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Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL concerning the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument (paragraph 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure)

(presented by the Commission)

Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL concerning the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument (paragraph 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure [1], and in particular paragraph 24 thereof,

[1] OJ C 172, 18.06.1999, p. 1.

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission [2],

[2] SEC(2000).... final.

Having regard to the conclusions of the conciliation meeting between the Council and a European Parliament delegation, with the Commission also taking part, on 23 November 2000 when the Council gave the 2001 budget its second reading,

Whereas:

(1) As a result of developments in Serbia, the political conditions are now satisfied for Serbia to qualify for the programme of assistance for reconstruction, development and stabilisation mounted for the entire western Balkans region.

(2) The aid initially earmarked for Serbia in the preliminary draft budget presented by the Commission for 2001 totalling EUR 40 million and designed to assist the democratic forces in the country and the towns administered by the opposition must be extended to cover the financing of reconstruction work and the amount raised to EUR 240 million for that year.

(3) After examining the allocations for all the actions covered by heading 4 (External action) of the financial perspective, the two arms of the budgetary authority agree that this additional expenditure cannot be financed in 2001 within the limits of the ceiling set for this heading.

(4) The conditions for using the flexibility instrument as set out in paragraph 24 of the abovementioned Interinstitutional Agreement are satisfied,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The flexibility instrument shall be used to provide EUR 200 million for the 2001 budget.

Article 2

This amount shall be used to finance reconstruction work in Serbia within Chapter B7-54 of the 2001 budget.

Article 3

This decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities at the same time as the budget for 2001.

Done at Brussels,

For the European Parliament For the Council

The President The President
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 251 (2) of the EC Treaty concerning the common position of the Council on the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards health requirements for animal by-products

1. BACKGROUND

Date of transmission of the proposal to the EP and the Council (document COM(2000)573 final 2000/0230 COD): // 19.10.2000.

Date of the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee: // 26.4.2001.

Date of the opinion of the European Parliament, first reading: // 12.6.2001.

Date of adoption of the common position: // 20.11.2001.

2. OBJECTIVE OF THE COMMISSION PROPOSAL

This proposal makes necessary changes to Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EEC, consequent on the adoption of the Regulation on animal by-products not intended for human consumption, in order to avoid overlap between the Regulation and the two Directives.

3. COMMENTS ON THE COMMON POSITION

As the Council agrees with the European Parliament on an earlier date of entry into force of the Regulation on animal by-products not intended for human consumption, the Common Position establishes that the date of entry into force of this Directive must correspond to the date of application of the Regulation.

Furthermore, as the Council agrees to clarify in the scope of the Regulation on animal by-products that Member States can regulate the importation and placing on the market of products for which the Annexes of the Regulation contain no rules, the Common Position amends Article 3 of directive 92/118/EEC in order to repeal the similar rule.

The Commission has no objection on the above Council position.

4. CONCLUSION

The Commission supports the Presidency text on the Common Position.
[pic] | COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES |

Brussels, 23.5.2005

SEC(2005) 658 final

Draft

COMMISSION REGULATION

amending Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 as regards the posts of accounting officers of executive agencies

Draft

COMMISSION REGULATION

amending Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 as regards the posts of accounting officers of executive agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes[1] and in particular Article 15 thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of the Council,

Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors,

Whereas:

(1) Article 30 of the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes[2] provides that the management board of an executive agency shall appoint an accounting officer of the executive agency, who is an official subject to the Staff Regulations.

(2) The responsibilities of the accounting officer of an executive agency, which are set out in that Article 30, are limited to the administrative budget of the executive agency, whereas the accounting officer of the Commission is responsible for all tasks relating to the operational budget implemented by executive agencies.

(3) The Commission has encountered problems in finding appropriate candidates for the post of accounting officer of an executive agency to be seconded to this body.

(4) The function of an accounting officer of an executive agency could be entrusted to temporary staff within the meaning of Article 2(a) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities, laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68[3].

(5) Therefore, Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004, the introductory phrase of the first paragraph is replaced by the following:

"The management board shall appoint an accounting officer, who shall be a seconded official or a member of the temporary staff directly recruited by the agency and who shall be responsible for:"

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For the Commission

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 1.

[2] OJ L 297, 22.9.2004, p. 6.

