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FORSLAG TIL AFGØRELSE Europa-Parlamentets afgørelse om decharge til bestyrelsen for Det Europæiske Institut for Forbedring af Leve- og Arbejdsvilkårene for gennemførelsen af instituttets budget for regnskabsåret 2001 ( C5-0597/2002 - 2002/2187(DEC))
PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION 3.European Parliament decision on the discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2001 ( C5‑0597/2002 - 2002/2187(DEC))
- der henviser til Rådets henstilling af 7. marts 2003 ( C5-0089/2003 ),
– having regard to the Council's recommendation of 7 March 2003 ( C5‑0089/2003 ),
A. der henviser til, at Det Europæiske Institut til Forbedring af Leve- og Arbejdsvilkårene (Dublin-Instituttet) i sit arbejdsprogram for 2001 sigtede mod at udarbejde og gennemføre færre og større forskningsprogrammer, øge instituttets rolle som diskussionsforum, udvikle en sammenhængende og konsekvent kommunikationsstrategi, øge kontrollen, gennemskueligheden og omkostningseffektiviteten og tage højde for de store ændringer i EU,
A. whereas the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation) in its work programme of 2001 aimed at developing and implementing fewer and more substantial research programmes, reinforcing the Foundation’s role as a forum for debate, developing a coherent and consistent communication strategy, increasing accountability, transparency and cost effectiveness and taking into account important changes in the European Union;
B. der henviser til, at Parlamentet den 10. april 2002 meddelte instituttets bestyrelse decharge for gennemførelsen af dets budget for regnskabsåret 2000 og samtidig
B. whereas on 10 April 2002 Parliament gave discharge to the Administrative Board of the Foundation in respect of the implementation of its budget for the 2000 financial year and, at the same time:
∙ gav udtryk for bekymring over omfanget af bevillinger fremført fra 2000 til 2001 og indtrængende opfordrede Instituttet til at tage skridt til at sikre en bedre kontrol med gennemførelsen af budgettet med henblik på at holde fremførsler og bevillingsannulleringer nede på et minimum ∙ opfordrede instituttet til at tage skridt til at sikre, at alle mangler i de regnskabssystemer, der anvendtes, var udbedret inden 2001-dechargeproceduren ∙ beklagede, at instituttet fortsat gjorde for stor brug af forskudsforvaltning,
▪ expressed concern at the volume of appropriations carried over from 2000 to 2001 and urged the Foundation to take steps to ensure better monitoring of the implementation of its budget with the aim of keeping carryovers and cancellations of appropriations to a minimum; ▪ called on the Foundation to take steps to ensure that all shortcomings in the accounting systems employed had been remedied in time for the 2001 discharge; ▪ regretted the fact that in the Foundation continued to make excessive use of imprest accounts;
C. der henviser til, at Revisionsretten har fået rimelig sikkerhed for, at regnskabet for det regnskabsår, der afsluttedes pr. 31. december 2001, er rigtigt, og at de underliggende transaktioner som helhed betragtet er lovlige og formelt rigtige,
C. whereas the Court of Auditors has obtained reasonable assurance that the accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2001 are reliable and the underlying transactions are, taken as a whole, legal and regular;
Regnskabsårets indtægter
Revenue received during the financial year
Regnskabsårets udgifter
Budgetary expenditure for the financial year
Personale – Budgetafsnit I
Staff – Title I of the budget
Aktionsudgifter - Budgetafsnit III
Operating activities - Title III of the budget
Saldo fremført fra det foregående regnskabs
Balance carried over from the previous financial year
Bevillinger, der er fremført og bortfaldet
Appropriations carried over from the previous financial year which lapse
Indtægter fra genanvendelse fra regnskabsåret 2000, som ikke er udnyttet
Appropriations for re-use from the financial year 2000, not utilised
(1) Regnskabsårets negative resultat og nedgangen i egenkapitalen er ikke et udtryk for, at kapital er gået tabt.
