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beklager, at nogle medlemsstater ikke har forudset, at det vil medføre en stigning i deres budgetbidrag, til trods for at de siden foråret 2014 har været bekendt med ændringerne i den statistiske metode til udregning af BNI-bidrag;
Regrets furthermore the fact that those measures have still a limited financial impact on the Union budget since more than 40 % of the financial corrections implemented in 2013 are not considered as assigned revenue [5] but may be used by the same Member States having caused these corrections in cohesion policy, thus undermining the preventive effect of financial corrections;
beklager, at Kommissionen insisterede på at behandle dette dossier, som om det blot var rent teknisk [16], til trods for at den siden foråret 2013 har været bekendt med, at ændringerne i den statistiske metode til udregning af BNI-bidrag ville medføre en stor stigning i nogle medlemsstaters bidrag;
Notes that approximately 28 % of the financial corrections implemented in 2013 involved a net reduction of Union funding to the programme and the Member State concerned in cohesion policy;
minder om, at Revisionsretten i sin udtalelse nr. 7/2014 [17] konkluderede, at Kommissionens forslag om at give mulighed for under særlige omstændigheder at udsætte betalingerne af moms- og BNI-saldiene og justeringerne heraf kan gøre ordningen for egne indtægter mere kompleks og øge den budgetmæssige usikkerhed i medlemsstaterne;
Notes with concern that the abovementioned Commission communication of 29 September 2014 does not necessarily provide reliable information on withdrawals, recoveries and pending recoveries of structural funds made by the Member States since the Commission states that it had to adopt a prudent approach due to certain weaknesses in the Member States' figures so as to ensure that the above amounts are not overstated [6];
påpeger navnlig, at Kommissionens forslag om ændring af forordning (EF, Euratom) nr. 1150/2000 om gennemførelse af afgørelse 2007/436/EF, Euratom om ordningen for De Europæiske Fællesskabers egne indtægter (COM(2014) 704) kun giver medlemsstaterne mulighed for at udskyde fristen for overdragelse af midlerne, hvis positive moms- og BNI-saldi og justeringer giver anledning til betydelige beløb, og bemærker, at Kommissionen, hvis medlemsstaterne har store negative moms- og BNI-saldi og justeringer, kan blive tvunget til at opkræve supplerende indtægter via et ændringsbudget;
Asks the Commission and the Member States to put in place sound procedures to confirm the timing, the origin and the amount of corrective measures and to provide information reconciling, as far as possible, the year in which payment is made, the year in which the related error is detected and the year in which recoveries or financial corrections are disclosed in the notes to the accounts, taking into account the pluriannuality of the whole procedure; considers it essential, furthermore, for comprehensive information to be provided on recoveries and financial corrections and for there to be full transparency with regard to data on the decommitment of appropriations and infringement proceedings for the year in question;
beklager, at Rådet endnu ikke har været i stand til at gøre fremskridt med hensyn til reformen af ordningen for egne indtægter på grundlag af disse lovgivningsmæssige forslag, til trods for at Kommissionen foreslog en overordnet reform af ordningen for egne indtægter, som blev hilst velkommen af Parlamentet [18], og som sigtede mod at gøre ordningen for egne indtægter mere retfærdig, mere forståelig, mere gennemsigtig og mere effektiv og at mindske de nationale bidrag;
The Synthesis report and the annual activity reports
Foranstaltninger, der skal træffes
Takes note that the Commission Directors-General made a total of 17 quantified reservations relating to the expenditure; points out that the lower number of quantified reservations in 2013 (21 in 2012) did not have the effect of reducing the scope of the amount at risk and that the maximum total amount at risk announced by the Commission in its synthesis report [7] is below EUR 4179 million which corresponds to 2,8 % of all expenditure disbursed;
opfordrer indtrængende Kommissionen til at:
Asks the Commission to further clarify the calculation of the amount at risk [8] in explaining the estimated impact of corrective mechanisms on this figure and to issue in its synthesis report a proper ‘Statement of assurance’ based on the Directors-General annual activity reports;
afkorte varigheden af dens kontrolcyklus for BNI-data, der anvendes i forbindelse med egne indtægter, til maksimalt fire år, hvis det er nødvendigt i forbindelse med iværksættelsen af en traktatbrudsprocedure og/eller med pålæggelsen af strenge frister for ophævelse af forbeholdene
