Progress: Procedure completed
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GERBRANDY Gerben-Jan ( ALDE)
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SARVAMAA Petri ( PPE),
AYALA SENDER Inés ( S&D),
STAES Bart ( Verts/ALE),
BRADBOURN Philip ( ECR),
ANDREASEN Marta ( EFD),
EHRENHAUSER Martin ( NA)
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| Committee Opinion | TRAN |
MEISSNER Gesine ( ALDE)
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Michel DANTIN ( PPE),
Jaromír KOHLÍČEK ( GUE/NGL)
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Lead committee dossier:
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PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the financial year 2011.
NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision 2013/564/EU of the European Parliament on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2011.
CONTENT: with the present decision, and in accordance with Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the European Parliament grants discharge to the Executive Director of EASA for the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2011.
This decision is in line with the European Parliament's resolution adopted on 17 April 2013 and comprises a series of observations that form an integral part of the discharge decision (please refer to the summary of the opinion of 17 April 2013).
A parallel decision, 2013/565/EU, adopted on the same day, approves the closure of this Agency's accounts for the 2011 financial year.
The European Parliament adopted a decision on discharge to be granted to the Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2011. The vote on the decision to grant discharge covers the closure of the accounts (in accordance with Annex VI, Article 5(1) of the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure).
Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the EASA for the financial year 2011 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Parliament adopted a resolution containing a number of recommendations that need to be taken into account when the discharge is granted, in addition to the general recommendations that appear in the draft resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies :
Financing, budget and financial management : Parliament recalls that the Agency is financed by approximately 75% in fees, charges and other revenues and approximately 25% by contribution from the Union budget. This contribution was EUR 34.4 million, which represents an increase of 0.59%. Implementation rate of appropriations and carryovers : it states that budget monitoring efforts during the financial year contributed to the high budget implementation rate of 98.8%. It regrets the significant amount of carryovers to 2012 and calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority of the actions taken to reduce the high level of carryovers as this is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality. Recruitment procedures : Parliament acknowledges from the Court of Auditors' report the Agency's further need to improve the transparency of staff selection procedures. It calls on the Agency to ensure adequate training and qualification criteria for inspection teams and team leaders. Conflict of interest : Parliament regrets that according to the findings of the Court of Auditors, the Agency did not adequately manage conflict of interest situations in particular as regards buildings policy. Parliament reiterates that the Agency should refrain from assigning a staff member recruited from an aircraft manufacturer to work for the certification of the aircraft he/she used to work on while employed by the manufacturer, given that this could result in a conflict of interest situation. Such a situation occurred at least in one certification case. It calls on the Agency to describe the measures taken to prevent and management conflicts of interest.
Lastly, Parliament made a series of observations as regards the EASA’s internal audit procedures.
The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the report by Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY (ADLE, NL) on discharge to be granted to the Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2011.
Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the FRA for the financial year 2011 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Members approve the closure of EASA’s accounts. However, they make a number of recommendations that need to be taken into account when the discharge is granted, in addition to the general recommendations that appear in the draft resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies :
Financing, budget and financial management : Members recall that the Agency is financed by approximately 75% in fees, charges and other revenues and approximately 25% by contribution from the Union budget. This contribution was EUR 34.4 million, which represents an increase of 0.59%. Implementation rate of appropriations and carryovers : Members acknowledge that budget monitoring efforts during the financial year contributed to the high budget implementation rate of 98.8%. They regret the significant amount of carryovers to 2012 and call on the Agency to inform the discharge authority of the actions taken to reduce the high level of carryovers as this is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality. Conflict of interest : Members regret that according to the findings of the Court of Auditors, the Agency did not adequately manage conflict of interest situations. They regret that the Agency had no policies in place for managing conflicts of interest. They reiterate that the Agency should refrain from assigning a staff member recruited from an aircraft manufacturer to work for the certification of the aircraft he/she used to work on while employed by the manufacturer, given that this could result in a conflict of interest situation. Such a situation occurred at least in one certification case. Members call on the Agency to describe the measures taken to prevent and management conflicts of interest.
Lastly, Members made a series of observations as regards EASA’s recruitment policies and internal audit procedures.
Having examined the revenue and expenditure accounts for the financial year 2011 and the balance sheet at 31 December 2011 of the European Aviation Safety Agency, as well as the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2011, accompanied by the Agency's replies to the Court's observations, the Council recommends European Parliament to give a discharge to the Executive Director of the Agency in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2011.
