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Notes that economically speaking, the loss of biodiversity is enormously costly to society and that not enough attention has yet been paid to this in global policies; notes, furthermore, that the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity study estimates that the cost of inaction and the deterioration of ecosystem services could amount to as much as 7 % of global GDP per year by 2050 [20];
Parlamentet noterar att kommissionen under utfrågningen inom stängda dörrar om denna fråga åtog sig att före maj 2015 lägga fram en utvärdering av de erfarenheter som gjorts avseende avtalet med PMI som löper ut snart.
Is convinced that there is, therefore, an urgent need to act and attach greater political importance to biodiversity in order to meet the relevant commitments for 2020;
Se revisionsrättens särskilda rapport nr 11/2013, punkterna 93–97.
Notes that project outcomes often take a long time to materialise, which makes the assessment of those outcomes difficult;
Se parlamentets ovannämnda resolution av den 29 april 2015 om revisionsrättens särskilda rapporter i samband med ansvarsfriheten för kommissionen för 2013, Del I.
Takes the view that despite the limitations relating to the low level of funding allocated to biodiversity and to the difficulties involved in assessing the way in which such funding is used, it is essential to maintain the funding at this stage;
Se kommissionens meddelande av den 29 september 2014 om skyddet av Europeiska unionens budget fram till slutet av 2013, (COM(2014) 618), s.
Emphasises the fact that protecting biodiversity is not just a noble environmental aim, but that such a policy also has significant potential to create new skills, jobs and business opportunities;
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Emphasises the importance of mainstreaming biodiversity protection and conservation in the development, setting-up and financing of all other Union policies (including agriculture, forestry, fisheries, regional development and cohesion, energy, industry, transport, tourism, development cooperation and aid, and research and development) so as to make Union sector-specific and budget policies more consistent and to ensure that the Union honours its binding commitments to protect biodiversity; points out, in this context, that cooperation between local, regional, national and Union authorities should be stepped up;
Se revisionsrättens årsrapport för budgetåret 2013, punkt 1.14.
Notes that, despite the guidance and impetus provided by the Commission, it is for the Member States alone to set financing priorities in accordance with their own needs, and that the vast majority of Member States does not use the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as an instrument with which to protect biodiversity;
Se kommissionens ovannämnda meddelande COM(2014) 618, tabell 5.2: tillbakadragna sammanhållningsmedel (775 miljoner euro), återkrav för landsbygdsutveckling (129 miljoner euro) och finansiella korrigeringar som har genomförts genom återtagande av medel/avdrag vid räkenskapsavslut antingen inom sammanhållningspolitiken (494 miljoner euro) eller inom övriga politikområden (1 miljon euro).
Takes the view, therefore, that given the low take-up rate (0,79 %) there is a need to consider making it mandatory for a proportion of ERDF funding (percentage to be confirmed) to be earmarked for the promotion of biodiversity;
Se kommissionens ovannämnda meddelande COM(2014) 618, tabell 7.2.
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Se kommissionens meddelande av den 11 juni 2014 med titeln ”Sammanfattande rapport om kommissionens förvaltning 2013” (COM(2014) 342), punkt 14: maximalt totalt riskzonsbelopp för hela utgiften för 2013 (EU:s och EUF:s budget).
Special Report No 13/2014 of the Court of Auditors entitled ‘EU support for rehabilitation following the earthquake in Haiti’
I bilaga 1 till den sammanfattande rapporten förklaras ”riskzonsbelopp” som värdet av den del av transaktionerna som man uppskattar inte helt överensstämmer med gällande lagstadgade och kontraktsenliga krav efter det att alla kontroller (korrigerande åtgärder) som ska minska risker avseende efterlevnad har tillämpats.
Welcomes the Special Report No 13/2014 evaluating the Union support for rehabilitation following the earthquake in Haiti as an important contribution to the overall political debate about the Union's external humanitarian and development policies; takes note of the findings and recommendations;
Av dessa 322 miljarder euro utgör 222 miljarder euro utestående budgetåtaganden och 99 miljarder euro gäller skulder i balansräkningen som inte täcks av utestående åtaganden.