(1) The negative balance of the out-turn and own capital does not constitute capital loss.
Det skyldes, at man har anvendt de finansielle bestemmelser regler for indtægter (kun inkasserede beløb) og udgifter (betalinger samt fremførte bevillinger).
It result from the application of the financial regulation in respect of revenue (only revenue collected) and expenditure (payments plus appropriations carried over)
3. bemærker, at instituttet mener, at SI2-regnskabssystemet er ekstremt kompliceret med mange fejl, svagheder og usikkerheder; beklager, at Kommissionen har påtvunget instituttet et edb-/regnskabssystem (SI2), som er alt for besværligt, og som vel er lidt "overkill"; opfordrer Kommissionen til at sørge for, at instituttet har det nødvendige personale og den nødvendige tekniske støtte, så det kan køre systemet;
Notes that the Foundation finds the SI2 system accounting system extremely complex with many faults, weaknesses and instabilities; regrets that the Commission has imposed a computer/accounting system (SI2) on the Foundation, which is much too cumbersome and seem to be somewhat "overkill"; calls on the Commission to ensure that the agency has the required manpower and technical support in order to operate the system;
6. er klar over, at instituttet har brug for mere fleksible finansielle procedurer; opfordrer instituttet til at gennemføre den nye finansforordning så hurtigt som muligt og finde en passende balance mellem fleksibilitet og kontrol;
Acknowledges that the Foundation needs more flexible financial procedures; calls on the Foundation to implement the new Financial regulation as soon as possible and to find an appropriate balance between flexibility and accountability;
Ekstern bedømmelse
External assessment
∙ behovet for at gennemgå og forbedre samarbejdet mellem instituttet og Europa-Kommissionen og Europa-Parlamentet ∙ behovet for udarbejdelse af et system, der kan følge, hvordan instituttets arbejde udnyttes ∙ behovet for indførelse af flere interne kvalitetskontrolprocedurer;
∙ The need to review and improve co-operation between the Foundation and the European Commission as well as the European Parliament ∙ The need to establish a system to track the use of the Foundation's outputs ∙ The need to introduce more internal quality control processes
Generel bedømmelse
Overall assessment
12. noterer sig, at der i mange agenturer er uligevægt mellem de administrative udgifter og aktionsudgifterne, idet de administrative udgifter er større end aktionsudgifterne;
Takes note of the fact that there is an imbalance between administrative and operational expenditure in many Agencies with the administrative expenditure exceeding expenditure for operational purposes;
7 Revisionsretten til at øge antallet af de kontroller, som dens revisorer foretager
Is worried that the absence of outside ex-ante verifications of financial operations might increase the risk of irregularities and mismanagement; invites therefore
19. understreger, at regnskabsførerne skal udnævnes af agenturernes bestyrelse på grundlag af særlige kvalifikationer dokumenteret af eksamensbeviser eller tilsvarende faglig erfaring; henviser til, at de ikke er hierarkisk underlagt de anvisningsberettigede;
Stresses that accounting officers shall be appointed by the management boards of the Agencies on the grounds of particular competence as evidenced by diplomas or by equivalent professional experience; recalls that they shall not be hierarchically subordinated to authorising officers;
24. bemærker, at Revisionsretten beklager anvendelsen af "superbruger"-rettigheder i edb-systemerne (hvor en og samme person kan udføre opgaverne som forvalter, anvisningsberettiget, finansinspektør og regnskabsfører), da en sådan praksis er uforenelig med princippet om adskillelse af funktioner; opfordrer agenturerne til at sørge for, at der ikke mere tildeles sådanne superbrugerrettigheder;
Notes that the Court of Auditors deplores the practice of "super-user" rights in computerised systems (where one and the same person is able to discharge the duties of the manager, the authorising officer, the financial controller and the accounting officer) as incompatible with the principle of the separation of duties; asks all the Agencies to ensure that such “super-user” rights are no longer attributed;
