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EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 184/184

Wednesday 22 April 2009

Draft amending budget No 2/2009

P6_TA(2009)0231

European Parliament resolution of 22 April 2009 on Draft amending budget No 2/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009, Section III - Commission (6953/2009 – C6-0077/2009 – 2009/2010(BUD))

2010/C 184 E/45

The European Parliament,

having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom 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 (1), and particularly Articles 37 and 38,

having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2009, as finally adopted on 18 December 2008 (2),

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 (3),

having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 2/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009, which the Commission presented on 2 February 2009 (COM(2009)0032),

having regard to Draft amending budget No 2/2009, which the Council established on 26 February 2009 (6953/2009 – C6-0077/2009),

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

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0192/2009),

A. whereas Draft amending budget No 2 to the general budget 2009 covers the following items: the establishment plans of Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking, of European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the modification of the European Railway Agency (ERA), and the modification of the budget remarks for ‘Global Monitoring for environment and Security’ (GMES) Preparatory Action,

B. whereas the purpose of Draft amending budget No 2/2009 is to formally enter these budgetary adjustments into the 2009 budget,

1. Takes note of the Preliminary draft amending budget No 2/2009;

2. Approves Draft amending budget No 2/2009 unamended;

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

(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 69, 13.3.2009.

(3) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
Tuesday 14 December 2010

ANNEX

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of xxx

on 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/2010/023 ES/Lear from Spain)

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) Spain submitted an application on 23 July 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in the enterprise Lear and supplemented it with additional information on 10 August 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 382 200.

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

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 382 200 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 xx November 2010

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 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 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 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 proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Union has created a European Union Solidarity Fund (the ‘Fund’) to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by disasters.

(2) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of EUR 1 billion.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains the provisions whereby the Fund may be mobilised.

(4) Ireland submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, concerning a disaster caused by severe flooding,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 13 022 500 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
93.

Recalls that, during the estimates stage and the conciliation procedure between its Committee on Budgets and the Bureau, the initial amount of EUR 1,2 million contemplated to finance the latter's decision to introduce an office holder allowance, was brought down to EUR 400 000; recalls furthermore that expenditure relating to this office holder allowance can be reimbursed only upon presentation of supporting documents fully justifying such costs; points out that other increases compared to the financial year 2010 are mainly for the renewal of the stock of representation articles for the protocol services; considers that if such stock is renewed this year, expenditure for this item can likely be reduced in coming years; stresses the need for budgetary prudence concerning mission requests, between Parliament's places of work and other missions, as well as utmost self-restraint as regards representation expenses in these times of economic crisis; would therefore warmly welcome the reduction of such expenses in the course of the year compared to the forecast initial needs;
4.

Emphasises, in that regard and in the specific case addressed by Draft amending Budget No 7/2011, that the two branches of the budgetary authority are taking their respective decision with the utmost urgency in order to guarantee a quick delivery of assistance to the affected regions;
A.

whereas the aim of Draft amending budget No 4/2012 to the general budget 2012 is threefold, namely the creation of four budget lines in order to reallocate financial appropriations from up to 10 % of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund 2007-2013 allocation to risk-sharing instruments, a revision and budgeting of the forecast of the own resources, resulting in a change in the distribution between Member States of their own resources contributions to the Union budget, and the replacement of the "dash" presented in payment appropriations for a budget line 16030501 – Preparatory action – EuroGlobe by a token entry (p.m.) to make a transfer possible;
Tuesday 12 June 2012

Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund - floods in Liguria and Tuscany

P7_TA(2012)0233

European Parliament resolution of 12 June 2012 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the 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(2012)0126 – C7-0078/2012 – 2012/2051(BUD))

2013/C 332 E/27

The European Parliament,

having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2012)0126 – C7-0078/2012),

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 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 letter of the Committee on Regional Development,

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A7-0182/2012),

Instructs its President to sign the decision with the President of the Council and to 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.

Tuesday 12 June 2012

ANNEX

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

on the 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 2012/366/EU.)
7.