Recalls that the cumulative figures used by the Commission concern corrective mechanisms applied by the Commission and the Member States (financial corrections and recoveries) several years after the disbursement of the funds (in particular during the periods1994-1999 and 2000-2006) and notes that in this time neither the Court of Auditors nor the Commission issued precise error rates;
begrænse brugen af generelle forbehold til særlige tilfælde, hvor der er betydelig risiko for, at Unionens finansielle interesser ikke er beskyttet, dvs. når en medlemsstat foretager større revisioner under kontrolcyklussen eller med ujævne mellemrum
Pressure on the budget
udarbejde en handlingsplan for at afhjælpe de mangler, Revisionsretten afslørede i sin særberetning nr. 11/2013, og aflægge rapport herom til Parlamentet og Revisionsretten senest i slutningen af juni 2015
Is concerned by the fact that due to the unacceptable position of the Council during the negotiations of the annual Union budget and despite the high level of payments, the accounts show that outstanding financial commitments (in Heading 1b, mainly regional policy, the level of outstanding commitments at the end of 2013 is estimated at EUR 23,4 billion after EUR 5 billion at the end of 2010, EUR 11 billion at the end of 2011 and EUR 16 billion at the end of 2012) and other liabilities continued to grow in 2013; notes that at the year end, they stood at EUR 322 billion [9] and the figure is likely to rise in 2014;
iværksætte og nøje overvåge en detaljeret handlingsplan med klare mål for at tackle problemerne med udarbejdelsen af Grækenlands nationalregnskaber
Points out that at the end of 2013, outstanding commitments were estimated at EUR 322 billion and that this amount was forecast to increase in 2014; considers this to be at odds with the principle of sound financial management, as established in Article 310 of the TFEU, thus placing a question mark over the legality of the budget;
fremlægge en ændring af Kommissionens ovennævnte forslag (COM(2014) 704) med henblik på at give Kommissionen beføjelse til at udsætte godtgørelsen af beløbene i tilfælde af negative saldi og justeringer;
Stresses that these ‘overhanging’ financial obligations are a matter of particular concern because for the first time, payment ceilings are set to remain broadly stable in real terms for a number of years [10];
gør opmærksom på de svagheder, Revisionsretten fandt i særberetning nr. 2/2014 »Forvaltes præferencehandelsordningerne hensigtsmæssigt?«, i kontrolstrategien og risikostyringen i Tyskland, Frankrig og Det Forenede Kongerige, som har ført til potentielle tab for Unionens budget; bemærker, at disse svagheder blev bekræftet af beløbene for potentielt mistede indtægter i disse tre medlemsstater; bemærker, at Revisionsretten ved at ekstrapolere de fejl, der blev fundet i stikprøven for 2009, har skønnet, at det beløb i told, som risikerer at gå tabt i disse medlemsstater som følge af forældelse, er 655 mio. EUR; bemærker, at dette svarer til omkring 6 % af den samlede sum af importtold, der blev opkrævet i de fem udvalgte medlemsstater det år, heraf 167 mio. EUR for Tysklands vedkommende, 176 mio. EUR for Frankrigs vedkommende og 312 mio. EUR for Det Forenede Kongeriges vedkommende;
Points out that in times of economic crisis, financial resources are scarce; notes, however, that for large parts of the budget, the maximum level of expenditure under the MFF headings is broken into yearly allocations per Member State; observes that the way funds are absorbed by Member States often becomes the main policy objective (‘use it or lose it’) [11]; calls on the Commission and Member States to therefore promote a shift from spending to a performance culture focussing on the results achieved based on the principles of efficiency, effectiveness and economy;
Landbrug
Points out that gross pre-financing amounted to EUR 79,4 billion at the end of 2013 and insists that extended periods of pre-financing can lead to an increased risk of error or loss; stresses that this risk is particularly present for Heading 4 of the budget (EU as a global player) where for a typical operation, four years elapse between a commitment being made and the Commission recording the final related expenditure;
Landbrug: udfordringer i forbindelse med demografi og støttemodtagerstruktur
Urges the Commission to once again prepare and publish a ‘long-range cash flow forecast’ projecting future payment requirements to ensure that necessary payments can be met from approved annual budgets; demands that the Commission present, if necessary, modifications to existing regulations in the event that the annual budgets cannot provide sufficient appropriations to match the necessary payments level;
