10 Amendments of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2010/2142(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that there is an urgent need for regional and transport policies to be more closely coordinated, particularly as regards TEN-T funding, as at present only cursory consideration is given to the potential European added value of projects and consequently funds are not used as effectively as possiblein order to increase European added value and ensure better utilisation of funds so as to eliminate bottlenecks and problems in connection with border crossings or inadequate connections;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the Court of Auditors' Special Report No 8/2010 on EU rail infrastructure investments and, above all, its finding that the current TEN-T coordinators played an important role, in particular by facilitating contacts between the stakeholders concerned; supports the recommendation that the Commission should consider appointing further coordinators for the other priority projects;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes the observation by the European Court of Auditors that priority projects were not selected on the basis of actual and anticipated traffic flows and that greater use could be made of cost/benefit analysis, but points out that priority projects also satisfy European economic, social and territorial cohesion objectives and the desire to combat climate change through support for more environment-friendly means of transport;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas the Court of Auditors could provide the coordination required for the introduction of mechanisms such as the stability mechanism, the rules governing which should ensure that there are appropriate audit arrangements, together with arrangements for accountability and full transparency;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 – indent 1
Paragraph 47 – indent 1
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Notes the complexity of the regulatory framework of Cohesion, requiring conformity with both national requirements, including regional and local powers, and a variety of Union policies and rules, such as those relating to public procurement and State aid, the large number of authorities responsible for the implementation of Cohesion policy in the Member States and the even larger number of beneficiaries and recipients of Community support;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 a (new)
Paragraph 73 a (new)
73a. Notes that final figures can only be established for those financial years that can be deemed to have been closed, and that the most recent financial year that can be deemed closed is 2004;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Invites the Commission to include in the Financial Regulation a request for mandatory NMDs issued and signed at ministerial level and duly audited by an independent auditor as a first vital step towards greater national ac, in connection with the revision of the Financial Regulation, to look into the effectiveness of NMDs as incentives and/or deterrents and the advantages and improvements they could bring in terms of sound financial management; considers that account should also be taken of the fact that for the period 2007-2013 major changes have been made to management and countability for Union expenditurerol systems and that the results produced need to be assessed with a view to making further improvements; takes the view that withoutthe introducingtion of this instrument the Commission will not be ableshould genuinely make it possible for the Commission to fulfil its duty to supervise the Member States and to ensure an effective functioning of the national management and control systems;