Activities of Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ related to 2022/2081(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021 – Commission
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that spending under this subheading is aimed at strengthening competitiveness and reducing development disparities between the different Member States and regions of the EU; stresses the importance of EU cohesion policy in supporting the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and assisting Member States and regions to harness new opportunities and address challenges, such as globalisation, unemployment, industrial change, digitalisation and supporting up and re-skilling and lifelong learning;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that 2021 was the first implementation year of the 2021-2027 MFF and that the legal bases of the new Erasmus+, Creative Europe and European Solidarity Corps programmes were formally adopted in May 2021; welcomes the various measures taken in those programmes in favour of inclusion as well as to support Ukrainian refugees, especially young people;
Amendment 5 #
5. Notes with concern that the estimated overall level of error in subheading 2a ‘Economic, social and territorial cohesion’ stood at 4.1% in 2021; underlines that despite a slight decrease this figure is still largely above the 2 % materiality threshold; recognises that the majority of spending in this area is deemed high-risk expenditure as mainly reimbursement-based and often subject to complex rules; notes that the most common errors under the Cohesion heading were ineligible projects and infringements of internal market rules, in particular non-compliance with public procurement and state aid rules;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. IRecalls the crucial role of audit authorities in the Member States in the assurance and control framework in the cohesion policy area; is worried about the fact that for 2021 financial year, the Court of Auditors (the “Court”) concluded that the weaknesses detected in some audit authorities’ sampling methods have limited the reliance that can be placed on that work; welcomes the Commission’s and audit authorities’ joint efforts resulting in a ‘good practice note’ for the documentation of audit authorities’ work as a first step to improvement;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. NRecalls the vital importance of the ESF+ as the EU's main instrument for investing in people, thus providing an important contribution to the EU’s employment, social, education and skills policies, including structural reforms in these areas; notes that, in 2021, nearly EUR 14.6 billion have been paid to the 2014- 2020 ESF programmes as well as nearly EUR 320 million for REACT-EU, lifting the absorption rate to 61% (total payments made compared to allocation, including REACT-EU);
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages DG Connect to implement as soon as possible the European Court of Auditors’s open recommendation to adopt a media literacy strategy with clear indicators to systematically measure the impact of literacy actions and underlines the need to continue the fight against disinformation;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the progress made regarding personal data protection for beneficiaries of and participants in Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps, however noting the need to further reduce bureaucracy in project implementation;