Activities of Bart STAES related to 2011/2192(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the impact of devolution of the Commission’s management of external assistance from its headquarters to its delegations on aid delivery PDF (180 KB) DOC (105 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Shares with the Court the opinion that the main benefit of budget support is that it offers opportunities for dialogue with local beneficiaries on policy objectives; notes that this opportunity has to be fully exploited, in the light of the ‘more for more’ principle underlying the current ENP review; stresses the need for delegations to have the resources and expertise required to carry out this dialogue in an effective way; calls for additional steps to be taken to further strengthen the political analysis and political reporting capacity of delegations;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that the reduction of the number of sectors of intervention at country level for each EU donor would be an important contribution to making aid delivery more effective and more efficient for all stakeholders and supports the Commission's efforts to play a stronger role in leading the process at country level, and to achieve joint programming with EU Member States;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that in the interest of a smooth implementation of the EU budget, Heads of Delegation should be able to delegate the management of operational tasks as well as the management of a delegation's administrative expenditures to their deputies and that if necessary the financial regulation should be revised accordingly;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Reiterates its position that in countries against which the EU applies restrictive measures an EU presence on the ground is particularly essential in order to ensure that the Member States, as well as EU Heads of Delegation are closely involved in the process of designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating of restrictive measures and their consequences;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Welcomes the Court of Auditors remark that the role of the EEAS in the area of consular protection should be further explored;