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Court of Auditors’ opinions on the reliability of the 2012 accounts and on the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying those accounts
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Welcomes the fact that the Court of Auditors found, in its specific assessment of the administrative and other expenditure as a whole, that the testing of transactions indicates that the most likely error present in the population is nil and that the supervisory and control systems of the administrative expenditure were assessed as effective; welcomes, furthermore, the fact that the audit by the Court of Auditors indicates that the payments in 2012 of accepted expenditure were not affected by a material level of error; notes that the audit involved an examination of a sample of 151 payment transactions - 91 payments of salaries, pensions and related allowances and 60 payments on contracts relating to buildings and other expenditure — against 56 payments audited in 2011;
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Notes that administrative and other expenditure comprises expenditure on human resources (salaries, allowances and pensions), which accounts for 60 % of total administrative and other expenditure, and expenditure on buildings, equipment, energy, communications, and information technology is considered as a low risk area; points out that according to the Court of Auditors, the main risks regarding administrative and other expenditure are non-compliance with the procedures for procurement, for the implementation of contracts, for recruitment and for the calculation of salaries and allowances;
Budgetinkomster
Recruitment of temporary and contract staff
Mottagna 2012:
Notes with satisfaction that the Court of Auditors’ audit of 15 recruitment procedures in Parliament in 2012 did not reveal errors or weaknesses; calls, however, on the Secretary-General to strictly apply the rules applicable to the nomination or promotion of staff in general, and in particular those in management positions;
Balansomslutning den 31 december 2012
Procurement
Europaparlamentet påpekar att det gjorts stora överföringar till 2012 (244600384 EUR) och lägger tonvikt på en bättre utgiftsplanering.
Notes that the Court of Auditors’ audit examined 18 of Parliament’s procurement procedures; stresses that the Court of Auditors found weaknesses in the application of an award criterion in one case and in the management and documentation of the procurement procedure in another case;
Europaparlamentet noterar att dess räkenskapsförare i sin attestering av de slutliga räkenskaperna har uppgett med rimlig säkerhet att de i allt väsentligt ger en sann och rättvis bild av parlamentets finansiella ställning.
Recommends that authorising officers improve the design, coordination and performance of Parliament’s procurement framework and procedures through appropriate checks and clearer guidance; notes that the implementation of the new Financial Regulation and its Rules of Application should be accompanied by the design of new templates of contracts and invitations to tender, as well as the development of specific training courses on how to define and apply selection and award criteria;
Parlamentet noterar att räkenskapsföraren uppger att han inte har stött på några frågor som kräver en reservation.
Endorses the responses given by Parliament in the contradictory procedure with the Court of Auditors;
Europaparlamentet påminner om talmannens beslut av den 4 juli 2013 om antagandet av räkenskaperna för budgetåret 2012.
Court of Auditors’ review of progress in addressing recommendations made in previous annual reports
Revisionsrättens yttranden över räkenskapernas tillförlitlighet för budgetåret 2012 samt lagligheten och korrektheten i de transaktioner som ligger till grund för räkenskaperna
Performance of the ex ante verification of recruitment procedures
Europaparlamentet välkomnar att revisionsrätten vid sin särskilda bedömning av administrativa och andra utgifter som helhet konstaterade att granskningen av transaktioner visar att felprocenten i populationen med största sannolikhet är obefintlig och att de granskade systemen för övervakning och kontroll av administrativa utgifter bedöms vara ändamålsenliga.
Recalls the Court of Auditors’ finding that in file procedures for the recruitment of accredited parliamentary assistants (APAs), there were no documents on file proving that the ex ante checks of recruitment documents had been performed; takes note of the fact that the Court of Auditors considers that Parliament has fully implemented its recommendation to ensure that appropriate documentation is now established and the underlying documentation for those verifications is now being kept to justify the recruitment decisions of temporary and contract staff; calls on the Secretary-General to inform its Committee on Budgetary Control by September 2014 on the effectiveness of the measures taken including those based on the findings of the Internal Auditor, also in view of the recruitment of many new APAs after the elections;
Parlamentet välkomnar dessutom att revisionsrättens granskning visar att felnivån i betalningarna under 2012 av de godkända utgifterna inte är väsentlig.
