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Notes that the Director-General of DG REGIO in its annual activity report of 31 March 2014 has put under reservations, as a consequence of partially reliable management and control system, 73 of 322 programmes for 2013, which represent a smaller share compared to 2012 (85 of 317 OPs); notes that the estimated amount at risk is EUR 1135,3 million and that these reservations and the corresponding amount concern the two programming periods 2007-2013 and 2000-2006;
je izjemno zaskrbljen zaradi nekaterih ugotovitev Računskega sodišča v zvezi z učinkovitostjo kombiniranja regionalnih naložbenih instrumentov s posojili finančnih institucij v podporo zunanji politiki Unije [13];
Takes note that the Director-General of DG RTD has issued one reservation concerning the Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7) in its annual activity report of 31 March 2014 and that the estimated impact in 2013 is between EUR 105,5 million and EUR 109,5 million;
poudarja, da so bili instrumenti sicer dobro oblikovani, vendar zaradi pomanjkljivosti pri upravljanju Komisije ni bilo mogoče v celoti prepoznati potencialnih prednosti kombiniranja; poziva Komisijo, naj sredstva dodeli le, če jih upravičenec dejansko potrebuje, prav tako pa naj bolje spremlja izvajanje subvencij Unije;
Notes that the Director-General of DG MARE has issued one reservation concerning the European Fisheries Fund in its annual activity report of 31 March 2014 and that the amount at risk in 2013 is EUR 10,77 million;
Odgovornosti Komisije in držav članic pri deljenem upravljanju
Draws attention to the need for the continuous improvement of the management and control systems in Member States in order to guarantee the better financial management of Union funds and a decrease in the error rate in the respective policy sectors in the course of the programming period 2014-2020;
poudarja, da je za izvrševanje proračuna Unije v skladu s členom 317 PDEU v končni fazi odgovorna Komisija; poudarja, da se v primerih, ko Komisija proračun izvaja z deljenim upravljanjem, naloge izvrševanja v skladu s členom 59 finančne uredbe prenesejo na države članice, s čimer se sproži njihova politična in finančna odgovornost; zato ponovno poudarja, da morajo države članice ravnati strogo v skladu z načelom dobrega finančnega poslovodenja in ne smejo spodkopavati lastne odgovornosti glede upravljanja sredstev Unije;
Financial corrections and recoveries
je seznanjen s sporočilom Komisije z dne 28. oktobra 2014 o sprejetju priporočil medinstitucionalne delovne skupine za določitev in uporabo prostovoljnih nacionalnih izjav (COM(2014) 688); opozarja, da so izjave prostovoljne in zato pozdravlja, da so se za njihovo posredovanje odločile štiri države članice – Danska, Nizozemska, Švedska in Združeno kraljestvo; obžaluje pa, da se te izjave razlikujejo po obliki, obsegu, celovitosti in obdobju poročanja, in zato niso posebno koristne;
Notes that the financial corrections reported as implemented in 2013 dropped from EUR 3,7 billion in 2012 to EUR 2,5 billion in 2013 and recalls that the high financial correction in 2012 was mainly due to a single EUR 1,8 billion correction in Spain, rectifying structural funds expenditures during the period 2000-2006; notes that in 2013, the Commission implemented financial corrections and recoveries amounting to EUR 3362 million, which represented 2,3 % of payments from the Union budget;
poudarja, da imajo nacionalne izjave o upravljanju, ki so jih posredovale omenjene štiri države članice, po številnih navedbah Računskega sodišča zelo omejeno vrednost v revizijskih postopkih tega sodišča in jih ni mogoče obravnavati kot verodostojen vir informacij za izdajo izjave o zanesljivosti;
Points out that the accumulation of financial corrections made when programme balances are settled is artificial at times and that they are not significant, given that they appear years after they are made; calls on the Commission to analyse whether the shift in methodology from confirmed corrections to implemented corrections, which took place in 2012 is best suited for reflecting the reality of control and management systems in a given financial year;
