Activities of José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA related to 2013/2195(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (3)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. NStresses that the Union's resources must be managed in line with the principles of transparency and good governance; notes the Court of Auditor's finding that the increase in the rate of material errors in Heading 4 for the 2012 financial year is owed to a change in the sampling approach that now includes the clearing of advances paid in previous year;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports all of the Court of Auditors recommendation with regard to Heading 4, in particular for the improvement of supervisory and control systems with regard to the clearing of advances, while recalling that the Union's external assistance is implemented partly by entities external to the Union, often under difficult conditions including crises and conflicts, and requires a certain amount of adaptability and flexibility and speed to be effective; Insists that, nevertheless, the European Commission must strengthen its control of the results and effectiveness of European assistance implemented by third organisations;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the Commission's continuing efforts to shift from an input-based to a performance- and impact-oriented approach and urges the adoption of specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timed benchmarks for all programmes in Heading 4 as advocated by the Court of Auditors; expresses its hope that these programmes will not be affected by the same shortcomings as those audited in this year's report;