Regrets that the Court of Auditors’ examination of a sample of procurement procedures showed that errors persist in the design, coordination and performance of procurement procedures and that, therefore, the Court of Auditors’ analysis of the progress made is that its previous recommendation is, in most respects, still being implemented; reiterates its call to secure real progress, without further delay, on all control mechanisms for public procurement in order to overcome the shortcomings identified by the Court of Auditors, as well as to guarantee the most competitive prices for the goods and services acquired;
Parlamentet noterar att granskningen omfattade ett urval av 151 betalningstransaktioner – 91 utbetalningar av löner, pensioner och tillhörande tillägg samt 60 utbetalningar för byggnadskontrakt och andra utgifter – vilket kan jämföras med de 56 utbetalningar som granskades 2011.
Payment of social allowances and benefits to staff members
Parlamentet noterar att administrativa och andra utgifter omfattar personalutgifter (löner, tillägg och pensioner) som utgör 60 % av de totala administrativa och andra utgifterna och att utgifter för byggnader, utrustning, energi, kommunikation och IT anses utgöra ett lågriskområde.
Recalls the Court of Auditors’ specific finding concerning the information available to Parliament’s services on the situation of staff members; is satisfied that the Court of Auditors’ audit did not show any new weakness but that the risk of making incorrect or undue payments remains; notes, furthermore, that Parliament took measures in 2012 that improved even further the response rate for the annual procedure for the electronic verification and updating of staff members’ personal data and that, where necessary, staff members’ declarations are accompanied by the appropriate supporting documents;
Parlamentet påpekar att enligt revisionsrätten är de största riskerna när det gäller administrativa och andra utgifter att förfarandena för upphandling, genomförande av kontrakt, rekrytering och beräkning av löner och tillägg inte följs.
Internal Auditor Annual Report
Rekrytering av tillfälligt anställda och kontraktsanställda
Notes that at the competent committee’s meeting with the Internal Auditor held on 21 January 2014, the Internal Auditor presented his annual report signed 12 July 2013, stating that in 2012, he performed the following audit work on Parliament’s administration:
Europaparlamentet noterar med tillfredsställelse att revisionsrätten inte fann några fel eller brister vid granskningen av 15 rekryteringsförfaranden vid parlamentet under 2012.
a consultation of the Internal Audit Service (IAS) on the process for selecting ToIP [12] telephones;
Parlamentet uppmanar dock generalsekreteraren att noggrant följa tillämpliga bestämmelser för utnämning eller befordran av personal i allmänhet och av personer i ledande ställning i synnerhet.
a transversal Follow-Up of Open Actions from Internal Audit Reports — Phase I 2012;
Upphandling
a transversal Follow-Up of Open Actions from Internal Audit Reports — Phase II 2012;
Europaparlamentet noterar att revisionsrätten granskade 18 av parlamentets upphandlingsförfaranden.
an audit of APAs employed as other servants of the Union;
Parlamentet betonar att revisionsrätten i ett fall konstaterade brister i förvaltningen och dokumentationen av upphandlingsförfarandet och i ett annat fall i tillämpningen av ett tilldelningskriterium.
an audit of the Accruals Accounting Process;
Europaparlamentet rekommenderar att utanordnarna förbättrar utformningen, samordningen och resultatet av parlamentets upphandlingsförfaranden genom lämpliga kontroller och tydligare vägledning.
a follow-up to the Audit of Building Policy: Planning, Assessment & Management of Accommodation Needs;
Parlamentet noterar att genomförandet av den nya budgetförordningen och dess tillämpningsföreskrifter bör åtföljas av utformningen av nya mallar för avtal och anbudsinfordran och att särskilda kurser i hur urvals- och tilldelningskriterier fastställs och tillämpas bör utarbetas.
