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2015/04/29
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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T8-0128/2015
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The European Parliament adopted by 568 votes to 102, with 25 abstentions, a decision to give discharge to the European Ombudsman in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2013. In its resolution accompanying the discharge decision, adopted by 584 votes to 84, with 12 abstentions, Parliament welcomed the fact that the Court of Auditors observed that no significant weaknesses had been identified in respect of the audited topics relating to human resources and procurement for the European Ombudsman. The payments as a whole for the year ended on 31 December 2013 for administrative and other expenditure of the institutions and bodies were free from material error. Budgetary and financial management: Parliament welcomed the 2013 results; the Ombudsman's budget rose, in 2013, to EUR 9 731 371. Of the total appropriations, 98.20% were committed and 91.82% paid with a utilisation rate of 98.20% (95.88% in 2012). Ombudsman’s actions: Members called for the continued improvements of the financial planning over the next financial years. They endorsed the Ombudsman's Annual Management Plan for 2013 including a Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) scoreboard to measure the office's performance in achieving its objectives. The Ombudsman is encouraged to continue to monitor the management of allowances and improve its performance levels. In 2013, the Ombudsman largely met the aim of closing 70% of cases in less than a year. However, although the proportion of inquiries closed within 18 months has increased from 79% to 81%, it was still below the 90% target set by the Ombudsman. Members hoped that this target would be reached in 2014. Parliament went on to make a series of observations on the Ombudsman’s daily management and asked for: information on the unused rate of the interpretation services; strengthening cooperation with the other institutions to work out a uniform method of presenting translation costs; a reduction in the high level of spending on ‘away days’, conferences and similar events for staff at the Ombudsman’s office in 2013, which was noticeably higher than it was in the other institutions; clarification on the Ombudsman’s buildings policy; inclusion in its annual activity reports, in compliance with the existing rules on confidentiality and data protection, the results and consequences of closed OLAF cases, where the institution or any of the individuals working for it were the subject of the investigation; the introduction of a procedure to assess the possible impact of certain publications in advance, with a view to publishing them, along with an explanatory report, so as to avoid them being used in a biased way. Lastly, whilst welcoming the fact that a woman had been elected as European Ombudsman, Parliament called for the introduction of an equal opportunities plan specifically geared towards management posts.
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T8-0128/2015
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- 2015/04/28 Debate in Parliament
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2015/03/31
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A8-0115/2015
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The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the report by Ryszard CZARNECKI (ECR, PL) called on the European Parliament to give discharge to the European Ombudsman in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Ombudsman for the financial year 2013. They noted with satisfaction that in its 2013 annual report, the Court of Auditors observed that no significant weaknesses had been identified in respect to the audited topics related to the human resources and the procurement for the European Ombudsman. Budgetary and financial management: the report observed that the Ombudsman's budget amounted in 2013 to EUR 9 731 371 and that of the total appropriations, 98.20% were committed and 91.82% paid with a utilisation rate of 98.20% (95.88% in 2012). Ombudsman’s actions: Members noted the continued improvements of the financial planning and its monitoring and endorsed the Ombudsman's Annual Management Plan for 2013 including a Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) scoreboard to measure the office's performance in achieving its objectives. Furthermore, the committee welcomed the fact that the aim of closing 70% of cases in less than a year was surpassed in 2013. It noted, however, that the proportion of inquiries closed within 18 months was still below the 90% target set by the Ombudsman, even though it has increased from 79% to 81%. It expected that this target would be reached in 2014. Members went on to make a series of observations on the Ombudsman’s daily management and asked for: information on the unused rate of the interpretation services; strengthening cooperation with the other institutions to work out a uniform method of presenting translation costs; a reduction in the high level of spending on ‘away days’, conferences and similar events for staff at the Ombudsman’s office in 2013, which was noticeably higher than it was in the other institutions; clarification on the Ombudsman’s buildings policy; inclusion in its annual activity reports, in compliance with the existing rules on confidentiality and data protection, the results and consequences of closed OLAF cases, where the institution or any of the individuals working for it were the subject of the investigation; the introduction of a procedure to assess the possible impact of certain publications in advance, with a view to publishing them, along with an explanatory report, so as to avoid them being used in a biased way. Lastly, whilst welcoming the fact that a woman had been elected as European Ombudsman; is concerned, nevertheless, about the lack of women in management posts at the Ombudsman’s office, Members called for the introduction of an equal opportunities plan specifically geared towards management posts.
