3 Amendments of Markus PIEPER related to 2009/2167(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note of the European Court of Auditor's report on the implementation of the 2008 budget and deplores the estimated 11 % reimbursement failure rate for cohesion policy; opines that this is partly due to the burdensome administrative procedures, particularly the conditions governing invitations to tender, and stresses that a simplification of the national and Community legislative framework governing the Structural Funds, especially as regards management and monitoring procedures, is imperative in the process of improving performances;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Criticises the fact that the small number of Member States that are particularly concerned are not named at an earlier stage and penalised more heavily; considers that, in the case of Member States that have come to notice on several occasions, there is an urgent need for the Commission, the Court of Auditors, OLAF and Parliament to have special inspection and control mechanisms tailored to individual countries;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission and the Court of Auditors to monitor national obligations to publicise support from the EU Structural Funds more closely; calls on the Commission in this connection to carry out more intensive checks on the legality of support under the Structural Regulations as well;