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– so zreteľom na správu Výboru pre rozpočet a stanoviská Výboru pre zahraničné veci, Výboru pre rozvoj, Výboru pre kontrolu rozpočtu, Výboru pre regionálny rozvoj, Výboru pre poľnohospodárstvo a rozvoj vidieka, Výboru pre rybné hospodárstvo, Výboru pre kultúru a vzdelávanie a Výboru pre občianske slobody, spravodlivosť a vnútorné veci ( A6-0150/2006 ),
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development, the Committee on Budgetary Control, the Committee on Regional Development, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, the Committee on Fisheries, the Committee on Culture and Education and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ( A6-0150/2006 ),
A. keďže Komisia v súlade s bodom 26 medziinštitucionálnej dohody zo 6. mája 1999 začala proces prípravy nového finančného výhľadu a novej medziinštitucionálnej dohody predložením návrhov 10. februára a 14. júla 2004,
A. whereas, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999, the Commission initiated the process of preparing the new Financial Perspective and the new Interinstitutional Agreement by presenting proposals on 10 February and 14 July 2004,
B. keďže Komisia po prijatí rokovacej pozície Parlamentom 8. júna 2005 a v nadväznosti na dohodu, ktorú členské štáty dosiahli v decembri 2005, predložila revidovaný návrh novej medziinštitucionálnej dohody a technické dokumenty o dosahu záverov Európskej rady s cieľom umožniť spravodlivý začiatok rokovaní;
B. whereas, following the adoption by Parliament of its negotiating position on 8 June 2005 and following the agreement achieved by the Member States in December 2005, the Commission has presented a revised proposal for the new Interinstitutional Agreement and technical documents on the impact of the European Council conclusions, allowing the negotiations to start on a fair basis,
C. keďže bol odhodlaný dosiahnuť trvalo udržateľný viacročný finančný rámec, ktorý by zahŕňal adekvátne prostriedky na politické požiadavky v nadchádzajúcich rokoch a primerané nástroje a reformy na zlepšenie realizácie;
C. whereas Parliament was determined to achieve a sustainable multi-annual financial framework reflecting adequate means for policy requirements for the years to come and appropriate instruments and reforms to improve implementation,
D. keďže realizácia viacročných programov v plnom objeme finančných prostriedkov je podmienená včasným uzatvorením medziinštitucionálnej dohody a finančného výhľadu;
D. whereas implementation of the multi-annual programmes to their full amounts is conditional upon an accurately timed conclusion of the Interinstitutional Agreement and the Financial Perspective,
1. pripomína, že prvý krát od vzniku finančného výhľadu viedol Parlament viac ako osem mesiacov rokovania v dočasnom výbore ustanovenom na tento účel a prijal komplexnú rokovaciu pozíciu založenú na troch pilieroch, ktoré sú zamerané na:
Recalls that for the first time, since the Financial Perspective has come into existence, Parliament has carried out over eight months of deliberations within a temporary committee set up for this purpose and adopted a comprehensive negotiating position based on three pillars aimed at:
- zladenie politických priorít a finančných potrieb;
- matching political priorities and financial needs;
- modernizáciu štruktúry rozpočtu;
- modernising the budget structure;
- zlepšenie kvality plnenia rozpočtu EÚ;
- improving the quality of implementation of the EU budget;
3. opätovne poukazuje na svoje sklamanie nad spôsobom, akým bola dosiahnutá dohoda v Európskej rade, na ktorej sa ústredným bodom rokovaní stali záujmy jednotlivých členských štátov a nie spoločné európske ciele;
Recalls its disappointment at the manner in which the agreement in the European Council was achieved, with individual national interests becoming the central point of negotiations rather than the common European objectives;
Zladenie politických priorít a finančných potrieb prostredníctvom týchto opatrení:
Matching political priorities and financial needs through:
- zvýšením o 4 mld. EUR na politiky dohodnuté Európskou radou v decembri 2005, pričom sa majú priamo vyčleniť na programy uvedené v rámci názvov 1a, 1b, 2, 3b a 4,
- an increase of EUR 4 billion for policies agreed by the European Council of December 2005, to be directly allocated to programmes in Headings 1a, 1b, 2, 3b and 4,
