue efforts to improve the assessment of both the effectiveness and efficiency of its control system by identifying KPIs for both, by setting realistic and ambitious targets and by monitoring and improving its control system;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Invites the Commission to give preference to small local projects rather than focusing primarily on big projects wiBelieves that abetter focus on local SMEs, private sector and civil society organisations should be a core axis of cooperation in the many intermediaries where fraud and corruption is more likely to happenagement of the Union delegations’ pipelines of projects;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Calls on the Commission to proceed with a pre-established format for communication between collaborate countries, EDF beneficiaries and the EU with a view of reducing the errors found by the Court;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Notes with appreciation that in 2020 sub-Saharan Africa remains the largest recipient of budget support with a share of 38 % (36 % in 2019); observes, moreover, that lower-middle-income countries account for 52,4 % (47 % in 2019) of the total ongoing commitments; notes with concern that low-income countries account for 29,4 % of total commitments, confirming the decreasing trend noted in 2019 (32 % compared to 38 % in 2018); notes that, altogether, 47 % of the ongoing budget support programmes are being implemented in least-developed countries;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Reiterates its call on DG INTPA to strictly assessthe Commission services to continue assessing strictly in its policy dialogue the risks related to corporate tax avoidance, tax evasion and illicit financial flows affecting, in particular, developing countries; encourages DG INTPAstresses the importance of addressing domestic revenue mobilisation and public finance management at large, which forms part of the budget support criteria; encourages the Commission to assess the fiscal impact and to help establish oriented investment objectives;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48 a. Encourages the Commission to continue its efforts to reduce error rates by taking proportionate measures in response to the already identified high- risk areas;