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having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority for the financial year 2012, together with the Authority’s replies [1],having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 18 February 2014 (05849/2014 - C7-0054/2014),
Europaparlamentet tar del av de iakttagelser som följer upp parlamentets resolution om ansvarsfrihet för 2011, vilken bifogats EESK:s årliga verksamhetsrapport.
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 [2], and in particular Article 185 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 [3], and in particular Article 208 thereof,having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) [4], and in particular Article 64 thereof,having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities [5],having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council [6], and in particular Article 108 thereof,having regard to its previous discharge decisions and resolutions,
Parlamentet begär att få information om de åtgärder som EESK vidtagit under det budgetår som ansvarsfriheten avser för att genomföra en detaljerad utgiftsöversyn och om resultaten av denna översyn.
having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A7-0232/2014),
Europaparlamentet noterar rådets beslut avseende nivån för ersättningar för EESK-ledamöterna i september 2013 och välkomnar att EESK har genomfört de nya reglerna för ersättning av ledamöternas utgifter för resor, som baseras på verkliga kostnader, enligt parlamentets rekommendation.
A. whereas, according to its financial statements, the final budget of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (‘the Authority’) for the financial year 2012 was EUR 15655000, representing an increase of 46,76 % compared to 2011; whereas this increase is due to the Authority’s recently established nature,
Europaparlamentet kan med tillfredsställelse konstatera att beslutet om att offentliggöra förklaringarna om EESK-ledamöternas ekonomiska intressen genomfördes 2012.
B. whereas the overall contribution of the Union to the Authority’s budget for 2012 was EUR 5484109,07, representing an increase of 28,52 % compared to 2011,
Europaparlamentet noterar samarbetet mellan EESK:s ledamöter och parlamentets budgetkontrollutskott, framför allt i förhållande till ansvarsfrihetsförfarandet.
C. whereas the Court of Auditors has stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the Authority’s annual accounts for the financial year 2012 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular,
Europaparlamentet noterar den information som tillhandahållits om användningen av energi från förnybara energikällor.
Recalls that Parliament was a key actor in the establishment of the Authority — together with the European Banking Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority — as one of the three economic and financial European Supervisory Authorities which are still in a setting-up phase; therefore, considers that better coordination at European level is still needed;
Parlamentet konstaterar med tillfredsställelse att all elektricitet som EESK använder kommer från förnybara energikällor.
Believes that the Authority’s role in promoting the safety and soundness of insurance and reinsurance institutions and in safeguarding the interests of the insured and of members of pension schemes is essential for the economic recovery and the creation of sustainable jobs and growth in Europe;
Europaparlamentet välkomnar de framsteg som gjorts på översättningsområdet till följd av det förnyade samarbetsavtalet mellan EESK och Regionkommittén.
Welcomes the fact that as of September 2013, the Authority had completed two corrective actions following the comments of Court of Auditors in 2011; recalls that this process must be fully satisfactory; notes that corrective actions are still ongoing and are definitely needed;
Parlamentet konstaterar med tillfredsställelse att de externa översättningarna minskade med ungefär 1 % under 2012 jämfört med 2011.
Acknowledges from the Authority that during 2012 and 2013, it has introduced a number of measures regarding the internal procedures to ensure an appropriate level of commitment execution rates for Title II (administrative expenditure), and as a consequence of these and other measures, the budget execution rate for this title reached 95,37 % for 2012 and 92,02 % for 2013, while the commitment execution rate for Title III reached 99,21 % for 2012 and 98,77 % for 2013;
Parlamentet anser att dessa siffror visar på att effektiviteten ytterligare kan förbättras.
Acknowledges that new rules on the management of conflicts of interest regarding the members of the Board of Supervisors and of the Management Board were adopted by the Authority’s Management Board on 19 November 2013 and that similar rules regarding staff members and contractual parties were adopted by the Executive Director; notes that both sets of rules contain clear requirements concerning declarations, the definition of conflicts and breaches and management processes and sanctions;
Europaparlamentet anser bestämt att vissa förbättringar bör göras för att rationalisera användningen av personal inom samfunktionerna och översättning.
Notes that budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2012 resulted in an overall budget implementation rate of 90,63 %; notes with concern that the payment appropriations execution rate was 67,21 %;
Parlamentet anser att de pågående avtalen mellan EESK, Regionkommittén och parlamentet i detta ärende är ett positivt bidrag till rationaliseringen av resurser.