[3] OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 (OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1.
[pic] | COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES |

Brussels, 20.7.2005

SEC(2005) 981

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

Annex to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament Common Actions for Growth and Employment: The Community Lisbon Programme {COM(2005) 330 final }

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Regulatory Actions 3

II. Financing Actions 7

III. Policy Development 9 Note :

The Commission recalls that the foreseen initiatives, particularly in the regulatory domain, will fully comply with its better regulation policy aimed at improving regulation through impact assessments, simplification of existing EU legislation, screening of pending legislative proposals and consideration of alternatives to legislation.

Legend :

Key Actions are presented in bold and indicated with a “ * ” sign.

Measures which the Commission has already adopted or completed are indicated with a “ + ” sign.

I. Regulatory Actions

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II. Financing actions

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III. Policy Development

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[pic] | COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES |

Brussels, 28.7.2006

SEC(2006) 1018 final

COMMISSION DECISION

CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF THE ARTICLE 47 OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATION TO THE ESTABLISHMENT PLAN OF THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE IN 2006

COMMISSION DECISION

CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF THE ARTICLE 47 OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATION TO THE ESTABLISHMENT PLAN OF THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE IN 2006

1. BACKGROUND

Article 47 of the Financial Regulation (EC, Euratom) n° 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities allows institutions to modify their establishment plans under certain conditions and limits provided that the Budgetary authority is informed three weeks in advance of the intentions of the institution and that no duly justified reasons are raised within this period.

The Commission should apply the same promotion criteria to the whole staff concerned by the different establishment plans. It is therefore necessary to adapt the Joint Research Centre (JRC) establishment plan to take into account the promotion thresholds planned by the Commission for the exercise 2006.

Therefore the Commission informs the Budget Authority of the application of the flexibility foreseen in the Article 47 of the financial regulation to the establishment plan of the JRC, so partially advancing the modifications requested by the Preliminary Draft Budget 2007.

This modification fulfils the conditions laid down in the article 47 of the Financial Regulation:

- Grades A1, A2, and A3 are not modified.

- Volume of staff appropriations corresponding to a full financial year are not affected.

- Total limit of posts authorised in the establishment plan is not exceeded.

- Posts modified are less than the 10% of the total posts authorised in this establishment plan.

This decision of the Commission will only enter into force three weeks after the notification of the intention of the Commission to the budgetary authority and is conditional to the successful outcome of the procedure. If the budgetary authority raises duly justified reasons, the Commission will refrain from applying this decision and the current establishment plan will remain in force.

The new establishment plan attached in the annex is compared to the establishment plan currently in force.

2. DECISION BY THE COMMISSION

THE COMMISSION APPROVES

- The present amendment of the Joint Research Centre's establishment plan for the year 2006 as detailed in the annex and in compliance with the article 47 of the Financial Regulation. This modification will only enter into force if no duly justified reasons are raised by the budgetary authority.

ANNEX

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[pic] | COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES |

Brussels, 3.8.2007

SEC(2007) 933

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying document to the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Improving the Quality of Teacher Education

IMPACT ASSESSMENT SUMMARY {COM(2007)392} {SEC(2007) 931}

This report commits only the Commission's services involved in its preparation and does not prejudge the final form of any decision to be taken by the Commission.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The quality of the education and training in Europe is in large part determined by the quality of the teaching that is provided; this in turn is in part a function of the quality of Teacher Education.

Progress in improving school education is slow; there is a perceived shortage of skills amongst teachers; this is currently difficult to remedy because there is a lack of coherence and continuity between different, often separate, elements of teachers' education; and in any case, the amount of in-service training available to practising teachers is very limited.

These factors point to a need to improve the capacity of the teaching profession in Europe to provide the quality of teaching required so that Lisbon objectives - including the common objectives for education and training systems – may be attained.

Member State representatives working with the Commission through the Education and Training 2010 programme, have identified a core of key proposals to bring about an improvement in the Quality of Teacher Education in the European Union. In particular, they agree that it is desirable that:

- all teachers possess the appropriate level and range of knowledge and competence to be able, in the context of rapid economic and social change, to help learners to reach their full potential;

- all teachers possess adequate qualifications from a Higher Education institution;

- provision for teachers' initial education, induction and further professional development is coordinated as a coherent system, and is adequately resourced; and

- the professionalism of teaching is promoted.

