Activities of Bogusław SONIK related to 2012/2169(DEC)
Plenary speeches (2)
2011 discharge: European Council and Council (debate)
2011 discharge
Shadow reports (2)
SECOND REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section II – European Council and Council PDF (164 KB) DOC (78 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section II – European Council and Council PDF (142 KB) DOC (89 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Council's and the Council's budget for the financial year 2011; / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Council's and the Council's budget for the financial year 2011;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that in 2011 the European Council and the Council had available commitment appropriations of EUR 506 842 003,08 (EUR 642 000 000 in 2010), with a utilisation rate of 90%, lower than in 2010; is concerned that the underspentd rate has risen and continues to be quite highhigh; calls for the budget underspend rate to be improved and for the changes made to be monitored, and suggests the development of key performance indicators within the most critical areas, such as delegations' travel envelopes, logistics and interpretation;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes special note of and voices concern at the internal audit recommendations for the year 2011 in relation to IT consultant contracts and security contracts, where weaknesses continue to exist in the financial management and the procurement procedures;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is surprisdismayed that the creation of the EEAS couldwas not be anticipated in the draft budget 2011; takes note that an increase of appropriations was necessary in order to prepare for the accession of Croatia and to reinforce the office of the President of the European Council;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is interested in receiving moreAsks to receive detailed information on the Service Level Agreements established with the EEAS and the concrete measures taken to promote administrative modernisation measures taken; is of the opinion that the Council's human resources management has not been efficient enough;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Asks for detailed information on the preparations for Croatia’s accession in order to clarify the impact it will have on the Council budget;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that effective supervision of the Union's budget implementation requires cooperation between Parliament and the Council through a working arrangement; regrets the difficulties encountered in previous discharge procedures and stresses the need for satisfactory cooperation;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Regrets that noe fact that the Council is not sufficiently transparent and stresses that all the Union institutions have a duty to respect the same standards in relation to transparency; believes that the Council could make improvements in that regard; is convinced that Parliament and the Council, as joint legislators, should apply the same standards of transparency and calls on the Council to improve its performance in this area without delay.