The observations in the Court of Auditors' report in relation to the financial year 2011 call for some comments by the Council, which may be summarised as follows:
the Council welcomes the Court's opinion that, in all material respects, the Agency's annual accounts present fairly its financial position as at 31 December 2011 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with the provisions of the Agency's Financial Regulation, and that the underlying transactions for that financial year are legal and regular; nevertheless, it is concerned about the Court's findings that an important cross-title transfer operation took place without the approval of the Agency's management board and despite a low implementation rate on the budget lines concerned. The Council recalls that this situation does not comply with the budgetary principle of specification and calls on the Agency to improve its budget planning and implementation, in full respect of the budgetary principle of sound financial management and in compliance with the Financial Regulation; furthermore, the Council recalls that in line with the budgetary principle of annuality carry-overs should be strictly limited ; it also regrets that the Court found deficiencies in the Agency's asset management and urges the Agency to take appropriate action with a view to reviewing the procedures and implementing the necessary improvements; in terms of the financial risk management , the Council notes the weaknesses identified by the Court in the Agency's treasury policy and calls on the Agency to remedy them without delays; lastly, the Council encourages the Agency to pursue its efforts to address the shortcomings detected by the Court in its staff recruitment procedures.
PURPOSE: presentation of the EU Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2011, together with the Agency’s reply.
CONTENT: in accordance with the tasks conferred on the Court of Auditors by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Court presents to the European Parliament and to the Council, in the context of the discharge procedure, a Statement of Assurance as to the reliability of the annual accounts of each institution, body or agency of the EU, and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them, on the basis of an independent external audit.
This audit concerned, amongst others, the annual accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
In the Court’s opinion, the Agency’s Annual Accounts fairly present, in all material respects, its financial position as of 31 December 2011 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with the provisions of its Financial Regulation.
The Court also considers that the transactions underlying the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year ended 31 December 2011 are, in all material respects, legal and regular .
The report confirms that the Agency’s 2011 budget amounted to EUR 138.7 million and that the number of staff employed by the Agency at the end of the year was 574.
The report also makes a series of observations on the budgetary and financial management of the Agency, accompanied by the latter’s response. The main observations may be summarised as follows:
Court’s comments :
transfer of appropriations: several transfers were made between Titles and budget lines which changed considerably the structure of the budget, was not put to the Agency’s management board for approval. This situation is however at odds with the budgetary principle of specification; building issues: the Agency’s current lease contract requires it to restore the rented premises at the end of the lease and to restore them to their original condition. A provision of EUR 1 million was made in the accounts on the basis of the Agency’s estimate of dilapidation costs. However, the owner’s estimate is EUR 4 million. The Agency needs to obtain an independent external estimate of dilapidation costs and reflect them in the accounts accordingly; recruitment: the Court identified further need to improve the transparency of staff selection procedures.
Agency’s replies :
the Agency stated that the surplus identified by the Court resulted mainly from events outside the Agency’s control and could not have been foreseen at the budget planning stage. Following careful consideration by senior management, the available funds were reallocated to high priority projects in line with the budget transfer rules laid down in the Agency’s financial regulation; the Agency continues its investigations in order to improve the current estimate of its future dilapidation cost. The amount of EUR 1 065 000 provisioned in the 2011 account was, however, the best estimate provided by the Agency’s lawyers as of March 2012; to further improve the transparency of its staff selection procedure, the Agency will ensure that evidence is made available to confirm that questions for interviews and tests are set up before the screening of received applications. A new template for Vacancy Notice specifies the maximum number of candidates for the reserve list, the threshold score for being invited for interviews and for being put on the reserve list.
Lastly, the Court of Auditors’ report contains a summary of the Agency’s activities in 2011 . This is focused on the following:
opinions on a certain number of draft legislation; adoption of 15 rulemaking decisions; additional deliverables in 2011 (which leads to Rules in the forthcoming years): 20 Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPAs); international cooperation: 8 working agreements and 25 recommendations provided to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) State Letters; entry into force of the EU-US Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement and EU-Canada Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement; adoption of certification decisions (type certificates, etc); standardisation inspections.
PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011, as part of the 2011 discharge procedure.
Analysis of the accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
CONTENT: this Commission document sets out the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 as prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions, organisations and bodies of the EU, in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EU's General Budget, including the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
In 2011, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows:
description of EASA's tasks : EASA, which is located in Cologne, was established by Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2002 and its role is to maintain a high level of civil aviation safety, to ensure the proper development of civil aviation safety, to establish certification specifications and to provide certification of aeronautical products;
EASA's budget for the 2011 financial year : the Agency’s budget for 2011, as presented in the Commission document on the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union , gives the following figures:
forecasted income budget: EUR 139 million; entitlements established : EUR 111 million; amounts received: EUR 111 million; outstanding : EUR 0 million.
forecasted income budget: EUR 139 million; entitlements established : EUR 111 million; amounts received: EUR 111 million; outstanding : EUR 0 million.