Following an analysis of the different options available, the outcome of this Impact Assessment (IA) is a proposal that action by the European Union is warranted; such action should take the form of a succinct Recommendation of the Council and Parliament.

The objective of this Recommendation is to provide Member States with a number of broad orientations, based upon best practice (as identified by the Member States themselves), that can provide a common framework for the development of their policies and practices to improve the quality of teacher education.
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EN 1   EN  EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
Brussels, 19.4.2011 
SEC(2011) 505 final 
  
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 
EU Accountability Report 2011 on Financing for Development 
  
Review of progress of the EU and its Member States 
  
Accompanying document to the 
 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CO MMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL 
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMI TTEE OF THE REGIONS 
 
Enhancing EU Accountability on Financing for Development 
towards the EU Official Development Assistance Peer Review 
  
VOL VI 
{COM(2011) 218 final} 
{SEC(2011) 500 final} {SEC(2011) 501 final} {SEC(2011) 502 final} {SEC(2011) 503 final} {SEC(2011) 504 final} 
 
EN 2   EN Annex 8 Survey Results 
A. Mobilising domestic financial resources for development  A.1. Promoting good governance in tax matters 
 
 
 
 
 
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EN 11   EN A.2. International Co-operation on Illegal Financial Flows 
 
 
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EN 13   EN B. Mobilising international resources for de velopment: foreign direct investment and 
other private flows  
B.1. Support to private investment 
 
 
 
EN 14   EN B.2. Corporate social and environmental responsibility 
 
 
 
B.4. Remittances and Migration 
 
 
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D. Increasing international financial and technical cooperation for development 
D 1. ODA 
 
 
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EN 20   EN D 2. Innovative Financing Sources and Mechanisms 
 
 
 
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D. 3. Aid Effectiveness 
 
 
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E. External debt  
E.1. Preserving debt sustainability 
 
 
 
 
 
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F. Addressing systemic issues: enhancin g the coherence and consistency of the 
international monetary, fina ncial and trading systems in  support of development  
F.1 Reforms of the International Financial Institutions 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EN 34   EN 
 
 
 
 
EN 35   EN 
 
 
G. New challenges and cross cutting issues  
G.1. Climate Change 
 
 
G.2. Biological Diversity 
 
EN 36   EN 
 
 
 
 
EN 37   EN H. Transparency of the answers and assessment of the questionnaire 
H.1. Transparency 
 