- der henviser til Rådets henstilling af 7. marts 2003 ( C5-0090/2003 ),
– having regard to the Council's recommendation of 7 March 2003 ( C5‑0090/2003 ),
1. meddeler direktøren for Det Europæiske Genopbygningsagentur decharge for gennemførelsen af agenturets budget for regnskabsåret 2001;
Gives discharge to the Director of the European Agency for Reconstruction in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2001;
- der henviser til betænkning fra Budgetkontroludvalget og udtalelse fra Udvalget om Udenrigsanliggender, Menneskerettigheder, Fælles Sikkerhed og Forsvarspolitik ( A5-0079/2003 ),
– having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (A5–0079/2003),
A. der henviser til, at Revisionsretten i sin beretning for regnskabsåret 2000 EFT C 359 af 15.12.2001 konkluderede, at agenturets administration og budgetforvaltningen var kendetegnet ved høj produktivitet, hvilket betød, at det lykkedes agenturet at nå de fleste af de ambitiøse mål, der var fastlagt for det første aktivitetsår på områderne energi, boligbyggeri, transport og landbrug,
A. whereas the Court of Auditors in its report for the financial year 2000 OJ C 359 du 15.12.2001. concluded that the efficiency of the Agency's administration and its budget management was high, the result being that the Agency achieved the most ambitious objectives it had set for its first year of activity in the areas of energy, housing, transport and agriculture;
B. der henviser til, at Revisionsretten i den samme beretning kom med en række henstillinger til agenturet om behovet for at indføre et pålideligt edb-budgetregnskabssystem og udvikle et praktisk sektorspecifikt program, der afspejler de prioriteringer, der er fastsat, så agenturet ikke spreder sit arbejde, og om fastlæggelse sammen med Kommissionen af en strategi på mellemlang og lang sigt med henblik på at sikre de finansierede investeringers bæredygtighed;
B. whereas in the same report the Court made a series of recommendations to the Agency dealing with the need to introduce a reliable computerised system of budgetary accounts, the development of a practical sectoral programme reflecting the priorities set in order for the Agency not to disperse its efforts and calling for the setting up, in co-operation with the Commission, of a mid and long term strategy in order to ensure the sustainability of the investments financed;
C. der henviser til, at Parlamentet den 10. april 2002 på grundlag af Revisionsrettens bemærkning meddelte direktøren for Det Europæiske Genopbygningsagentur decharge for gennemførelsen af agenturets budget for regnskabsåret 2000 og i den forbindelse:
C. whereas on 10 April 2002 Parliament gave discharge to the Director of the European Agency for Reconstruction in respect of the implementation of the budget for the 2000 financial year, on the basis of the report of the Court of Auditors, while at the same time, inter alia:
D. der henviser til, at Revisionsretten har fået rimelig sikkerhed for, at regnskabet for det regnskabsår, der afsluttedes pr. 31. december 2001, er rigtigt, og at de underliggende transaktioner som helhed betragtet er lovlige og formelt rigtige,
D. whereas the Court of Auditors has obtained reasonable assurance that the accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2001 are reliable and the underlying transactions are, taken as a whole, legal and regular;
Indtægter i regnskabsåret
Revenue received during the financial year
Restbeløb at indgå forpligtelser for
Balance of the appropriations available for commitments
Bevillinger fremført automatisk til 2002
Appropriations automatically carried forward to 2002
Saldo fremført fra sidste regnskabsår
Balance carried over from the previous financial year
Betalinger for Kommissionens regning (TAFKO)
Payments on behalf of the Commission (TAKFO)
Bortfaldne betalingsbevillinger fra 2000
Cancellation of payment appropriations for 2000
Bevillinger fremført fra 2000 og bortfaldet (afsnit I og II)
Appropriations carried over from 2000 which lapsed (Titles I and II)
(1) Regnskabsårets negative saldo og nedgangen i egenkapital er ikke udtryk for kapitaltab.
