3 Amendments of Helga TRÜPEL related to 2012/2167(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with satisfaction that in 2011, the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) further simplified its administrative procedures by introducing online reports and increasing the use of e-forms, lump sums and flat-rate payments; suggests that the EACEA pursues its development towards a maximised use of the e-forms for reporting, while taking into account remarks by beneficiaries on possible improvements to the codification of the forms; supports the idea of shifting increasingly towards lump sums and flat- rate decisions for the next programme generation (2014–2020);
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the EACEA to revise the one- sided and inadequate financial ratios established in order to evaluate the financial situation of beneficiaries and to decide upon the level of grant instalments, thereby even jeopardising projects selected by not granting the usual payment of first instalments and waiting till the project is finished and reported back; reminds the EACEA that efficient monitoring and controlling of projects includes a realistic assessment of the environment of small and medium enterprises and very small organisations;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned by the significant errors in the underlying transactions by the EACEA in the context of the Lifelong Learning Programme (2007–2013) that were found through ex-post controls; notes that these errors are mainly due to the lack of adequate justifying documents from beneficiaries and the non-respect of eligibility rules; encourages the EACEA to further improve its control systems and to inform beneficiarie, to adapt them to the different kinds of beneficiaries, and to raise awareness of their financial obligations and controls;