4 Amendments of Kinga GÖNCZ related to 2011/2230(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Is concerned that even thoughAcknowledges that the Court of Auditors has been able to obtain reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the European Police College (the College) for the financial year ended 31 December 2010 are, in all material aspects, reliablelegal and regular; 1a. Notes, with concern, the Court of Auditors' observed thatation that - as a result of the planning of the former College management - more than EUR 1 600 000, equivalent to 48 % of the appropriations carried over from 2009, had to be cancelled in 2010 and that this situation is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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2. Draws attention to the fact that even though the Court of Auditors considered the transactions underlying the College's annual accounts to be legal and regular, it also highlighted that, in respect of expenditure for organising courses and seminars, there was, at that time, a lack of rigour in the College process for approving cost claims related to such activities, particularly concerning the completeness of supporting evidence; notes that in the reply from the College, mandatory requirements to submit a fully signed list of participants when submitting financial reports and cost claims were established by Decision 11/2011/GB of the Governing Board of the College of 10 March 2011;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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3. Takes note that, in accordance with Decision 11/2011/GB of the Governing Board of the College of 10 March 2011, the rules on reimbursements for the activities of the College have been revised to a large extent and that different ismeasures for the strict implementation of the financial regulations and a rigorously disciplined approach concerning eligible costs, including those on the mandatory reporting, have been clarified;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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4. Deplores the fact that before the adoption of Decision 34/2010/GB of the Governing Board of the College on 29 September 2010, the cut-off dates for reimbursement of costs were not enforced, so that there was no substantial improvement in adhering to these cut-off dates; recalls that exceeding cut-off dates is one of the main factors hindering sound financial management; takes note of the fact that, in accordance with Decision 34/2010/GB, these cut-off dates are now enforced and no reimbursement will take place of claims received takes place after the cut-off date; asks the College to keep the discharge authority informed of the continued implementation of that Decision;