9 Amendments of Costas BOTOPOULOS related to 2008/2186(DEC)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Fails to understand why the assets received by the European Communities in connection with the Galileo programme were not entered in the annual accounts, given that, according to the ECA's report, the agreements were signed in late 2007 between the European Space Agency, the Galileo Joint Undertaking and the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) Supervisory Authority, which was set up in 2004 and given responsibility for taking over the activities of the former Galileo Joint Undertaking on 1 January 2007; accordingly, calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal concerning the major European projects (Galileo or TENs) which require funding which goes beyond the scope of the multiannual financial framework and which it cannot therefore control;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Regards as unacceptableDeplores the existence of problems, detected once again by the ECA, in implementing the Integrated Administration and Control System in Greece and supports the Commission's intention, as stated to the parliamentary committee responsible, to apply current legislation on suspension of payments rigorously if the Greek Government does not remedy the existing problems within the stated time limits; calls for payments to be suspended if the Greek authorities are unable to prove that the problems have been resolved by the date on which this resolution is adopted;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Notes that the Commission does not seriously dispute that rate of 11%;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62a. Welcomes the intensive efforts made by the Commission to bring about an improvement in the situation, in particular by way of the above-mentioned action plan to strengthen its supervisory role under shared management of structural actions and appreciates the detailed reports given to Parliament on the action plan's implementation, particularly the report of 3 February 2009 (COM(2009)0042) and the further information presented during the discharge procedure, which have provided evidence of the effectiveness of the work being undertaken to tackle the problems;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. RWhile appreciating the improvements in the overall assessment of the supervisory and control system in the ECA's Annual Report, regrets that, in spite of the Commission's unremitting efforts, management and control systems both at Member State level and at supervisory level at the Commission are not yet sufficiently effective to limit risks of error, and calls on the Commission to report to Parliament in early 2010 on the further actions carried out in 2009 and on the initial impact of the actions under the above-mentioned action plan;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Also reminds the Commission of the ECA's recommendation to make as much use of possible, without undermining the effectiveness of spending, of the scope for simplification provided for by the spending rules, and calls on it to launch a discussion exercise on new simplification measures that might be adopted, including computerisation of the system;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
66. Notes with concern that, under the European Regional Development Fund from 2000 to 2006, 95.47%Appreciates the quarterly regular reports the Commission has provided throughout 2008 ofn financial corrections were accounted for by Spain (59.07%), Italy (31.97%) and the United Kingdom (4.43%); notes that 24 Member States are responsible for 4.53% of financial corrections; calls on the Commission to bring its control requirements into lineresulting from its own or the ECA's audit work; asks the Commission to apply financial corrections in conformity with the frequency and seriousness of errors in the Member States most affected; calls also on the Commission to inform Parliament about its response to these high rates of error in the three Member States concernedgulation in force and to implement strict closure procedures for the period 2000-2006; asks the Commission furthermore to continue to give Parliament detailed information about the application of financial corrections and, as soon as the closure procedure has started, to give an estimated rate of residual error in the closed programmes;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68