Activites

• 2014/04/03 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T7-0337/2014 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a decision concerning the discharge to be granted to the Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2012. The vote on the discharge decision covered the closure of the accounts (in accordance with Annex VI, Article 5(1) of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure). Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that the 2012 annual accounts of the Joint Undertaking present fairly, in all material respects, its financial position as of 31 December 2012 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, Parliament adopted by 474 votes to 58, with 19 abstentions, a resolution containing a series 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. ·        Budget and financial management: Parliament noted that the Joint Undertaking's final budget for the financial year 2012 included commitment appropriations of EUR 156.6 million and payment appropriations of EUR 124.2 million. ·        Utilisation rate and carryovers: Parliament noted, furthermore, that the utilisation rates for commitment and payment appropriations were 95 % and 86 % respectively. It pointed out that at year-end, cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 15.7 million which was at odds with the budgetary principle of equilibrium. It reminded the Joint Undertaking of the need to implement concrete measures to attain budget equilibrium. ·        SESAR programme objectives: Parliament reiterated its call on the Joint Undertaking to inform the discharge authority about the stage of implementation of more than 310 research and development and management projects under the SESAR programme and to present the results achieved. It stated again that the Joint Undertaking should use all the financial resources made available to it to complete the development of the technology and operational improvements necessary for the deployment of SESAR on time. Parliament noted its previous recommendation that any potential conflicts of interest should not be dismissed but addressed properly. It points out that the Joint Undertaking's success in the implementation of the SESAR programme is key to developing a modernised air traffic management system for Europe. Parliament made a series of observations on in-kind contributions, internal controls and internal audits and horizontal aspects of European Research Joint Undertakings. It invited the Court of Auditors to monitor the Joint Undertaking's policies as regards the management and prevention of conflicts of interests by drafting a Special Report on the matter by the next discharge procedure. JTI: Parliament invited the Court of Auditors to comprehensively analyse the Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) and the other joint undertakings in a separate report in light of the substantial amounts involved and the risks- notably reputational – presented. It noted that the Joint Undertakings’ total 2012 forecasted budgeted income amounted to some EUR 2.5 billion or about 1.8 % of the 2012 Union general budget while approximately EUR 618 million came from the general budget (cash contribution from the Commission) and approximately EUR 134 million came from the industrial partners and members of the Joint Undertakings. It recalled that the total Union contribution deemed necessary for the Joint Undertakings for their period of existence amounts to EUR 11.5 billion. It recalled that Parliament has previously requested that the Court of Auditors draw up a special report on the capacity of the joint undertakings, together with their private partners, to ensure added value and efficient execution of Union research, technological development and demonstration programmes. Parliament agreed with the Court of Auditors’ conclusion that the JTIs have been set up to support long-term industrial investment, in particular research areas but noted that it has taken on average two years to grant financial autonomy to a JTI, with the Commission usually remaining responsible for one third of the expected operational lifetime of the JTIs.

• 2014/04/02 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2014/03/20 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
  • A7-0197/2014 summary

    The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the report by Paul RÜBIG (EPP, AT) on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012 and called on the European Parliament to grant the Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Office'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 FCH JU for the financial year 2012 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Members made 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: ·        Budget and financial management: Members noted that the Joint Undertaking's final budget for the financial year 2012 included commitment appropriations of EUR 156.6 million and payment appropriations of EUR 124.2 million ·        Utilisation rate and carryovers: the committee noted, furthermore, that the utilisation rates for commitment and payment appropriations were 95 % and 86 % respectively. It pointed out that at year-end, cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 15.7 million which was at odds with the budgetary principle of equilibrium. It reminded the Joint Undertaking of the need to implement concrete measures to attain budget equilibrium. ·        SESAR programme objectives: Members reiterated their call on the Joint Undertaking to inform the discharge authority about the stage of implementation of more than 310 research and development and management projects under the SESAR programme and to present the results achieved. They stated again that the Joint Undertaking should use all the financial resources made available to it to complete the development of the technology and operational improvements necessary for the deployment of SESAR on time. Members notes Parliament’s previous recommendation that any potential conflicts of interest should not be dismissed but addressed properly. Members made a series of observations on in-kind contributions, internal controls and internal audits and horizontal aspects of European Research Joint Undertakings. They invited the Court of Auditors to monitor the Joint Undertaking's policies as regards the management and prevention of conflicts of interests by drafting a Special Report on the matter by the next discharge procedure. JTI: the committee invited the Court of Auditors to comprehensively analyse the Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) and the other joint undertakings in a separate report in light of the substantial amounts involved and the risks- notably reputational – presented. It noted that the Joint Undertakings’ total 2012 forecasted budgeted income amounted to some EUR 2.5 billion or about 1.8 % of the 2012 Union general budget while approximately EUR 618 million came from the general budget (cash contribution from the Commission) and approximately EUR 134 million came from the industrial partners and members of the Joint Undertakings. Members recalled that Parliament had previously requested that the Court of Auditors draw up a special report on the capacity of the joint undertakings, together with their private partners, to ensure added value and efficient execution of Union research, technological development and demonstration programmes. They agreed with the Court of Auditors’ conclusion that the JTIs had been set up to support long-term industrial investment in particular research areas, but noted that it had taken on average two years to grant financial autonomy to a JTI, with the Commission usually remaining responsible for one third of the expected operational lifetime of the JTIs.

