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P6_TA(2007)0015

Draft amending budget No 1/2007

European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 1/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007: agreement resulting from the trialogue on 28 November 2006 — Structural Funds, European Fisheries Fund, European Investment Fund and Joint Research Centre, Section III — Commission (5739/2007 — C6-0060/2007 — 2006/2303(BUD))

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 272(4), penultimate subparagraph, thereof,

- having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 177 thereof,

- having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities [1], and in particular Articles 37 and 38 thereof,

- having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, as finally adopted on 14 December 2006,

- having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management [2],

- having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 1/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007, which the Commission presented on 20 December 2006 (SEC(2006)1776),

- having regard to Draft amending budget No 1/2007, which the Council established on 30 January 2007 (5739/2007 — C6-0060/2007),

- having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0010/2007),

A. whereas technical adjustments are necessary so as the outcome of the trialogue meeting on 28 November 2006 can be taken into account and implemented in the budget of the European Union for 2007,

B. whereas the purpose of Draft amending budget No 1/2007 is to introduce those adjustments,

1. Welcomes Draft amending budget No 1/2007;

2. Approves Draft amending budget No 1/2007 unamended;

3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.

[1] OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

[2] OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

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1.

European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2005, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee (C6-0469/2006 — 2006/2075(DEC))

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the European Union general budget for the financial year 2005 [1],

- having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 — Volume I (C6-0469/2006) [2],

- having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on implementation of the budget for the financial year 2005 and the Court of Auditors' special reports, together with the audited institutions' replies [3],

- having regard to the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of the EC Treaty [4],

- having regard to Articles 272(10), 274, 275 and 276 of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities [5], and in particular Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

- having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0110/2007),

1. Grants the European Economic and Social Committee's Secretary-General discharge for the implementation of the European Economic and Social Committee budget for the financial year 2005;

2. Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

3. Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the European Ombudsman and the European Data Protection Supervisor, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

[1] OJ L 60, 8.3.2005.

[2] OJ C 264, 31.10.2006, p. 1.

[3] OJ C 263, 31.10.2006, p. 1.

[4] OJ C 263, 31.10.2006, p. 10.

[5] OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

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4.

Stresses the fact that human resources, and overall resources for Lisbon-related issues, were predominant questions at the pre-conciliation; welcomes the fact that the Bureau acted on concerns raised by integrating the proposed 65 new posts into the estimates (corresponding to EUR 2 020 023 for 2009) but, at the same time, placing 15 % of those appropriations in reserve pending the submission by the end of June 2008 of complementary information, such as an analytical, detailed and user-friendly establishment plan assessing the allocation and use of human resources in Parliament's secretariat, including a detailed report on redeployment operations in 2008 and those planned for 2009, indicating positive and negative priorities; considers that this should include changes within and between DGs and an outlook in view of reinforcing core legislative activities and services to Members; is of the opinion that information concerning non-officials should be provided in order to allow full comprehension of the needs in terms of staff;
A.

whereas Draft amending budget No 1 to the general budget 2008 covers the following items: — The mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund for an amount of 162 387 985euro in commitment and payment appropriations, relating to major storm damage in the United Kingdom in June and July 2007, — The creation of the necessary budgetary structure to accommodate the Research Executive Agency (REA) and the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA), — Modification of the establishment plan of the European Agency for the Management of the Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex), — The creation of budget item 06 01 04 12 Galileo Programme — expenditure on administrative management, as provided for in the Commission's revised proposal COM(2007)0535, — The creation of budget Article 27 01 11 Exceptional crisis expenditure, to enable the financing of exceptional expenditure linked to a declared crisis. The line will be endowed with a ‘p.m.’,
Tuesday 14 December 2010

ANNEX

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of xxx

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/014 SI/Mura from Slovenia)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,

having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,

having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2) The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

(3) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

(4) Slovenia submitted an application on 28 April 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in the enterprise Mura and supplemented it with additional information on 24 June 2010. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 2 247 940.