The complete version of EASA's final accounts may be found at the following address:
http://easa.europa.eu/financial-regulation-budget-and-accounts.php
PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011, as part of the 2011 discharge procedure.
Analysis of the accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
CONTENT: this Commission document sets out the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 as prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions, organisations and bodies of the EU, in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EU's General Budget, including the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
In 2011, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows:
description of EASA's tasks : EASA, which is located in Cologne, was established by Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2002 and its role is to maintain a high level of civil aviation safety, to ensure the proper development of civil aviation safety, to establish certification specifications and to provide certification of aeronautical products;
EASA's budget for the 2011 financial year : the Agency’s budget for 2011, as presented in the Commission document on the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union , gives the following figures:
forecasted income budget: EUR 139 million; entitlements established : EUR 111 million; amounts received: EUR 111 million; outstanding : EUR 0 million.
forecasted income budget: EUR 139 million; entitlements established : EUR 111 million; amounts received: EUR 111 million; outstanding : EUR 0 million.
The complete version of EASA's final accounts may be found at the following address:
http://easa.europa.eu/financial-regulation-budget-and-accounts.php
Documents
- Final act published in Official Journal: Decision 2013/564
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 308 16.11.2013, p. 0189
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T7-0140/2013
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A7-0075/2013
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE497.869
- Document attached to the procedure: 05753/2013
- Committee draft report: PE497.821
- Committee opinion: PE500.416
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: OJ C 388 15.12.2012, p. 0053
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: N7-0012/2013
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2012)0436
- Non-legislative basic document: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2012)0436
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2012)0436 EUR-Lex
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: OJ C 388 15.12.2012, p. 0053 N7-0012/2013
- Committee opinion: PE500.416
- Committee draft report: PE497.821
- Document attached to the procedure: 05753/2013
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE497.869
Votes
A7-0075/2013 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy - Am 1 #
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2012/2194(DEC)
2012/12/13
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3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Takes into account the European Court of Auditors Special report 15/2012 on management of conflict of interest in selected EU Agencies published in October 2012; welcomes, in this regard, the Agency's decision of 1 August 2012 to amend the Code of Conduct for its staff to include a comprehensive policy on the prevention and mitigation of conflict of interest which might meet the recommendations of the Court of Auditors, and will closely monitor the progress made; notes that the Agency's managers, sensitive posts and Members of the Executive Committee have already completed their annual declarations of interest;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Takes into account the European Court of Auditors Special report 15/2012 on management of conflict of interest in selected EU Agencies published in October 2012; welcomes, in this regard, the Agency's decision of 1 August 2012 to amend the Code of Conduct for its staff to include a comprehensive policy on the prevention and mitigation of conflict of
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Draws the attention of the Agency to the need to improve fixed asset management and achieve greater transparency regarding staff selection procedures;
source: PE-501.985
2013/02/27
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40 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes note that the transfer increased Title III appropriations to EUR 13,7 million and that at the end of 2011, EUR 7,8 million was carried over to 2012, and that the amount carried over represents 56,9% of the increased amount; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority of the actions taken to reduce the high level of carryovers as this is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes note that the transfer increased Title III appropriations to EUR 13,7 million and that at the end of 2011, EUR 7,8 million was carried over to 2012;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Observes from the AAR that the total consumption of commitment appropriations reached EUR 148 450 344,53, of which EUR 121 966 394,59 has been committed and EUR 26 483 949,94 on credit appropriations from assigned revenue were automatically carried over in accordance with Article 10 of the Agency's Financial Regulation; observes that this carry-over represents 17,8% of the total; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority of the actions taken to reduce the high level of carryovers as this is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Observes from the AAR that the total consumption of commitment appropriations reached EUR 148 450 44,53, of which EUR 121 966 394,59 has been committed and EUR 26 483 949,94 on credit appropriations from assigned revenue were automatically carried over in accordance with Article 10 of the Agency's Financial Regulation; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority of the actions taken to reduce the high level of carryovers as this is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality and asks the Commission to propose, as soon as possible, a proposal to solve the contradiction between the principle of annuality an the need to finance multiannual certification projects;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Acknowledges from the Court of Auditors' report that the Agency needs to improve the management of fixed assets; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority as a matter of urgency of the actions taken to improve the inventory system and the financial management of internal IT projects costs;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Remarks that the budgetary authority is concerned by the high administrative costs at the Agency and is strongly dissatisfied with the answers regarding them that were given by the Executive Director of the Agency in the hearing of the Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control because they did not adequately address members' questions;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Regrets that according to the findings of the Court of Auditors, at the time of completion of the field work (October 2011), the Agency
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Reminds that the Agency should refrain from assigning a staff member recruited from an aircraft manufacturer to work for the certification of the aircraft he/she used to work on while employed by the manufacturer given that this could result in a conflict of interest situation; notes that such situation occurred at least in one certification case; points out that the sole principle of collegiality for technical assessments and decision- making process is not by itself avoiding the risks of conflict of interest;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – introductory part 13.