Welcomes and takes note of the main conclusions and recommendations of the final report on the evaluation of the Union cooperation with the Republic of Haiti carried out by the Commission's Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development — EuropeAid at the request of the Parliament and sets out its observations and recommendations below;
Presentation av revisionsrättens årsrapporter av dess ordförande Vítor Manuel da Silva Caldeira vid budgetkontrollutskottets sammanträde den 5 november 2014.
General comments
Se föregående fotnot.
Reiterates the overall satisfaction with the work and efforts carried out by the Commission's services in response to the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and this, in an extremely critical situation for the Union delegation and its staff; welcomes in this respect the Commission's ability to withhold payments and disbursements as a consequence to unsatisfactory progress in the Government's financial management and deficiencies in national public procurement procedures;
Information som lämnades av kommissionens vice ordförande Kristalina Georgieva under förfarandet för beviljande av ansvarsfrihet.
Regrets the weaknesses identified in the coordination between donors and within the Commission's services as also elaborated by an evaluation of the Union's cooperation with the Republic of Haiti (2008-2012) [21], which was issued on behalf of the Commission; calls, in this respect, for a better articulation of the humanitarian aid and development aid with a stronger link between relief, rehabilitation and development by means of a permanent LRRD (linking of relief, rehabilitation and development) framework; considers that integrated approaches with clearly stated coordination objectives and a coherent country strategy between the Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO) and EuropeAid, alongside the sharing of best practices, have to be set up wherever possible; welcomes, in this respect, the inclusion of the systematic integration of the LRRD approach in the funding cycle covering the period 2014-20; calls furthermore on the Commission's services to improve the transition from short-term humanitarian activities to long-term development interventions and to develop a coherent coordination, not only among different Union actors but also with national priorities through a common strategy by means of a joint humanitarian and development framework; invites the Commission to enter into a dialogue with Parliament if an effective coordination among the various financial instruments in humanitarian and development aid is hindered by the existing legal framework; believes furthermore that the involvement of local civil society non-governmental organisations can strengthen the use of the local knowledge base in order to better identify rehabilitation needs and to supervise progress achieved by national authorities;
Revisionsrättens särskilda rapport nr 16/2014.
Recalls the recommendations in the aftermath of the visit by the delegation of Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control to Haiti in February 2012 and insists, as a constant principle, on the salient issue of traceability and accountability of Union development funds, in particular by linking budget support to performance, in particular with a clear definition of obligations and duties in the national administration to ensure adequate transparency, traceability and accountability; reiterates its call for putting more emphasis on the fight against endemic corruption; points out that humanitarian aid should be based on an exit strategy and stresses that funds should be channelled through the Haitian institutions whenever possible, within the framework of the Cotonou Agreement, in order to ensure ownership and to support the strengthening of the national organs, including the Procurement Agency, which should act as a control filter; invites the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to emphasise the conditionality matrix for sectorial budget support;
COM(2013) 362.
Recalls that ‘State building’ is at the centre of the Union development strategy and the cornerstone of any such crisis situation, in line with the principles for intervention in fragile contexts; notes that this includes supporting institutional building, the transparency and efficiency of public financial management, budgetary allocations and effectiveness of public expenditure, with reinforced political and policy dialogues;
Se revisionsrättens årsrapport för 2013, punkt 2.11, och revisionsrättens särskilda rapport nr 11/2013 (ansvarsfrihet för 2013), ”Korrekta uppgifter om bruttonationalinkomst (BNI): en mer strukturerad och målinriktad strategi skulle göra kommissionens kontroll mer ändamålsenlig”.
Calls for the definition of a good policy mix in the logic of the Union intervention through a comprehensive approach to state and non-state/non-governmental stakeholders and to the sectors support to be provided through rapid sectorial needs assessment and this, to the benefit of the viability, complementarity and sustainability of projects;
Jacek Dominiks uttalande om granskningen av medlemsstaternas bruttonationalinkomst, pressmeddelande, Bryssel den 27 oktober 2014, sista meningen.