Points out that among the more significant conclusions set out in the Internal Auditor’s annual report were the following:
Europaparlamentet stöder det svar man gett det kontradiktoriska förfarandet med revisionsrätten.
that budgetary regularisation of expenditure from certain permanent imprest funds (Information Offices & Members’ Travel) remains subject to significant delays;
Revisionsrättens uppföljning av hur rekommendationer i tidigare årsrapporter har genomförts
that progress was made in the area of contributions to political parties and foundations at European level;
Förhandskontrollen av rekryteringsförfaranden
that the consultation engagement of the IAS on the process for selecting ToIP telephones found weaknesses in the formalisation of decision-making on the ToIP project, for which DG ITEC indicated that it was already taking the necessary steps to mitigate any related risks;
Europaparlamentet påminner om revisionsrättens iakttagelse att det i de förfaranden för rekrytering av ackrediterade ledamotsassistenter som granskades inte fanns några dokument i akten som visade att förhandskontrollerna av rekryteringshandlingarna hade utförts.
that important steps were taken in the areas of IT Governance and IT applications’ development, especially DG ITEC’s methodological advances in applications’ development;
Parlamentet noterar att revisionsrätten anser att parlamentet helt har genomfört dess rekommendation att se till att det finns lämplig dokumentation och att underliggande dokumentation för dessa kontroller arkiveras för att motivera rekryteringsbesluten avseende tillfälligt anställda och kontraktsanställda.
that the first follow-up to the audit of Visitors’ Groups showed that all actions remain open, though with a partial reduction in related residual risk;
Parlamentet uppmanar generalsekreteraren att senast i september 2014 informera budgetkontrollutskottet om hur effektiva de vidtagna åtgärderna är, inklusive de åtgärder som bygger på internrevisionens observationer, liksom åtgärder i samband med rekryteringen av ett antal nya ledamotsassistenter efter valet.
that five open actions for which the measures required are beyond the decision-making powers of the Directorates-General concerned have passed to a higher authority for resolution;
Europaparlamentet beklagar att revisionsrättens granskning av ett urval av upphandlingsförfaranden visade att fel kvarstår i utformningen, samordningen och resultatet av upphandlingsförfarandena samt att revisionsrättens analys av gjorda framsteg är att dess tidigare rekommendation i de flesta avseenden fortfarande håller på att genomföras.
Notes and supports the views expressed by the Internal Auditor concerning the ‘Follow-Up to the Audit of Building Policy: Planning, assessment & management of accommodation needs’ as to:
Parlamentet upprepar sin uppmaning att utan ytterligare dröjsmål säkerställa verkliga framsteg när det gäller alla kontrollmekanismer för offentlig upphandling i syfte att åtgärda de brister som revisionsrätten identifierade samt att garantera de mest konkurrenskraftiga priserna på de varor och tjänster som förvärvas.
define appropriate planning of accommodation needs over the medium and long terms, linked to the projected growth of the population of occupants of office space;
Utbetalning av sociala tillägg och sociala förmåner till anställda
realise an assignment of office space based on criteria agreed at institutional level and the existence of rules and procedures enabling these criteria to be enforced; and
Europaparlamentet påminner om revisionsrättens särskilda iakttagelse om den information som finns tillgänglig för parlamentets avdelningar om de anställdas situation.
implement the efficient and effective use of office space;
Parlamentet välkomnar att revisionsrättens granskning inte visade några nya brister, men konstaterar att risken för inkorrekta eller felaktiga betalningar kvarstår.
Notes and supports the views expressed by the Internal Auditor concerning the ‘Audit of Accredited Parliamentary Assistants employed as other servants of the European Communities’ that, overall, the control environment and control activities in DGs Personnel and Finance provide reasonable assurances that APAs are recruited in compliance with the statutory rules and that their financial entitlements are correctly charged to the Members’ Parliamentary Assistance Allowance (PAA); asks both DGs to ensure that these guarantees become solid and unequivocal by any means necessary;
Parlamentet noterar dessutom att man 2012 vidtog åtgärder för att ytterligare förbättra svarsfrekvensen för det årliga förfarandet för elektronisk validering och uppdatering av de anställdas personuppgifter och att uppgifterna från de anställda vid behov ska kompletteras med lämpliga styrkande handlingar.
