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Recommends organising a workshop focussing on the legal analysis of Parliament’s function of budgetary control and of the Council’s duty to cooperate; recommends the drafting of an own initiative report focussing on possible amendments to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as a way forward in order to prepare for the possibility of instigating legal proceedings, as well as the possibility of a change or clarification of the rules on granting discharge to other institutions stated in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Alliansen liberaler och demokrater för Europa
Regrets that not all the Union institutions respect the same standards in relation to transparency and believes that the Council should make improvements in that regard; is convinced that Parliament and the Council, as joint legislators, should apply the same standards of transparency;
Europeiska gröna partiet
Recalls that good cooperation between the Parliament and the Council is of outmost importance in ensuring a good implementation of the Union budget;
Alliansen av europeiska konservativa och reformister
Calls on the Court of Auditors, therefore, to conduct a thorough audit of the administrative and operational activities of the European Council, the Council, and the European External Action Service, without encroaching on the powers and responsibilities laid down in the Treaties, and to report on the findings to Parliament;
Europeiska vänsterpartiet
Calls on the Court of Auditors to include in its next annual report a review of the follow-up by the European Council and the Council of Parliament’s recommendations in this resolution.
Europeiska demokratiska partiet
OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p.
fria alliansen
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EU-demokraterna
with observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section III — Commission and executive agencies
Europeiska kristna politiska rörelsen
having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 [1],having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2012 (COM(2013) 570 – C7-0273/2013) [2],having regard to the Commission’s report on the follow-up to the discharge for the 2011 financial year (COM(2013) 668), and to the Commission staff working documents accompanying that report (SWD(2013) 348 and SWD(2013) 349),
Europeiska fria alliansen
having regard to the Commission communication of 5 June 2013 entitled ‘Synthesis of the Commission’s management achievements in 2012’ (COM(2013) 334),
Alliansen för europeiska nationella rörelser
having regard to the Commission’s report on the evaluation of the Union’s finances based on the results achieved (COM(2013) 461), and to the Commission staff working documents accompanying that report (SWD(2013) 228 and SWD(2013) 229),
Rörelsen för frihetens och demokratins Europa
having regard to the Commission communication on the protection of the European Union budget to end 2012 (COM(2013) 682),
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having regard to the Commission communication on the application of net financial corrections on Member States for Agriculture and Cohesion Policy (COM(2013) 934),
Europaparlamentet noterar att anslagen under budgetpunkt 4 0 3 användes enligt följande 2012 [22]:
having regard to the Commission’s annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2012 (COM(2013) 606), and to the Commission staff working document accompanying that report (SWD(2013) 314),
Stiftelse
having regard to the Court of Auditors’ Annual Report on the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2012, together with the institutions’ replies [3] (Annual Report), and to the Court of Auditors’ special reports,having regard to the statement of assurance [4] as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2012 pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 18 February 2014 on discharge to be granted to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2012 (05848/2014 – C7-0048/2014),
Ansluten till parti
having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 18 February 2014 on discharge to be granted to the executive agencies in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2012 (05850/2014 – C7-0049/2014),
Egna medel [23]
having regard to Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Centret för Europastudier
having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities [5], and in particular Articles 55, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 [6], and in particular Articles 62, 164, 165 and 166 thereof,having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 of 19 December 2002 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes [7], and in particular Article 14(2) and (3) thereof,having regard to its previous discharge decisions and resolutions;
Europeiska kristna politiska rörelsen
having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 [8];having regard to Rule 76 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,
Antagna texter av den 3 april 2014, P7_TA(2014)0289 (se sidan 3 i detta nummer av EUT).
having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinions of the other committees concerned (A7-0242/2014),
EUT L 56, 29.2.2012.
A. whereas, for the 19th time in succession, the Court of Auditors was unable to grant a positive statement of assurance regarding the legality and regularity of the payments underlying the accounts,
EUT C 334, 15.11.2013, s.
B. whereas the continued absence of a positive statement of assurance risks eroding the legitimacy of Union spending and policies,
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C. whereas, in a situation in which resources are scarce on account of the economic and financial crisis, greater importance attaches to the need to observe budgetary discipline and to use funds economically,
EUT C 188, 29.6.2013, s.
D. whereas the Union has entered a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020 [9],
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E. whereas, according to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Commission bears the ultimate responsibility for the implementation of the Union budget, while Member States are required to sincerely cooperate with the Commission to ensure that the appropriations are used in accordance with the principles of sound financial management,
EUT C 331, 14.11.2013, s.
F. whereas Article 287 TFEU provides: ‘The Court of Auditors shall provide the European Parliament and the Council with a statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions (…)’,
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G. whereas performance audits measuring the extent to which spending has achieved the objectives pursued are becoming ever more important,
EUT C 334, 15.11.2013, s.