(1) The negative balance of the outturn and own capital does not constitute a loss of capital.
Det skyldes, at man har anvendt finansforordningens regler for indtægter (kun inkasserede beløb) og udgifter (betalinger samt fremførte bevillinger).
It arises from the application of the Financial Regulation concerning revenue (only revenue collected) and expenditure (payments plus appropriations carried over)
NB: Tallene er afrundet, og summen af tallene kan derfor afvige fra totalen.
NB: Any discrepancies in totals are due to the effects of rounding.
Kilde: Agenturets oplysninger.
Source: Data compiled by the Agency.
Disse tabeller er en oversigt over oplysningerne i agenturets eget regnskab.
These tables summarise the data supplied by the Agency in its own financial statements.
2. bemærker, at agenturet i anden halvdel af 2001 installerede edb-budgetregnskabssystemet SI2; tager også agenturets kommentarer til fordelene og ulemperne ved dette system til efterretning, især at systemet er tungt, besværligt, at det kræver tidkrævende indgreb, og at sikkerheden i systemet svækkes, når SI2 sammenkobles med det generelle regnskabssystem;
Takes note that the Agency during the second half of 2001 installed the SI2 computerised budgetary account system; takes also note of the Agency's comments about the advantages and the disadvantages of this system and in particular of the fact that the system is heavy, cumbersome, that it requires time consuming interventions and that when interfacing SI2 with the general accountancy system the security of the system is weakened,
6. opfordrer agenturet til at rette sig efter finansforordningens bestemmelser og Revisionsrettens bemærkning og systematisk udstede indtægtsordrer for agenturets tilgodehavender;
Calls on the Agency to comply with the provisions of the Financial Regulation and with the Court's observation and to issue, on a systematic basis, recovery orders for sums owed to the Agency;
Opfølgning af Revisionsrettens tidligere bemærkninger
Follow-up to previous observations of the Court
13. er dybt foruroliget over, at det netop var inden for energisektoren, at OLAF undersøgte en bedragerisag omhandlende ca. 4,5 mio. EUR (4,2 mio. $) til stabilisering af elektricitetssystemet i Kosovo; noterer sig, at undersøgelsen blev afsluttet i december 2002;
Expresses deep concern that it was precisely in the sector of energy that OLAF conducted investigations into a case of fraud, involving some € 4.5 million (4.2 million US dollars) dedicated to the stabilisation of the Kosovo power system; takes note that the investigation was concluded in December 2002;
16. opfordrer såvel agenturet som Kommissionen til i tæt samarbejde med UNMIK at gøre deres yderste for at beskytte Fællesskabets finansielle interesser og undgå, at noget lignende sker i fremtiden; opfordrer direktøren for agenturet til at gøre alt, hvad der er nødvendigt, for at sikre systematisk overvågning af alle projekter inden for energisektoren, der finansieres af EU-midler;
Invites both the Agency and the Commission, in close co-operation with UNMIK, to do their utmost with a view to protecting the financial interests of the Community and to avoid any similar cases occurring in the future; calls on the Director of the Agency to make every effort deemed necessary in order to ensure the systematic monitoring of all projects in the energy sector financed by EU funds;
24. noterer sig, at der i mange agenturer er uligevægt mellem de administrative udgifter og aktionsudgifterne, idet de administrative udgifter er større end aktionsudgifterne;
Takes note of the fact that there is an imbalance between administrative and operational expenditure in many Agencies with the administrative expenditure exceeding expenditure for operational purposes;