påpeger, at demografiske ændringer påvirker den fælles landbrugspolitik mere end nogen anden EU-politik, idet næsten en tredjedel af de 12 millioner EU-landbrugere, som deler mere end 45 % af Unionens budget, er over 65 år, og kun 6 % er under 35 år [19]; glæder sig over programmet til fremme af unge landbrugere, der derfor er fremlagt inden for rammerne af reformen af den fælles landbrugspolitik;
Reiterates the need to work on finding long term solutions that can allow the Commission to regain control of its budget; notes that there is a particular need for an increased emphasis on accountability and a focus on performance and spending outcomes; highlights, to this end, the need for Parliament to play a greater role in scrutinising expenditure and performance;
beklager, at de foranstaltninger, Kommissionen har iværksat inden for landbrugspolitikken, indtil videre ikke har været i stand til rette op på den geografiske ubalance, og opfordrer Kommissionen til at genoverveje budgetstøtten på landbrugsområdet i lyset af dette;
Financial instruments
fremhæver, at mindre end 2 % af Unionens landbrugere modtager 31 % af de direkte betalinger under den fælles landbrugspolitik; påpeger, at den fælles landbrugspolitik navnlig bør rettes mod små landbrugere, og mener, at den nuværende praksis yderligere undergraver den politiske accept af den fælles landbrugspolitik;
Observes that by the end of 2013, 941 financial engineering instruments (FEI) had been set up under 176 European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) and European Social Funds (ESF) Operational Programmes (OP) in 25 Member States; is particularly concerned that only 47 % of the EUR 14,3 billion (EUR 6,7 billion) that had been paid to the FEIs had actually been paid out to final beneficiaries, although this figure represents an increase compared with the EUR 4,7 billion paid out by the end of 2012; observes that the average disbursement rate of 47 % at the end of 2013 masks a certain variation between funds and Member States; notes that the average disbursement covers all 900 funds: those established in 2008 as well those newly established in 2013 for which implementation was only starting; considers that while some funds are underperforming, there are others which have already achieved 100 % absorption and are now re-investing revolving funds;
minder om, at Parlamentet og Rådet for at gøre den fælles landbrugspolitik mere retfærdig indførte [20] en reduktion af betalinger over 150000 EUR og et muligt loft over direkte betalinger; kræver derfor, at Revisionsretten reviderer produktiviteten og effektiviteten af denne foranstaltning med henblik på sine kommende årsberetninger;
Observes that 14 FEIs have been set up in the Members States under the rural development fund; observes that EUR 443,77 million has been paid out to banks in Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy and Lithuania from the Union budget until the end of 2013; expresses concern that of this amount, not a single euro reached the final beneficiaries; observes that for six financial FEIs set up under the European Fisheries Fund, EUR 72,37 million was paid out to banks in Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and the Netherlands; notes that only in Latvia were the available amounts fully disbursed to the final beneficiaries while in Romania only 28 % of the funds were disbursed to the final beneficiary, 77 % in Bulgaria, 91 % in Estonia and none in the Netherlands and Greece [12];
påpeger, at Tjekkiet efterfulgt af Slovakiet, Ungarn, Tyskland og Bulgarien har de mest ulige landbrugssystemer [21]; opfordrer Kommissionen og medlemsstaterne til at sørge for en bedre balance i deres støttemodtagerstruktur og kræver, at generaldirektøren for GD AGRI hvert år i sin årlige aktivitetsrapport vedlægger vejledende tal for fordelingen af den direkte støtte under den fælles landbrugspolitik til producenter, opdelt på medlemsstater og kategorier af støttemodtagere;
Regrets furthermore that these instruments are complex and difficult to account for correctly, which also makes public scrutiny more challenging; calls on the Commission to be more transparent and to regularly report on leverage, losses and risks such as investment bubbles; urges the Commission to give a full overview of the number of projects financed under each of the financial engineering instruments and the results achieved, to indicate clearly how much Union budget allocations were used to co-finance these FEI projects and to present a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of the instrument of FEIs compared with more direct forms of project funding;
Landbrug: fejlprocent under den første søjle
Welcomes the fact that during the Annual Review meetings, the implementation of the financial instruments is systematically included in the agenda and that shortcomings are then analysed and remedial actions proposed; acknowledges with satisfaction that for the next period 2014-2020, shortcomings in the area have been corrected, i.e. payments will only be transferred to the funds managing financial instruments when the actual disbursement to the final recipients has reached a certain percentage;
