4 Amendments of Iskra MIHAYLOVA related to 2017/2136(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that as indicated in the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors, the estimated level of error in spending on ‘Economic, social and territorial cohesion’ decreased from 5,2 % in 2015 to 4,8 % in 2016; notes the sustained improvement over the past three years; welcomes the fact that the Court issued a qualified opinion on the regularity of the transactions underlying the 2016 accounts; acknowledges that the error rate for the 2007-2013 programming period remains significantly below the rates reported for the previous period, which proves the overall positive impact of the corrective actions taken; takes account of the additional assurance requirements for the 2014-2020 programmes which entail an annual acceptance procedure of certified accounts, with a view to a lasting reduction of the amount of residual errors;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, as was the case in previous years, Member States had enough information to prevent or correct a significant number of errors before claiming reimbursement and the estimated error rate could have been reduced below the materiality threshold; calls, therefore, on the Member States tofor a properly enforcement of their management and control systems; to detect and correct irregularities based on their own control and audits; emphasizes that for the new 2014-2020 period, the overall corrective capacity is further strengthened by the possibility for the Commission to impose net financial corrections in case of serious deficiencies detected, which will be an important incentive for Members States to detect and correct serious irregularities before certifying annual accounts to the Commission;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Stathe maidn sources of errors were an important factor contributing to the estimated level of error in cohesion policy; calls on the Commission to take preventive action to improve the implementation of State aid rules; expresses its concern thathe inclusion of ineligible costs in beneficiaries' declarations (the inclusion of ineligible costs in expenditure declarations accounts for 42% of the estimated level of error calculated by the ECA), as well as infringements of public procurement rules (30% of the estimated level of error); in this context calls on the Commission to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions; expresses its concern that, according to the ECA Annual Report, three years after the start of 2014-2020 period, the Member States have designated only 77 % of programme authorities; and urges the Member States and the Commission to collaborate closely to complete the process;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the average disbursement rate for financial instruments was only 75 % at the end of 2015, which shows that the potential of those instruments is not fully exploited; notes however that a significant progress in the average disbursement rate was reported by the Commission at closure; points out that the revision of the Financial Regulation which is due to enter into force in 2018 will significantly contribute to the simplification, improvement and optimisation of their use during current programming period;