Regrets that the carry-over of committed appropriations to 2013 was very high for title III (operational expenditure) at 79 % of total appropriations; acknowledges that this is mainly the result of the complexity and of the lengthy duration of one IT procurement procedure for which the contract of EUR 2200000 was signed as planned in December 2012; notes that during 2013, the execution rate of the 2012 carry-over appropriations of title III has reached a level of 95 %;
Europaparlamentet uppmanar EESK att fortsätta övervakningen av personalstrukturen för att se till att tjänstestrukturen är till fullo effektiv och bidrar till ett bättre utnyttjande av den anslagna budgeten.
Notes with satisfaction that according to the annual activity report as well as the Court of Auditors’ audit findings, the level and nature of transfers in 2012 have remained within the limits of the financial rules;
Europaparlamentet förväntar sig att EESK, vid förberedelsen av förhandlingarna om det nya avtalet om administrativt samarbete med Regionkommittén, ser till att man mer regelbundet undersöker vilka budgetbesparingar som avtalets genomförande lett till, i enlighet med vad som angavs i förra årets rekommendationer.
Notes with satisfaction that the Authority has undertaken an action plan leading to the improvement of its procurement procedures in order to become fully compliant with Union procurement rules;
Parlamentet begär att få detaljerad information om resultaten av detta samarbete och det exakta beloppet för de budgetbesparingar som detta nya samarbete kommer att leda till.
Regrets that one contract related to the design of a financial database was subdivided into four lots of EUR 60000 each, which were all directly awarded to two companies; is of the opinion that given the total value of the services to be procured for the same project (EUR 240000), an open or restricted procedure should have been applied and that the related commitments and payments are thus irregular;
Parlamentet förväntar sig att det nya avtalet om administrativt samarbete med Regionkommittén också kommer att leda till ett förstärkt samarbete för förvaltningen av gemensamma tjänster.
Expects, particularly in light of the above contract procedures, that all relevant staff have now received appropriate training to ensure they are fully able to implement the new Financial Regulation and judge, for example, where contracts may or may not be divided;
Europaparlamentet noterar att en halvtidsutvärdering av samarbetet mellan EESK och Regionkommittén är ett lämpligt verktyg för att utvärdera nyttan med samarbetet och planera för bättre lösningar i framtiden.
Welcomes the fact that the Authority has now adopted its policy and rules on the management of conflicts of interests for members of its Board of Supervisors and Management Board, as well as for its staff members and contractual parties; acknowledges that the Authority adopted its Ethics Rules in 2011 and established specific provisions for its Stakeholders Groups and Board of Appeal to handle potential conflicts of interests; calls on the Authority to inform the discharge authority whether it intends to review its Ethic Rules on the basis of the Commission’s Guidelines on the Prevention and Management of Conflicts of Interests in EU Decentralized Agencies;
Europaparlamentet anser att videokonferenser är mycket lämpliga verktyg för att göra budgetbesparingar samtidigt som de är effektiva eftersom ledamöter från olika orter kan delta i samma konferens.
Welcomes the fact that the Authority is currently working on the structure of its website, including the establishment of a dedicated webpage on conflicts of interests; observes that the CV and declarations of interests of the members of the Management Board and the Board of Supervisors as well as the declarations of interests of the Executive Director and senior management are not publicly available; calls on the Authority to remedy the situation as a matter of urgency;
Parlamentet ber att få information om framstegen inom EESK när det gäller användningen av befintlig utrustning.
Acknowledges from the Authority that in 2012 the Commission’s Internal Audit Service (IAS) conducted an in-depth assessment of audit priorities for the coming years, which defined the most important risks and the Strategic Audit Plan 2013-2015, and which listed future audit topics; acknowledges that the Authority developed an action plan to address the identified high risk areas and that the plan was agreed with IAS;
Europaparlamentet önskar få information om budgetkonsekvenserna av användningen av videokonferensutrustning, inbegripet i termer av inbesparade kostnader för tjänsteresor.
Acknowledges from the Authority that it has taken corrective actions, in particular, training took place and guidelines for documenting the asset processes have been adopted; calls on the Authority to inform the discharge authority on the implementation of those guidelines and on the results of the corrective action;
Europaparlamentet välkomnar projektet för att modernisera dokumenthanteringen vid EESK.
Requests that the Authority communicate the results and impact its work has on the European citizens in an accessible way, mainly through its website;
Europaparlamentet anser det positivt att andelen begärda men ej utnyttjade tolkningstjänster har minskat från 8,9 % 2011 till 7,6 % 2012.
OJ C 365, 13.12.2013, p.
Parlamentet noterar de åtgärder som vidtagits för att minska denna andel.
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Parlamentet betonar dock att andelen fortfarande är hög och begär att tolkningskostnaderna minskar ytterligare.
OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p.