H. whereas the Commission’s management should be presented fairly, along with that of the Member States responsible under shared management of funds, with a view to reinforcing public trust in the Institutions,
122.
I. whereas the evaluation report (Article 318 TFEU) on the finances of the Union, which is based on the results achieved, in particular, with reference to the requirements, provides the opportunity to propose a new performance culture within the Commission,
EGT L 248, 16.9.2002, s.
J. whereas the Committee on Budgetary Control should be even more closely involved in monitoring Commission spending in future; looking forward to closer cooperation with the Court of Auditors in order to produce wide-ranging proposals on improving efficiency in audit procedures,
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Agricultural and Regional Policy: Deficiencies in the Commission’s and Member States’ management
EUT L 298, 26.10.2012, s.
Letter of 5 November 2013 from the rapporteur and the shadow rapporteurs to the President of the Commission and the latter’s reply
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Calls on the Commission, in light of repeated error concentration in a few Member States, to assume greater and more substantial responsibility for safeguarding the Union budget against financial losses;
EUT C 199 E, 7.7.2012, s.
Observes that in the 2012 financial year the error rate rose for the third time in succession;
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Calls, therefore, on the Commission to apply Article 32(5) of the Financial Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 more strictly in case of a persistently high level of error, and consequently to identify the weaknesses in the control systems and take or propose appropriate action in terms of the possible simplification, the further strengthening of control systems and the redesign of programmes or delivery systems;
EUT C 296 E, 2.10.2012, s.
Is of the view that the risk of error of Union policy areas, in particular in the area of shared management, is higher if the related policies are particularly complex and Member States are reluctant to implement adequate control and reporting systems; urges all relevant actors involved in Union decision-making to simplify further, notably by drafting eligibility rules that are simple and verifiable, cutting red tape and devising appropriate and effective controls;
226.
Notes that, according to the Communication from the Commission on protection of the European Union budget [10], eight Member States are responsible for 90 % of the financial corrections in the fields under shared management; urges the Commission therefore to direct its particular attention to those countries;
Telefonitjänster som tillhandahålls via internet.
Notes that the rapporteur and shadow rapporteurs for the discharge to the Commission for the financial year 2012 called for more stringent financial corrections to be imposed on those Member States whose management and monitoring systems display persistent and systematic weaknesses;
EUT L 308, 16.11.2013, s.
Notes that, in his reply, the President of the Commission undertook to:
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step up supervision and control in those Member States with the biggest risk profile in terms of management and control of Union programmes;
Antagna texter, P7_TA(2013)0048.
continue to suspend payments and halt programmes, if legally possible, in cases where serious shortcomings have occurred;
Antagna texter, P7_TA(2013)0498.
continue to supply necessary financial data, which facilitates a thorough analysis of Member States;
Meddelandet om Europaparlamentets tre arbetsorter – ekonomiska, miljömässiga och regionala följder av den geografiska uppdelningen, utarbetat av Europaparlamentets generalsekreterare den 30 augusti 2013.
Welcomes the Commission communication on the protection of the Union budget, which for the first time gives an overview of the situation regarding financial adjustments in the individual Member States, while calling for a more detailed annual assessment of the situation in each of them, indicating how much money could actually be channelled back into the Union budget;
Europaparlamentets och rådets direktiv 2005/60/EG av den 26 oktober 2005 om åtgärder för att förhindra att det finansiella systemet används för penningtvätt och finansiering av terrorism (EUT L 309, 25.11.2005, s.
Commission communication on the application of net financial corrections on Member States for Agriculture and Cohesion Policy [11]9.
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Welcomes the fact that, in response to the letter from Members of Parliament, the Commission published this communication as early as December 2013;
Den frivilliga pensionsfonden inrättades som en Association sans but lucratif (organisation som drivs utan vinstsyfte) enligt luxemburgsk lag den 14 juli 1993.
Welcomes the new rules for the 2014-2020 programming period, decided through the ordinary legislative procedure, including measures such as the designations of audit and certifying authorities, accreditations of audit authorities, audit examination and acceptance of accounts, financial corrections and net financial corrections, proportional control, ex ante conditionalities that aim to further contribute to the reduction of the level of error; supports in this respect the growing results orientation and the thematic concentration of cohesion policy that should ensure high added-value of the co-financed operations; welcomes also the definition of serious deficiency and the anticipated increased level of corrections for repeated deficiencies;
Alla belopp i tusen EUR.
Welcomes the fact that, in the new programming period 2014-2020, net financial corrections can and must be imposed in the event of serious deficiencies in the implementation of cohesion policy and will remain the standard in the area of agriculture;
Alla belopp i tusen EUR.
