2016/2208(DEC) 2015 discharge: Court of Auditors' special reports
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
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ZELLER Joachim ( PPE)
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LIBERADZKI Bogusław ( S&D),
CZARNECKI Ryszard ( ECR),
DLABAJOVÁ Martina ( ALDE),
STAES Bart ( Verts/ALE),
VALLI Marco ( EFDD),
ALIOT Louis ( ENF)
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Lead committee dossier:
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2017/04/27
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2017/04/27
EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 497 votes to 108, with 46 abstentions, a resolution on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2015 Commission discharge.
In its resolution, Parliament recalled that the special reports of the Court of Auditors provide information on issues of concern related to the implementation of funds, which are thus useful for Parliament in exercising its role of discharge authority.
It noted that the Parliament's observations on the special reports of the Court of Auditors form an integral part of Parliament's abovementioned decision on the general discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 , Section III – Commission.
Parliament then returned to each of the reports in question and made a number of recommendations to improve the use of Community Funds.
To recap, the special reports deal with the following subjects:
As a reminder, these special report focus on the following themes:
Special Report No 18/2015 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Financial assistance provided to Member States in difficulties” Special Report No 19/2015 of the Court of Auditors entitled "More attention to result needed to improve the delivery of technical assistance to Greece" Special Report No 21/2015 of the Court of Auditors entitled "Review of the risks related to a results-oriented approach for Union development and cooperation action" Special Report No 23/2015 of the Court of Auditors entitled "Water quality in the Danube river basin: progress in implementing the Water Framework Directive but still some way to go” Special Report No 24/2015 of the Court of Auditors entitled "Tackling intra-Community VAT fraud: More action needed" Special Report No 25/2015 of the Court of Auditors entitled "EU support for rural infrastructure: potential to achieve significantly greater value for money" Special Report No 1/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled "Is the Commission’s system for performance measurement in relation to farmers’ incomes well designed and based on sound data?" Special Report No 3/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Combating eutrophication in the Baltic Sea: further and more effective action needed” Special Report No 4/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “The European Institute of Innovation and Technology must modify its delivery mechanism and elements of its design to achieve the expected impact” Special Report No 5/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Has the Commission ensured effective implementation of the Services Directive?” Special Report No 6/2016 of the Court entitled “Eradication, control and monitoring programmes to contain animal diseases” Special Report No 7/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “The European External Action Service’s management of its buildings around the world” Special Report No 8/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Rail freight transport performance in the EU: still not on the right track” Special Report No 9/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Union external migration spending in Southern Mediterranean and Eastern Neighbourhood countries until 2014" Special Report No 10/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Further improvements needed to ensure effective implementation of the excessive deficit procedure” Special Report No 11/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Strengthening administrative capacity in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: limited progress in a difficult context” Special report No 12/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Agencies’ use of grants: not always appropriate or demonstrably effective” Special Report No 13/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Union assistance for strengthening the public administration in Moldova” Special Report No 14/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “EU policy initiatives and financial support for Roma integration: significant progress made over the last decade, but additional efforts needed on the ground” Special report No 15/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Did the Commission affectively manage the Humanitarian aid provided to populations effected by conflicts in the African Great Lakes Region?” Special report No 16/2016 of the Court entitled "EU education objectives: programmes aligned but shortcomings in performance measurement" Special Report No 17/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “The EU institutions can do more to facilitate access to their public procurement” Special Report No 18/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “The EU system for the certification of sustainable biofuels” Special report No 19/2016 of the Court entitled “Implementing the EU budget through financial instruments - Lessons to be learnt from the 2007-2013 programme” Special report No 20/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Strengthening capacity in Montenegro: progress but better needed in many key areas” Special Report No 22/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “EU nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Lithuania, Bulgaria and Slovakia: some progress made since 2011 but critical challenges ahead” Special Report No 23/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Maritime transport in the EU: in troubled waters - much ineffective and unsustainable investment” Special Report No 25/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “The Land Parcel Identification System: a useful tool to determine the eligibility of agricultural land – but its management could be further improved” Special Report No 26/2016 of the Court of entitled “Making cross-compliance more effective and achieving simplification remains challenging” Special Report No 27/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled "Governance at the European Commission - best practice?" Special Report No 28/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Dealing with serious cross-border threats to health in the EU: important steps taken but more needs to be done”.
A summary of the special reports can be found on the Court of Auditor’s website.