v zvezi s prej omenjenim sporočilom Komisije z dne 28. oktobra 2014 poleg tega obžaluje, da ni večjega napredka pri izboljševanju finančnega upravljanja, ki bi utegnil zaradi napačnih odločitev na politični in upravljavski ravni povzročati nenehno izgubo denarja Unije; poziva, da se uvede sistem kazni za primere, ko države članice posredujejo nepravilne informacije o programih in izjave;
Notes that the resulting decrease by 34 % of financial corrections implemented in 2013 (from EUR 3,7 billion to EUR 2,5 billion) was partially compensated by an increase of 27 % of recoveries implemented in 2013 (from EUR 0,7 billion to EUR 0,9 billion);
zato poziva Komisijo in Svet, naj naredita konkretne in koristne korake, da bi omogočila potrebni napredek pri dobrem finančnem poslovodenju, vključno s širšo uporabo nacionalnih izjav, ki v praksi ne zahtevajo veliko dodatnega truda (po poročilih manj kot en ekvivalent polnega delovnega časa letno na državo članico), in obenem ugotavlja, da je zelo pomembno, da države članice z javnim dokumentom prevzamejo politično odgovornost za uporabo sredstev Unije; poziva Komisijo in države članice, naj ne objavljajo samo nacionalnih izjav, temveč tudi letne povzetke in izjave o upravljanju, da bi omogočile boljši vpogled v finančno poslovodenje in dosegle njegove resnične izboljšave; poziva Komisijo, naj Parlamentu in Svetu predloži priporočilo, da bi spodbudila uporabo nacionalnih izjav v skladu s priporočili medinstitucionalne delovne skupine za uvedbo in uporabo nacionalnih izjav;
Regrets that due to the legal framework for protecting Union financial interests, the complexity of the related procedures and the number of control layers involved in many areas, errors can only be corrected several years after they have occurred;
meni, da se je treba nujno zavzemati za popolno preglednost pri uporabi strukturnih skladov z objavo računovodske dokumentacije projektov, ki so prejeli sredstva;
Points out that the average amount of financial corrections and recoveries implemented for 2009-2013 was EUR 2,7 billion which represents 2,1 % of the average amount of payments from the Union budget in that period; notes that according to the Commission, the abovementioned trend can be explained by the closure of the programming period 2000-2006 [3]; notes in particular that as regards cohesion policy, four-fifths of corrections made during the years 2007 to 2013 relate to operational programmes for earlier periods [4]; recalls that Member States have the right to substitute detected ineligible expenditure with legal and regular expenditure under the legal framework in force for structural funds;
Zanesljivost podatkov, ki jih sporočijo države članice
Reminds the Commission and the Member States that they have a duty to take corrective measures to protect the Union budget in cases of ineffective control systems or irregular expenditures; points out that the Commission and the Member States use such corrective measures and notes that if such corrective measures had not been applied to the 2013 payments audited by the Court of Auditors, the overall estimated error rate would have been 6,3 %, rather than 4,7 %; stresses that the Court of Auditors found that in a number of transactions affected by error, especially in the shared management areas, authorities had sufficient information available to detect and correct the errors; demands that the Court of Auditors therefore estimate in its future annual reports the level of error in the event that all corrective measures had been taken;
