3 Amendments of Herbert BÖSCH related to 2008/2279(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that two new Members joined the ECA in the course of 2007 following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania; reiterates its hope that it will be possible to devise a more rational structure for the ECA before the next enlargement; asks the ECA to consider existing models with a view to reducing the total number of Members; calls on the ECA to keep Parliament informed of the follow-up to this recommendatnotes the fact that the original organising principle of the European audit function - one national from each Member State - has now resulted in an organisation governed by a college of 27 members; is convinced that this structure has reached its limits and that an in-depth reform and strengthening of the European Union's external audit arrangements are needed; stresses that the stronger the ECA is, the stronger the discharge authority and the better the scrutiny of the executive; invites, therefore, the Member States to initiate discussions on a reform of the ECA and to include Parliament in these discussions;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Observes that a "peer review" report by an international peer review team was delivered in December 2008 with the aim of assessing the design and operation of the ECA's Audit Management Framework; notes with satisfaction that the peer review concluded that "the management framework of the Court is suitably designed in accordance with international auditing standards"; further notes the opportunities and challenges for the ECA, identified in the report, to further strengthen itself as a supreme audit institution; welcomes the endeavour of the Court to implement all the recommendations of the peer review; regrets that the peer review avoided the fundamental question which is whether the actual structure of the Union's external audit function is adequate;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that its President received the Court's Gold Medal in recognition of the successful cooperation between Parliament and the ECA; is of the opinion that this award reflects in particular the high standard of collaboration between the ECA and Parliament's competent committee which has led to, for example, a clearer ECA annual report, to a systematic follow-up of the Court's special reports and the preparation of a statute for Members' assistants;