It should be noted that the amendments proposed by the GUE/NGL group in plenary were all rejected.
Documents
2017/04/27
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2017/04/26
EP - Debate in Parliament
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2017/04/04
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
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The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the report by Joachim ZELLER (EPP, DE) on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2015 Commission discharge.
In the motion for a resolution, Members recalled that the special reports of the Court of Auditors provide information on issues of concern related to the implementation of funds, which are thus useful for Parliament in exercising its role of discharge authority.
They noted that the Parliament's observations on the special reports of the Court of Auditors form an integral part of Parliament's abovementioned decision on the general discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 , Section III – Commission.
Members then returned to each of the reports in question and make a number of recommendations to improve the use of Community Funds.
To recap, the special reports deal with the following subjects:
As a reminder, these special report focus on the following themes:
Special Report No 18/2015 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Financial assistance provided to Member States in difficulties” Special Report No 19/2015 of the Court of Auditors entitled "More attention to result needed to improve the delivery of technical assistance to Greece" Special Report No 21/2015 of the Court of Auditors entitled "Review of the risks related to a results-oriented approach for Union development and cooperation action" Special Report No 23/2015 of the Court of Auditors entitled "Water quality in the Danube river basin: progress in implementing the Water Framework Directive but still some way to go” Special Report No 24/2015 of the Court of Auditors entitled "Tackling intra-Community VAT fraud: More action needed" Special Report No 25/2015 of the Court of Auditors entitled "EU support for rural infrastructure: potential to achieve significantly greater value for money" Special Report No 1/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled "Is the Commission’s system for performance measurement in relation to farmers’ incomes well designed and based on sound data?" Special Report No 3/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Combating eutrophication in the Baltic Sea: further and more effective action needed” Special Report No 4/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “The European Institute of Innovation and Technology must modify its delivery mechanism and elements of its design to achieve the expected impact” Special Report No 5/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Has the Commission ensured effective implementation of the Services Directive?” Special Report No 6/2016 of the Court entitled “Eradication, control and monitoring programmes to contain animal diseases” Special Report No 7/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “The European External Action Service’s management of its buildings around the world” Special Report No 8/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Rail freight transport performance in the EU: still not on the right track” Special Report No 9/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Union external migration spending in Southern Mediterranean and Eastern Neighbourhood countries until 2014" Special Report No 10/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Further improvements needed to ensure effective implementation of the excessive deficit procedure” Special Report No 11/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Strengthening administrative capacity in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: limited progress in a difficult context” Special report No 12/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Agencies’ use of grants: not always appropriate or demonstrably effective” Special Report No 13/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Union assistance for strengthening the public administration in Moldova” Special Report No 14/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “EU policy initiatives and financial support for Roma integration: significant progress made over the last decade, but additional efforts needed on the ground” Special report No 15/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Did the Commission affectively manage the Humanitarian aid provided to populations effected by conflicts in the African Great Lakes Region?” Special report No 16/2016 of the Court entitled "EU education objectives: programmes aligned but shortcomings in performance measurement" Special Report No 17/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “The EU institutions can do more to facilitate access to their public procurement” Special Report No 18/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “The EU system for the certification of sustainable biofuels” Special report No 19/2016 of the Court entitled “Implementing the EU budget through financial instruments - Lessons to be learnt from the 2007-2013 programme” Special report No 20/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Strengthening capacity in Montenegro: progress but better needed in many key areas” Special Report No 22/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “EU nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Lithuania, Bulgaria and Slovakia: some progress made since 2011 but critical challenges ahead” Special Report No 23/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Maritime transport in the EU: in troubled waters - much ineffective and unsustainable investment” Special Report No 25/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “The Land Parcel Identification System: a useful tool to determine the eligibility of agricultural land – but its management could be further improved” Special Report No 26/2016 of the Court of entitled “Making cross-compliance more effective and achieving simplification remains challenging” Special Report No 27/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled "Governance at the European Commission - best practice?" Special Report No 28/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “Dealing with serious cross-border threats to health in the EU: important steps taken but more needs to be done”.
A summary of the special reports can be found on the Court of Auditor’s website.
