Activities of Ingeborg GRÄSSLE related to 2008/2277(DEC)
Plenary speeches (2)
2007 discharge: EU general budget - Council (debate)
2007 discharge: EU general budget - Council (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that Parliament has carried out its duty to guarantee maximum possible transparency and accountability concerning the use of EU taxpayers' money;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Council to continue in future to further improve cooperation with its competent committees on the basis of its recent practice;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that despite these important results, several elements of the Council's budget execution still need to be clarified; calls therefore on its competent committee, in the context of the next Council discharge procedure, to verify progress on the following matters: • whether, in accordance with the recommendations of its internal auditor, the Council has found solutions to close all its extra-budgetary accounts; • whether the Council has followed its internal auditor's recommendation to improve the verification of invoices; • whether the Council has ensured thatWith regard to Council's budget execution points out that: • in accordance with the recommendations of its internal auditor, all extra-budgetary accounts will be closed • the verification of invoices will be improved; • all administrative decisions arwill be made public when they are used as the legal base for budget items; • whether the Council, in accordance with the practice now adopted by all other EU institutions, has agreed to forward to Parliament and its competent committee its annual activity report, required to be drawn up by Article 60(7) of the Financial Regulation; • whether the Council has fully explained, will be forwarded to Parliament and its competent committees; • the need to transfer money from one item to another within its budget; • whether the Council directly and without unnecessary delay gives will be explained; • written answers to relevant questions asked by itParliament's competent committee and its rapporteur; • whether the Council is ready to meet with its competent committee in order to answer questions from its Members; • whether the Council is ready to participate in meetings in Parliament where the discharge to the Council's budget is discussed will be given; • it will account to Parliament's competent committees.