Europaparlamentet uppmanar EESK att samarbeta med andra institutioner för att komma fram till en enhetlig metod för att presentera översättningskostnaderna i syfte att göra det enklare att analysera och jämföra kostnaderna.
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Europaparlamentet noterar moderniseringen av it-infrastrukturen.
with observations forming an integral part of its Decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2012
Parlamentet begär mer djupgående information om de förbättringar som ska omfattas i den årliga verksamhetsrapporten.
having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2012,
Europaparlamentet uppmanar revisionsrätten att i sin nästa årsrapport redovisa för EESK:s uppföljning av parlamentets rekommendationer i denna resolution.
having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2012, together with the Institute’s replies [1],having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 18 February 2014 (05849/2014 - C7-0054/2014),
med de iakttagelser som utgör en del av beslutet om ansvarsfrihet för genomförandet av Europeiska unionens budget för budgetåret 2012, avsnitt VII – Regionkommittén
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 [2], and in particular Article 185 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 [3], and in particular Article 208 thereof,having regard to Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology [4], and in particular Article 21 thereof,having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities [5],having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council [6], and in particular Article 108 thereof,having regard to its previous discharge decisions and resolutions,
med beaktande av Europeiska unionens allmänna budget för budgetåret 2012 [1],med beaktande av Europeiska unionens konsoliderade årsredovisning för budgetåret 2012 (COM(2013) 570 – C7-0279/2013) [2],med beaktande av revisionsrättens årsrapport om genomförandet av budgeten för budgetåret 2012, samt de granskade institutionernas svar [3],med beaktande av revisionsförklaringen [4] om räkenskapernas tillförlitlighet och de underliggande transaktionernas laglighet och korrekthet som avges av revisionsrätten för budgetåret 2012 i enlighet med artikel 287 i fördraget om Europeiska unionens funktionssätt,med beaktande av artiklarna 314.10, 317, 318 och 319 i fördraget om Europeiska unionens funktionssätt,
having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0234/2014),
med beaktande av betänkandet från budgetkontrollutskottet och yttrandet från utskottet för medborgerliga fri- och rättigheter samt rättsliga och inrikes frågor (A7-0226/2014).
A. whereas according to its financial statements, the final budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (‘the Institute’) for the financial year 2012 was EUR 95300000 for commitment appropriations, representing an increase of 48,87 % compared to 2011, and EUR 77090000 for payment appropriations,
Europaparlamentet noterar med tillfredsställelse att revisionsrätten i sin årsrapport för 2012 konstaterade att inga väsentliga brister upptäckts på de områden som granskats när det gäller personal och upphandling för Regionkommittén.
B. whereas according to its financial statements, the overall contribution of the Union to the Institute’s budget for 2012 amounted to EUR 68697863, compared to EUR 8043439,83 in 2011,
Europaparlamentet gläder sig åt att revisionsrätten på grundval av sitt revisionsarbete dragit slutsatsen att betalningarna som helhet för det budgetår som avslutades den 31 december 2012 inom verksamhetsområdet administrativa och andra utgifter för institutionerna och organen inte innehöll några väsentliga fel.
C. whereas the Court of Auditors has stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the Institute’s annual accounts for the financial year 2012 are reliable, but could not obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence on the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions,
Europaparlamentet noterar att Regionkommittén för 2012 hade en godkänd budget på 86503000 EUR (84059000 EUR för 2011), varav 85000000 EUR var åtagandebemyndiganden, med en utnyttjandegrad på 98,2 procent.
Basis for a qualified opinion on the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions
Parlamentet betonar att Regionkommitténs budget är en rent administrativ budget.
Regrets that the Court of Auditors found the quality of the audit certificates is inadequate in many instances; notes that in order to have a second layer of assurances on the legality and regularity of grant transactions, at the end of 2012, the Institute introduced complementary ex post verifications for grants related to 2011 activities, which were carried out by independent audit firms and are assessed as reliable; regrets that the ex post verification results confirmed that ex ante verifications were not fully effective;
Europaparlamentet konstaterar med tillfredsställelse att genomförandegraden för budgeten har ökat till 98,2 % jämfört med 2011 års nivå på 97,5 %.
Deplores the fact that no ex post verifications have been carried out for transactions related to grants for 2010 activities (EUR 11300000); deplores the fact, furthermore, that given the limited assurances that can be drawn from ex ante verifications, there is no reasonable assurance as to the legality and regularity of these transactions and the Court of Auditors could not obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence on the legality and regularity of the audited grant transactions related to 2010 activities;
Parlamentet förväntar sig ytterligare förbättringar av budgetgenomförandet under kommande perioder.