- výrazným zvýšením prostriedkov rezervy EIB vo výške 2,5 mld. EUR, ktoré členské štáty poskytnú v rámci nového programu spolufinancovania medzi EIB a rozpočtom EÚ s cieľom posilniť pákový efekt rozpočtu EÚ v oblasti vývoja a výskumu, transeurópskych energetických sietí a malých a stredných podnikov až do celkovej výšky 60 mld. EUR,
- a substantial increase in the EIB reserve of EUR 2,5 billion to be made available by the Member States under a new scheme of co-financing between the EIB and the EU Budget with a view to reinforcing the leverage effect of the EU budget in the areas of Research and Development, TENs and SMEs up to a total of EUR 60 billion,
- financovania neplánovaných potrieb, medzi ktoré patria Rezerva na núdzovú pomoc (1,5 mld. EUR) a Fond solidarity EÚ (až do výšky 7 mld. EUR), a to mimo finančného rámca z dodatočných zdrojov, o ktoré členské štáty požiadajú v prípade potreby,
- the financing of non-programmed needs such as the Emergency Aid Reserve (EUR 1,5 billion) and the EU Solidarity Fund (up to EUR 7 billion) outside the financial framework by supplementary resources called from the Member States, if needed,
- financovaním Európskeho fondu na prispôsobenie sa globalizácii (až do výšky 3,5 mld. EUR) opätovným použitím zrušených rozpočtových prostriedkov mimo finančného rámca;
- the financing of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (up to EUR 3,5 billion) by re-use of cancelled appropriations, outside the financial framework;
Zlepšenie štruktúry rozpočtu zvýšením pružnosti prostredníctvom:
Improving the budget structure through more flexibility through:
- zachovania celkovej sumy vo výške 1,4 miliardy EUR na pružnosť na dané obdobie, ktorá sa v prípade využitia prostriedkov financuje z dodatočných zdrojov, o ktoré požiadajú členské štáty, pričom je možné preniesť ročnú sumu (200 mil. EUR), ak sa prostriedky nevyužijú do dvoch nasledujúcich rokov a s možnosťou uplatniť nástroj na tie isté potreby na obdobie viac ako jedného roka,
- maintenance of an overall amount of EUR 1,4 billion for flexibility over the period, financed, in case of utilisation, by supplementary resources to be called from the Member States, with the possibility to carry over the annual amount (EUR 200 million) in case of non-utilisation to the next two years and a new possibility to use the Instrument for the same needs for more than one year,
- možnosti, ktorá pre novozvolený Parlament spočíva v posúdení fungovania medziinštitucionálnej dohody a finančného výhľadu do konca roka 2009 na základe správy, ktorú sa jednostranne zaviazala predložiť Komisia a ku ktorej majú byť podľa potreby priložené návrhy;
- the possibility for the newly elected Parliament to assess the functioning of the Interinstitutional Agreement and the Financial Perspective by the end of 2009 on the basis of a report which the Commission unilaterally undertook to present, accompanied where necessary by proposals;
Skvalitnenie plnenia rozpočtu EÚ a ochrana práv Parlamentu prostredníctvom:
Improving the quality of implementation of EU funding and preserving Parliament's prerogatives through:
- začlenenia zásad proporcionality a postupov vhodných pre užívateľov do revidovaného nariadenia o rozpočtových pravidlách, zodpovednosti členských štátov za činnosti v rámci spoločného riadenia zamerané na lepšiu vnútornú kontrolu financovania EÚ, potreby zaviesť mechanizmus spolufinancovania s EIB na posilnenie pákového efektu politík EÚ, zapojenia Parlamentu do finančného plánovania a financovania nových agentúr bez toho, aby boli dotknuté operačné programy,
- inclusion of principles of proportionality and user-friendly procedures in the revised Financial Regulation, the responsibility of Member States in shared management activities for a better internal control of EU funding, the necessity to introduce a co-financing mechanism with the EIB to reinforce the leverage effect of EU policies, the involvement of Parliament in the financial programming and the financing of new agencies without prejudicing operational programmes,
- úplnej účasti Parlamentu v rozsiahlej revízii, výraznejšej účasti Parlamentu v rozhodovacom procese v rámci SZBP a demokratickejšej kontroly vonkajších činností;
- the full participation of Parliament in the wide-ranging review, an increased participation of Parliament in the CFSP decision-making process and more democratic scrutiny in external actions;
