8 Amendments of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2014/2140(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Welcomes that a commitment to improving EU Joint Programming since 2011 has been made in some 40 countries; points out however that coordination between the Commission and Member States in climate finance for developing countries still needs to be considerably improved to meet not only the 2020 commitment but also to allow the Union to stay a frontrunner in terms of climate actions and to combat corruption in developing countries;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 177
Paragraph 177
177. Supports the Court's recommendation that the Commission should analyse how the budget allocated to the national support programmes (NSPs) for the period 2014– 18 matches the needs of the Union wine sector, the absorption capacity of the Member States and readjust the budget where appropriate; invites the Commission to consider whether there is a need for extra financial tool for the wine sector compared to other agricultural sectors;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 178 a (new)
Paragraph 178 a (new)
178a. Encourages the Commission to contribute to increased transparency of the wine promotion in the third countries by better system of controlling and monitoring of the funded projects; points out that this measure should also help to avoid double financing;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 236
Paragraph 236
236. Is concerned that if the Commission and Member States do not agree on the main character of this part of the ISF, be it a solidarity mechanism or an instrument for the furtherance of the implementation of the Schengen acquis, Member States may still be inclined to use the funding for projects that they deem important from a national perspective, rather than seekingTherefore calls on the Member States to include the ISF into national strategies for border management in order to contribute to consular co-operation, to Frontex operations or to emergency actions and specific actions which are of importance to the Schengen area as a whole; urges the Commission and the Member States to improve their cooperation in this regard;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 238
Paragraph 238
238. Expects that by earmarking parts of the available funds, it will be easier forRecommends to the Member States to develop and use relevant and measurable indicators for output, outcome and impact of the actions concerned; notes in this regard that both actions in the solidarity segment, and actions that are particularly relevant from a national perspective should only be funded if it can be demonstrated ex ante that they serve concrete and measurable objectivesfunded projects; stresses that high quality ex ante verifications should be in place to ensure that all funded projects serve concrete and measurable objectives and have added value; notes that ex post verifications would help to provide quality control mechanism;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 239
Paragraph 239
239. Agrees with the CPoints ourt that the work of Frontex should be more directly supported by the ISFfurther EU added value can be achieved through additional contribution from the Member States to Frontex operations by making the entering of at least part of the ISF co- financed assets into Frontex’s technical equipment pool obligatory;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 240
Paragraph 240
240. Is worried about the irregularities found by the Court in the various national procurement policies and states that the exception clause for defence and security procurements may not be used in cases, where less restrictive procedures could have been used without compromising security; recommends streamlining of the procurement procedures to ensure timely implementation of the funding;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 241 a (new)
Paragraph 241 a (new)
241a. Highlights the need to improve the standard of data collection on the funded projects on the national level in order to increase the degree of transparency;