7 Amendments of José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA related to 2011/2201(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note of the fact that the supervisory and control systems for External Action / Development / Enlargement policies are considered only partially effective;, and calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to take and implement all necessary measures to improve the regularity of payments;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the main risks linked to budget support (namely the risk to how effective the aid is as well as the risks of fraud and corruption) do not appear in the Statement of Assurance audit; invites the Commission to rigorously monitor these risks;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is, however, of the opinion that, unlike the Union's internal policies, the Union's external action entails inherent and sometimes unavoidable risks, and that the environment in which this assistance is delivered may, in some cases, provide an explanation for the shortcomings encountered which needs to be addressed by specific accountability strategies;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Court's statement that "EuropeAid has set up a comprehensive control strategy and continued to bring significant improvements to the design and implementation of its supervisory and control systems." (Annual Report, Annex 5.3);
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses, however, that the cost/benefit ratio cannot always be considered, in itself, as a sufficient criterion for assessing the appropriateness of the Union's intervention in a third country; is in fact of the conviction that the effectiveness of assistance in respect of the goals of Union Foreign Policy needs to be systematically evaluated and should include additional criteria - such as, for example, the strategic interests of the Union, the need for a Union presence on the ground, or the implementation of projects and actions fostering Union values and fundamental principles - should also be taken into consideration;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Agrees with the Court of Auditors' opinion that a variety of fields of Union intervention could, in some cases, be optimised and impact of assistance could be increased by means of better coordination with Member States whose external action should not be considered competitive, but rather complementary; calls therefore for greater efforts in respect of donor coordination inside the Union, with third countries and international organisations;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RecallEmphasises that the external action of the Union could become even more efficient and effective if Union delegations' staff, regardless of their institution of origin, cooperated closely and flexibly; as a result, calls on the Commission and the High Representative / Vice-President to implement, without delay, all necessary administrative and regulatory measures in order to facilitate and improve cooperation between staffall Union staff working for Commission or EEAS within Union delegations.