Orientations for the future
Yttrande nr 7/2014 över ett förslag till rådets förordning om ändring av förordning (EG, Euratom) nr 1150/2000 om genomförande av beslut 2007/436/EG, Euratom om systemet för gemenskapernas egna medel (EUT C 459, 19.12.2014, s. 1).
Considers that beyond the Haitian situation, measures need to be discussed and improved in order to strengthen the policy framework of intervention and disaster risk reduction with the ultimate purpose of limiting the risk for human lives and their human living conditions to a minimum; believes that investment in disaster risk reduction is crucial as a full component of sustainable development, as well as highly cost-effective, as it allows for a significantly more efficient and effective use of resources than paying the bill for disaster response;
Antagna texter, P7_TA(2013)0078.
Considers that situations of crisis and fragility require the development of policies which call for new approaches, new methods and expertise, particularly concerning activities such as (i) identifying risks at different operational levels, (ii) making scenario and projections of likely consequences and (iii) designing instruments to avoid, reduce and prepare for risks and potential disaster; calls for a flexible approach in order to allow the Commission to adapt its measures and instruments for assistance adequately and rapidly to a crisis and post-crisis situation; notes in this context that in the meantime the Commission has set up a system to mobilise experts in various fields of competence in order to allow at short notice the deployment of additional staff to Union delegations or headquarter services in the case of staff shortage;
Se revisionsrättens översiktsanalys ”Making the best use of EU money: a landscape review of the risks to the financial management of the EU Budget”, 2014, s.
Encourages the Commission and the EEAS to work systematically on the four phases of the disaster management cycle namely mitigation and preparedness, response and recovery towards the definition of strategic framework for disaster risk management and resilience-building; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to inform Parliament about the developments in particular with regard to risk management and the preparedness to implement and achieve programme objectives in a post-disaster context;
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Recalls that in the circumstances of any such crisis, due care has to be attributed to the soundness and operational effectiveness of the national governance framework for managing disaster risk reduction as a pre-condition for the success of the Union intervention; recalls that the assessment of any national governance framework should take into account, inter alia, the existing accountability frameworks for outcomes, the existing definition and decision of responsibilities at central and local levels, a clear chain of commands and controls, information channels among various actors/donors alongside with feedback mechanisms on projects;
Europaparlamentets och rådets förordning (EU) nr 1307/2013 av den 17 december 2013 om regler för direktstöd för jordbrukare inom de stödordningar som ingår i den gemensamma jordbrukspolitiken och om upphävande av rådets förordning (EG) nr 637/2008 och rådets förordning (EG) nr 73/2009 (EUT L 347, 20.12.2013, s. 608).
Supports the Court of Auditors' recommendations with regard to Union support for rehabilitation following the earthquake in Haiti and welcomes the Commission's response to also accept the recommendations;
Preliminära siffror för fördelningen av stöd per stödstorleksklass avseende stöd som mottagits inom ramen för direktstöd till producenter i enlighet med rådets förordning (EG) nr 1782/2003 (EUT L 270, 21.10.2003, s.
Part XX
1) och rådets förordning (EG) nr 73/2009 (EUT L 30, 31.1.2009, s.
Special Report No 14/2014 of the Court of Auditors entitled ‘How do the EU institutions and bodies calculate, reduce and offset their greenhouse gas emissions?’
16), översänd av kommissionsledamot Phil Hogan den 8 december 2014.
Believes that all Union institutions and bodies should aim at a common approach to their greenhouse gas emissions and their possible reduction; considers that in order to achieve this they need to comprehensively calculate their greenhouse gas emissions and should not refrain from publishing their results;
Frekvensen ökade avsevärt: Från 41 % under 2012 till 61 % 2013.
Believes that the Commission, in order to maintain its reliability in environmental negotiations with third parties, should put more effort in collecting more data on its own greenhouse gas emissions;
I enlighet med rådets förordning (EG) nr 1234/2007 av den 22 oktober 2007 om upprättande av en gemensam organisation av jordbruksmarknaderna och om särskilda bestämmelser för vissa (enda förordningen om de gemensamma organisationerna av marknaden) (EUT L 299, 16.11.2007, s. 1), i vissa regioner, kan övergångsstöd ges för att uppmuntra producenter som vill få ställning som producentorganisation för att bilda producentgrupper.
