Activities of Ramona STRUGARIU related to 2021/2106(DEC)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020, Section III – European Commission
Amendments (8)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Regrets that for an AMIF-funded project the documentation of services provided to unaccompanied minors in Greece was not always satisfactory; welcomes that DG HOME took steps to improve the referral and reporting system through a centralised approach; calls on the Commission to report to the discharge authority on the progress achieved;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the residual error rate has increased by comparison toremains in the same range as in the previous year (2,69 % in 2020 as compared to 2,65 % in 2019), for grants under direct management of the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST); notes that the main cause of error is the lack of supporting documents which has even worsened in 2020 by the fact that due to the COVID-19 crisis the audits had to be performed remotely without access to the bookkeeping of the beneficiaries; calls on the Commission to address this issue and make use of digital tools that allow remote access to bookkeeping of beneficiaries; welcomes the corrective action plan outlined by DG JUST; recalls the importance of monitoring visits for ensuring sound financial management;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on DG HOME to provide guidance to the Member State authorities responsible for implementing its funds for both the 2014-2020 and 2021-2027 MFFs on how to document the completeness and quality of services when funding is based on standard unit costs;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Welcomes that, following up on recommendations from the Court, DG HOME works together with national authorities and agencies to enhance the operational support by the European Union Agency for Asylum (before 19 January 2022 the European Asylum Support Office) to asylum procedures and to adjust the European Border and Coast Guard Agency’s return support to the current situation and needs;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Welcomes the adoption by the Commission of the EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation for 2020-2030, set out in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of 7 October 2020(COM(2020)620 final) which answers the Parliament recommendation, contained in its resolution of 17 September 2020 on the implementation of National Roma Integration Strategies: combating negative attitudes towards people with Romani background in Europe1a, to establish a genuine European strategy for Roma inclusion; _________________ 1a EUT C 385 af 22.9.2021, s. 104.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Welcomes the strong cooperation between the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Court to combat fraud against the budget; notes that in 2020 six cases of fraud were reported to OLAF by the Court and that OLAF opened investigations in all six cases; notes that the main types of suspected fraud detected by the Court are artificial creation of the necessary conditions for Union financing, declaration of costs not meeting the eligibility criteria, use of grants for purposes other than what is allowed and procurement irregularities;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Calls on the Commission to fully comply with the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources1a as a matter of compliance with the Union’s legal provisions and good governance principle. _________________ 1a OJ L 433I , 22.12.2020, p. 28.
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 116
Paragraph 116
116. Underlines its request for the Commission to ensure a fair geographical balance of its members of staff at all levels, especially at middle and senior management levels where strong imbalances persist, while at the same time fulfilling the requirements in the staff regulation in relation to competences and merits of candidates;