31. understreger, at regnskabsførerne skal udnævnes af agenturernes bestyrelse på grundlag af særlige kvalifikationer dokumenteret af eksamensbeviser eller tilsvarende faglig erfaring; henviser til, at de ikke er hierarkisk underlagt de anvisningsberettigede;
Stresses that accounting officers shall be appointed by the management boards of the Agencies on the grounds of particular competence as evidenced by diplomas or by equivalent professional experience; recalls that they shall not be hierarchically subordinated to authorising officers;
36. bemærker, at Revisionsretten beklager anvendelsen af "superbruger"-rettigheder i edb-systemerne (hvor en og samme person kan udføre opgaverne som forvalter, anvisningsberettiget, finansinspektør og regnskabsfører), da en sådan praksis er uforenelig med princippet om adskillelse af funktioner; opfordrer agenturerne til at sørge for, at der ikke mere tildeles sådanne superbrugerrettigheder;
Notes that the Court of Auditors deplores the practice of "super-user" rights in computerised systems (where one and the same person is able to discharge the duties of the manager, the authorising officer, the financial controller and the accounting officer) as incompatible with the principle of the separation of duties; asks all the Agencies to ensure that such “super-user” rights are no longer attributed;
20.februar 2003 UDTALELSE FRA UDVALGET OM BESKÆFTIGELSE OG SOCIALE ANLIGGENDER
20 February 2003 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
På mødet den 12. november 2002 valgte Udvalget om Beskæftigelse og Sociale Anliggender Karin Jöns til rådgivende ordfører.
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs appointed Karin Jöns draftsman at its meeting of 12 November 2002.
På møder den 22. januar og 20. februar 2003 behandlede udvalget udkastet til udtalelse.
It considered the draft opinion at its meetings of 22 January and 20 February 2003.
Til stede under afstemningen var: Theodorus J.J. Bouwman (formand), Marie-Hélène Gillig, Winfried Menrad og Marie-Thérèse Hermange (næstformænd), Karin Jöns (rådgivende ordfører), Sylviane H. Ainardi, Regina Bastos, Hans Udo Bullmann (for Jan Andersson), Philip Bushill-Matthews, Chantal Cauquil (for Arlette Laguiller), Alejandro Cercas, Alexander de Roo (for Hélène Flautre, jf. forretningsordenens artikel 153, stk. 2), Proinsias De Rossa, Harald Ettl, Jillian Evans, Carlo Fatuzzo, Ilda Figueiredo, Fiorella Ghilardotti (for Elisa Maria Damião), Anne-Karin Glase, Robert Goebbels (for Anna Karamanou), Roger Helmer, Stephen Hughes, Anne Elisabet Jensen (for Elspeth Attwooll), Jean Lambert, Thomas Mann, Mario Mantovani, Claude Moraes, Manuel Pérez Álvarez, Bartho Pronk, Lennart Sacrédeus, Herman Schmid, Miet Smet, Gabriele Stauner (for Luigi Cocilovo), Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Ieke van den Burg, Anne E.M. Van Lancker, Barbara Weiler og Sabine Zissener (for Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou).
The following were present for the vote: Theodorus J.J. Bouwman, chairman; Marie-Hélène Gillig, Winfried Menrad and Marie-Thérèse Hermange, vice-chairmen; Karin Jöns, draftsman; Sylviane H. Ainardi, Regina Bastos, Hans Udo Bullmann (for Jan Andersson), Philip Bushill-Matthews, Chantal Cauquil (for Arlette Laguiller), Alejandro Cercas, Alexander de Roo (for Hélène Flautre pursuant to Rule 153(2)), Proinsias De Rossa, Harald Ettl, Jillian Evans, Carlo Fatuzzo, Ilda Figueiredo, Fiorella Ghilardotti (for Elisa Maria Damião), Anne-Karin Glase, Robert Goebbels (for Anna Karamanou), Roger Helmer, Stephen Hughes, Anne Elisabet Jensen (for Elspeth Attwooll), Jean Lambert, Thomas Mann, Mario Mantovani, Claude Moraes, Manuel Pérez Álvarez, Bartho Pronk, Lennart Sacrédeus, Herman Schmid, Miet Smet, Gabriele Stauner (for Luigi Cocilovo), Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Ieke van den Burg, Anne E.M. Van Lancker, Barbara Weiler and Sabine Zissener (for Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou).