Considers swiftly and correctly applied net financial corrections an effective tool for protecting the Union budget and is of the view that recoveries and financial corrections have to be taken into account in any comprehensive assessment of the overall system of internal control; therefore asks the Court of Auditors to come to an agreement with the Commission on how to incorporate the impact of these corrective measures on the protection of the Union budget;
PSE
Assessment of the Communication
Källa: Protokollet från presidiets sammanträde den 9 september 2013 (PE 512.496/BUR) punkt 14, generalsekreterarens meddelande till presidiet D(2013)33164.
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Källa: Protokollet från presidiets sammanträde den 9 september 2013 (PE 512.496/BUR) punkt 14 och protokollet från presidiets sammanträde den 7 oktober 2013 (PE 516.110/BUR) punkt 12.
Notes that all financial corrections in the field of agriculture are net corrections; stresses that the application of net financial corrections in the field of agriculture does not yet constitute the anticipated progress, as
EFA
the Commission’s existing internal indicative benchmarks already stipulate that the duration of conformity procedures must not exceed two years; and
av den 3 april 2014
the so-called ‘new’ criteria and methodology for determining the proportionality of the financial corrections to be applied, as mentioned in Annex I to the Communication refer explicitly to guidelines that will be based on the existing ones adopted by the Commission as long ago as 23 December 1997; is surprised that for almost 20 years the Commission has not been able to bring the duration of the clearance procedures below the self-inflicted benchmarks; considers it necessary, however, for the conformity procedure to have its full effect to accelerate the procedure and to further improve the criteria and methods for the application of financial corrections beyond the new guidelines foreseen; and
med de iakttagelser som utgör en del av beslutet om ansvarsfrihet för genomförandet av Europeiska unionens budget för budgetåret 2012, avsnitt II – Europeiska rådet och rådet
Member States fail to provide, quickly, simply and effectively, proof that the net financial correction envisaged by the Commission is not justified, the result being frequent delays in dealing with cases involving corrections;
EUROPAPARLAMENTET UTFÄRDAR DENNA RESOLUTION
Cohesion Policy
med beaktande av Europeiska unionens allmänna budget för budgetåret 2012 [1],med beaktande av Europeiska unionens konsoliderade årsredovisning – budgetåret 2012 (COM(2013) 570 – C7-0275/2013) [2],med beaktande av revisionsrättens årsrapport om genomförandet av budgeten för budgetåret 2012, samt de granskade institutionernas svar [3],med beaktande av förklaringen om räkenskapernas tillförlitlighet [4] och de underliggande transaktionernas laglighet och korrekthet som avges av revisionsrätten i enlighet med bestämmelserna i artikel 287 i fördraget om Europeiska unionens funktionssätt,med beaktande av artikel 314.10 och artiklarna 317, 318 och 319 i fördraget om Europeiska unionens funktionssätt,
Notes that it depends on many factors whether the new instrument will lead to more net corrections and hence to a lower error rate in cohesion policy; considers it problematic, moreover, that there are ways in which Member States can avoid net financial corrections (no limit on the replacement of projects until 15 February of year ‘n+1’, no time limit on notification by Member States of their own past errors, protracted objection procedures);
med beaktande av rådets förordning (EG, Euratom) nr 1605/2002 av den 25 juni 2002 med budgetförordning för Europeiska gemenskapernas allmänna budget [5], särskilt artiklarna 50, 86, 145, 146 och 147,med beaktande av Europaparlamentets och rådets förordning (EU, Euratom) nr 966/2012 av den 25 oktober 2012 om finansiella regler för unionens allmänna budget och om upphävande av rådets förordning (EG, Euratom) nr 1605/2002 [6], särskilt artiklarna 164, 165 och 166,med beaktande av det interinstitutionella avtalet av den 2 december 2013 mellan Europaparlamentet, rådet och kommissionen om budgetdisciplin, samarbete i budgetfrågor och sund ekonomisk förvaltning [7],med beaktande av skrivelsen av den 25 november 2011 från kommissionsledamot Algirdas Šemeta med svar på fråga 58 i frågeformuläret för ansvarsfriheten 2011,
Asks the Commission to submit without delay a proposal on limiting if not banning replacement projects all together;
med beaktande av skrivelsen av den 23 januari 2014 från Maroš Šefčovič, i vilken denne på Europeiska kommissionens vägnar svarar på föredragandens frågor till rådet.
