Activities of Zbigniew KUŹMIUK related to 2020/2140(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the level of error was material for the spending areas that the Court had identified as higher risk, including rural development, market measures, environment and climate action; points out, however, that the error rate of 2,7 % for rural development represents a considerable improvement on the situation in previous years; welcomes the confirmation that the Integrated Administration and Control System, and in particular the system for the identification of agricultural parcels, actively contributes to ensuring that direct aid payments are not affected by material error; observes that high-risk expenditure mainly concerned reimbursement-based payments, for instance in the fields of cohesion and rural development, where Union spending is managed by Member States; understands that high-risk expenditure is often subject to complex rules and eligibility criteria;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses, in this context, that the extended eligibility and control criteria proposed in the so-called new delivery model of the CAP pose a new challenge for Member States’ administrations and beneficiaries; stresses that every effort should be made to minimise the risk of loss of funds for final beneficiaries;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is satisfied that the level of expenditure on direct payments, compared to the net ceilings laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, have reached 99 % since 2017; notes that, for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), execution had reached a satisfactory rate at an average of 50 % of the total envelope by the end of 2019; is concerned, at the same time, that the new requirements for sustainable farming, in particular with regard to the 2030 climate and environmental objectives, together with the reduction in the overall CAP budget for 2021-2027, may hamper the implementation of the budget under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, especially in the early period of their implementation, and risk damaging the profitability for small farms in particular; stresses that the introduction of new CAP implementation requirements must be followed by adequate funding at EU level;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that the lack of convergence of external direct payments distorts the conditions of competition in the EU’s common market and runs counter to the objectives of EU cohesion policy;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that simplification for final beneficiaries, in particular for small rural farms as well as young and new farmers, should be a priority for Member States when carrying out their strategic planning;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the Commission’s statements that cutting red tape and simplifying procedures for beneficiaries should be one of the guiding principles for the design of the next Multiannual Financial Framework;
Amendment 38 #
5 b. Points out that the agricultural sector was particularly affected by the COVID-19 outbreak last year, increasing the risk of instability in farmers' basic income; therefore, in the years ahead, particular emphasis should be placed under the new CAP delivery model on ensuring the regularity of payments to final beneficiaries of the CAP;