Takes note of the fact that in 2012, a transfer had been necessary from sub-item for local assistants (line 4220-01) to sub-item 4220-02 (Accredited assistants) for EUR 7,3 million and sub-item 4220-01 has been reduced by a total of EUR 14,1 million (14,3 %), which is due to a wrong estimation of the needs for both local assistants and accredited assistants, despite the fact that the number of accredited assistants only increased marginally in 2012 compared to 2011; believes that in the future, a better estimation of the needs for these sub-items will be necessary in order to respect the principles of good financial management and to be able to respond to real needs;
Internrevisorns årsrapport
Notes, nevertheless, that in order to meet the internal control objectives fully and consistently and to ensure the correct application not only of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure and the relevant deriving rules adopted by Parliament’s competent bodies but also the Financial Regulation, there is scope for further strengthening certain management and control procedures that entail moderate exposure to residual risk and concern the following areas:
Europaparlamentet noterar att internrevisorn vid det sammanträde som hölls den 21 januari 2014 i det ansvariga utskottet presenterade sin årsrapport, undertecknad den 12 juli 2013, och meddelade att han under 2012 hade utfört följande granskningsarbete av parlamentets administration:
ensuring, in a timely manner, regular information to APAs on any update or change to their applicable rules and their applicable rules by analogy, and presenting to their representatives a reasoned report on these changes or updating them in order to guarantee the transparency and the principles of equal treatment and opportunities;
Samråd med tjänsten för internrevision om förfarandet för val av IP-telefoni [12].
ensuring timely and adequately reporting to Members and APAs on the work rights and duties related to the end of the APAs’ contracts (leave, unemployment, pension rights, etc.);
Övergripande uppföljning av oavslutade åtgärder från interna revisionsrapporter – Fas I 2012.
enhancing internal controls to monitor the use of the PAA;
Övergripande uppföljning av oavslutade åtgärder från interna revisionsrapporter – Fas II 2012.
ensure a smoother and more efficient administration of the recruitment of new APAs after the 2014 elections by early planning and the provision of necessary resources, in particular human resources, and to guarantee continuous assistance to Members elected for the new term by ensuring no gaps in the contracts of APAs continuing to provide assistance;
Revision av ackrediterade ledamotsassistenter anställda som övriga anställda i unionen.
Recalls once more that, after five years of implementation of the new Statute of Assistants, it is necessary to carry out a full evaluation of this Statute including possible adaptations of the rules as soon as possible;
Revision av förfarandet för periodiserad redovisning.
Audit of the Internal Control Framework
Uppföljning av granskningen av fastighetspolitiken: planering, bedömning och hantering av lokalbehov.
Recalls that the original review of the Internal Control Framework in 2003 and 2004 resulted in 14 audit reports, covering all departments and the central services and containing 452 agreed actions aimed at improving the overall levels of:
Europaparlamentet påpekar att följande var några av de viktigaste slutsatserna i internrevisorns årsrapport:
compliance with the institution’s minimum standards of internal control,
Budgetregleringen av utgifter avseende vissa fasta anslag till förskott (informationskontor och ledamöternas resor) är fortfarande föremål för betydande förseningar.
the achievement of the institution’s key control objectives (compliance with applicable laws, regulations and policies; reliability of management information and recording; and the economy, effectiveness and efficiency of operations);
Framsteg har gjorts när det gäller bidrag till politiska partier och stiftelser på EU-nivå.
Remaining ‘open actions’
Enligt tjänsten för internrevisions samrådsuppdrag när det gäller förfarandet för val av IP-telefoni upptäcktes brister i formaliseringen av beslutsfattandet avseende IP-telefoniprojektet.
Notes that at the end of 2012, after successive follow-up audits, 15 actions still remained incomplete out of the 452 internal control framework actions initially agreed; takes note of the conclusion of the Internal auditor that for two DGs (Finance and Infrastructure and Logistics), there was evidence of improvement in their public procurement processes;
Generaldirektoratet för innovation och tekniskt stöd (GD ITEC) angav att man redan vidtog nödvändiga åtgärder för att mildra eventuella relaterade risker.
