6 Amendments of Zigmantas BALČYTIS related to 2014/2248(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that Parliament’s powers of oversight and monitoring of EU budget implementation are key to ensuring an effective holding to accountability of the institutions for the efficient use of EU funding and should therefore be reinforced;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that effective supervision of the institutions’ and bodies’ implementation of the EU budget requires more effective cooperation with Parliament, as well as an annual follow-up document from all the institutions on the discharge recommendations of Parliament; regrets that the Council has not adhered to this procedure and considers this long-standing state of affairs to be unjustifiable and to undermine the reputation of the whole Union;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the procedure of giving discharge separately to the individual EU institutions and bodies is a long-standing practice developed to guarantee transparency and democratic accountability towards EU taxpayers and is a means of verifying the relevance and transparency of the use of EU funding; underlines that this effectively guarantees Parliament’s right and duty to scrutinise the whole of the EU budget; recalls the Commission’s view, expressed in January 2014, that all institutions are fully part of the follow-up process to the observations made by Parliament in the discharge exercise and should cooperate to ensure the smooth functioning of the discharge procedure;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. In order to enable Parliament to take an informed decision on granting discharge, requires the institutions to provide Parliament with their annual activity reports and to give Parliament sufficientfull answers to its questions during the discharge process;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges the crucial role of the Court of Auditors in ensuring better and smarter spending of the EU budget, in detecting cases of fraud, corruption and the unlawful use of EU funds, and in giving a professional opinion on how to better manage EU funding; recalls the importance of the Court’s role as a European public auditing authority;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that in view of the important role played by the European Court of Auditors in auditing the collection and utilisation of EU funds, it is absolutely essential that the institutions take full account of its recommendations;