11 Amendments of Monica MACOVEI related to 2012/2166(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to Commission's Communications of 21 April 2010 on "Tax and Development - Cooperating with Developing Countries on Promoting Good Governance in Tax Matters" and of 13 October 2011 on "The Future Approach to EU Budget Support to Third Countries";
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 2
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to Commission's Communications of 21 April 2010 on "Tax and Development - Cooperating with Developing Countries on Promoting Good Governance in Tax Matters" and of 13 October 2011 on "The Future Approach to EU Budget Support to Third Countries";
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to Commission's Communications of 21 April 2010 on "Tax and Development - Cooperating with Developing Countries on Promoting Good Governance in Tax Matters" and of 13 October 2011 on "The Future Approach to EU Budget Support to Third Countries";
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas budget support, while being a useful tool for development,transparency and accountability in taxation have been re- emphasised in the abovementioned Commission's Communication on "Tax and Development - Cooperating with Developing Countries on Promoting Good Governance in Tax Matters"; whereas budget support carries a considerable fiduciary risk and, it should be given only if it provides sufficient transparency, accountability and effectiveness;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas fostering transparency and fighting corruption and fraud are key for the success of EU budget support operations as highlighted in the abovementioned Commission's Communication on "The Future Approach to EU Budget Support to Third Countries",
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas global commitments, individual commitments and payments reached respectively EUR 3.279 billion, EUR 2.786 billion and EUR 2.941 billion for the financial year 2011;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Takes note that in 2011 EUR 207 million was committed for budget support which represents 6.3% of the overall amount of total commitments; (To be placed under subtitle "Budget support")
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Also urgesWelcomes the Commission's statement that the fight against fraud and corruption should receive greater prominence in budget support, particularly when assessing the Public Financial Management eligibility criterion in terms of budget support; urges therefore the Commission to take into account existing reporting on corruption and fraud levels before taking a decision on granting budget support; insists that an independent national audit body must be an ultimate condition for granting budget support;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44 a. Takes note that programmes related to good governance are financed in order to support developing countries in their fight against fraud, corruption and financial mismanagement; keeping in mind that a corruption-free judicial system is a condition sine qua non to ensure good governance and rule of law, calls on the Commission to put a strong emphasis on the judiciary reform programmes; acknowledges moreover that the Commission completed in 2011 a thematic evaluation on justice and security system reform; calls the Commission to make publicly available the results of the evaluation;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. ADeplores the lack of sustainability of some projects and stresses that projects should principally aim at creating employment and sustainable growth which would allow the Haitian State to increase its own revenues in order to depend less on foreign assistance; asks the Commission to fulfil as soon as possible its promise and provide a list of Union funded projects in Haiti and an assessment of their sustainability in a five year perspective;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Recalls that Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed that those financial rules would be revised in order to include amendments made necessary by the outcome of the negotiations on the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014 to 2020, including on the issue of the possible inclusion of the EDF in the Union budget; underlines that budgetisation would reduce transaction costs and would simplify reporting and accounting requirements by having only one set of administrative rules and decision-making structures instead of two; repeats its call on the Council and Member States to agree to the full incorporation of the EDF into the Union's budget;