3 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2017/2136(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
2. Underlines that, when excluding the budget support operations and the projects financed by several donors, the estimated level of error is significantly higher; stresses that the Commission could have reduced the estimated level of error by a further 0.7% if all information at their disposal would have been used; urges that budget support operations be accompanied by active measures to combat corruption;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that most of the errors (37%) are due to the absence of essential supporting documents; recalls the importance of improving grant supervision and the technical assistance provided for this purpose; calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to that end;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern the persisting deficiencies in the quality of expenditure verifications of second Instrument for Pre- Accession (IPA II), carried out by the audit authorities in some candidate countries; calls on DG NEAR to closely assist national authorities concerned in improving the training and recruitment of their staff, as well as their audit methodology, supervision and planning; points out that the provision of pre- accession funds should be linked to progress in the receiving countries as regards compliance with the membership criteria, with particular regard to respect for human rights and the rule of law, in the spirit of ‘more for more’ and ‘less for less’;