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Lead | CONT | SARVAMAA Petri (EPP) | KADENBACH Karin (S&D), GERBRANDY Gerben-Jan (ALDE), STAES Bart (Verts/ALE), ANDREASEN Marta (ECR), DE JONG Cornelis (GUE/NGL), VANHECKE Frank (EFD), EHRENHAUSER Martin (NI) |
Opinion | EMPL | BERÈS Pervenche (S&D) | |
Opinion | ITRE |
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2014/04/03
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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T7-0303/2014
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The European Parliament adopted a decision concerning the discharge to be granted to the Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) in respect of the implementation of the Centre's budget for the financial year 2012. The vote on the discharge decision approved the closure of the accounts (in accordance with Annex VI, Article 5(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament. Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the Centre for the financial year 2012 are reliable, and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Parliament adopted by 512 votes to 71, with 18 abstentions, a resolution containing a series of recommendations that form an integral part of the discharge decision and as well as the general recommendations that appear in the draft resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies. These recommendations are summarised as follows: Role of the Centre: Parliament acknowledged the essential role of the Centre in the promotion of vocational education and training (VET) in the Union and the relevance of its contribution to policies aimed at exploring VET’s potential to support economic development. It noted the presence of various stakeholders shows an increased demand for the Centre’s expertise and analytical capacity. Budget and financial management: Parliament noted that budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2012 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 99.68% and that the payment appropriations execution rate was 94.44%. Commitments and carry-overs: it also noted that carry-overs of committed appropriations were high however it acknowledged that this was mainly due to reasons beyond the Centre’s control. Performance: Parliament requested that the Centre communicate the results and impact its work has on European citizens in an accessible way, mainly through its website. Parliament also made a series of observations on transfers, procurement and recruitment procedures as well as comments on internal controls. Lastly, it called on the Centre to assess its policy on the prevention and management of conflicts of interests on the basis of the Commission's Guidelines on the issue. It called on the Centre to inform the discharge authority of the assessment results once available.
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T7-0303/2014
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- 2014/04/02 Debate in Parliament
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2014/03/20
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A7-0207/2014
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The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the report by Petri SARVAMAA (EPP, FI) in which it recommended the European Parliament to grant discharge to the Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) in respect of the implementation of the Centre's budget for the financial year 2012. Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the Centre for the financial year 2012 are reliable, and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Members approved the closure of the Cedefop’s accounts. They made, however, a number of recommendations that needed 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. Role of the Centre: Members acknowledged the essential role of the Centre in the promotion of vocational education and training (VET) in the Union and the relevance of its contribution to policies aimed at exploring VET’s potential to support economic development. They noted the presence of various stakeholders shows an increased demand for the Centre’s expertise and analytical capacity. Budget and financial management: Members noted that budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2012 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 99.68% and that the payment appropriations execution rate was 94.44%. Commitments and carry-overs: they also noted that carry-overs of committed appropriations were high however they acknowledged that this was mainly due to reasons beyond the Centre’s control. Members also made a series of observations on transfers, procurement and recruitment procedures as well as comments on internal controls. Lastly, they acknowledged that the Centre should assess its policy on the prevention and management of conflicts of interests on the basis of the Commission's Guidelines on the issue. They called on the Centre to inform the discharge authority of the assessment results once available.
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A7-0207/2014
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2014/03/17
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2013/10/22
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2013/07/26
Non-legislative basic document published
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COM(2013)0570
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PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2012, as part of the 2012 discharge procedure. Analysis of the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP). CONTENT: this Commission document sets out the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2012 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 Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP). In 2012, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows: description of the Centre's tasks: CEDEFOP, which is located in Thessaloniki, was established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75. The Centre's has the task of compiling and disseminating documentation on vocational training systems and encouraging and supporting a concerted approach to matters relating to the development of vocational training; the Centre's budget for the financial year 2012: the Centre’s budget for 2012, as presented in the Commission document on the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union, gives the following figures: § Commitment appropriations : - committed : EUR 22 million; - paid : EUR 21 million; - carried-over : EUR 1 million. § Payment appropriations : - committed : EUR 22 million; - paid : EUR 19 million; - carried-over : EUR 3 million. Please refer also to the final accounts of the CEDEFOP.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/budget/', 'title': 'Budget'}, ŠEMETA Algirdas
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COM(2013)0570
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2013)0570
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0207/2014
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0303/2014
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2013/2208(DEC)
2014/01/07
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Acknowledges the essential role of the Centre in the promotion of vocational education and training (VET) in the European Union a
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Expresses its satisfaction that the Court of Auditors has declared the transactions underlying the Centre’s annual accounts for the financial year 2012 to be legal and regular and that its financial position as of 31 December 2012 is clearly represented;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes the high budget implementation rates for all titles and that the number of budget transfers was reduced by more than 25% from previous year (down to 55 transfers in 2012 from 77 in 2011); notes furthermore that the high carry-over of committed appropriations mainly resulted from reasons beyond the Centre’s control, such as the delays in the repair works carried out by Greek authorities on the Centre’s premises, which were not completed in 2012. Regrets that the recognized deficits from the previous year have not yet been satisfactorily corrected;
source: PE-526.186
2014/02/25
CONT
16 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 a (new) Prevention and management of conflicts of interests and transparency
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Acknowledges that the Centre will assess its policy on the prevention and management of conflicts of interests based on the Commission’s guidelines on the Prevention and Management of Conflict of Interest in EU Decentralised Agencies; calls on the Centre to inform the discharge authority of the assessment results once available;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Observes that the CVs and Declarations of Interests of the Governing Board members, as well as the Declarations of Interests of the Executive Director and senior management, are not publicly available; calls on the Centre to remedy the situation as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Requests that the Centre communicate the results and impact its work has on European citizens in an accessible way, mainly through its website;
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year 2012;
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) - having regard to the previous discharge reports of the Parliament,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, according to its financial statements, the final budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (‘the Centre’) for the financial year 2012 was EUR 19 216 951, representing an increase of 1, 83 % compared to 2011,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas, according to its financial statements, the overall contribution of the Union to the Centre’s budget for 2012 amounted to EUR 16 933 900, representing a decrease of 0,31 % compared to 2011,
source: PE-521.760
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