Notes the Internal Audit’s new transversal and monitoring process to follow-up agreed actions from its reports in which each follow-up assignment is transversal, simultaneously covering all open actions that are due to be implemented; notes, furthermore, that the assignments are now performed biannually, in line with Parliament’s resolution of 10 May 2011 on its discharge for the financial year 2009;
Viktiga åtgärder vidtogs för att utveckla områdena IT-styrning och IT-applikationer, i synnerhet GD ITEC:s metodologiska framsteg inom applikationernas utveckling.
Notes that by the end of 2012, the Internal Auditor considered that 73 actions have yet to be implemented, including two critical actions, 35 significant risk actions and 36 moderate risk actions; notes with satisfaction that during 2012, 80 actions have been fully implemented and therefore closed, including two critical actions; encourages all its Directorates-General concerned to continue their efforts to improve their respective management and control procedures; calls on the Internal Auditor to set stricter timetables on actions to be implemented; calls on the Internal Auditor to keep the Committee on Budgetary Control informed on all outstanding actions of the original review of the Internal Control Framework; reiterates its call on the departmental and central management to implement the remaining ‘open actions’ before the end of the current legislative term;
Den första uppföljningen av revisionen av besöksgrupper visade att samtliga åtgärder fortfarande är oavslutade, men att den relaterade kvarstående risken delvis har minskat.
Notes the conclusions of the Internal Audit Service that the 2012 follow-up process showed overall evidence of improvement, with the closure of 80 of the 153 open actions validated as well as a reduction in the number of high-risk critical actions (from eight to three); is concerned, however, about the relatively high number of 73 overdue actions which were carried forward to 2013; recognises that the Parliament’s risk profile for the open actions at year-end shows a higher proportion of actions in the moderate risk category than at the beginning of 2012, indicating that the services made progress, even in areas were the actions have not yet been closed;
Fem oavslutade åtgärder, för vilka de åtgärder som krävs ligger utanför de berörda generaldirektoratens beslutsbefogenheter, har överlämnats till en högre instans för åtgärd.
Follow-up by the Secretary-General to the 2011 discharge resolution
Europaparlamentet noterar och stöder internrevisorns uppfattning om ”Uppföljning av granskningen av fastighetspolitiken: planering, bedömning och hantering av lokalbehov” när det gäller att
Takes note of the written answers to the 2011 discharge resolution provided to the Committee on Budgetary Control on 25 October 2013 and, therefore, received before the start of the 2012 discharge exercise; welcomes the subsequent presentation by the Secretary-General on the replies and follow-up of Parliament’s administration on 25 November 2013 to the various questions and requests of Parliament’s 2011 discharge resolution and the exchange of views with Members that followed;
fastställa en lämplig planering av lokalbehoven på medellång och lång sikt, med hänsyn till den beräknade ökningen av antalet personer i kontorslokalerna,
Welcomes the fact that since 2011, Parliament’s translation and interpretation services are undergoing significant changes; acknowledges that throughout this process, efficiency could be considerably increased and subsequently, financial means reduced, while the quality and offer for Members is maintained; notes that in the framework of the resource-efficient full multilingualism policy, the on-demand translation of the verbatim reports of proceedings and of written questions has allowed for a reduction in external translation of EUR 11 million on a permanent basis;
tilldela kontorslokaler utifrån de kriterier som överenskommits på institutionell nivå och se till att det finns regler och förfaranden för att verkställa dessa kriterier, och
Recalls the second decision taken by the Bureau on 12 March 2012 on resource efficient full multilingualism which provided that delegations requiring derogations for travel during Committee weeks would only be provided with a limited language regime not exceeding interpretation into one language; notes that as result of this measure, the number of missions held during weeks set aside for external parliamentary activities increased from 36 % of all missions in 2011 to 46 % in 2012, while the number of interpreter days on mission decreased by 23 % between 2011 and 2012;
genomföra en effektiv och ändamålsenlig användning av kontorslokalerna.