Activities of Helga TRÜPEL related to 2018/2166(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (6)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the results of 30 years of Erasmus, engaging 9 million studentslearners (and recently staff persons) in mobility activity since 1987; stresses the strong European added value of the program and its role in delivering as a strategic investment in Europe’s young people;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the start of the implementation phase of the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) with 2500 placements offered to the young peoplethough without legal basis; regrets that the initial decision to allocate Erasmus+ EVS budget to the ESC was taken through an implementing act;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is alarmed by the low take-up and insufficient geographical coverage of the Erasmus+ Student Loan Guarantee Facility; urges the Commission and European Investment Fund to put in place an implementation strategy to maximise the Facility’s effectiveness till 2020; the budget not used for the Student Loan Guarantee Facility should be reallocated to the Programme itself and allow for a better funding coverage of actions within the different strands;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Is worried by the still low project success rates under the Europe for Citizens programme and the Creative Europe Culture sub-programme (20% and 15% respectively in 2017); stresses that a more adequate levels of financing is decisive to tackle thisese unsatisfactory results which are counterproductive to the objectives of the programme itself in discouraging citizens from participating;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the role of EACEA in implementing the three culture and education programmes, expresses however its concern about the EACEA internal control weakness identified by an audit on the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe grant management; calls on EACEA to put in place the necessary corrective actions, in order to ensure full transparency, and guarantee the highest quality of EACEA implementation of the culture and education programmes;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Notes the first results of the implementation stage of the Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility, with the initial signing of 280 contracts with the financial intermediaries; looks forward for a steady progress of the Facility operational phase., thereby giving solid tools to be included within the implementation of the follow-up of the Facility within InvestEU programme;