15 Amendments of Ryszard CZARNECKI related to 2010/2142(DEC)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that in the present understanding of ‘shared management’ most of the management functions are carried out by national bodies not directly accountable at Union level and over which the Commission has no authority; insists that this does not absolve the Commission of its responsibility for the implementation of the budget but, on the contrary, requires it to take a hard line with any Member States not fulfilling their responsibilities under shared management;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls its repeated invitations to the Commission to present a proposal for the introduction of mandatory national management declarations (NMDs) issued and signed at ministerial level and duly audited by an independent auditor so as far as such declarations are a necessary and indispensable first step to improve the efficiency of national systems and to enhance national accountability for the use of Union money; reiterates1 that for Member States with federal systems or substantial decentralisation such national declarations could take the form, in whole or in part, of a collation of regional declarations , provided that each component declaration has been audited and signed by an elected political office- holder; __________________ 1 For example paragraphs 23 and 24 of the European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2005, Section III – Commission (OJ L 187, 15.7.2008, p. 23).
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Further notes the important difference between 'recovery' (sums incorrectly received are repaid by the recipient) and 'financial correction' (addressing weaknesses in the system the financial consequences of which are borne by the national taxpayer); emphasises that the 'financial correction' mechanism should not be used as an easy way of avoiding the use of a 'recovery' procedure and that whenever possible a 'recovery' procedure should be pursued to ensure that those who have benefitted from sums paid 'incorrectly' do not retain such funds;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Invites the Commission to publish in the Synthesis Report an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of individual Member States' management and control systems on the basis of the audit work it already performs as well as other relevant available information and to establish a ‘scoreboard’ on the quality of controls per Member State and policy area according to the following matrix model:
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. reiterates its call for the Court of Auditors to work with Member-State authorities to develop a matrix system of control in line with its resolution of 27 April 20061; suggests that the Court of Auditors conduct a number of 'matrix audits' annually on the same basis as the matrix scoreboard so that the control systems for a given policy area overall and of each Member State in respect of that policy area can be judged; further suggests that such 'matrix audits' be repeated periodically so progress can be clearly and authoritatively assessed; 1 Paragraph 24 of the European Parliament resolution with comments forming an integral part of the decision on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2004, Section III – Commission.
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that control systems cannot aim at zero risk in all spending areas, not only because it would be extremely expensive, but also because it is unlikely that zero risk in all spending areas will ever be achieved; accepts that a certain risk of error will always exist when implementing Union spending programmes; emphasises that tolerating risk is not the same as tolerating error and reaffirms that the Commission must pursue a zero-tolerance approach to all cases of mismanagement and fraud;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Recalls the opinion expressed in its resolution of 27 April 2006 that called for "national audit bodies to assume responsibility for controlling the local use of EU funds, so as to make any consideration of establishing national offices of the Court of Auditors unnecessary"; believes that if national audit bodies are not willing for public bodies within their Member States to take over the control of expenditure from the Union budget, that consideration should be given to reorganising the Court of Auditors so that some of its members have responsibility for defined policy areas whilst others have responsibility for groups of Member States; notes that as the number of members of the Court of Auditors has virtually doubled in recent years, whilst the number of policy areas has not, this should be within the capacity of the Court of Auditors to manage;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 c (new)
Paragraph 45 c (new)
45c. Reiterates its belief that transparency is one of the main instruments in achieving 'legal and regular' expenditure; believes that the objective should be the creation of a single, comprehensive, multilingual online system which can be accessed easily by any individual and would therefore allow the public to have easy access to full and complete information about the expenditure of the Union by budget line and by beneficiary; calls therefore on the Commission to publish online details of all items of Union expenditure above a de minimis threshold and to pursue the establishment of a user-friendly online system recording all beneficiaries;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8 a (new)
Subheading 8 a (new)
Evaluations
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 f (new)
Paragraph 45 f (new)
45f. Emphasises that for the public to have confidence in the Union budget, three objectives must be pursued: - that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' of the financial position of the Union, - that all expenditure is 'legal and regular' and receives a positive statement of assurance from the Court of Auditors, - that all expenditure delivers the outcomes for which it was intended, and notes that even if the first two objectives are secured, considerable resources could still in fact be wasted unless sufficient attention is also given to the third;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 g (new)
Paragraph 45 g (new)
45g. calls on the Commission to review its systems for evaluating the effectiveness of expenditure programmes to assess whether they are adding value, delivering value for money, and achieving the objectives for which they were established; insists that such evaluations should be both conducted and then assessed independently; calls therefore for independent evaluations to be submitted to Parliament and its relevant committees for scrutiny;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 h (new)
Paragraph 45 h (new)
45h. calls on the Commission to investigate the creation of an independent central evaluations office, perhaps within or alongside the IAS and reporting to the Commissioner responsible for budgetary control affairs, to manage all programme evaluations to ensure that they are commissioned and conducted independently of the Directorates-General concerned and can therefore provide impartial analysis and assessment of the expenditure programmes of the Union; suggests that consideration could be given to asking such an office to also oversee the commissioning of impact assessments to ensure they are independent, of a high quality, and undertaken systematically so as to provide assurance both pre- and post-legislation;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9 a (new)
Subheading 9 a (new)
Whistle-blowers
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)
Paragraph 47 b (new)
47b. Calls on the Commission to review the briefing and training given to staff regarding 'Title II: Rights and Obligations of officials' of the Staff Regulations so as to ensure that all staff are fully conversant with its terms and particularly with the obligations under Article 22a(96); asks that the Commission provide details to Parliament's competent committee of the work undertaken in this area;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Notes that, since the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the Ordinary Legislative Procedure applies to the Staff Regulations; invites the Commission to modernise the staff Regulations and to adapt the working conditions for the institutions' staff in such a way that Union's institutions will continue to be attractive places to work and pursue a career in; is worried that the number of candidates from certain Member States has already decreased dramatically and believes that possibilities for personal and professional development shall play a major role in this modernisation process; suggests that the language competences required of applicants be reviewed to ensure that they match the real needs of the institutions and do not exclude candidates who in all respects would be effective officials but who may be deterred by unnecessarily stringent conditions;