ugotavlja, da pregledi na prvi stopnji, ki jih pri deljenem upravljanju izvajajo države članice, niso dovolj zanesljivi, kar spodkopava verodostojnost letnih poročil o dejavnostih, ki jih pripravijo službe Komisije, in zbirnega poročila, ki ga sprejme Komisija, saj ta poročila delno temeljijo na rezultatih pregledov, ki jih opravijo nacionalni organi; ponovno zahteva, naj Komisija oceni in po potrebi popravi podatke držav članic, da bi bilo mogoče pripraviti zanesljiva in objektivna letna poročila o dejavnostih;
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;
zahteva, naj generalni direktorji v letnih poročilih o dejavnostih natančno navedejo stopnje napak, ki so jih sporočile države članice, in popravke, ki jih je po potrebi na ravni operativnih programov izvedla Komisija;
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;
Najmanj uspešne države članice
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];
pozdravlja pregled revizijskih rezultatov kohezijskih in kmetijskih skladov, vodenih z deljenim upravljanjem v obdobju 2009–2013, ki ga je Računsko sodišče objavilo skupaj s svojim letnim poročilom za leto 2013, s čimer je delno naslovilo zahtevo Parlamenta iz resolucije o razrešnici za leto 2012 o objavi informacij o deljenem upravljanju za posamezno državo;
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;
poudarja, da je po podatkih Računskega sodišča o zneskih in deležu tveganih skladov v zvezi z Evropskim skladom za regionalni razvoj, Evropskim socialnim skladom ter Kohezijskim skladom (izvorni podatki so vključeni v letni poročili o dejavnostih GD za zaposlovanje, socialne zadeve in vključevanje ter GD za regionalno in mestno politiko za leto 2013) najvišjo stopnjo napake mogoče najti na Slovaškem, v Združenem kraljestvu in v Španiji;
The Synthesis report and the annual activity reports
poudarja, da je po podatkih Računskega sodišča o zneskih in deležu tveganih skladov v zvezi z Evropskim kmetijskim jamstvenim skladom in Evropskim kmetijskim skladom za regionalni razvoj (izvorni podatki so vključeni v letno poročilo GD za kmetijstvo in razvoj podeželja za leto 2013) najvišjo stopnjo napake mogoče najti v Romuniji, Bolgariji in na Portugalskem;
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;
poziva Računsko sodišče, naj oblikuje lastno metodo poročanja za posamezne države in pri tem ne upošteva zgolj tveganih zneskov, pač pa tudi upravljavske in kontrolne sisteme držav članic, skupaj s korektivnimi mehanizmi, ki jih uporabljajo Komisija in države članice, da bi ustrezno ocenili razvoj upravljanja v najmanj uspešnih državah članicah in priporočali najboljše rešitve;
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;
opozarja, da korupcija povzroča ogromno škodo skladom Unije; je zaskrbljen zaradi podatka, da je ta pojav v nekaterih državah članicah še posebej razširjen, in v zvezi s tem spominja na priporočilo Komisije z dne 29. maja 2013 za priporočilo Sveta v zvezi z nacionalnim reformnim programom Italije za leto 2013 ter mnenje Sveta o italijanskem programu stabilnosti za obdobje 2012-2017 [14]; poziva k hitremu sprejetju direktive o boju proti goljufijam, ki škodijo finančnim interesom Unije, z uporabo kazenskega prava;
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;
Navzkrižja interesov
Pressure on the budget
obžaluje, da imajo nekatere države članice ohlapno in nezadostno zakonodajo o navzkrižju interesov poslancev parlamenta, članov vlade in članov lokalnih svetov; poziva Komisijo, naj natančno preuči trenutno stanje in predloži priporočila ali celo pravno zavezujoče rešitve, če je to potrebno; meni, da bi moralo enako veljati tudi za komisarske kandidate in komisarje;
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;
Prihodki: lastna sredstva iz naslova BND
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;
ugotavlja, da Računsko sodišče pri reviziji (glej letno poročilo za leto 2013, točka 2.27) ni odkrilo večjih napak v izračunih prispevkov držav članic, ki jih je pripravila Komisija, in njihovih plačilih, pri čemer večina teh prispevkov temelji na napovedih podatkov o bruto nacionalnem dohodku (BND) za leto 2013;
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];