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2017/03/23
EP - Vote in committee
2017/03/07
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2017/02/08
EP - Committee draft report
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2016/10/04
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2016/09/28
EP - ZELLER Joachim (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in CONT
2016/07/11
EC - Non-legislative basic document
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2016/07/10
EC - Non-legislative basic document published
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- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0144/2017
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0160/2017
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE600.920
- Committee draft report: PE592.205
- Non-legislative basic document: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2016)0475
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2016)0475
- Non-legislative basic document: EUR-Lex COM(2016)0475
- Committee draft report: PE592.205
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE600.920
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A8-0160/2017 - Joachim Zeller - Résolution #
2017/04/27 Outcome: +: 497, -: 108, 0: 46
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GUE/NGL| Amendments | Dossier |
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2016/2208(DEC)
2017/03/07
CONT
118 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to the unusual fact that the ECA Statement of Assurance is split into two parts, a) Audit of the reliability of the accounts, and b) Audit of the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Highlights that some of the reforms indicated in the programmes (i.e. reform of labour markets) can
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 354 Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 354 354. Is shocked by the Court
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 354 354. 354. Is
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 354 354.
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 355 355.
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 356 356. Welcomes the fact that the maritime transport has been growing in the Union in the last decade despite the considerable differences of utilisation between MS ports; considers that the Court's audit report did not take the economic situation sufficiently into account, nor the fall in traffic at many EU ports and, in particular, between several of the ports examined;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 356 a (new) 356a. Regrets that the Court's audit did not take into account the crisis in the sector and the fall in international traffic, which has forced several of the main global shipping companies into bankruptcy and caused port overcapacity worldwide.
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 357 357. Underlines that Member States’ ports’ investment policy is established in accordance with political decisions taken at national level which can diverge from the Union strategy, also defined by those same Member States; is of the opinion that
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 357 357. Underlines that Member States’ ports’ investment policy is established in accordance with political decisions taken at national level which can diverge from the Union strategy, also defined by those same Member States; is of the opinion that it is the Commission’s primary role to ensure the coherence of those decisions and align them with EU-level strategies;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 358 358. Acknowledges that port infrastructure investments are long-term investments; regrets that in most cases the return on investment is however low and slow; is pleased to see that freight traffic in several of the ports analysed has grown considerably since the audit which calls some of the Court's conclusions into question;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 361 361. Regrets that Member States do not provide data on the capacity of core ports, which hinders the Commission’s capacity monitoring; stresses the importance of an improvement of the situation so that the Commission can put forward a Union-wide port development plan; calls on the Commission to lay down a clear reporting system for data from Member States;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 364 364. Recommends that
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 365 365. Recommends that the Member States ensure that
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 371 371. Asks that for the CAP post-2020
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 373 373. Encourages the Commission to develop a standard methodology of assessing cross-compliance with a view to reducing subjectivity/inspector bias in those assessments, this standard is to be developed across all Member States; further encourages the Commission to also develop a standard methodology to measure the costs of cross-compliance after the report on the performance of the CAP due by the end of 2018.
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 373 a (new) 373 a. Suggests inclusion of qualitative indicators and more concrete goals to be set for cross-compliance measures; Recommends easy, fast and simplified application method for the beneficiaries.
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 374 374. Recommends that for the CAP post-2020, the Commission encourages a more harmonised application of penalties at Union level by further clarifying the concepts of severity, extent, permanence, reoccurrence and intentionality, but also taking into account the specific conditions in the different Member States. To achieve this objective a minimum conditions should be introduced at Union level.