Notes that according to the Court of Auditors, except for the possible effects of the matters described in the basis for a qualified opinion, the transactions underlying the annual accounts for the year 2012 are legal and regular in all material respects;
Europaparlamentet välkomnar Regionkommitténs projekt för den interna organisationen, i vilka man fastställer målen för samarbetet mellan olika enheter och utvecklingen av synergieffekter inom gemensamma verksamhetsområden och åtgärder.
Notes that out of the committed appropriations carried over from 2011 amounting to some EUR 22000000, some EUR 10000000 (45 %) were cancelled in 2012; acknowledges that the high level of cancellations is mainly due to lower than estimated costs claimed by beneficiaries under the 2011 grant agreements (EUR 9200000, or 92 % of cancelled carry-overs);
Parlamentet välkomnar, mot bakgrund av förra årets rekommendationer, den tillhandahållna informationen och ber att få fortlöpande uppdateringar om projekten och information om de vidtagna åtgärdernas budgetkonsekvenser.
Notes with satisfaction that according to the annual activity report, as well as the Court of Auditors’ audit findings, the level and nature of transfers in 2012 have remained within the limits of the financial rules;
Europaparlamentet noterar den information som tillhandahållits om användningen av energi från förnybara energikällor.
Notes that for the year 2012, neither sampled transactions nor other audit findings have led to any comments on the Institute’s procurement procedures in the Court of Auditors’ annual audit report;
Parlamentet konstaterar med tillfredsställelse att all elektricitet som används av Regionkommittén kommer från förnybara energikällor.
Notes that the Court of Auditors made no comments in its annual audit report for 2012 as regards the Institute’s recruitment procedures;
Europaparlamentet konstaterar med tillfredsställelse att rekommendationerna och kraven från parlamentets budgetkontrollutskott registreras av Regionkommitténs budgettjänst i en central databas, och att framstegen i genomförandet regelbundet övervakas.
Acknowledges that the Institute has two framework rules regulating conflicts of interests; calls on the Institute to inform the discharge authority whether it intends to update those framework rules according to the Commission’s Guidelines on the Prevention and Management of Conflicts of Interests in EU Decentralised Agencies;
Europaparlamentet uppmanar Regionkommittén att fortsätta övervakningen av personalstrukturen för att se till att tjänstestrukturen är till fullo effektiv och bidrar till ett bättre utnyttjande av den anslagna budgeten.
Observes that the declarations of interests of members of the Governing Board, the Executive Director and senior management are not publicly available; calls on the Institute to remedy the situation as a matter of urgency;
Europaparlamentet anser att personaladministrationen bör ha ett effektivt it-stöd.
Acknowledges from the Institute that in 2012, the Commission’s Internal Audit Service (IAS) carried out an independent assessment on the design adequacy of the internal control systems related to the preparation of annual grant agreements, which led to one critical and four very important recommendations to the Institute;
Parlamentet ber att få information om alla förseningar i tillämpningen av nya system på personalområdet.
Notes that following the assessment carried out by the IAS, the Institute prepared an action plan addressing the critical recommendation, with a total of 11 actions, of which eight were scheduled for implementation before 31 July 2013; notes that the four very important recommendations were to be mitigated through the implementation of a total of 12 actions (three before 31 July 2013); notes, furthermore, that the IAS considers that the action plan adequately addresses the risks and will mitigate them if implemented in a timely manner;
Europaparlamentet ber om förtydliganden avseende Regionkommitténs granskningsprogram för 2012, särskilt när det gäller riskfyllda verksamhetsområden och den motsvarande handlingsplanen för att förebygga dessa risker.
Regrets the fact that budgets for grant agreements signed in 2010 and 2011 were not sufficiently specific, which resulted in payments in 2012; observes that there was no link between the approved funds and the activities to be implemented and that grant agreements did not set individual thresholds for specific cost categories (i.e. staff costs, sub-contracting, legal services, etc.) and did not include rules for the procurement of goods and services by the Knowledge and Innovation Communities and their partners;
Parlamentet konstaterar med tillfredsställelse att de externa översättningarna minskade från 5,8 % under 2011 till 4,5 % under 2012.
Notes that the Institute also carried out technical verifications for all funded projects as part of its ex ante verifications; regrets, however, that the lack of quantifiable targets hampered an effective assessment of project activities and results; believes that such a situation could and should have been avoided and calls on the Institute to remedy it and to inform the discharge authority on the progress in this regard within the framework of the 2012 discharge follow-up;
Parlamentet anser att dessa siffror visar på att effektiviteten går att förbättra ytterligare.