poziva Komisijo, naj zagotovi, da bodo podatki Eurostata in držav članic enaki, saj kazalnik BND ni zgolj osrednje primerjalno merilo za prihodke Unije, temveč tudi za njene odhodke;
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;
opozarja na kritike Računskega sodišča v letnem poročilu za leto 2012 glede pomanjkanja uspešnosti preverjanja, ki ga Komisija opravlja glede podatkov o BND (glej letno poročilo za leto 2012, točka 2.41); poudarja, da lahko podaljšana uporaba splošnih pridržkov in predolgo trajanje ciklusa preverjanja podatkov o BND, ki se uporabljajo za lastna sredstva, povzroči proračunsko negotovost, kot je bilo poudarjeno v razpravah med državami članicami glede predloga spremembe proračuna št. 6 k splošnemu proračunu za leto 2014 [15];
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;
obžaluje, da nekatere države članice, kljub dejstvu, da so bile seznanjene, da je bila statistična metodologija za izračun prispevkov BND spremenjena spomladi 2014, niso predvidele, da bo to povzročilo povečanje njihovih proračunskih prispevkov;
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;
obžaluje, da je Komisija, kljub dejstvu, da je že od spomladi 2013 vedela, da bodo spremembe v statistični metodologiji za izračun prispevkov BND povzročile veliko povečanje prispevkov nekaterih držav članic, vztrajala, da se ta zadeva obravnava, kot da je zgolj tehnične narave [16];
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;
znova poudarja, da je Računsko sodišče v svojem mnenju št. 7/2014 [17] prišlo do zaključka, da lahko predlog Komisije, na podlagi katerega se dovoli odlog plačila za davek na dodano vrednost (DDV) ter saldo in prilagoditve BND v primeru izrednih okoliščin, poveča zapletenost sistema virov lastnih sredstev in proračunsko negotovost držav članic;
Financial instruments
zlasti poudarja, da se predlog Komisije za spremembo Uredbe (ES, Euratom) št. 1150/2000 o izvajanju Sklepa 2007/436/ES, Euratom o sistemu virov lastnih sredstev Evropskih skupnosti (COM(2014) 704) nanaša samo na odložitev roka za države članice, da lahko zagotovijo sredstva v primeru znatnih zneskov, ki izhajajo iz pozitivnega salda in prilagoditev DDV in BND; ugotavlja, da bo morda morala Komisija zbrati dodatne dohodke s pomočjo spremembe proračuna, v kolikor imajo države članice velik negativni saldo in prilagoditve DDV in BND;
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;
obžaluje, da Svet ni uspel doseči napredka pri reformi sistema lastnih virov na podlagi teh zakonodajnih predlogov, kljub dejstvu, da je Komisija predlagala globalno reformo sistema lastnih virov, ki jo je Evropski parlament pozdravil [18] in s katero bi postal sistem lastnih sredstev bolj pravičen, bolj razumljiv, preglednejši ter učinkovitejši, obenem pa usmerjen tudi v zmanjšanje nacionalnih prispevkov;
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];
Ukrepi, ki jih je treba sprejeti
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;
poziva Komisijo, naj
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;
skrajša trajanje ciklusa preverjanja podatkov o BND, ki se uporabljajo za lastna sredstva, na največ štiri leta, če se to potrebuje za začetek izvajanja postopkov za ugotavljanje kršitev in/ali pri določanju strogega roka za umik pridržkov,
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;
omeji uporabo splošnih pridržkov samo na izjeme primere, kadar obstaja bistveno tveganje, da finančni interesi Unije niso zaščiteni: npr. kadar država članica izvede glavno revizijo med ciklusom preverjanja ali v nerednih časovnih presledkih,
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];
pripravi akcijski načrt, s katerim bo popravila pomanjkljivosti, ki jih je ugotovilo Računsko sodišče v posebnem poročilu št. 11/2013, in o tem poroča Parlamentu in Računskemu sodišču do konca junija 2015,
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;
vzpostavi podroben akcijski načrt z jasnimi cilji za obravnavanje težav pri sestavljanju nacionalnih računov v Grčiji in ga pozorno spremlja,