1 Amendments of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2009/2167(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the fact that the financial impact of irregularities, as estimated by the Commission, was 27% lower than in 2007; notes, with regard to the legality and regularity of underlying transactions, that the error rate quoted for the cohesion policy area in the Court of Auditors' 2008 Statement of Assurance (DAS) remains above 5%; deplores the fact that Italy, Poland, the United Kingdom and Spain reported the largest amount of irregularities; welcomes, on the other hand, the good cooperation between these Member States and the Commission in resolving the existing problems and trusts that the other MS will cooperate in a similar manner; points out that, as highlighted by the Court of Auditors, structural actions are the spending area with the most stringent rules and most complex management procedures in the EU budget and with the lowest expenditure on control systems, as also highlighted by the Court of Auditors;