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – introductory part 13. Notes however that the Agency has taken a number of steps, following the Court of Auditors' audit and prior to the publication of the Special Report No 15/2012, and in particular:
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Calls on the Agency to introduce in its annual activity reports a special section describing the actions taken to prevent and manage conflict of interest, which shall include inter alia: - the number of conflict-of-interest cases verified, - the number of revolving door cases, - the measures taken in each category of cases, - the number of breach of trust procedures launched and their outcomes; - the sanctions applied;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13 b. Acknowledges that the curriculum vitae of the Agency's Executive Director and 4 other Directors are now available on its website together with their respective declaration of interest; notes the Agency's efforts for greater transparency but remains of the opinion that these provisions should also apply to any expert/staff member involved in the certification process of aircrafts as expressed during the 2010 discharge procedure; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority of the progress made on this matter as soon as possible;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 c (new) 13 c. Regrets that neither the curriculum vitae (including at least the professional background) nor the declaration of interest of the Management Board Members and Observers are publicly available on the website of the Agency as requested during the previous discharge procedure; urges on the Agency and its Management Board to take immediate measures to remediate this issue;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 1 – on 1 August 2012, the Agency adopted a revised
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 1 – on 1 August 2012, the Agency adopted a revised ‘Code of Conduct for staff of EASA’ (CoC), including a policy on the prevention and mitigation of conflicts of interest, covering the recommendations of the Court of Auditors and in line with the guidelines of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; the Co
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 1 – on 1 August 2012, the Agency adopted a
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 2 – on 1 August 2012, the Agency created an Ethical Committee to ensure independent, impartial and objective assessment of declarations of interests of Agency staff, to provide support to managers in the assessment of the completed declaration of interest form and to deal with any
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 2 – on 1 August 2012, the Agency created an Ethical Committee to ensure independent, impartial and objective assessment of declarations of interests of Agency staff, to provide support to managers in the assessment of the completed declaration of interest form and to deal with any subject related to the CoC;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 2 – on 1 August 2012, the Agency created an Ethical Committee to ensure independent, impartial and objective assessment of declarations of interests of Agency staff, to provide support to managers in the assessment of the completed declaration of interest form and to deal with any
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 2 a (new) - the Agency's Ethical Committee is now fully operational with the adoption on 10 December 2012 of its Rules of Procedure, including detailed criteria for the evaluation and assessment of the Declarations of Interests of Agency staff;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 3 – at present (January 2013), the Agency is implementing th
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 3 – at present (
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 4 – on 1 August 2012, a similar code of conduct was released for the Board of Appeal
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – indent 5 – in June 2012, the Agency released a proposal for a code of conduct for
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2 urges the Agency to continue to act on the recommendations of the Court of Auditors in order to avoid any conflict of interests among its various governing and operational structures and to report to the discharge authority on the implementation of the abovementioned policies and procedures, as well as on any further developments as regards the management of conflicts of interest;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2 a (new) Urges the Agency to request an annual report from the ethics committee, to be submitted to the discharge authority and the European Parliament, with a view to the delivery of an opinion by the competent committee or committees;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Acknowledges from the Annual Report on Internal Audit for 2011, that in 2011, the Internal Audit Service (IAS) performed an assessment of the progress made by the Agency in implementing their recommendations resulting from their 2006 audit on the implementation of the Commission's internal control standards, the subsequent follow-up in 2007, the 2008 audit of Revenues and Direct Costs and the 2009 audit of Human Resources Management; notes, moreover, that the IAS confirmed that 16 of the 18 recommendations have been adequately and effectively implemented; calls on the Agency to keep the discharge authority informed on the actions undertaken to complete the two remaining recommendations;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Notes from the AAR that in 2011, the Agency concluded 85 new contracts of employment and that at year-end it employed a total of 642 staff members; (To be placed under subtitle "Recruitment procedures")
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges from the Court of Auditors' report the Agency's further need to improve the transparency of staff selection procedures; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority of the actions taken to improve the recruitment procedures;
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the Agency is financed by
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Acknowledges from the Court of Auditors' report that the decrease in the country coefficient for Germany in June 2010 caused a significant surplus in the Agency's Title I ‘Staff Expenditure’ appropriations for 2011 and that about EUR 3 million (7 % of the appropriations) were transferred from Title I to various budget lines in Title III ‘Operational Expenditure’, despite their low implementation rate in terms of payments; notes, moreover, that this significant cross