19.februar 2003 UDTALELSE FRA UDVALGET OM UDENRIGSANLIGGENDER, MENNESKERETTIGHEDER, FÆLLES SIKKERHED OG FORSVARSPOLITIK
19 February 2003 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, HUMAN RIGHTS, COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY
Ordfører: Doris Pack
Draftsman: Doris Pack
På mødet den 9. september 2002 valgte Udvalget om Udenrigsanliggender, Menneskerettigheder, Fælles Sikkerhed og Forsvarspolitik Doris Pack til rådgivende ordfører.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy appointed Doris Pack draftsman at its meeting of 9 September 2002.
Udvalget om Udenrigsanliggender, Menneskerettigheder, Fælles Sikkerhed og Forsvarspolitik opfordrer Budgetkontroludvalget, som er korresponderende udvalg, til at optage følgende i det beslutningsforslag, det vedtager:
The Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following points in its motion for a resolution:
Punkt 7
Paragraph 7 (to be modified as follows)
7. beklager, at agenturet ikke har givet et tilfredsstillende svar på spørgsmålet om den underhåndsaftale, der er indgået med en EU-ekspert om teknisk bistand til præsidenten for Forbundsrepublikken Jugoslavien; anmoder Kommissionen om at redegøre for grundene til, at agenturet blev anmodet om at indgå denne kontrakt på disse usædvanlige betingelser, og kræver at blive fuldt ud informeret om finansinspektørens rolle i denne sag;
Regrets that the Agency failed to give a satisfactory answer to the question of the contract signed by private treaty with an EU expert, in order for him to provide technical assistance to the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; asks the Commission to explain the reasons for requesting the Agency to do this contract under these exceptional conditions and to be fully informed of the Financial Controller's role in this case;
19. opfordrer Kommissionen til at fremsætte forslag, der sigter mod at forbedre agenturets funktion og sikre, at man gennem en cost-benefit-analyse får mere for pengene, og i forbindelse med disse forslag at overveje styrket samarbejde og koordinering mellem agenturet, UNMIK og Kommissionen; opfordrer agenturet til at udarbejde en samlet plan for overvågning af finansierede projekter og evaluering af, hvorvidt de er kompatible med EU's politik for denne region ;
Invites the Commission to make proposals aiming at fostering better functioning of the Agency, ensuring better value for money through a cost/benefit analysis and, in making such proposals, to consider reinforced co-operation and co-ordination between the Agency, UNMIK and the Commission; invites the Agency to establish an overall plan for monitoring the projects financed and evaluating their consinstency with the EU policy for the region ;
Punkt 19 a (nyt)
Paragraph 19a (new)
19a. opfordrer Kommissionen og agenturet til at fortsætte styrkelsen af EU's bistand til projekter for institutionel opbygning;
Calls on the Commission and the Agency to pursue with the reinforcement of EU assistance to "institutional building" projects;
Punkt 19 b (nyt)
Paragraph 19b (new)
19b. fastholder, at Kommissionen skal forelægge Europa-Parlamentet agenturets årsrapport senest den 1. maj det efterfølgende år, og at denne skal tage behørigt hensyn til Europa-Parlamentets henstillinger i beslutningen af 5. september 2002 Europa-Parlamentets beslutning om rapport fra Kommissionen og Rådet - Det Europæiske Genopbygningsagentur (EFT C…). ;
Insists on the need for the Commission to present to the European Parliament the Agency's annual report at the latest by 1 May of the following year, which shall take dully into account the European Parliament's recommendations set up in its resolution of 5 September 2002 EP resolution on the annual report on the Agency for Reconstruction (OJ C ...) ;
20. marts 2003 ENDELIG A5-0080/2003 ***I
20 March 2003 FINAL A5-0080/2003 ***I