Activities of Derek VAUGHAN related to 2018/2086(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on assessing how the EU budget is used for public sector reform
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, although ESIF resources for the regional implementation plan (RIP) have increased quantitatively during the last programming period, there are considerable gaps as regards monitoring and assessment ofmonitoring could be improved in order to assess the impact that this funding is having on the RIP;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EU to improve the monitoring and assessment of ESIF assistance under thematic objective 11 byWelcomes that proposals have been put forward in the next MFF inc orporating specific indicators to gauge progress in terms of meeting the EU targets and priorities for public administration reformsder to avoid programme overlaps and encourage further simplification;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes continuous assessment to be necessary in order to ascertain that cohesion policies are complying with the principle of additionality in relationimentary to operations financed with ordinary resources and, not least, to ensure that cohesion policies do not become a substitute for regular policies;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points to the need to determine the weaknesses of each Member State and, using the available resources, promote measures to overcome problems by tightening upimprove the criterion of ex ante conditionality;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that, especially in regions lagging behind, it often proves difficult to gain access to, or use, funding, primarily on account of bureaucratic hiccups or the ramifications of corruption; hopes, therefore, that Member States will pursue internal reforms aimed at giving more tangible effect to the principle of sound administration and expediting judicial proceedings;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that, within public administrations, innovation processes should be promoted so as to make for better connectivity and digitalisation; calls, therefore, for funding to be providedwelcomes that the new CPR proposal provides funding for in future programming for operations to deploy e-government in keeping with the principles and priorities set out in the EU e-Government Action Plan;