Activities of Tamás DEUTSCH related to 2019/2055(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018, Section III –Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (3)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note that the source of those errors is mainly a result of reimbursements of ineligible costs, infringements of internal market rules and lack of support documentation, but is also due to the previous year’s overall low rates of reimbursement and payments as well as fewer financial instruments having been included in the audit; reminds that simplification of rules in general can greatly contribute to the more effective use of funds and to the reduction of the error rate;
Amendment 20 #
3. Draws attention to the fact that high-risk expenditures are often subject to complex rules and eligibility conditions which lead to errors and that a number of these errors are compounded by a supplemental layer added by national authorities; recalls that simpler national eligibility rules might help reduce this source of error and result in a smaller administrative burden for beneficiaries; highlights that flexibility can be conducive to a more rapid and efficient uptake of funds;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the reasons behind this low absorption rate not only lie in the decommitment methodology (the so-called “n+3 rule”), but also in the late adoption of the legislative framework enabling the implementation of the cohesion policy; therefore, which is a situation that needs to be averted in the future; therefore calls on the Council and its successive presidencies to match the Parliament's speed and focus in the ongoing legislative procedure concerning adoption of the MFF and cohesion policy regulations for the next programming period 2021 -2027; further calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure proper measures in the (next programming period) 2021-2027 programming period in order to avoid the repetition of delayed implementation of ESI Funds and its domino effect.;