Activities of Andrey SLABAKOV related to 2019/2055(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the conclusion of the European Court of Auditors’ special report on Erasmus+ that the programme has a positive effect on participants’ attitudes towards the Union and generates many forms of European added value; however, stresses also that insufficient progress has been made and that further efforts should be taken to fully align indicators with objectives, and that there is a need to simplify the application and reporting process;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights the conclusion of the Court of Auditors that complex rules increase the risk of error, which results in a higher percentage of material errors in certain programmes; concludes that there is a need to simplify the application and reporting process; calls, therefore, on the Commission to reduce the bureaucratic burden for applicants and beneficiaries of European financing;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines the need for increased financing of the Erasmus+ and the Creative Europe programmes, keeping in mind the success of the programmes and the added value they bring;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that, as the Student Loan Guarantee Facility has not produced the expected results, the Commission decided to reallocate the relevant fundSupports the Commission decision to reallocate the funds of the Student Loan Guarantee Facility, knowing from the beginning that this facility was not going to produce any valuable results;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the internal control system of EACEA still needs major improvements, as identified by the reservations raised in the second phase of an audit on the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe grant management; calls on EACEA to adopt all the necessary corrective actions, in order to guarantee the highest quality implementation of the programmes and undertakes to follow this implementation in the upcoming implementation reports of the programmes.;