Stresses that pursuant to the agreement reached by the Bureau and the Committee on Budgets at the Conciliation meeting of 13 March 2013, the overall level of the draft estimates for 2014 is set at EUR 1 808 144 206 (corresponding to a rate of net increase of 3,29 % over the 2013 budget), of which some 2,20 % accounts for compulsory expenditure linked to the election of a new Parliament, 1,30 % accounts for other legal obligations, 0,78 % accounts for the accession of Croatia while inflation accounts for some 1,9 % (4) of the increase, resulting in the real decrease of Parliament's budget of 2,89 % from the 2013 level; calls, however, for further savings and redeployments via structural reforms to be sought during the Parliament's reading in autumn 2013 in the course of the 2014 budgetary procedure and in the following years; recalls, in that regard, the measures identified by the Joint Bureau and Committee on Budgets Working Group to be further explored in order to generate substantial organisational savings, such as the scope for inter-institutional cooperation arrangements between Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions;
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 436/204

P7_TA(2013)0476

Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to complement the financing in the general budget of the EU for 2013 towards the financing of the European Social Fund to increase allocations to France, Italy and Spain

European Parliament resolution of 20 November 2013 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument (COM(2013)0559 — C7-0235/2013 — 2013/2159(BUD))

(2016/C 436/31)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 as definitively adopted on 12 December 2012 (1),

— having regard to Draft amending budget No 7/2013, which the Commission submitted on 25 July 2013 (COM(2013)0557),

— 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), and in particular point 27 thereof,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2013)0559 — C7-0235/2013),

— having regard to Council's position adopted on 7 October 2013,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A7-0370/2013),

A. whereas, after having examined all possibilities for reallocating commitment appropriations under heading 1b, it appears necessary to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument,

B. whereas the Commission has proposed to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument to complement the financing in the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013, beyond the ceiling of heading 1b, of EUR 134 049 037 towards the financing of the European Social Fund (ESF) to increase the allocations to France, Italy and Spain for the year 2013 by a total amount of EUR 150 million,

1. Takes note of Commission's proposal to exceed the 2013 ceiling for heading 1b by EUR 134 049 037, with a view to increasing ESF allocations to France, Italy and Spain for the year 2013 by a total amount of EUR 150 million, and to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument accordingly;

2. Agrees with the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument in commitment appropriations, up to an amount of EUR 134 049 037, for the financing of those additional allocations under heading 1b;

3. Approves the decision annexed to this resolution;

4. 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;

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

(1) OJ L 66, 8.3.2013.

(2) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
7.

Considers the Commission as the only institution that can provide the budgetary authority with accurate data on the expected payment needs based on the Member States' claims from year n and their estimates for year n+1; points out that the Council lacks any objective basis to question the figures presented by the Commission, which are based on the aggregation of data from 27 Member States; recalls that each Member State is only responsible for its own data, which are therefore the only figures it can contest;
5.

Points out that, according to the audit report by the Court of Auditors, payments made in 2012 relating to certificates of acceptance of costs issued by the Member States’ NFAs amounted to EUR 7,3 million, which represents 43 % of total operational payments; is concerned that, according to that Court of Auditors’ report, the Joint Undertaking received audit reports from the NFAs covering approximately 45 % of the costs relating to completed projects, that the Joint Undertaking did not assess the quality of those audits, that, by the end of April 2013, the Joint Undertaking had not received information on the audit strategies of all NFAs, and that the Joint Undertaking was therefore not in a position to assess whether ex post audits provide sufficient assurance as to the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions;
3.

Acknowledges from the Agency that: — corrective measures were implemented in order to reduce the negative impact on the Agency’s activities as regards the significant turnover of operational staff; calls on the Agency, however, to inform the discharge authority of the impact of the measures taken, — actions were taken to address deficiencies related to the appropriations carried forward, namely the implementation of stricter rules as regards the deadline for signing contracts, the revision of IT specific contracts allowing invoicing in line with the deliverables and the introduction of a new invoicing system by the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union allowing for the reduction of carry-overs in the area of translation, — in order to improve the recruitment procedures, to ensure transparency and equal treatment of candidates and to avoid conflicts of interest in the selection procedures, a new procedure for the selection and recruitment of staff and new guidelines for section committees were adopted;
13.

