Activities of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2011/0415(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action
Amendments (2)
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Financial assistance in the form of budget support should be granted only when requirements concerning the quality of the management of public spending and concerning parliamentary control and audit capacities are met.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Financial assistance in the form of budget support, as provided for in point (c) above, and in accordance with Article [...] of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities1, shall only be granted a) on the basis of measurable objectives and performance indicators, b) if the partner country's management of public spending is sufficiently transparent, reliable and effective, and c) if it has put in place properly formulated sectoral or macroeconomic policies positively assessed by its principal donors, including, where relevant, the international financial institutions. Before approving any financing decision, the Commission shall secure guarantees from the government of the partner country concerned that it has established national parliamentary control and audit capacities, including public access to information. __________ 1 OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.