Invites those Union institutions and bodies who have no Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) certificate to consider applying it promptly; emphasises, however, that EMAS should be considered as a tool to structure, inter alia, greenhouse gas emissions and should not be considered as the sole ultimate goal of the green policy of the institutions;
Finansieringen kan återbetalas delvis av EU och upphör så snart producenten har erkänts som en producentorganisation.
Points out that offsetting greenhouse gas emissions can be used by the Union institutions and bodies to a greater degree to reduce their carbon footprint; agrees with the Court of Auditors that using high-quality offsets in addition to emission reduction measures (and not instead of such reduction measures) would address these issues appropriately; notes however that offsetting should come second to investing these funds to further improvement of environmental policy of the Union institutions and bodies;
Se revisionsrättens årsrapport för 2013, punkt 43.
Welcomes the fact that some of the Union institutions have started pilot projects of green procurement; hopes that the results prove to be promising and that green procurement will become a standard procedure of the Union institutions and bodies in the future;
Se svaret från kommissionen på den skriftliga frågan nr 11, Budgetkontrollutskottets utfrågning med kommissionsledamot Phil Hogan den 1 december 2014.
Stresses that in the implementation of these policies, human factors remain a key aspect; urges therefore the management in the Union institutions and bodies responsible for these policies to train and improve further their skills and understanding of the importance of the greenhouse gas emissions of the institutions; hopes that the establishment of the new College of Commissioners in 2014 provides an opportunity of a new opening in implementation of higher standards in the Commission and its agencies;
Se revisionsrättens årsrapport för budgetåret 2013, punkt 3.23 och följande punkter.
Part XXI
Se 2013 års verksamhetsrapport från GD Jordbruk och landsbygdsutveckling, bilaga 10, tabell 51, ”nya fall som inletts sedan 2007”.
Special Report No 15/2014 of the Court of Auditors entitled ‘The External Borders Fund has fostered financial solidarity but requires better measurement of results and needs to provide further EU added value’
Se revisionsrättens årsrapport för budgetåret 2013, punkt 4.25.
Notes with concern that the strategic objectives of the External Borders Fund (EBF) have not been clear, and that, in particular, there is tension between the general nature of the EBF as solidarity mechanism and its concentration on concrete objectives for better cooperation in the field of border controls and visas;
Se revisionsrättens årsrapport för budgetåret 2013, punkt 4.27.
Notes that for the Commission the successful launch of SIS II, VIS and Eurosur in all Member States indicates the contribution of the EBF; is of the opinion, however, that such a general statement can never be used as a satisfactory reply to the Court of Auditors' specific criticisms of lacking performance indicators;
Se svaret på den skriftliga frågan nr 29, budgetkontrollutskottets utfrågning med kommissionsledamot Phil Hogan den 1 december 2014.
Notes that similar problems may arise in respect of the objectives of the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa, as part of the Internal Security Fund (ISF), since again this instrument serves both solidarity between Member States in respect of border controls management and the realisation of a uniform and high level of control of the external borders and the effective processing of Schengen visas, in compliance with the Union's commitment to fundamental freedoms and human rights;
Se revisionsrättens särskilda rapport nr 23/2014, punkterna 22–24.
Emphasises that Member States, whilst recognising the importance of effective border controls at the common external borders as part of the Schengen acquis, regard border controls management and, to a lesser extent, the processing of visas still as essentially national competences;
Yttrande från revisionsrättens ledamot Rasa Budgbergyte, budgetkontrollutskottets utfrågning med kommissionsledamot Phil Hogan den 1 december 2014.
