Activities of Karin KADENBACH related to 2016/2202(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2015 PDF (401 KB) DOC (97 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2015 / Postpones its decision on granting the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2015;.
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2015 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2015;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses concern about the Court’s assessment related to the legality and regularity of payments underlying the accounts which are materially affected by error; is concerned by the results of the sampling with regard to payments transactions whereby 35 among 140 payments (25 %) were affected by error; notes that internal control systems and checks of their effectiveness involve not only Commission headquarters and Union Delegations in beneficiary countries, but also other actors such as the National Authorising Officers designated by ACP countries, where frequently weaknesses in checks have been detected; calls on the Commission to support and strengthen those fragile institutional and administrative capacities;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses, furthermore, its long- standing concern on the weaknesses of ex- ante checks insofar as 16 out the of 28 final transactions were subject to ex-ante checks were subsequently authorise on the basis of quantifiable errors in the ex-ante checks; regrets that most of the errors found concerned, as in previous years, programme estimates, grants and operations managed with international organisations; calls therefore on the Commission to pay more attention to ex- ante checks to ensure the legality and regularity of EDF implementation, notes that budget support operations were free of regulatory errors;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that developing partner countries' capacity building, governance frameworks and ownership is also an important way to mitigate systemic risks in order to favour a conducive environment allowing funds to reach their intended purposes and respond the 3 Es’ requirements (economy, efficiency and effectiveness); encourages in this regard the use of local audit firms and local services contract, ensuring full transparency and accountability;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Believes that stronger support to technical and administrative resources is necessary for improving the EDF aid effectiveness in particular with regard to the complexity of rules, since the EDF Financial Regulation is not a stand-alone document and needs to be used in conjunction with other legal sources, which entails a significant risk of legal uncertainty and errors;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Claims that the simplification of the rules of funds allocation should not divert appropriations from the objectives and principles of the basic acts, and believes that any channelling through the trust fund should not go at the expense of the EDF and the long-term Union policies;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42 a. Calls for a higher level of ambition in the strategy, management and accountability of EDF funds; emphasises that there is an opportunity to optimise all EDF activities' resilience by reinforcing the economic and financial efficiency criteria and by identifying gains in efficiency and effectiveness, reflected in the management performance; considers that the preparation of needs assessments is an efficient preliminary stage towards ensuring final effectiveness of the Union funding;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 a (new)
Paragraph 64 a (new)
64 a. Notes that trust funds were part of an ad hoc response which shows that the EDF, the Union budget and the Multiannual Financial Framework lack the resources and flexibility needed for a rapid and comprehensive approach to major crises; believes that more time is needed to prove its effectiveness;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83 a (new)
Paragraph 83 a (new)
83 a. Acknowledges that the Union has increased support for security sector reforms; however, the Commission should ensure that funds are not shifted towards promoting security without a parallel strengthening of support for democratic reforms;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 a (new)
Paragraph 85 a (new)
85 a. Acknowledges that EDF's funds are contributing to address the root causes of the current global refugee and migration crisis; underlines that EDF's funds shall not be misused for purposes other than determined in the provisions such as security border control and effective return measures; calls the Commission to engage constructively to achieve synergies between the Union budget; the EDF and bilateral cooperation in order to address issues concerning migration crisis prevention;