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 383 383. Notes that the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has no formal process to respond effectively to requests for assistance; believes such a situation to be intolerable;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 385 385.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Highlights that financial 'assistance' provided to the Member States in difficulties took the form of loans borrowed on the capital markets using the Union budget as a guarantee; regrets that in the case of Ireland particularly these loads were originally given at exorbitant rates, the EU making excessive profit off the back of a Member State's misery; considers that the role of the Parliament as budgetary authority in these programmes has been undermined, thus further reducing the democratic legitimacy of the financial assistance provided;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Considers it of major importan
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Considers that at the onset of the crisis it was difficult to have predicted some abrupt imbalances with devastating effects in some Member States; considers further that a major cause of the crisis was the incomplete nature of the euro as a currency at its launch, lacking as it did even the most basic currency support structures; highlights the difficulty of predicting the magnitude and nature of the 2007-2008 global financial crises which was unprecedented;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Shares the Court’s view that the attention paid to the pre-crisis surveillance legal framework was not adequate in identifying the risk in the underlying fiscal positions in times of severe economic crisis and that as a result of this lack of oversight and surveillance the ECB must accept responsibility for its role in the cause of the crisis;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to follow the Court's recommendation to further improve the quality of its macroeconomic and fiscal forecasts, which have been consistently wrong to an unacceptable degree;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Takes note of the Court’s conclusion that the Commission achieved in difficult time constraints and limited experience ex novo duties to manage the financial assistance programmes
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the decision to allow the management of financial
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Takes note of the findings and recommendations of the Court of Auditor’s (the “Court”) Special Report No 18/2015: Financial assistance provided to Member States in difficulties; believes this should be given its proper title, Financial loans provided to Member States, given that all that 'assistance' must be repaid and with interest;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Underlines that in the early phase of the programmes, the Commission was operating under severe time and political pressure in the face of uncertain risks that challenged the stability of the whole financial system with unpredictable consequences in the economy; underlines also that the affected Member States were similarly under severe time and political pressure; points out that as a result of all the pressure decisions were taken which now, in retrospect and at more leisure, can and should be revisited, decisions such as the €31bn Promissory Note bank- debt assumed by Ireland in 2010 to bail out two insolvent non-systemic banks and thus prevent a domino-effect bank collapse across the EU, at a time when none of the necessary currency pillars (such as Single Resolution Mechanism or the ESM) were in place;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Considers that, whilst not having prior experience on financial assistance, the Commission 'learnt by doing' and managed to properly put in place relatively quickly those programmes and improved its management for the later ones, though the very real cost of that inexperience was borne - and is still being borne - by the Member States affected;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Notes that at the time this working document is being drafted, the Commission has already presented its proposal for the establishment of the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP); welcomes that the Commission has evidently taken the recommendations from the Court into consideration and hopes the SRSP will emerge as a strong tool for TA based on the lessons learned from the TFGR; notes that in drawing its lessons and conclusions, the TFGR makes no effort to include the social cost of the various programmes on the people of Greece, which has been considerable;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Regrets that the beneficiary Member State as well as the task force did not provide the Commission with regular activity reports; points out that the Commission should insist on receiving quarterly activity reports without excessive delay and a comprehensive final report in the form of an ex-post evaluation within a reasonable timeframe after the conclusion of the work of the TFGR; requests the Commission to monitor the implementation of TA systematically in order to adjust for a results-oriented TA; requests further that the TA and the TFGR should include in their various reports an accounting of how and where exactly the so-called 'bailout' funds for Greece were disbursed;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Considers
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the connection between evaluations and policy formulation is effective by taking into account all lessons learned in the decision-
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 70. Recognises the importance of rural infrastructure investments supported by Union funds
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 71. Notes that EAFRD funding to infrastructure projects is based on shared manage
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Strongly recommends that the
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 83. Requests that Member States
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that the Court has not
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 98. Highlights that eutrophication is one of the key threats to reaching a good ecological status of the Baltic Sea and emphasises the importance of combatting the eutrophication of one of the world’s most polluted seas; therefore,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 113 113. Emphasises that a multiannual grant agreement between the EIT and the KICs and the multiannual strategy of the KICs should not
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 118 118. Understands the EIT’s mission to promote cooperation among higher education, research and innovation; takes the view that companies may be in the end the main beneficiary as being the legal owner of the innovate product being brought to the market and have the financial profits; stresses the need in this situation to incorporate in the cooperation- model a structure in which given funds will flow back to the EIT, along with an agreed (suggested equal share) of the profits;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 118 118. Understands the EIT’s mission to promote cooperation among higher education, research and innovation;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 122 122.
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 124 124. Stresses that the services market has not achieved its full potential and that the impact on growth and jobs of successful implementation of the Services Directive is high;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 125 125.
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 126 126. Considers that Member States could have made better use of the measures provided by the Commission to support transposition, implementation and enforcement specially by sharing the problems faced in the different stages of the procedure, discussing possible common solutions and exchanging best practices, especially where those best practices suggest a move away from the privatisation of essential services back towards public ownership;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 152 152. Considers
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 160 160. Calls on the Commission to evaluate all of the Court’s observations and to take the requested measures to avoid making the same mistakes during 2014- 2020 migration policy; calls for application of all the Court’s recommendations;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Draws attention to the fact that the Court limited the audit to the very short term and concrete scenario of financial
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 161 161. Believes that the use of funds should be guided by improved monitoring and evaluation systems based on baseline indicators, progressive benchmarks and measurable and realistic objectives, all of which should ultimately have the best interests of those most affected - the migrants - at heart; calls on the Commission to review all indicators, benchmarks and objectives provided by the actual migration programs;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 164 164. Calls on the Commission to engage constructively for
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 166 166. Believes, in this context, that due care should be given to the appropriate targeting of aid to different and evolving external migration
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 167 167. Considers that there is a crucial need to reconcile the demand
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 179 179.
