6 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2009/2077(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, particularly the creation of the office of High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS); is concerned that the effectiveness of European development aid could be hindered by the fragmented way in which it is managed, and points out that improvements aimed at better management of the EDFs must be maintained and not be blocked; calls on the Commission to give it a description and detailed explanation of the operation of the new system;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asks to be informed of the mid-term review due to be held for the Tenth EDF in 2010 and urges that the joint programming should be adequately strengthened to obtain a greater concentration and better coordination and division of work; takes the view that the implementation strategy for the Tenth EDF should focus on a limited number of areas, without excluding NGOs that are effective at local level and are of crucial importance for sustainable development, in order to avoid the harmful effects of proliferation; in this connection, calls on the Commission to verify whether management by the respective NGO is in fact more efficient and cost-effective than management by the Commission;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Deplores the fact that, as in previous years, there are still significant weaknesses in the financial procedures and controls of implementing organisations, supervisors and National Authorising Officers (NAOs); welcomes nevertheless the efforts of EuropeAid and the delegations in particular to address these weaknesses; calls for these efforts to be stepped up in future, and hopes that future improvements expected in CRIS Audit will make a better result possible;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Points out that, in its Special Report No 18/2009, the Court of Auditors assesses EDF support for regional economic integration in East Africa and West Africa, to which a considerable proportion – over 50% – of EDF funding is allocated, as only partially effective; calls on the Commission to take steps to implement the measures proposed by Court of Auditors, particularly as regards coordinating with and ensuring coherence with regional organisations, providing sufficient staffing, coordinating regional and national strategies and providing a precise clarification of tasks, responsibilities and objectives;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Recalls that, in paragraph 24 of its resolution of 22 April 2008 with observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth European Development Funds for the financial year 20061, it suggested that, during the discharge procedure, the EIB present its annual report on the implementation of the investment facility immediately to Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control; ____________________ 1 OJ L 88, 31.3.2009, p. 253.
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the Court of Auditors’ Special Report No 18/2009 on the effectiveness of EDF support for regional economic integration in East Africa and West Africa,