8. domnieva sa, že jeho pozícia uvedená v uznesení z 8. júna 2005, zostáva cieľom, ktorý by zabezpečil optimálnu úroveň financovania, ako aj ďalšie reformy, s cieľom splniť ambície Európskej únie;
Recalls that its position, as laid down in its aforementioned resolution of 8 June 2005, remains the objective which would guarantee an optimal level of funding and further reforms in order to fulfil the ambitions of the European Union;
PRÍLOHA K ROZHODNUTIU: NÁVRH ZNENIA MEDZIINŠTITUCIONÁLNEJ DOHODY
ANNEX TO THE DECISION:
DÔVODOVÁ SPRÁVA
DRAFT TEXT OF THE INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT
· For the first time, the EP has adopted a negotiating position prior to Council's conclusions.
INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT
It has set up a specific temporary committee where all committees and political groups were represented, which lead to a consensual vote of EP's position on 8 June 2005.
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION
Concerning the quantitative aspects, the final result remains far behind the June resolution which, he wishes to recall, was a negotiating position and remains an objective.
The results of those technical adjustments and the underlying economic forecasts will be communicated to the two arms of the budgetary authority.
He is aware that the reductions made by the European Council on the Commission proposals have only been partially compensated.
No further technical adjustments will be made in respect of the year concerned, either during the year or as ex-post corrections during subsequent years.
He is also aware that some weaknesses and shortcomings subsist in the formulations, but he is convinced that the new IIA is better than the current one without losing the existing "acquis".
If the net effect is positive, total additional resources shall be limited to the level of under-spending against the ceilings for sub-heading 1B for the years 2007-2010.
It is worthwhile to remind that already in June 2005, the EP considered the Commission proposal as not realistic.
The required adjustments will be spread in equal proportions over the years 2011-2013 and the corresponding ceilings will be modified accordingly.
Therefore, a reduction was made on the proposal.
The European Parliament and the Council will take decisions on those proposals before 1 May of year n, in accordance with Point 3.
However, it was clear that after the decision of the European Council the margin for manoeuvre was very limited.
That update will take into account the real implementation of budget appropriations for commitments and budget appropriations for payments, as well as the implementation forecasts.
Nonetheless, the result of the negotiations represents a success for Parliament.
Suspended commitments of year n cannot be re-budgeted beyond year n+2.
After the agreement of 4 April last, the financial framework will pass from EUR 862 billion to 864.3 billion, while the net increase of the overall ceiling is EUR 4 billion.
The objective should be that a significant amount, in absolute terms and as a percentage of the new expenditure planned, should be within the existing ceiling for the heading.
Amounts outside the MFF will be financed through additional appropriations.
Any revision must maintain an appropriate relationship between commitments and payments.
These amounts will be over and above the ceilings agreed in the Financial Perspective.
The transfers will be made in accordance with Article 26 of the Financial Regulation.
The mobilisation of these Funds will be financed by additional money from the Member States.
The portion of the annual amount not entered in the budget may not be rolled over in the following years.
· Regarding administrative expenditure, the ceiling of Heading 5 has been reduced by EUR 500 million but the pensions paid by staff will be allocated directly to administrative expenditure - up to a compensating level of EUR 500 million. .
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, in accordance with the Financial Regulation, by means of the appropriate budgetary instrument.
The rapporteur wishes to recall that the "footnote" solution for pensions had already been applied in 1999 for the current Financial Perspective.
The decision to deploy the Fund will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority in accordance with Point 3.
