6 Amendments of Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD related to 2009/2070(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. _______Postpones its decision on granting the Council’s Secretary- General discharge in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2008;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the preparation of the budget and the discharge of the budget are two separate procedures and that the ‘Gentlemen’s Agreement’ between the Council and the Parliament over the preparation of their respective sections of the budget shouldmust not absolve the Council of its responsibility to be fully accountable to the public for the funds placed at its disposal;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 - introductory part
Paragraph 11 - introductory part
11. Reminds the Council of itDeplores that the Council still did not answer the questions raised in Parliament’s resolution of 25 November 20091, which requires it to verify progress on the following matters:
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b Asks the ECA why there is no mention of the unsolved problems, as pointed out in Parliament’s resolution of 25 November 2009 accompanying its decision on discharge for 20071, in its Annual Report on 2008 concerning the Council.
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the audits carried out by the Council’s internal audit service in 2008 (eight financial audits and one mixed audit), as well as the considerable share of their recommendations which have been accepted; however, points out that the note on this issue which was submitted 1 OJ L 19, 23.1.2010, p. 9. to the discharge authoritiesy was of a rather general nature, and requests more detailed information on the implementation of audit recommendations as without them it would be impossible to grant the discharge;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a Asks, in order to grant the Council discharge ,for the following: (a) as regards Chapter 22 - Operating expenditure - item 2 2 0 0: the text of the Decision No 190/2003 and the related Decision concerning ESDP/CFSP expenses - a full explanation of the need to transfer money from one item to another within the Council’s budget (b) as regards Chapter 22 - Operating expenditure - item 2 2 0 2: how much in Euros has been allocated for the interpretation at European Security and Defence meetings pursuant to Decision No 56/2004 of the Secretary-General of the Council/High Representative concerning interpreting for the European Council, the Council and its preparatory bodies? (c) as regards Chapter 22 - Operating expenditure - item 2 0 0 2: to receive a copy of Decision 56/2004 (d) as regards Chapter 22 - Operating expenditure - item 2 0 0 2: in which budget line and how much in Euros has been transferred from this line for the delegates’ travel expenses?