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Lead | CONT | SARVAMAA Petri (PPE) | KADENBACH Karin (S&D), GERBRANDY Gerben-Jan (ALDE), STAES Bart (Verts/ALE), ANDREASEN Marta (ECR), DE JONG Dennis (GUE/NGL), VANHECKE Frank (EFD), EHRENHAUSER Martin (NI) |
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Activites
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2014/09/05
Final act published in Official Journal
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2014/04/03
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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T7-0315/2014
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The European Parliament adopted a decision concerning the discharge to be granted to the Director of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology in respect of the implementation of the Institute'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 Institute for the financial year 2012 are reliable, but that it could not obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence on the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions, Parliament adopted by 508 votes to 63, with 20 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: Qualified opinion: Parliament regretted that the Court of Auditors found the quality of the audit certificates is inadequate in many instances. It also deplored the fact that no ex post verifications have been carried out for transactions related to grants for 2010 activities (EUR 11.3 million). Furthermore, it deplored the fact that given the limited assurances that can be drawn from ex ante verifications, there is no reasonable assurance as to the legality and regularity of these transactions. Parliament noted that according to the Court of Auditors, except for the possible effects of the matters described in the basis for a qualified opinion, the transactions underlying the annual accounts for the year 2012 are legal and regular in all material respects. Commitments and carryovers: Parliament noted that out of the committed appropriations carried over from 2011 amounting to some EUR 22 million, some EUR 10 million (45%) were cancelled in 2012. Performance: Parliament requested that the Institute communicate the results and impact its work has on European citizens in an accessible way, mainly through its website. It also made a series of observations on transfers, procurement and recruitment procedures as well as comments on internal controls. Parliament acknowledged that the Institute has two framework rules regulating conflicts of interests. It called on the Institute to inform the discharge authority whether it intends to update those framework rules according to the Commission's Guidelines.
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T7-0315/2014
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- 2014/04/02 Debate in Parliament
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2014/03/21
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A7-0234/2014
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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 Institute of Innovation and Technology in respect of the implementation of the Institute'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 Institute for the financial year 2012 are reliable, and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Members approved the closure of the Institute’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. Qualified opinion: Members regretted that the Court of Auditors found the quality of the audit certificates is inadequate in many instances. They also deplored the fact that no ex post verifications have been carried out for transactions related to grants for 2010 activities (EUR 11.3 million). Furthermore, they deplored the fact that given the limited assurances that can be drawn from ex ante verifications, there is no reasonable assurance as to the legality and regularity of these transactions. They noted that according to the Court of Auditors, except for the possible effects of the matters described in the basis for a qualified opinion, the transactions underlying the annual accounts for the year 2012 are legal and regular in all material respects. Commitments and carryovers: Members noted that out of the committed appropriations carried over from 2011 amounting to some EUR 22 million, some EUR 10 million (45%) were cancelled in 2012. Members also made a series of observations on transfers, procurement and recruitment procedures as well as comments on internal controls. They acknowledged that the Institute has two framework rules regulating conflicts of interests. They called on the Institute to inform the discharge authority whether it intends to update those framework rules according to the Commission's Guidelines.
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A7-0234/2014
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2014/03/17
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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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 Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). 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 Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). In 2012, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows: description of the EIT's tasks: the EIT, which is located in Budapest, was set up by Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The Institute’s objective is to contribute to sustainable European economic growth and competitiveness by reinforcing the innovation capacity of the Member States and the European Union. The Institute shall: (i) raise awareness among potential partner organisations and encourage their participation in its activities; (ii) select and designate Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) in the priority fields; (iii) mobilise funds from public and private sources to encourage the innovation process; (iv) encourage the recognition in the Member States of degrees and diplomas which are awarded by higher education institutions that are partner organisations,… EIT's budget for the 2012 financial year: the EIT’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 97 million; - paid : EUR 95 million; - carried-over : 0. § Payment appropriations : - committed : EUR 83 million; - paid : EUR 71 million; - carried-over : EUR 7 million. Please refer also to the final accounts of the EIT.
- 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: A7-0234/2014
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0315/2014
Amendments | Dossier |
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2013/2242(DEC)
2014/02/26
CONT
16 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 a (new) Prevention and management of conflicts of interests and transparency
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Acknowledges that the Institute has two framework rules regulating conflicts of interests; calls on the Institute to inform the discharge authority of its intention to revise those framework rules based on the Commission's Guidelines on the Prevention and Management of Conflict of Interest in EU Decentralised Agencies;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Observes that the Declarations of Interests of members of the Governing Board, the Executive Director and senior management are not publicly available; calls on the Institute to remedy the situation as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Requests that the Institute 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. Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology discharge in respect of the implementation of the Institute's budget for the financial year
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1.
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 Institute of Innovation and Technology (
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 Institute's budget for 2012 amounted to EUR 68 697 863, compared to EUR 8 043 439.83 in 2011,
source: PE-521.771
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