(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Slovenia,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 2 247 940 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Tuesday 23 November 2010

ANNEX

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of xxx

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2009/027 NL/Noord Brabant and Zuid Holland Division 18 from the Netherlands)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2) The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

(3) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

(4) The Netherlands submitted an application on 30 December 2009 to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in 70 enterprises operating in NACE Revision 2 Division 18 (printing and reproduction of recorded media) in the two contiguous NUTS II regions Noord Brabant (NL41) and Zuid Holland (NL33) and supplemented it with additional information up to 11 May 2010. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contribution as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 2 890 027.

(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by the Netherlands,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 2 890 027 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
A.

whereas this Amending budget is the third and final piece of a set of legislation necessary to implement the political agreement and subsequent Council Decision establishing the European External Action Service (EEAS), the other two being a modification of the Financial Regulation and a modification of the Staff Regulation,
EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 296/173

Wednesday 6 April 2011

Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund - Floods in 2010 in Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Romania

P7_TA(2011)0129

European Parliament resolution of 6 April 2011 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (COM(2011)0010 – C7-0023/2011 – 2011/2021(BUD))

2012/C 296 E/28

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2011)0010 – C7-0023/2011),

— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1) (IIA of 17 May 2006), and in particular point 26 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (2),

— having regard to the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, adopted during the conciliation meeting on 17 July 2008 on the Solidarity Fund,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinion of the Committee on Regional Development (A7-0114/2011),

1. Approves the decision annexed to this resolution;

2. Recalls that point 26 of the IIA of 17 May 2006 foresees that where there is scope for reallocating appropriations under the heading requiring additional expenditure, the Commission shall take this into account when making the necessary proposal;

3. Notes that the Commission, by calling for additional commitments and payments to cover the needs of the EUSF at this early stage of the year, found no possibility for redeployment nor reallocating within and between headings concerned;

4. Is ready to consider the overall situation of payments in the context of the outturn of the 2010 Budget;

5. Instructs its President to sign the decision with the President of the Council and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

6. Instructs its President to forward this resolution, including its annex, to the Council and the Commission.

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.
E.

whereas France's application does not cover the Renault workers who opted for the early retirement scheme, and to whom the EGF aid could therefore not be allocated under Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, but who have seen their pension rights altered by the pension reform which has come into force in the meantime; whereas the efforts made by all parties involved to find a viable solution so that those former Renault workers can complement their pension rights should be noted; whereas in this regard, the efforts made by the French government, as well as the written engagement made by Renault should be underlined; whereas the constructive dialogue between all parties concerned should be continued until a satisfactory solution is found;
Wednesday 16 November 2011

ANNEX

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/004 EL/ALDI Hellas from Greece)

(The text of this annex is not reproduced here since it corresponds to the final act, Decision 2011/771/EU.)
20.

Is aware that the KAD project is a significant undertaking for Parliament which aims to rationalise Parliament's administration in Luxembourg to obtain synergies; is concerned that further project delays could lead to significant extra costs; calls therefore for updated information specifying the timetable of the project until its completion (planned for 2017 at the latest) the evolution of the estimated cost of the KAD I and KAD II project since 2008 compared to original estimates, the progress of work on the project and any unexpected new developments to be communicated to the Committee on Budgets as soon as possible; believes that the creation of any new posts specific to the project should strike the right balance between posts limited to the project duration and those foreseen on a permanent basis; furthermore highlights the need to take into account changes and insists on being consulted before any decision is taken on increased financing of the project and on creating new posts;
P7_TA(2013)0355

Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: flooding in Slovenia, Croatia and Austria in autumn 2012

European Parliament resolution of 11 September 2013 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (COM(2013)0259 — C7-0116/2013 — 2013/2085(BUD))

(2016/C 093/41)

The European Parliament,

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2013)0259 — C7-0116/2013),

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1) , and in particular point 26 thereof,

having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (2) ,

having regard to Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, adopted during the conciliation meeting on 17 July 2008 on the Solidarity Fund,

having regard to the letter of the Committee on Regional Development,

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A7-0283/2013),

Instructs its President to sign the decision with the President of the Council and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution, including its annex, to the Council and the Commission.