Calls on the Member States to therefore include the ISF in national strategies for border management in order to contribute to consular cooperation, to Frontex operations or to emergency actions and specific actions which are of importance to the Schengen area as a whole; urges the Commission and the Member States to improve their cooperation in this regard;
Se svaret på den skriftliga frågan nr 12, budgetkontrollutskottets utfrågning med kommissionsledamot Phil Hogan den 1 december 2014.
Requests that the Commission examine whether it may be useful to divide the border controls and visas part of the ISF into several earmarked segments: one for solidarity, one for the fulfilment of consular cooperation, Frontex operations and emergency and specific actions, and one for actions that are particularly relevant from a national perspective;
Se 2013 års verksamhetsrapport från DG AGRI för 2013, tabell 2.1.24.
Recommends that Member States develop and use relevant and measurable indicators for the output, outcome and impact of the funded projects; stresses that high quality ex ante verifications should be in place to ensure that all funded projects serve concrete and measurable objectives and have added value; notes that ex post verifications would help to provide quality control mechanisms;
Se revisionsrättens särskilda rapport nr 20/2014, punkt 68.
Points out that further Union added value can be achieved through additional contributions from the Member States to Frontex operations by making obligatory the entering of at least part of the ISF co-financed assets into Frontex's technical equipment pool obligatory;
Se GD Regional- och stadspolitiks årliga verksamhetsrapport för 2013, bilagan, s.
Is worried about the irregularities found by the Court of Auditors in the various national procurement policies and states that the exception clause for defence and security procurements may not be used in cases where less restrictive procedures could have been used without compromising security; recommends the streamlining of the procurement procedures to ensure the timely implementation of the funding;
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Commends the Commission for having taken corrective financial measures in the case of a project that was found in breach of fundamental freedoms and human rights, but calls upon the Commission to identify, as far as possible, ex ante any possible risks in this regard, especially when it comes to the manner in which border controls are carried out in respect of the right to seek asylum;
Se GD Regional- och stadspolitiks årliga verksamhetsrapport för 2013, bilagan, s.
Emphasises the need to improve the standard of data collection on the funded projects at a national level in order to increase the degree of transparency;
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Part XXII
Se GD Regional- och stadspolitiks årliga verksamhetsrapport för 2013, bilagan, s.
Special Report No 16/2014 of the Court of Auditors entitled ‘The effectiveness of blending regional investment facility grants with financial institution loans to support EU external policies’
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Welcomes the special report dedicated to the evaluation of the effectiveness of blending regional investment facility grants with financial institution loans to support EU external policies and sets out its observations and recommendations below;
Kommissionens delegerade förordning (EU) nr 480/2014 av den 3 mars 2014 om komplettering av Europaparlamentets och rådets förordning (EU) nr 1303/2013 av den 17 december 2013 om fastställande av gemensamma bestämmelser för Europeiska regionala utvecklingsfonden, Europeiska socialfonden, Sammanhållningsfonden, Europeiska jordbruksfonden för landsbygdsutveckling och Europeiska havs- och fiskerifonden och om fastställande av allmänna bestämmelser för Europeiska regionala utvecklingsfonden, Europeiska socialfonden, Sammanhållningsfonden och Europeiska havs- och fiskerifonden (EUT L 138, 13.5.2014, s. 5)
Encourages the Court of Auditors to further deepen audit activities in this emerging cooperation field in order to regularly provide to policymakers a regular comprehensive assessment of issues and risks at stake;
Europaparlamentets och rådets direktiv 2014/24/EU av den 26 februari 2014 om offentlig upphandling och upphävande av direktiv 2004/18/EG (EUT L 94, 28.3.2014, s. 65).
Acknowledges that the increased interest in blending and opportunities offered by the use of new financial investment facilities is mainly motivated by the combination of important developmental challenges with heavily constrained public funds, therefore leading to the development of new financial resources combining Union grant aid and non-grant resources;
Rådets förordning (EG) nr 1083/2006 av den 11 juli 2006 om allmänna bestämmelser för Europeiska regionala utvecklingsfonden, Europeiska socialfonden och Sammanhållningsfonden samt om upphävande av förordning (EG) nr 1260/1999 (EUT L 210, 31.7.2006, s. 25).