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 180 180. Recommends that the Commission should
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 181 Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 182 Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 183 Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 186 Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Draws attention to the fact that the Court limited the audit to the very short term and concrete scenario of financial
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 196 196. Welcomes that the Commission has established projects focused on civil society organisations; calls on the Commission to continue this practice and to establish strong relationships with the local NGOs;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 198 198. Notes from the Court that although many of the projects were well-managed, the results were not always sustainable or even achieved; further notes that the projects did not always fall into a coherent approach towards strengthening administrative capacity building; calls on the Commission to improve strategic planning and to secure sustainability and viability of the projects by setting it as a pre-condition of the projects;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 204 204.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 207 207. Notes that an agency
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 207 a (new) 207 a. Regrets the common broad descriptions of the agencies' grant activities and the vague output descriptions which lead to incomplete annual working plans;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 208 208.
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 208 a (new) 208 a. Notes that agencies' work programmes should indicate which activities are to be implemented by grants, the specific objectives and expected results to be achieved by the grant actions, as well as the planned financial and human resources needed to implement grant actions;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 208 b (new) 208 b. Considers that the setting of strategic objectives, targeted results and impacts, is of the utmost importance to achieve well-defined annual programming;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 209 209.
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 210 210. Is concerned by the Court’s observation that the agencies involved failed to set up adequate monitoring systems and ex-post evaluations; calls upon agencies to develop ex-post evaluations to improve their monitoring and reporting on grant-funded activities;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Regrets that the report limits its focus to the management of the
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 211 211. Emphasises that performance monitoring and results evaluation is essential to public accountability and to comprehensive information for policymakers; highlights that due to their decentralised character, this is even more relevant for agencies; calls upon agencies to set up grant monitoring and reporting systems based on results and impact- oriented key performance indicators as well as ex post-evaluation results; considers the role of key performance indicators crucial for monitoring and evaluating progress, impact and results;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 211 a (new) 211 a. Notes with concern that key performance indicators continue to focus on inputs and outputs rather than results and impacts; calls upon agencies to develop their key performance indicators more strategically and to base them on results and impacts;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 211 b (new) 211 b. Calls on agencies to develop and undertake a risk assessment evaluation of their annual working plans to improve efficiency through more accurate implementation, monitoring and evaluation;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 211 c (new) 211 c. Recommends strategic allocation of financial tools for short-term objectives to improve accuracy of financing decisions;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 212 212. Calls upon the EU Agency Network to assist agencies in improving their funding procedures and, in particular, their procedures for performance monitoring in this respect;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 213 a (new) 213 a. Calls upon agencies to apply specific grant procedures to establish formal internal procedures governing the principles of transparency and equal treatment, and safeguarding against the potential conflicts of interest; highlights that for this reason, agencies should strengthen their verification system regarding grant project implementation;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 230 230. Notes that the projects partially contributed towards strengthening
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 239 239. Points out that the integration of Roma depends on their inclusion and the extent to which they can enjoy the same rights as the entire body of European citizens, of which Roma fully f
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 22 Part XXII – Special Report No 17/2016 of the Court of Auditors entitled “The EU institutions can
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 279 279. Calls
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Takes note that the objectives of the financial
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 300 300. Notes with regret that the Commission’s recognition procedure does not take account of some of the key aspects of sustainability and fair trade, such as a) mega trade deals (CETA and TTIP being just two examples) that will lead to decreased localised production, increased centralised production and thus increased produce transport and also increased air pollution, b) land tenure conflicts, c) forced or child labour, d) poor working conditions for farmers, e) dangers to health and safety and the impact of indirect land- use changes, all of which in different contexts are considered extremely relevant; considers this to represent an inconsistency in the Commission´s policies; calls on the Commission to redevelop its assessment procedures in a more comprehensive manner and to include these aspects in its verification procedure for the voluntary schemes; calls on the Commission to require voluntary schemes to report once a year on the basis of their certification activities and relevant information concerning the abovementioned risks;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 307 307. Welcomes the fact that the Commission issues guidance notes to the voluntary schemes which contribute to promoting best practice and to increased effectiveness; notes, however, that the notes are not binding and are not fully implemented; invites the Commission to
