21 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2011/2212(DEC)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the total amount of aid channelled through the EDF is undergoing a considerable increase as the amount of Union aid under the Tenth EDF for the period 2008 to 2013 has been set at EUR 22 682 000 000 which represents a 6437 % nominal increase p.a. compared with the financial allocations under the Ninth EDF, while the problem of absorption capacity persists,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that it was not possiblthe Commission in its communication 'A Budget for Europe 2010' (COM(2011)0500) did not propose to incorporate the EDF into the Union budget in the financial framework 2014- 2020; insists that at the latest by 2020, when the Cotonou agreement expires, the EDF should be integrated into the Union budget; strongly supports the determination of the Commission to redefine the principles and the architecture of the EU- ACP partnership by 2010 and to prepare the integration of cooperation with ACP- countries into the budget of the post- Cotonou period;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. RegretsIs concerned by the Court of Auditors' opinion on the legality and regularity of payments underlying the accounts according to which the payments were materially affected by error; recalls that the Court of Auditors' estimate for the most likely error rate for payments from the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth EDFs is 3,4 % which is above the materiality threshold of 2 %; deplores the fact that quantifiable and non-quantifiable errors were found for all types of projects, except for supply contracts;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Deplores Court of Auditors' finding according to which the overall supervisory and control systems of the EDFs managed by the Commission are partially effective; notes that the monitoring and supervision of EuropeAid's Coentroal Services were effective, whereas they were partially effective for Union Delegations;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Is concerned that althoughRecalls that budget support has been used as an aid modality for almost two decades by the Commission, inotes that ist still needs considerable improvement in all aspects, that is in such as the design, efficiency and effectiveness of the implementation, control and reporting;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Acknowledges the effort made and improvements achieved by the Commission in demonstrating budget support eligibility in a better formalised and structured manner e.g. by introducing the revised framework for assessing progress in public financial management or the guidance on budget support to fragile states etc;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26 b. Welcomes the finding of the Court of Auditors that the previously high number of non-quantifiable errors relating to demonstration of progress in public finance management have decreased substantially following the introduction of a revised framework for monitoring and reporting on progress in public finance management in June 2010; calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to reduce non-quantifiable errors lastingly;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26 c. Notes the Commission's communication from 13 October 2011 on "The Future approach to the EU Budget Support to third Countries" (COM(2011)0638) which for example states that the Commission will introduce a new eligibility criterion regarding the "transparency and oversight of the budget";
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls on the Commission to engage more systematically in a dialogue with the recipient countries on all aspects of GBS and urges the Commission to improve the expertise of its staff in the Union Delegations in order to strengthen this dialogue; calls upon the Commission to ensure that the Union Delegations' staff implementing GBS will have fullhas adequate access to the human resources and information they consider important for their task;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Recalls the case of Afghanistan, where the security situation is extremely difficult, to the extent that Commission staff can no longer travel freely, which significantly limits the execution of a number of the ‘standard’ internal control procedures; considers that in this and similar cases it is not feasible to continue a strong, long- term commitment unless adequate control over spending is ensured;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Believes that the current acute food crisis in the Horn of Africa is also the tragic consequence of failed coherence and complementary between the international humanitarian and development aid; points out that unlike natural disasters, this has been a slow-onset crisis that has gradually escalated to humanitarian disaster; recalls that unfortunately droughts and food shortage are of a chronic character in the Horn of Africa; deplores the fact that despite this and the vast amount of development assistance that has been flown to the region during the past decades, there are no visible results of a strengthening of self-sufficiency a the local farmers thus and that self-sufficiency of local farmers needs to be strengthened to ensuringe sustainability;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Fully endorses the conclusions and recommendations by the Court of Auditors and has taken note of the replies by the Commission; asks the Commission to provide an overview of the relevant answers for each country covered by the programme including the amounts of aid spent and in which form the budget per country was disbursed;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Is still surprised to learn, as mentioned inRecalls its previous discharge resolutions, which mention that a major problem in implementing specific development programmes is the lack of qualified staff in the Union Delegations and the support given by the Commission Headquarters: finds it unacceptable that despite perhaps reasonable answers concerning budgetary constraints and zero growth policies being given by the Commission, the effectiveness and the future of millions of children are affected by the non- availability of a couple of dozen experts in the Union Delegations; invites the Commission to discuss this with Parliament's competent committees to find a more permanent solution for this problem;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Recalls that the funds allocated to the Investment Facility from the Tenth EDF amounted to EUR 1 530 000 000 for the ACP and OCT; notes that the total amount of signed operations from the Investment Facility portfolio was EUR 359 0074 230 000 in the financial year 2010; recalls that the European Investment Bank (EIB) manages Investment Facility, a risk-baring instrument funded from the EDF that aims to foster private investment especially in ACP countries;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Calls on the EIB to link its financing projects more directly to poverty reduction and the achievement of the MDGs, human rights, corporate social responsibility, decent work and environmental principles and, good governance and the set up of companies, through the implementation of Decision No 1080/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Is highly concerned by the factNotes that according to the reports of a non- governmental organisation, there were cases when EIB funds flowed to companies, the leadership of which was either under investigation or accused of corruption and money laundering; stresses that investing mainly in the mining sector cannot be the key tocalls on the EIB to be informed on the substainable developmentnce of such cases;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72