• 2014/03/18 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2013/10/22 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2013/07/26 Non-legislative basic document published
  • COM(2013)0570 summary

    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 SESAR Joint Undertaking. 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 SESAR Joint Undertaking. In 2012, the tasks and budget of the Joint Undertaking were as follows: description of the tasks of the Joint Undertaking: SESAR Joint Undertaking, located in Brussels, was set up in 2007 by Regulation (EC) 219/2007 for a period extending to 31 December 2017. The aim of this Joint Undertaking is to ensure the modernisation of the European air traffic management system and the rapid implementation of the European air traffic management Master Plan by coordinating and concentrating all relevant research and development efforts in the EU budget of the Joint Undertaking for the 2012 financial year: the budget for SESAR's development phase (2008-2013) is provided in equal parts by the EU, by Eurocontrol and by public and private partners. At 31 December 2012, the Commission held 46.12 % of the ownership participation in SESAR. The total (indicative) Commission contribution foreseen for SESAR (from 2007 to 2013) is EUR 700 million. The cumulative unrecognised share of losses is EUR 157 million. Please also consult SESAR Joint Undertaking’s final accounts.

  • DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/budget/', 'title': 'Budget'}, ŠEMETA Algirdas

Documents

• Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2013)0570
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0197/2014
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0337/2014

Amendments

Dossier

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2013/2248(DEC) 2014/01/30 TRAN 1 amendments... Amendment 1 # Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Underlines that the budget for the development phase of the SESAR project is 2,1 billion euro, to be provided in equal parts by the EU, Eurocontrol and the participating public and private partners. source: PE-528.083 2014/02/26 CONT 7 amendments... Amendment 1 # Ryszard CZARNECKI, Marta ANDREASEN, Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ, Derk Jan EPPINK, Philip BRADBOURN Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2012; Amendment 2 # Ryszard CZARNECKI, Marta ANDREASEN, Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ, Derk Jan EPPINK, Philip BRADBOURN Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012; Amendment 3 # Elena BĂSESCU Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) - having regard to the previous discharge reports of the Parliament; Amendment 4 # Monica MACOVEI Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 a (new) Prevention and management of conflicts of interests and transparency Amendment 5 # Monica MACOVEI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Observes that the CVs and Declarations of Interests of the members of the Management Board, the Executive Director and senior management members are not publicly available; calls on the Joint Undertaking to remedy the situation as a matter of urgency; acknowledges that the Joint Undertaking has updated its Code of Conduct in 2012 that sets clear rules regarding the prevention and management of conflicts of interests; Amendment 6 # Monica MACOVEI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Regrets that the declarations of interests and CVs of members of the management board, management staff and external and in-house experts of the Joint Undertaking are not publicly available; believes that a high level of transparency is a key element in order to mitigate the risks of conflicts of interests; calls, therefore, on the Joint Undertaking to make its policy and/or arrangements on the prevention and management of conflicts of interests and its implementing rules as well as the list of the members of the management boards, management staff and external and in-house experts, together with their respective declarations of interests and CVs available on its website; Amendment 7 # Monica MACOVEI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) 22 b. Invites the Court of Auditors to monitor the Joint Undertaking's policies as regards the management and prevention of conflicts of interests by drafting a Special Report on the matter by the next discharge procedure; source: PE-528.211

History

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