3 Amendments of Ivana MALETIĆ related to 2016/2151(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors (the ‘Court’) for 2015 found that the estimated error rate in Cohesion Policy decreased from 5,7 % in 2014 to 5,2 % in 2015 which is basically the same error rate as in 2013 (5,3 %); highlights the reduced level of error for the 2007-2013 programming period compared to the 2000-2006 period, which is a result of the strengthened management and control systems of Member States and the corrective measures taken by the Commission;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that not all irregularities are fraud and that non-fraudulent and fraudulent irregularities must be differentiated; points out that non- fraudulent irregularities result often from weak financial management and control systems as well as the lack of administrative capacity, relating to both knowledge of the rules and of technical expertise concerning the specific works or services;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission through the 1 1 HLG to pay specific attention to national eligibility rules in its audit of national management and control systems, helping Member States to simplify them; urges the Commission to clarify the notion of recoverable VAT by providing guidance; calls on the Commission, Member States and the regional authorities to ensure that beneficiaries are provided with consistent information about funding conditions, particularly concerning the eligibility of expenditure and the relevant ceilings for reimbursement; _________________ 1 High Level Group of Independent Experts on Monitoring Simplification for Beneficiaries of the European Structural and Investment Funds