Acknowledges from the Authority that in February 2012, the Commission’s Internal Audit Service (IAS) carried out an in-depth risk assessment in the Authority with the aim of determining its audit priorities for the coming years; notes that the IAS defined the most important risks related to the Authority’s processes and defined a Strategic Audit Plan for 2013-2015, which includes a list of future audit topics; notes that the Authority developed an action plan to address the identified high risk areas and that this plan was discussed with, and agreed upon, by the IAS; observes that the relevant actions undertaken by the Authority are to be followed up by the IAS during the next in-depth risk assessment; notes that the IAS Strategic Audit Plan for 2013-2015 was approved by the Authority’s Director and its Management Board; notes that in future, the IAS has decided to carry out a limited review on the implementation of internal control standards by the Authority, in line with its Strategic Audit Plan for 2013-2015;
11.

Notes that the Greek authorities have indicated that the co-ordinated package of personalised services has been drawn up in consultation with the representatives of the targeted beneficiaries and the Federation of Private Employees in Greece and that the proposed application was discussed at two meetings in May 2014 with the social partners which were consulted on various issues related to the contents of the integrated package of measures; further on recommends that the Commission evaluate the content and the expected outcome of the integrated package of personalised services in the context of the evaluation referred to in paragraph 5, with the aim of identifying the best practice for future actions;
23.

Takes note of the Court's conclusion in its special report No 5/2014 that overall, the Authority's resources during its start-up phase were insufficient to allow it to fulfil its mandate; acknowledges that the ESFS is still in a setting-up phase and stresses that the tasks already entrusted to the Authority, as well as future tasks envisaged in on-going legislative work, require an adequate level of staff and budget to allow for high-quality supervision; emphasises that the need to combine additional tasks with additional resources should always be carefully considered; stresses, however, that any potential increases in its means should be preceded and/or complemented by adequate rationalisation efforts, wherever possible; highlights the Authority's coordinating role and the need to closely cooperate with national supervisory authorities to fulfil its mandate;
9.

Notes with concern from the Court's report that a series of weaknesses were identified in respect of the ex ante control of cost claims submitted by the Joint Undertaking's partners, such as: (a) the ex ante controls for cost claims checklists were not always complete; (b) in one case the financial and operational verification tasks and authorisation were performed by the same staff member, as well as three other cases where the tasks of the financial and authorisation officers were performed by the same staff member; notes with concern that these cases are contrary to the provisions of the financial procedures and the principle of segregation of duties; (c) in another case a grant agreement with the partner was signed 5 months after the activities had started, as approved in the negotiation report and in the grant agreement, but in the absence of the requisite declaration justifying the need to begin activities prior to the signature of the grant agreement; notes the important results achieved in relation to the management of grant agreement for Partners in the year 2013 where a total of 106 new grant agreements for Partners were signed, a total of 99 negotiations for new grant agreements with Partners were successfully finalised, a total of 106 amendments of on-going grants were signed and a total of 105 payments were made to Partners; (d) out of 163 cost claims as of 31 December 2013, 56 had not been submitted; is deeply concerned that 15 of the 56 have delays exceeding 1 year;
2.

Acknowledges from the Centre that: — after following the Court's recommendation to ensure that the pre-selection committee signs declarations of interests in order to avoid conflicts of interest, the recruitment process for high level officials has been successful, — it has reviewed and adapted its policy of conflicts of interest; calls on the Centre to inform the discharge authority about the results of the policy review and on the adaptations made to the situation at the Centre, — it is undertaking actions regarding the publication of the CVs of the members of the Governing Board and declarations on the absence of conflicts of interest; notes with concern that the Centre has not fully remedied this issue, and calls on the Centre to implement corrective actions and to inform the discharge authority about the results as a matter of urgency, — the information about the Centre's activities is provided mainly to the Commission, Member States and social partners, therefore making its direct impact on Union citizens limited in the short term; notes moreover that the Centre's annual report is made publicly available on the Centre's website, — in the context of the cooperation framework, it is coordinating with the European Training Foundation and the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in order to maximise their synergies and knowledge sharing;
2.

Notes with concern that the Court's report emphasises the issues related to the valuation of the SIS II, VIS and Eurodac systems in the Agency's accounts; notes furthermore that although the valuation was not materially misstated, the Court found those issues as essential and drew attention to this matter; notes that the operational management of those systems is the Agency's core task and that the systems were transferred from the Commission to the Agency in May 2013 by way of a non-exchange transaction; notes moreover that in the absence of reliable and complete information in respect of the total development cost of those systems, the value of the systems was recorded in the Agency's accounts at their net book values as per the Commission's books and updated at year-end; is concerned that those values relate mainly to hardware and off-the-shelf software components and do not include software development costs;