5 Amendments of Michael GAHLER related to 2012/2285(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the decrease in the number and financial impact of irregularities detected with regard to the pre-accession funds examined in the 2011 report; welcomes the fact that the rate of recovery of EU resources unduly paid on pre- accession assistance has improved significantly but is still reaching only a recovery rate of only 60%, while acknowledging that important differences exist among beneficiaries in terms of the irregularities reported, being mainly a measure of the stage of adoption and implementation of the Irregularity Management System (IMS); calls, therefore, on the Commission to continue to monitor closely the implementation of the IMS in all countries benefiting from the instrument; supports the Commission's call especially on Croatia to fully implement the IMS system, which is still outstanding even though training and support has been provided as well as the call on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to implement the system;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes with concern that, in chapter 7 («('External relations, aid and enlargement»') of the Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors on the implementation of the budget for the year 2011, the Court pointed to errors in final payments that had not been detected by Commission controls, and concluded that controls applied by the Commission are not fully effective; calls on the Commission to follow the recommendations of the Court of Auditors and the Discharge opinion to improve its monitoring mechanisms in order to ensure an efficient and appropriate expenditure of funds;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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3. Welcomes the initiative to reform the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), which has, as one of its main objectives, to strengthen cooperation with third countries; notes that this reform will, inter alia, provide OLAF with the possibility to conclude administrative arrangements with third countries' competent authorities and international organisations, strengthening OLAF's capacity to tackle fraud in areas pertaining to the EU's external policy dimension; welcomes the anti-fraud strategy (COM(2011) 376), among other things with regard to the inclusion of improved anti-fraud provisions in spending programmes under the new multiannual financial framework 2014- 2020; while taking note with concern of the Commission's conclusion that there are insufficient deterrents against criminal misuse of the EU budget in Member States, welcomes the Commission proposals to address this problem and recommends that beneficiary third countries should also be involved as much as possible;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the inclusion of anti-fraud provisions in new or renegotiated bilateral agreements, including the draft agreements with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia and in a more streamlined version with Australia, and calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to extend the inclusion ofdevelop a standard clause to include these provisions into other ball new or renegotiated bi- and multilateral agreements with third countries;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Suggests that the findings and recommendations of the Court of Auditors pertaining to EU external actions, and in particular to EU missions, be taken into account when reviewing their progress against set objectives and when considering the extension of their mandate, in order to ensure effective and the appropriate use of the resources given; notes the observation on some weaknesses relating to the procurement procedures and tendering in EEAS actions and calls on the EEAS to correct them in due time;