4 Amendments of Monica MACOVEI related to 2011/2048(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, in the context of spending of EU funds, correct application of procurement rules in the Member States is of primary importance for the protection of EU taxpayers' interest; recalls that public expenditure on works, goods and services accounts for roughly 19% of EU GDP (2009) and almost a fifth of this expenditure falls within the scope of the EU Directives on public procurement (approx. EUR 420 billion or 3.6% of EU GDP), as stated in the 2011 Communication from the Commission on Fighting corruption in the EU1; recalls that, according to the European Court of Auditors12 the non-respect of public procurement rules alone accounts for 43 % of all quantifiable errors and makes up for approximately three quarters of the estimated error rate in cohesion spending; __________________ 2 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Social and Economic Committee, "Fighting Corruption in the EU" (COM(2011) 308)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to propose adequate rules to prevent corruption and favouritism without delay; calls on the Commission to introduce a common definitions of "conflict of interest" and "grave professional misconduct" in public procurement and to take all necessary measures in order to preclude corruption by bid rigging;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. With a view of fighting corruption in public procurement, calls on the Commission to promote more efficient reporting practices, including exchanges of information between Member States on the exclusion of unsound bidders; invites the Commission to provide for clear rules on protection of whistleblowers, following the recommendations in Resolution 1729(2010) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe2 , to enhance transparency of the contracts funded with EU money and to promote educational actions both at institutional and general public level;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of education for the contracting authorities in the area of applicable public procurement rules as an important tool in avoiding errors; suggests to set up a central helpdesk service in each Member State; calls on the Commission to introduce clarifications into the regulatory framework on public procurement, particularly regarding the contract execution phase (e.g. on "substantial modification" of a contract in force, on changes concerning the contractor and on the termination of contracts);