Activities of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2010/2144(DEC)
Plenary speeches (2)
2009 discharge: Council (debate)
2009 discharge: Council (A7-0328/2011 - Crescenzio Rivellini) (vote)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2009, Section II – Council PDF (174 KB) DOC (102 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas it is also important to ensure greater transparency in the application of Union legislation, and European citizens have the right to be better informed in this respect too; reiterates its resolve to reach an agreement with the Council as soon as possible on the subject of correlation tables,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Reiterates that the expenditure of the Council ought to be scrutinised in the same way as that of the other Union institutions, and suggests that the most appropriate approach would be as expressindicated in its above-mentioned resolution of 16 June 2010, in particular, that ''such scrutiny is based on the following written documents submitted by all institutions'':
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with concernDeeply regrets that the Council Presidency declined the invitations to attend the meeting of the Committee responsible for the discharge procedure, where it was planned to discuss Council Presidency's standing on the proposed procedure and the possible modalities of cooperation as regards the discharge, and that also the Secretary-General of the Council declined to attend the meeting of the Committee responsible for the discharge procedure and to exchange views on the Council discharge procedure;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the proposal on the organisation of relations between the Parliament and the Council regarding their respective budgets, as annexed to the letter of Secretary- General of the Council of 30 September 2010; does not shareisagrees with the standpoints of that proposal, and believreiterates that a distinction shouldmust be maintained with regard to the different roles of the Parliament and the Council in the discharge procedure and in the budgetary procedure; note, since these are two separate procedures and at no time and under no circumstances can the Council be anything other than fully accountable to the public for the funds entrusted to it; deeply regrets that the Council Presidency and the General Secretariat of the Council declined to attend the meeting of the Committee responsible for the discharge procedure and to provide information and answers to questions on the Council discharge for the financial year 2009, as well asnd that they also declined to provide written replies to the questionnaire as submitted by the rapporteur; believes that further efforts should be made in order to reach a mutually acceptable solution;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Proposes, in compliance with the Council's role as budgetary authority, as well as in respect of its own role inAsks the Council and the European Parliament to establish an annual procedure, in order to facilitate the disexcharnge procedure, a compromise on thof information in the discharge procedure, to be agreed upon by the Parliament and the Council so as to avoid future tensions; suggests therefore thathe fundamental elements of which should be:
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 1
Paragraph 8 – indent 1
-– there should be a formal meeting to be held between representatives of the Council and Parliament's Committee responsible for the discharge procedure (comprising, to be attended by the Secretary-General of the Council and the Presidency in office, the bureau of the Committee responsible for the discharge procedure, the rapporteur and the Members representing political groups (coordinators)) and/or alternative rapporteurs) in order to provide all the necessary information on the implementation of the Council budget,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
– that the Secretary-General of the Council should comment onanswer questions submitted by the Committee responsible for the discharge procedure, to the Council,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
– a calendar shall be established so asthe establishment of a calendar to streamline and stabilise the annual procedure;