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A8-0115/2015
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2015/03/23
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2014/10/20
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2014/07/30
Non-legislative basic document published
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COM(2014)0510
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PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2013, as part of the 2013 discharge procedure. Analysis of the accounts of the EU Institutions: European Ombudsman. Legal reminder: the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the year 2013 have been prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions and bodies under Article 148(2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Union. They were prepared in accordance with Title IX of this Financial Regulation. (1) Purpose: the document helps to bring insight into the EU budget mechanism and the way in which the budget has been managed and spent in 2013, including the different expenses of the European institutions. It should be recalled that only the Commission budget contains administrative appropriations and operating appropriations. The other Institutions have only administrative appropriations. The document also presents the different financial actors involved in the budget process (accounting officers, internal officers and authorising officers) and recalls their respective roles in the context of the tasks of sound financial management. Amongst the other legal elements relating to the implementation of the EU budget presented in this document, the paper focuses on the following issues: accounting principles applicable to the management of EU spending (business continuity, consistency of accounting methods, comparability of information ...); consolidation methods of figures for all major controlled entities (the consolidated financial statements of the EU comprise all significant controlled entities –institutions, organisations and agencies); the recognition of financial assets in the EU (tangible and intangible assets, financial assets and other miscellaneous investments); the way in which EU public expenditure is committed and spent, including pre-financing (cash advances intended for the benefit of an EU organ); the means of recovery following irregularities detected; the modus operandi of the accounting system; the audit process followed by the European Parliament's granting of the discharge. Discharge procedure: the final control is the discharge of the budget for a given financial year. The discharge represents the political aspect of the external control of budget implementation and is the decision by which the European Parliament, acting on a Council recommendation, "releases" the Commission from its responsibility for management of a given budget by marking the end of that budget's existence. When granting discharge, Parliament may make observations which it considers important and often recommends the Commission and the other institutions to take actions concerning these matters. The document also details specific expenditure of the institutions, in particular: (i) pensions of former Members and officials of institutions; (ii) joint sickness insurance scheme and (iii) buildings. The document also presents a series of tables and detailed technical indicators on (i) the balance sheet; (ii) the economic outturn account; (iii) cashflow tables; (iv) technical annexes concerning the financial statements. (2) Implementation of the Ombudsman’s appropriations for the financial year 2013: the document comprises a series of detailed annexes, the most important concerning the implementation of the budget. As regards the Ombudsman’s expenditure, the information is drawn from the Report on the financial and budgetary management 2013 of the European Ombudsman. The appropriations available for 2013 amounted to EUR 9.731 million with 98.22% (or EUR 9.556 million) committed. (3) Budgetary implementation - conclusions: in more general and political terms, the implementation of the Ombudsman’s budget in 2013 was marked by the following (see Annual Report 2013 – European Ombudsman): 2 420 complaints registered, 1 407 requests for information replied to by the Ombudsman’s services, 9 own-initiative inquiries opened, 20 own-initiative inquiries closed, 441complaints based inquiries closed, 341 inquiries opened on the basis of complaints received. In total, 2354 actions were taken by the European Ombudsman on complaints received in 2013. 2013 was also marked by the election of Emily O’Reilly in September as the first female European Ombudsman replacing Nikiforos Diamandouros. Other important elements in the management of resources in 2013: Audit: with a view to ensuring effective management of resources, the Ombudsman’s internal auditor, regularly checks the institution’s internal control systems and the financial operations that the office carries out. Annual Management Plan (AMP): the Ombudsman adopted an Annual Management Plan (AMP), which identifies concrete actions that the office needs to take in order to implement the institution’s priorities. The AMP for 2013 was the third to be based on the Ombudsman’s Strategy for the mandate 2009-2014. The objectives for 2013 – as for the other years covered by the strategy – were to listen, deliver, persuade, communicate, and adapt. Activity report: the Ombudsman also adopted an Annual Activity Report (AAR). The AAR reports on the results of operations with regard to the objectives set out in the AMP, the risks associated with the operations, the use made of the resources at the Ombudsman’s disposal, and the efficiency and effectiveness of the institution’s internal control system.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/budget/', 'title': 'Budget'}, GEORGIEVA Kristalina
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COM(2014)0510
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2014)0510
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0115/2015
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0128/2015
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2014/2084(DEC)
2015/03/06
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12 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Welcomes the fact that a woman has been elected as European Ombudsman; is concerned, nevertheless, at the lack of women in management posts at the Ombudsman’s office; calls for the introduction of an equal opportunities plan specifically geared towards management posts with a view to correcting this imbalance as soon as possible;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Ombudsman to include in its Annual Activity Reports the results and consequences of closed OLAF cases, where the institution or any of the individuals working for it were the subject of the investigation;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Wholeheartedly agrees with the transparency policy advocated by the Ombudsman’s office, and calls for the introduction of a procedure to assess the possible impact of certain publications in advance, with a view to publishing them along with an explanatory report so as to avoid them being used in a biased way; points out that this procedure should launched by the Ombudsman in cooperation with the European Data Protection Supervisor, the Commission and the institution that the publication concerns;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Takes note of the Ombudsman’s commitment to continue improving its system for the timely monitoring and control of the recruitment and procurement procedures, supports the Ombudsman to continue to monitor the management of allowances and improve its performance