Activities of Joachim ZELLER related to 2017/2044(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
General budget of the European Union for 2018 - all sections (debate) DE
Amendments (7)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Programme Statements of operational expenditure accompanying the budget 2018
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the statements corresponds in parts to the request made by the Parliament concerning the performance-based budget1 but notes that those statements complement the usual activity-based budgeting method with some performance data instead of basing the budget activities on firstly defined political objectives; _________________ 1 In its report on the Integrated Internal Control adopted on 3 June 2013 the Parliament calls for the establishment of a performance-based public budgeting model in which each budget line is accompanied by objectives and outputs to be measured by performance indicators.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – indent 1
Paragraph 8 – indent 1
- to align the performance framework used in the Article 318 TFEU evaluation report (Annual Management and Performance Report) and in its management tools (management plan and Directorate General annual activity reports) with the performance framework of the programme statements programme;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
- to take thiprogramme statements framework as basis for its evaluation of the implementation of the EU 2020 Strategy and the 10 Commission priorities for 2015- 2019; and
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
- to include updated data on results for all the indicators established by programme statements;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that the 2018 programme statements contain paragraphs referring to financial instruments financed by specific programme butand notes that the Commission considers that such information does not constitute the official reporting on the financial instruments financed by the Union budget as provided for under Article140(8) of the Financial Regulation" as the Commission presents a separate annual report on financial instruments supported by the general budget according to Art.140.8 of the Financial Regulation and the latest report for 2015 was published on 24 October 2016;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges once again the Commission to improve transparency in the use of financial engineering instruments (FEI), to regularly report on leverage, losses and risks and to present a cost-benefit analysis of FEIs compared with more direct forms of project funding;