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.

ANNEX

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

on mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management

(The text of this annex is not reproduced here since it corresponds to the final act, Decision 2013/714/EU.)
6.

Recalls that a Council position under Article 314(3) TFEU is a preparatory act and is valid as from its date of adoption; signals that it considers the Council position on DAB 8/2013, which was transmitted to it by the President-in-office of the Council on 31 October 2013, to be valid for the purposes of Articles 314(3) and 314(4) TFEU as from the date of its adoption on 30 October 2013; rejects and ignores the clause in the accompanying ‘decision’ by which the Council purports to make the validity of its position on DAB 8/2013 conditional on Parliament's approval of the agreement on the MFF for 2014-2020 and of the Council's position on Draft amending budget No 9/2013;
12.

Acknowledges from the Agency that in 2012 the Commission’s Internal Audit Service (IAS) carried out an in-depth risk assessment and submitted its final strategic audit plan for 2013-2015, which was endorsed by the Agency’s Director and its Management Board; notes that the IAS also carried out an audit on contract management and procurement, which led to seven recommendations (no critical recommendations, two very important), the implementation of which is on track; notes that the IAS also followed up its earlier recommendations and concluded that no critical recommendations were open and that the implementation of two very important recommendations was on track;
9.

Notes with concern that according to the Court of Auditors’ annual audit report, although the Financial Regulation and the corresponding implementing rules provide for a physical inventory of fixed assets at least every three years, this was not respected and the Agency did not carry out a comprehensive physical inventory in 2012, following the physical inventory of 2009; acknowledges that it would have been either very difficult or even counterproductive to carry out an inventory in 2012 because the inventory management module of the integrated budget and accounting platform, supported by the Commission (DG BUDG), has only been in place since that same year; acknowledges that this issue has been addressed with the new system in 2013;
24.

Invites the Court of Auditors to comprehensively analyse the JTIs and the other joint undertakings in a separate report in light of the substantial amounts involved and the risks- notably reputational — presented; recalls that Parliament has previously requested that the Court of Auditors draw up a special report on the capacity of the joint undertakings, together with their private partners, to ensure added value and efficient execution of Union research, technological development and demonstration programmes; notes that the joint undertakings are deemed to ensure funding for long-term industrial investments and to foster private investments in research.
4.

Takes note that as of 31 December 2012, EUR 233,8 million had been paid to the members of the Joint Undertaking and that it is expected that EUR 361,2 million will be paid by 31 December 2016, totalling the EUR 595 million co-financing contributions to be paid to members by the Joint Undertaking with the cash resources made available mostly by the Union; calls on the Joint Undertaking to inform the discharge authority of the progress of the ‘2008-2016 ‘development phase’, as well as to continue its efforts to ensure sound financial management and continued respect for budgetary principles;
14.

Acknowledges from the Foundation that as of 23 May 2013, the Commission’s Internal Audit Service (IAS) has formally closed 12 out of the 14 recommendations from the 2011 IAS audit on communication and that the Foundation does not have any outstanding open recommendations ranked as ‘very important’; notes however, that there are still two open IAS audit recommendations from the 2011 IAS audit on external and internal communication, both ranked as ‘important’, one of which is considered to have been implemented by the Foundation and is currently pending IAS review and closure, while the other is in the process of implementation and was expected to be fully implemented in 2013 in line with planned actions;
1.

Notes that the Court of Auditors’ annual accounts are audited by an independent external auditor – PricewaterhouseCoopers SARL – in order to apply the same principles of transparency and accountability that it applies to its auditees; takes note of the auditor’s opinion that ‘the financial statement gives a true and fair view of the financial position of the Court and of its financial performance and its cash flows for the year … ended’; requests that it be given access to the assurance report concerning the regularity of the use of the Court of Auditors’ resources and the validity of the control procedures in place in 2012; calls for scrutiny to be brought to bear on the Court of Auditors as regards the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying its accounts;