5 Amendments of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2016/2151(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Notes with regret that the level of error in Heading 4 for the 2015 financial year, as estimated by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in its annual report, has not decreased compared to 2014 and amounts to 2,8%; points out, nevertheless, that this is below the level of error identified in other headings, in spite of the fact that Union external aid activities frequently take place in crisis-struck regions and politically difficult environmentsconsiders this to be unacceptable;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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2. Supports all recommendations formulated by the ECA based on its findings; welcomnotes the fact that the Commission has fully, which is quick to criticise others, has not seen fit to implemented 5 out all of the 7 recommendations the ECA made in the 2012 and 2013 reports and urges the Commission to take the steps to conclude implementation of the remaining onesneeded to become a good example;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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3. Notes with concernIs outraged to note the persisting deficiencies, year after year, in the quality of expenditure verifications carried out by auditors contracted by beneficiaries, which in some cases lead to the Commission's acceptance ofing ineligible costs, and thus acting outside the law;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
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4. Is concerned byObjects strongly to the fact revealed by the ECA's audit that DG NEAR's evaluation of the amount of payments at risk is not sufficiently accurate and expects a swiftaccurate at all and demands an immediate revision of DG NEAR's methodology;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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5. While welcoming the progress achieved, nNotes that 6 out of 10 civilian missions under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) have not yet been recognised by the Commission as compliant with Article 60 of the Financial Regulation; urges the Commission to step up work in order to, which means that its missions are not being conducted within a legal framework; demands that the Commission accredit all civilian CSDP missions, in line with the ECA's recommendation, allowing them to be entrusted with budget implementation tasks under indirect management;