Moreover, he underlines that the outcome of the negotiations, which maintains a separate heading for administrative expenditure of all institutions (including the Commission's) is consistent with the EP's negotiating position.
The corresponding commitment appropriations will be entered in the budget, if necessary, over and above the ceilings of the relevant headings laid down in Annex I.
The overall reduction operated by the Council on heading 5 will concern all the institutions, while in the June resolution Parliament had reduced the Commission administrative expenditure by 10%.
At the same time as it presents its proposal for a decision to deploy the Fund, the Commission will initiate a trilogue procedure, if necessary in a simplified form, to secure agreement of the two arms of the budgetary authority on the need to use the Fund and on the amount required.
· EU Solidarity Fund: The annual amount is fixed at EUR 1 bn. (current prices), i.e. up to EUR 7 bn. over the period.
The portion of the annual amount from year n which is not used in year n+2 will lapse.
The creation of this Fund was proposed by the December Council conclusions to provide additional support to workers who suffer from the consequences of globalisation.
The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund is intended to provide additional support for workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns, to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.
The rapporteur wishes to recall that all the above instruments were also placed outside the financial framework by the EP negotiating position.
The decision to deploy the Fund will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority in accordance with Point 3.
Specific mechanism for the Agencies and European Schools
Transfers related to the Fund will be made in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation.
Despite Council's strong reluctance, a new procedure has been set up for new Agencies (point D of part III).
Before 1 July 2011, the Commission will present proposals for a new medium-term financial framework.
This procedure foresees that prior to the creation of a new Agency an assessment is made by the Commission to evaluate how it can be financed.
Should the two arms of the budgetary authority fail to agree on a new financial framework, and unless the existing financial framework is expressly terminated by one of the institutions, the ceilings for the last year covered by the existing financial framework will be adjusted in accordance with Point 16 so that the 2013 ceilings are maintained in constant prices.
According to the principle of co-financing, both the EU budget and the EIB will be investing appropriations in the same activity.
(d) the need to ensure that any change in expenditure in relation to the previous year is in accordance with the constraints of budgetary discipline.
The title and the scope of the next IIA have been modified to reflect the introduction of EP's requests for qualitative reforms.
The preliminary draft budget is to contain a proposal for the classification of each new budget item and of each budget item with an amended legal base.
The rapporteur stresses that much determination has been necessary to overcome Council's approach.
The maximum rate is to be observed in respect of the annual budget, including amending budgets.
Finally, it accepted to widen the scope of the IIA and to change is title into "Interinstitutional Agreement on Budgetary Discipline and Sound Financial Management".
Without prejudice to the setting of a new rate, any portion of the maximum rate which has not been utilised will remain available for use and may be used when draft amending budgets are considered;
The new IIA presents significant progress in this area.
E. Incorporation of financial provisions in legislative acts
The European Council conclusions of December 2005 foresee a wide-ranging review of EU resources and expenditure before the end of 2009.
Each legislative act concerning a multiannual programme adopted under the co-decision procedure will contain a provision in which the legislative authority lays down the financial envelope for the programme.
There will be a newly elected Parliament in June 2009 and a new Commission which will take office in the same year.
That amount will constitute the prime reference for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure.
The June resolution recalls that for democratic reasons, the newly elected Parliament and the newly appointed Commission should have a say on the next mid-term political priorities.
The budgetary authority and the Commission, when it draws up the preliminary draft budget, undertake not to depart by more than 5% from that amount for the entire duration of the programme concerned, unless new, objective, long-term circumstances arise for which explicit and precise reasons are given, with account being taken of the results obtained from implementing the programme, in particular on the basis of assessments.
Therefore, the EP delegation requested the right for Parliament to participate in the review.
Any increase resulting from such variation must remain within the existing ceiling for the heading concerned, without prejudice to the use of instruments mentioned in this Agreement.
Despite strong opposition from the Council, the outcome of the negotiations foresees:
This provision will be mentioned in all legislative acts which include such a financial reference.
