16 Amendments of Marian-Jean MARINESCU related to 2013/2195(DEC)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading 1
Heading 1
Agricultural and regional policy, subject to political reservation
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the effectiveness of this instrument also cannot yet be assessed because its applicationin the area of Cohesion policy also depends on the drafting and adoption of a delegated act;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes furthermore that the audit reports of the Member States, on which the Commission’'s risk analysis is based, are themselves often faulty and thereforeoften unreliable; notes furthermore that the Court of Auditors only recently confirmed that ‘(…'(...) the European Commission cannot unquestioningly rely on the results of audits performed by the Member States in relation to EU regional funding appropriations’'88 ; __________________ 88 Press release ECA/13/47 of the Court of Auditors on Special Report 16/2013 on the ’single audit’, 18 December 2013.
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading 1 - Subheading 4
Heading 1 - Subheading 4
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that, when it took office in 2005, the Barroso Commission made it one of its object the Commission has engaged itself to strives to enhance accountability ‘by striving forwards achieving a positive declaration of assurance from the European Court of Auditors’89 ; __________________ 89 COM(2005) 12, p.6.; at the same time reminds Member States of their responsibility in soundly managing, controlling and supervising Union funds in areas under shared management;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that good cooperation is vital, especially in the area of shared management; therefore, urges all relevant actors involved in Union decision making to increase efficiency , notably by drafting eligibility rules that are simple and verifiable, by establishing clear rules and procedures for accessing the Union funds, by cutting red tape and by devising appropriate and cost effective controls;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Observes that the error rate in the field of rural development is 7.,9 %; is concernednotes that the Commission does not anticipateexpects any improvement in the situation beforefrom 2014, although ans the results of the action plan which was adopted in 2012 could materialise by then;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls, in the field of regional policy, following the Commission's and the Court of Auditors' recommendations, for the Member States to drastically step up their first-level checks and render them more stringent;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Regards the newly elected Parliament as being in a position to investigate the reservationsscrutinise the measures undertaken in the fields of agriculture and regional policy and lift them if appropriateconclude if sufficient progress iwas made;"
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the newly elected Parliament to raise the issue of the weaknesses in the fields of agricultural and regional policy indicated here at the hearings of the designated members of the new Commission and to demThe Commissioners should commit formally to improve protection of the Union budget, with special focus on policy areas that have proven weak and appropriate pledges in order to improve protection of the EU budget;blematic in previous years
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 128
Paragraph 128
128. StresseDemands that this ase Commission sertion makes it difficult for the budgetary authority to reach objective conclusions as to whether or not to grant the discharge; usly reassess the viability of the action plans it implements; moreover, urges the Commission to further enhance the cooperation with the Member States and to produce future action plans that will enable immediate and significant impact on the error rate in the area of agriculture and not only;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 134
Paragraph 134
134. Stresses in particular that the shortening of the conformity procedure leading to financial corrections announced by the Commission cannot be evaluated before mid-2016, which means that Parliament will engage with the matter in the course of the discharge procedure in 2017/2018; stresses that this makes it extremely difficult for the discharge authority to reach objective conclusions as to whether or not the discharge can be granted; acknowledges, however, that the Commission has devised a reliable approach, and recalls that the same conclusions should be drawn regarding the rural development situation;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136
Paragraph 136
136. For this reason, reserves its position as regards the regularity of transactions and the effectiveness of systems in the common agricultural policy (direct payments and rural development); will lift this reservation only on the basis of a commitment to fully protect the budget of the European Union given byurges the next Parliament to demand from the relevant Commissioners- designate during the parliamentary hearing preceding their appointment as Members of the Commission in 2014, and on condi commitment, accompanied by a presentation thatof convincing plans for doing so are presand viable plans in that regard, to fully protect the budget of the Union and to further improve its financial managemented;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 157 – introductory part
Paragraph 157 – introductory part
157. Reserves its final judgment of this policy sector in the light of the above considerations, particularly forEmphasises the following reasonshortcomings:
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 157 – subparagraph 1
Paragraph 157 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 211
Paragraph 211
211. Welcomes the findings in the Commission’'s progress report of 22 January 20134 on developments in Romania; is very concerned about the slow progress made by Romania under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, which is now seven years old; draws attention to amendments to rules concern; draws attention to proposals to amend the Penal Code on issues regarding conflicts of interest for locally elected office-holders and an amnesty for Members of Parliament guilty of corruption; considers that it is hardly possible, in the light of this development, to deploy EU funds in accordance with the rules in such an environment, and calls for a review of whether EU funds should be suspended until a withdrawal;