beklager, at betalingerne fra Den Europæiske Garantifond for Landbruget (EGFL) ikke var uden væsentlig fejlforekomst i 2013, idet Revisionsretten anslog den mest sandsynlige fejlprocent til at være 3,6 % (3,8 % i 2012) [22], og at to ud af de fem undersøgte kontrolsystemer vedrørende de udgiftsførte betalinger blev anset for at være ineffektive, to delvis effektive, og kun ét blev anset for at være effektivt;
Recommends, in light of the pressure on the budget for payments and the fact that Article 140(7) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (the Financial Regulation) requires that excessive balances should be avoided on financial instruments, that the Commission ensures that contributions from the Union budget to such instruments reflect a real cash-flow need;
fremhæver, at de nationale myndigheder i forbindelse med 33 ud af de 101 kvantificerbare fejl, som Revisionsretten fandt, havde tilstrækkelige oplysninger til at forhindre, opdage og korrigere disse fejl, i det mindste delvist, og at den mest sandsynlige fejlprocent for dette område ville have været 1,1 % lavere og dermed forholdsvis tæt på væsentlighedstærsklen på 2 %, såfremt alle disse oplysninger var blevet anvendt korrekt; understreger, at medlemsstaterne har et stort ansvar for at sikre en korrekt og lovlig gennemførelse af Unionens budget, når de er ansvarlige for forvaltningen af Unionens midler;
Is particularly concerned by some of the Court of Auditors' findings as regards the effectiveness of blending regional investment facility grants with financial institution loans to support Union external policies [13];
Krydsoverensstemmelse
Points out that while the facilities were well set-up, the potential benefits of blending were not fully realised due to the Commission's management shortcomings; asks the Commission to disburse funding only when the funds are actually needed by the beneficiary and to improve its monitoring of the Union grant implementation;
bemærker, at Revisionsrettens revision også omfattede krydsoverensstemmelseskravene, og at tilfælde, hvor krydsoverensstemmelseskravene ikke blev overholdt, blev behandlet som fejl, hvis det kunne påvises, at overtrædelsen skete i det år, hvor landbrugeren ansøgte om støtte; påpeger, at Revisionsretten medtager mangler inden for området krydsoverensstemmelse i deres beregning af fejlprocenten, men bemærker, at krydsoverensstemmelse efter Kommissionens opfattelse ikke vedrører berettigelsen til betalinger, men kun udløser administrative sanktioner;
Responsibility of the Commission and Member States in shared management
noterer sig, at Kommissionen i sit svar til Revisionsretten fremfører, at den retlige ramme for programmeringsperioden 2014-2020 er blevet forenklet, og anmoder Kommissionen om inden udgangen af 2015 at aflægge rapport om, hvordan disse forenklingsforanstaltninger har fungeret i praksis, og hvilke yderligere foranstaltninger der kan træffes for så vidt angår eventuelle tilbageværende komplekse regler og betingelser for støtteberettigelse;
Emphasises the fact that in accordance with Article 317 TFEU, the Commission is ultimately responsible for the implementation of the Union budget; points out that where the Commission implements the budget under shared management, implementation tasks are delegated to Member States pursuant to Article 59 of the Financial Regulation, thereby engaging their political and financial responsibility; reiterates therefore the fact that the Member States should act strictly in accordance with the principle of sound financial management and should not undermine their own responsibility in managing Union funds;
Fejlprocenter i markedsforanstaltninger
Takes note of the Commission communication of 28 October 2014 entitled ‘On the adoption of the inter-institutional working group recommendations for the establishment and use of national declarations’ (COM(2014) 688); points out that the submission of declarations is voluntary, and therefore welcomes the fact that four Member States — Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom — have decided to submit them; regrets, however, that those declarations differ in form, scope, comprehensiveness and the reporting period and notes that as a result of this, they are therefore of little use;
er bekymret over, at fejlprocenten for så vidt angår markedsforanstaltninger på landbrugsområdet ligger på 7,44 % ifølge Kommissionens egen beregning; beklager dybt, at dette er den næsthøjeste fejlprocent inden for et politikområde i 2013;
Points out that according to numerous statements by the Court of Auditors, national management declarations as provided by the four abovementioned Member States have very limited value in the Court of Auditors' auditing process and cannot be considered as reliable source of information for issuing the statement of assurance;