 
EN 38   EN
The EU Cohesion policy provides for important investment possibilities to implement energy policy objectives in Hungary which will be complemented by national public and private co-financing, aiming at optimal leverage. It also ensures integrated territorial solutions to challenges by supporting capacity building, technical assistance and territorial cooperation, including the macro-regional strategy for the Danube Region in which Hungary takes part. Energy efficiency: Over 2014-2020, EU Cohesion Policy will invest some EUR 1 245 million in energy efficiency improvements in public and residential buildings and in SMEs, as well as in district heating in Hungary. A further estimated EUR 2 439 million will be invested in supporting the move towards an energy-efficient, decarbonised transport sector. These investments are expected to contribute to around 76 000 households with improved energy consumption classification and a decrease of around 67 251 000 kWh per year of decreased primary energy consumption of public buildings, as well as to around 470 km of reconstructed or upgraded railway lines, 130 km of new or improved tram and metro lines and 50 km of new or improved inland waterways. Decarbonisation: Overall, the EU Cohesion Policy investments in Hungary over 2014-2020 are expected to contribute to an estimated annual decrease of GHG of around 2 964 000 tonnes of CO2eq. Over 2014-2020, EU Cohesion Policy will invest some EUR 876 million in renewable energy in Hungary. These investments are expected to contribute to around 1 980 MW of additional capacity of renewable energy production. Research, Innovation and Competitiveness: Over 2014-2020, EU Cohesion Policy will invest significantly in R&I and in SME competitiveness in Hungary. This will be based on the national strategy for smart specialisation. For Hungary, the Strategy includes a focus on clean and renewable energies and on advanced technologies in the vehicle and other machine industries. At this stage, the allocations foreseen for investments in R&I and adoption of low-carbon technologies in Hungary are not specified, but should become available in line with the evolving content of the smart specialisation strategy.
The EU Cohesion policy provides for important investment possibilities to implement energy policy objectives in Slovenia which will be complemented by national public and private co-financing, aiming at optimal leverage. It also ensures integrated territorial solutions to challenges by supporting capacity building, technical assistance and cross-border cooperation such as the Danube Region, Adriatic and Ionian Region, and Alpine Region macro-regional strategies in which Slovenia takes part. Internal energy market: Over 2014-2020, EU Cohesion Policy will invest some EUR 20 million in smart electricity distribution grids in Slovenia. These investments are expected to contribute to around 300 000 additional users connected to smart grids. Energy efficiency: Over 2014-2020, EU Cohesion Policy will invest some EUR 282 million in energy efficiency improvements in public and residential buildings and in SMEs, as well as in high-efficiency cogeneration and district heating in Slovenia. A further estimated EUR 188 million will be invested in supporting the move towards an energy-efficient, decarbonised transport sector. These investments are expected to contribute to around 2 500 households with improved energy consumption classification and a decrease of around 23 000 000 kWh per year of decreased primary energy consumption of public buildings, as well as to around 25 km of reconstructed or upgraded railway lines. Decarbonisation: Overall, the EU Cohesion Policy investments in Slovenia over 2014-2020 are expected to contribute to an estimated annual decrease of GHG of around 63 000 tonnes of CO2eq. Over 2014-2020, EU Cohesion Policy will invest some EUR 12 million in renewable energy in Slovenia. These investments are expected to contribute to around 80 MW of additional capacity of renewable energy production. Research, Innovation and Competitiveness: Over 2014-2020, EU Cohesion Policy will invest significantly in R&I and in SME competitiveness in Slovenia. This will be based on the national strategy for smart specialisation. At this stage, at least EUR 70 million is foreseen for investments in R&I and adoption of low-carbon technologies in Slovenia, but this might increase further in line with the evolving content of the smart specialisation strategy.
To bring more benefits to the customers, prompt implementation of electricity day-ahead market coupling between the two relevant market areas, e.g. North-West Europe and Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Romanian market coupling project should be pursued.

The Czech, Slovak and Hungarian day-ahead electricity wholesale markets have been coupled since September 2012, which Romania joined in November 2014. The price convergence between these countries reached 76% after the launch of the market coupling. Cross-border capacity allocation for power transmission for German, Polish and Austrian takes place through Central Allocation Office GmbH. Capacity allocation with Slovakia is based on long-term nominations.

Czech Republic is involved in cooperation with Visegrad Group countries (CZ, HU, PL and SK) in the field of energy policy, including gas market integration as well as research activities in the field of nuclear power (Gen IV rectors).
Different options for price transparency and regulatory powers have been examined. The preferred choice is:

(1) Enhanced transparency by publishing prices of selected products of different cross-border delivery service providers on a dedicated section on the Commission's EUROPA website and requiring NRAs to assess their affordability.

(2) Improving regulatory oversight by clarifying all parcel delivery operators (above a certain size) are required to submit a basic set of statistical data to NRAs.

(3) Encouraging competition, by requiring third party access to the cross-border networks and multilateral price agreements of national postal operators (NPOs).

Other options considered and rejected included increasing the transparency of individually negotiated prices and/ or the prices paid by e-retailers to delivery operator, and advance notification (to regulators) of price changes.

A self-standing Regulation allows a swift implementation of targeted and directly applicable rules, reducing fragmentation. Uniform rules would give legal certainty to all operators on the market. Non-legislative measures, for example the 2013 Roadmap for Completing the Single Market for Parcel Delivery have not improved affordability or regulatory oversight to date. Given the rapid changes in some parts of the market and limited market knowledge, price regulation is not proposed.
Globalisation, climate and social change are changing world agriculture. In reaction, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and other related EU policies are changing as well. This creates new data needs for agricultural statistics which are currently not fulfilled due to rigid legislation and incoherence between data collections. Furthermore, official statistics are also changing due to technological progress and new data sources while resources continue to be cut. This puts pressure on agricultural statistics legislation to adapt to achieve higher cost-efficiency and reduce the burden of data collection. If these problems are not solved, the evidence basis of the CAP and other EU policies would be endangered, limiting the EU's ability to act in areas of crucial importance for all EU citizens. The stakeholders affected most directly by this initiative are Commission policy DGs like AGRI, ENV, CLIMA and SANTE, and National Statistical Institutes (NSIs) in EU Member States.