· the commitment of the Commission to present a report on the functioning of the IIA whenever it deems necessary, and at all events by the end of 2009 (article 7 and declaration);
If the amount concerned has been the subject of an agreement pursuant to the conciliation procedure provided for in the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 4 March 1975
The combination of the two elements will give the EP the possibility to be involved in the review.
It will be revised, where necessary, when the preliminary draft budget is drawn up, taking account of the extent of implementation of the programme.
These texts consolidate the progress made over the last years and set a framework with a specific procedure along the year and moreover ensure a forward looking reporting as requested by Parliament.
In the absence of agreement, it is understood that the European Parliament and the Council will enter in the budget the amount contained in the previous budget or the amount proposed in the preliminary draft budget, whichever is the lower.
Such meetings will be planned jointly between AFET/BUDG and the Presidencies, possibly for the all year.
The total amount of operating CFSP expenditure will be entered entirely in one budget chapter (CFSP) and distributed between the articles of that chapter as suggested in the fourth paragraph of this Point.
This procedure enhances Parliament's political involvement in and financial control over CFSP.
That amount is to cover the real predictable needs, assessed in the framework of the establishment of the preliminary draft budget, on the basis of forecasts drawn up annually by the Council, and a reasonable margin for unforeseen actions.
However, at the same time Council and Commission accept a unilateral EP declaration to discuss this specific issue at each trialogue foreseen in the framework of ordinary budgetary cooperation (4 times a year).
In the event of the amount of the CFSP budget chapter during the financial year being insufficient to cover the necessary expenses, the European Parliament and the Council will seek a solution as a matter of urgency, on a proposal from the Commission, taking into account Point 25.
It is necessary to clarify that the declarations need to be implemented in concrete terms in the legislative procedures and in the dialogue agreed between Commission and Parliament, and this should improve the quality of implementation.
The institutions agree that at least EUR 1 740 million will be available for the CFSP over the period 2007-2013 and that the amount for measures entered under the article mentioned in the third indent may not exceed 20 % of the overall amount of the CFSP budget chapter.
Certification (internal control)
A. Ensuring effective and integrated internal control of Community funds
It is well known that approximately 80% of the budget is implemented by the Member States.
In this context, priority will be given to sound financial management aiming at a positive Statement of Assurance, for funds under shared management.
For the first time we now have a text in the Inter-Institutional Agreement which will open the door for underlining Member States' responsibility.
Provisions to this end could be laid down, as appropriate, in the basic legislative acts concerned.
Having regard to the resistance from many Member States to have this text included in the Interinstitional Agreement, the rapporteur believes that the outcome is satisfactory.
As part of their enhanced responsibilities for structural funds and in accordance with national constitutional requirements, the relevant audit authorities in Member States will produce an assessment concerning the compliance of management and control systems with the regulations of the Community.
However, it is of great importance to continue the debate and discussion on the matter.
Member States therefore undertake to produce an annual summary at the appropriate national level of the available audits and declarations.
Financial Regulation
B. Financial Regulation
The joint declaration of July 2000 is now integrated in the IIA (part III).
This document, structured by heading, policy area and budget line, should identify:
It foresees a regular stocktaking at each trialogue (i.e. 4 times a year).
(a) the legislation in force, with a distinction being drawn between multiannual programmes and annual actions:
It will also allow to develop useful tools to evaluate the compatibility of the financial envelopes with the ceilings of the next financial framework in view of preserving EP's political priorities.
The Commission should consider ways of cross-referencing the financial programming with its legislative programming to provide more precise and reliable forecasts.
Lessons of the past and objectives for the future
The budgetary authority should in particular be informed of:
Like in every negotiation, there are leftovers.
Whenever necessary, the Commission should indicate the reprogramming entailed by new legislative proposals.
Therefore, in some areas of major concern for the EP, unilateral declarations have been adopted and will be full part of the IIA.
On the basis of the data supplied by the Commission, stocktaking should be carried out at each trilogue as provided for in this Agreement.
Some of them are the following:
D. Agencies and European Schools