levels;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Takes note that the Ombudsman seeks constant improvements in financial planning so as to ensure the most efficient possible budget implementation;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Demands that the Ombudsman’s building policy be attached to its annual activity report, especially given that it is important that such costs are properly rationalised and that such costs are not excessive;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Proposes that the Ombudsman cooperate with other institutions to come up with a unified methodology of presenting the translation and interpretation costs in order to simplify the analysis and comparison of the costs, with the European Court of Auditors having a leading role in this matter;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the Ombudsman’s achievement of the European Foundation for Quality Management first level of recognition ‘Committed to Excellence’ in 2012, and welcomes the fact that an excellent, productive relationship was maintained with the foundation in 2013;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Draws attention to the high level of spending on away days, conferences and similar events for staff at the Ombudsman’s office in 2013, which was noticeably higher than it was in the other institutions; considers that at a time of crisis and budgetary cuts in general, the cost of away days for staff at the EU institutions has to be reduced and that they should take place, where possible, on the institutions’ own premises, as the added value derived from away days does not justify such high costs;
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PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2013, as part of the 2013 discharge procedure. Analysis of the accounts of the EU Institutions: European Ombudsman. Legal reminder: the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the year 2013 have been prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions and bodies under Article 148(2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Union. They were prepared in accordance with Title IX of this Financial Regulation. (1) Purpose: the document helps to bring insight into the EU budget mechanism and the way in which the budget has been managed and spent in 2013, including the different expenses of the European institutions. It should be recalled that only the Commission budget contains administrative appropriations and operating appropriations. The other Institutions have only administrative appropriations. The document also presents the different financial actors involved in the budget process (accounting officers, internal officers and authorising officers) and recalls their respective roles in the context of the tasks of sound financial management. Amongst the other legal elements relating to the implementation of the EU budget presented in this document, the paper focuses on the following issues:
Discharge procedure: the final control is the discharge of the budget for a given financial year. The discharge represents the political aspect of the external control of budget implementation and is the decision by which the European Parliament, acting on a Council recommendation, "releases" the Commission from its responsibility for management of a given budget by marking the end of that budget's existence. When granting discharge, Parliament may make observations which it considers important and often recommends the Commission and the other institutions to take actions concerning these matters. The document also details specific expenditure of the institutions, in particular: (i) pensions of former Members and officials of institutions; (ii) joint sickness insurance scheme and (iii) buildings. The document also presents a series of tables and detailed technical indicators on (i) the balance sheet; (ii) the economic outturn account; (iii) cashflow tables; (iv) technical annexes concerning the financial statements. (2) Implementation of the Ombudsmans appropriations for the financial year 2013: the document comprises a series of detailed annexes, the most important concerning the implementation of the budget. As regards the Ombudsmans expenditure, the information is drawn from the Report on the financial and budgetary management 2013 of the European Ombudsman. The appropriations available for 2013 amounted to EUR 9.731 million with 98.22% (or EUR 9.556 million) committed. (3) Budgetary implementation - conclusions: in more general and political terms, the implementation of the Ombudsmans budget in 2013 was marked by the following (see Annual Report 2013 European Ombudsman):
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PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2013, as part of the 2013 discharge procedure. Analysis of the accounts of the EU Institutions: European Ombudsman. Legal reminder: the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the year 2013 have been prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions and bodies under Article 148(2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Union. They were prepared in accordance with Title IX of this Financial Regulation. (1) Purpose: the document helps to bring insight into the EU budget mechanism and the way in which the budget has been managed and spent in 2013, including the different expenses of the European institutions. It should be recalled that only the Commission budget contains administrative appropriations and operating appropriations. The other Institutions have only administrative appropriations. The document also presents the different financial actors involved in the budget process (accounting officers, internal officers and authorising officers) and recalls their respective roles in the context of the tasks of sound financial management. Amongst the other legal elements relating to the implementation of the EU budget presented in this document, the paper focuses on the following issues:
Discharge procedure: the final control is the discharge of the budget for a given financial year. The discharge represents the political aspect of the external control of budget implementation and is the decision by which the European Parliament, acting on a Council recommendation, "releases" the Commission from its responsibility for management of a given budget by marking the end of that budget's existence. When granting discharge, Parliament may make observations which it considers important and often recommends the Commission and the other institutions to take actions concerning these matters. The document also details specific expenditure of the institutions, in particular: (i) pensions of former Members and officials of institutions; (ii) joint sickness insurance scheme and (iii) buildings. The document also presents a series of tables and detailed technical indicators on (i) the balance sheet; (ii) the economic outturn account; (iii) cashflow tables; (iv) technical annexes concerning the financial statements. (2) Implementation of the Ombudsmans appropriations for the financial year 2013: the document comprises a series of detailed annexes, the most important concerning the implementation of the budget. As regards the Ombudsmans expenditure, the information is drawn from the Report on the financial and budgetary management 2013 of the European Ombudsman. The appropriations available for 2013 amounted to EUR 9.731 million with 98.22% (or EUR 9.556 million) committed. (3) Budgetary implementation - conclusions: in more general and political terms, the implementation of the Ombudsmans budget in 2013 was marked by the following (see Annual Report 2013 European Ombudsman):
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