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Acknowledges from the Court of Auditors' report that the decrease in the country coefficient for Germany in June 2010 caused a significant surplus in the Agency's Title I ‘Staff Expenditure’ appropriations for 2011 and that about EUR 3 million (7 % of the appropriations) were transferred from Title I to various budget lines in Title III ‘Operational Expenditure’, despite their low implementation rate in terms of payments; notes, moreover, that this significant cross title transfer, which changed the structure of the budget considerably, was not put to the Agency's Management Board for approval;
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The European Parliament adopted a decision on discharge to be granted to the Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2011. The vote on the decision to grant discharge covers the closure of the accounts (in accordance with Annex VI, Rule 5(1) of the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure). Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the EASA for the financial year 2011 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Parliament adopted a resolution containing a number of recommendations that need to be taken into account when the discharge is granted, in addition to the general recommendations that appear in the draft resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies:
Lastly, Parliament made a series of observations as regards the EASA’s internal audit procedures. New
The European Parliament adopted a decision on discharge to be granted to the Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2011. The vote on the decision to grant discharge covers the closure of the accounts (in accordance with Annex VI, Article 5(1) of the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure). Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the EASA for the financial year 2011 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Parliament adopted a resolution containing a number of recommendations that need to be taken into account when the discharge is granted, in addition to the general recommendations that appear in the draft resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies:
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PURPOSE: presentation of the EU Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2011, together with the Agency’s reply. CONTENT: in accordance with the tasks conferred on the Court of Auditors by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Court presents to the European Parliament and to the Council, in the context of the discharge procedure, a Statement of Assurance as to the reliability of the annual accounts of each institution, body or agency of the EU, and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them, on the basis of an independent external audit. This audit concerned, amongst others, the annual accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EVSA). In the Court’s opinion, the Agency’s Annual Accounts fairly present, in all material respects, its financial position as of 31 December 2011 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with the provisions of its Financial Regulation. The Court also considers that the transactions underlying the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year ended 31 December 2011 are, in all material respects, legal and regular. The report confirms that the Agency’s 2011 budget amounted to EUR 138.7 million and that the number of staff employed by the Agency at the end of the year was 574. The report also makes a series of observations on the budgetary and financial management of the Agency, accompanied by the latter’s response. The main observations may be summarised as follows: Court’s comments:
Agency’s replies:
Lastly, the Court of Auditors’ report contains a summary of the Agency’s activities in 2011. This is focused on the following:
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PURPOSE: presentation of the EU Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2011, together with the Agency’s reply. CONTENT: in accordance with the tasks conferred on the Court of Auditors by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Court presents to the European Parliament and to the Council, in the context of the discharge procedure, a Statement of Assurance as to the reliability of the annual accounts of each institution, body or agency of the EU, and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them, on the basis of an independent external audit. This audit concerned, amongst others, the annual accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). In the Court’s opinion, the Agency’s Annual Accounts fairly present, in all material respects, its financial position as of 31 December 2011 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with the provisions of its Financial Regulation. The Court also considers that the transactions underlying the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year ended 31 December 2011 are, in all material respects, legal and regular. The report confirms that the Agency’s 2011 budget amounted to EUR 138.7 million and that the number of staff employed by the Agency at the end of the year was 574. The report also makes a series of observations on the budgetary and financial management of the Agency, accompanied by the latter’s response. The main observations may be summarised as follows: Court’s comments:
Agency’s replies:
Lastly, the Court of Auditors’ report contains a summary of the Agency’s activities in 2011. This is focused on the following:
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PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011, as part of the 2011 discharge procedure. Analysis of the accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). CONTENT: this Commission document sets out the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 as prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions, organisations and bodies of the EU, in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EU's General Budget, including the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). In 2011, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows:
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PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011, as part of the 2011 discharge procedure. Analysis of the accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). CONTENT: this Commission document sets out the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 as prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions, organisations and bodies of the EU, in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EU's General Budget, including the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). In 2011, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows:
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