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 309 309. Reiterates that the data submitted by the Member States are often not comparable, because of varying definitions, basically making it impossible to ascertain the real situation; invites the Commission to harmonise the definition of waste substances not previously included in the RED list used for the production of advanced biofuels in installations existing before the adoption of Directive (EU) 2015/1513 amending the RED;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 314 314. Stresses the high levels of management costs and fees compared to the actual financial support to final recipients; suggests setting tax ceilings for financial intermediaries; points out that specific ERDF and ESF funds sizes should be revised to take
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 314 314. Stresses the high levels of management costs and fees compared to the actual financial support to final recipients; points out that wherever possible, specific ERDF and ESF funds size should be revised to take
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 315 315. Considers that the Commission is in a privileged position to provide additional guidance to Member States on how to set up such financial instruments within Member States or at Union level (which are managed directly or indirectly by the Commission); stresses the importance of
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 317 317. Shares the view that lessons learnt from the audited programming period (2007-2013) be reflected when setting up
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 317 317. Shares the view that lessons learn
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 319 Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 320 – subparagraph 1 (new) Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the Court primarily focused its conclusions on the Commission as the manager of the financial
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 323 a (new) 323 a. Recommends a pro-active approach and technical assistance on the ground by the managing authorities and the Union institutions on the better use of financial instruments in the regions.
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 324 324. Strongly supports that the Commission should carry out a comparative analysis of the implementation costs of grants and financial instruments (in central and shared management) for the 2014-2020 programme period with a view to establishing their actual levels and impact on the achievement of Europe 2020 goals and the 11th thematic objectives of the cohesion policy; notes that such information would be particularly relevant in view of preparing the legislative proposals for the post-2020 period; asks for a complete performance evaluation before the end of 2019 in order to consider the future of such instruments.
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 338 338.
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 340 340. Underlines that nuclear safety is of prime importance, not only for the Member States concerned but for the population in the whole Union and its neighourhood;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 343 343. Reminds the Commission that the Slovakian Supreme Audit Office had scheduled an audit in JAVYS13 for 2015; asks to be informed about the findings of this audit; in this context, calls on the competent Bulgarian and Lithuanian authorities to audit
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 344 Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 344 344.
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 344 344.
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 344 344.
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 346 346.
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Shares the view of the Commission that the role of the Council and other partners has been underestimated in the establishment and management of the programme; asks the Court and Commission to analyse the relevance of the measures adopted by the Council, and the role of the ECB, and whether these were appropriate to meet the objectives of the programme and contributed to the Union's objectives, including phasing out of the economic crisis, more jobs and growth; further, asks the Court and the Commission to analsyse the effect on all eurozone countries of the catastrophic absence of even the most basic of support structures for a new currency, structures that now, after the fact and after the collapse of multiple banks and the collapse or near-collapse of several eurozone national economies, are in the process of being added, viz. Single Supervisory Mechanism, Single Resolution Mechanis, ESM, Full Banking Union, Full Monetary Union, etc etc.
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 348 348. Calls on the Commission to work together with the Member States in order to explore options for identifying geological
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 348 a (new) 348 a. Underlines that the closure of Nuclear Power Plant was the condition set forward by the Union for the accession of Lithuania in exchange for Union support for its closure, decommissioning and mediation of social and economic impact, as defined in Protocol No. 4 of the Accession Treaty. Takes note that Lithuania has kept its obligations as regards the closure of Ignalina's NPP nuclear reactors on the agreed schedule, is, however, concerned about the delays in its decommissioning and therefore suggests a more thorough scrutiny of the respective process by Union authorities;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 348 a (new) 348a. Points out that EU financing for the decommissioning of the Ignalina nuclear power plant is provided for under Protocol No 4 to the EU Accession Treaty, whereby the Union undertook to continue the decommissioning assistance beyond the Community Financial Perspectives in force at that time;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 349 Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 349 349.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 349 349.
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 349 349.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 349 349. Insists that dedicated funding programmes for nuclear decommissioning in Lithuania, Bulgaria and Slovakia should be
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 349 349.
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 353 source: 600.920
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