Considers that the effectiveness of this instrument for cohesion policy cannot yet be assessed because its application depends on the detail adopted in a delegated act expected in April 2014;
med beaktande av parlamentets tidigare beslut och resolutioner som rör ansvarsfrihetsförfarandet,
Notes furthermore that some audit reports of several Member States, which constitute one of the elements feeding into the Commission’s declaration of assurance, are themselves often faulty, underestimate the level of risk and error and are therefore partially unreliable [12]; notes furthermore that the Court of Auditors only recently confirmed that ‘(…) the European Commission cannot unquestioningly rely on the results of audits performed by the Member States in relation to Union regional funding appropriations’ [13];
med beaktande av artikel 77 och bilaga VI i arbetsordningen,
Commission’s Reservations, reasons for binding commitments
med beaktande av betänkandet från budgetkontrollutskottet (A7-0189/2014), och av följande skäl.
Recalls that, when it took office in 2005, the Barroso Commission made it one of its objectives to enhance accountability ‘by striving for a positive declaration of assurance from the European Court of Auditors’ [14];
A. Samtliga EU-institutioner bör vara öppna och fullt ansvariga inför unionens medborgare för de medel de anförtros i sin egenskap av EU-institutioner.
Recalls that good cooperation is vital, especially in the area of shared management; therefore, urges all relevant actors involved in Union decision making to increase efficiency, notably by drafting eligibility rules that are simple and verifiable, by establishing clear rules and procedures for accessing the Union funds, by cutting red tape and by devising appropriate and cost effective controls;
B. Eftersom parlamentets frågor inte besvarats och det saknas information kan parlamentet inte fatta ett välgrundat beslut om beviljande av ansvarsfrihet.
Expresses concern that in the 2012 financial year the error rate rose for the third time in succession even taking into account the new methodology of the Courts of Auditors;
Europaparlamentet konstaterar med tillfredsställelse att revisionsrätten på grundval av sitt revisionsarbete drar slutsatsen att betalningarna som helhet under det budgetår som avslutades den 31 december 2012 inom verksamhetsområdet administrativa och andra utgifter för institutionerna och organen inte innehöll några väsentliga fel.
Remains very concerned that for years the majority of the errors identified by the Court of Auditors ought to be have been identified by the Member States themselves; considers, therefore, that in some Member States the control statistics, audit results and procedures constitute an inadequate basis for assessments and financial corrections by the Commission, and expects significant improvements in this regard in the funding period 2014-2020;
Europaparlamentet påpekar att revisionsrätten i årsrapporten för 2012 införde iakttagelser för Europeiska rådet och rådet avseende felaktigheter vid utformningen av upphandlingsförfarandena.
Calls, therefore, pursuant to Article 287(3) TFEU, for cooperation between national audit institutions and the Court of Auditors as regards shared-management controls to be stepped up;
Parlamentet konstaterar att ett fel avser genomförandet av ett förhandlat förfarande och ett annat gäller tillämpningen av ett urvalskriterium.
Acknowledges, as the Commission over and over indicates, that around 80 % of the funds are being spend under shared management; nevertheless recalls that Article 317 TFEU stipulates that the Commission bears the ultimate responsibility for the implementation of the budget; expects full cooperation from Member States, however, in ensuring that they fully apply the rules on sound financial management and controls;
Europaparlamentet noterar de svar som revisionsrätten fått på sina iakttagelser och instämmer i revisionsrättens rekommendationer att utanordnarna bör förbättra utformningen, samordningen och genomförandet av upphandlingsförfarandena med hjälp av lämpliga kontroller och bättre vägledning.
Regards mandatory reporting and improvement as an effective and appropriate budget discharge instrument designed to have tangible effects on error rates;
Parlamentet rekommenderar dessutom en striktare tillämpning av reglerna för upphandling, som alla EU-institutioner är skyldiga att följa.
Underlines that Parliament only issues reservation in areas for which it has not received adequate assurance from the Commission and/or the Court of Auditors to refute its concerns, deems it a priority that the Commission proves to Parliament in the case of reservations in which way convincing remedial measures have been taken to overcome the latter’s concerns;
Europaparlamentet konstaterar att Europeiska rådet och rådet 2012 hade en total budget på 533920000 EUR (563262480 EUR för 2011), med ett genomförande på 91,8 %.
Regards reservations as a new and effective budgetary control instrument, being a commitment by Parliament to monitor closely the measures taken by the Commission and Member States to eliminate these problems, so as to justify in the eyes of the public in particular the decision to grant discharge;
Parlamentet bekymrar sig över att andelen underutnyttjade medel fortsätter att vara hög och föreslår att det ska tas fram centrala resultatindikatorer för de mest kritiska områdena, såsom delegationernas reseutgifter, logistik och tolkning.
in the field of agriculture
Europaparlamentet noterar att 44000000 EUR i åtagandebemyndiganden annullerades 2012 till följd av underutnyttjande och en minskning av användningen av utrustning.