understreger, at de forbehold, der blev taget af generaldirektøren for GD AGRI i generaldirektoratets årlige aktivitetsrapport for 2013, bekræfter den alarmerende situation med hensyn til markedsforanstaltninger, idet der er identificeret syv støtteordninger i ni medlemsstater, navnlig frugt- og grøntsektoren, omstrukturering af vinavl, investeringer i vinsektoren, eksportrestitutioner for fjerkræ samt skolemælksordningen;
Regrets, furthermore, in relation to the abovementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2014, the lack of substantial progress to improve the financial management which could lead to a continuous loss of Union money due to wrong decisions at political and managerial levels; calls for a sanction system if Member States transmit incorrect programme information and declarations;
henleder opmærksomheden på, at mange mindre programmer som f.eks. skolefrugt- og skolemælksordningen ikke er brugervenlige, til dels på grund af bureaukratiet i forbindelse hermed, og at deres absorption og gennemførelse derfor er suboptimal;
Calls therefore on the Commission and the Council to take concrete and meaningful steps to enable the necessary progress in sound financial management, including the increased use of the instrument of national declarations which in practice do not require much extra effort (reportedly less than 1 full-time equivalent on a yearly basis per Member State), while also noting that it is of great importance that Member States take political responsibility for the use of Union funds by means of a public document; calls on the Commission and the Member States to publish not only the national declarations but also the annual summaries and management declarations in order to give more insight in and achieve a real improvement of the financial management; urges the Commission to submit a recommendation to Parliament and the Council to promote the use of national declarations in line with the recommendations by the interinstitutional working group for the establishment and use of national declarations;
beklager dybt de væsentlige mangler i de kontrolprocedurer, der anvendes i forbindelse med anerkendelse af producentsammenslutninger [23] for frugt og grønt i Polen, Østrig, Nederlandene og Det Forenede Kongerige, som Revisionsretten afslørede i sin årsberetning for 2013, og som bekræftes af generaldirektøren for GD AGRI, der i generaldirektoratets årlige aktivitetsrapport har taget et forbehold på grundlag af, at generaldirektoratet har anslået, at 25 % af de samlede udgifter under denne foranstaltning er risikobehæftet, dvs. 102,7 mio. EUR;
Considers it essential to promote full transparency in the use of structural funds through the publication of the accounting documentation of assigned projects;
beklager især de mangler, Kommissionen har fundet i forbindelse med foranstaltningen til omstrukturering af vinavl i Spanien, som begrundede det forbehold, generaldirektøren for GD AGRI har taget på grundlag af en korrigeret fejlprocent på 33 % og et risikobehæftet beløb på 54 mio. EUR og foranstaltningen »fjerkræeksport i Frankrig« på grundlag af en korrigeret fejlprocent på 69,6 % og et risikobehæftet beløb på 29,3 mio. EUR;
Reliability of the data communicated by the Member States
Pålideligheden af medlemsstaternes data i forbindelse med direkte betalinger
Notes the lack of reliability of the first level checks performed by the Member States in shared management undermines the credibility of the annual activity reports drafted by the Commission services and the Synthesis report adopted by the Commission as they are partially based on the results of the checks performed by the national authorities; reiterates its previous demand that the Commission evaluate and, if necessary, correct the Member States' data in order to establish reliable and objective annual activity reports;
bifalder, at GD AGRI, eftersom de fejlprocenter, medlemsstaterne meddeler i deres kontrolstatistikker, ikke altid dækker alle restfejlforekomstens komponenter og ikke altid er pålidelige, gennemførte en individuel vurdering af hvert enkelt betalingsorgan på grundlag af alle til rådighed værende oplysninger, herunder konklusionerne fra Revisionsrettens revisioner;
Requests that the Directors-General report in detail in their annual activity reports on the error rates notified by the Member States and on the corrections made by the Commission, where appropriate, at the level of operational programmes;
fastholder Revisionsrettens påstand [24] om, at resultaterne af denne nye tilgang viser, at medlemsstaternes kontrolstatistikker, erklæringerne fra betalingsorganernes direktører og godkendelsesorganernes arbejde kun giver en begrænset sikkerhed;
Worst performing Member States