18 Amendments of Iliana IVANOVA related to 2011/2201(DEC)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates its call to the Commission to analyse the effectiveness of the current financing programs for SMEs and to explore the development of new joint financial instruments;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the importance that the Commission attaches to the promotion of SOLVIT and EU Pilot as alternative problem-solving mechanisms, and calls on the Commission to strengthen its efforts in this respect; recalls its support for a separate budget line for SOLVIT; welcomes the revamped Your Europe Portal as a single-entry website giving access to information about rights in different sectors as well as to assistance services; calls on the Commission to take further steps to promote Your Europe Portal which still suffers from a lack publicity;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the complexity of rules as a major source of errors in the 'Research and Other Policies' Chapter; asks the Commission to explore different options to improve the balance between simplification and control in order to reduce the administrative burden for SMEs; highlights the complexity of public procurement rules and recommends, therefore, their simplification in order to reduce the overall incidence of errors;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Is concerned about the partial effectiveness of the Commission's supervisory and control systems; points out that some errors found by the Court of Auditors were not detected by the Commission and, therefore, underlines that efforts need to be made towards improving current control systems;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Despite the Court of Auditors' justified criticism1, considers the SME Guarantee Facility to be a key financial instrument for further boosting the potential of craft enterprises and retail shops; encourages the Commission to maximise the SME Guarantee Facility's added value and further promote Union innovation and entrepreneurship on a world scale; _______________ 1 Court of Auditors' special report No 4/2011 on "The audit of the SME Guarantee Facility".
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes the Court of Auditors' special report No 13/2011 on whether the control of customs procedure 42 prevents and detects value added tax (VAT) evasion; to prevent significant losses to national budgets resulted from VAT evasion, calls on the Commission to further modify the Union regulatory framework; moreover, to ensure the uniform management of VAT exemption by customs authorities, calls on Members States to improve collaboration and exchange information more efficiently;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Welcomes the Commission's adoption of specific guidance on state aid to financial sector in response to the urgent financial crisis cases; takes note of the Court of Auditors' assessment that the Commission has effectively reacted to the financial crisis; encourages the Commission to continue guaranteeing the compatibility of the state aid with the objectives laid down in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to take a realistic view of distortions of competition and impact on trade; calls on the Commission to broaden its ex-post impact assessment of state aid and state aid control for companies, markets and the overall economy; underlines the importance of ensuring legal certainty to all stakeholders by making complaint handling procedures more speedy and efficient;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Recalls the accountability of Member States under Article 317 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and their duty to reinforce control systems in respect of management verifications before certifying expenditure to the Commission and of its guidance on annual summaries, which are a valuable source of assurance;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. With reference to "A budget for Europe 2020", calls on the Commission to continue working with the European Parliament and the Council and to ensure that future programming activities in the Union respect the principles of simplification, sound financial management and accountability; calls on Member States and the Commission to focus on objectives that are SMART- specific, measurable, achievable, and relevant and timed when planning Union spending programmes, and at the same time to take account of the eventual risks of implementation;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 2
Paragraph 15 – indent 2
– indicators with target levels on the effectiveness of FEIs,
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Stresses that the EFSM facility signed loans for EUR 48.5 Bn of a total of EUR 60 Bn as at 30 September 2011; encourages the Court of Auditors to provide a report on the EFSM operations and in particular of the control mechanisms, established by the Commission, until the end of 2012;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph - 59 a (new)
Paragraph - 59 a (new)
- 59a Notes the recent signature of the ESM Treaty by the Member States; shares the concerns of some SAIs that the treaty lacks enough provisions for ensuring effective external audit; (to be inserted as a new paragraph after the heading European stability mechanism (ESM))
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 – indent 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 59 – indent 1 – introductory part
– to ensure appropriate arrangements in the by-laws of the ESM for public external audit taking into account the following documents:
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 – indent 5
Paragraph 59 – indent 5
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 59 – indent 5 a (new)
- Invites the Council and the Member States to define Parliament's political scrutiny of any euro-bond issue, in general, and of the permanent crisis mechanism in particular; shares the view that Parliament should be involved at an equal basis in the mechanism; (Add as new paragraph)
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 106 a (new)
Paragraph 106 a (new)
106a. Welcomes the revised mandate, granted by the Commission, providing budgetary guarantee to the EIB covering risks against losses under loans and guarantees for projects outside the Union; underlines the fact that the Union guarantee provided to the EIB falls undoubtedly under the scrutiny of the Court of Auditors;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111 a (new)
Paragraph 111 a (new)
111a. Underlines the important role of the Risk-Sharing Finance Facility in the light of the current financial crisis; calls on the Commission to increase the support granted by the facility to universities and research organisations for their investments in PPP and research infrastructure projects of European interest with regards to the fulfilment of the smart public policy objectives of Europe 2020;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111 b (new)
Paragraph 111 b (new)
111b. Encourages the Commission, together with the EIB group, to increase the number and range of SMEs financed under the RSFF in a proactive way; supports the Commission and the EIB in exploring new possibilities for the use of the RSFF in financing RDI-intensive SMEs;