AMENDMENTS XM United in diversity XM. European Parliament 2016/2151(DEC) Draft opinion Marian Harkin (PE592.

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1 European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 2016/2151(DEC) AMENDMENTS 1-21 Marian Harkin (PE v01-00) Discharge 2015: General budget of the EU - European Commission (2016/2151(DEC)) AM\ docx PE v02-00 United in diversity

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3 1 Notis Marias Paragraph 1 1. σημειώνει ότι το εκτιμώμενο επίπεδο σφάλματος στον τομέα πολιτικής της οικονομικής, κοινωνικής και εδαφικής συνοχής είναι 5,2%, ποσοστό που αντιπροσωπεύει ελαφρά μείωση κατά 0,5% έναντι του προηγούμενου έτους, αλλά εξακολουθεί να είναι απαράδεκτα υψηλό 1. σημειώνει ότι το εκτιμώμενο επίπεδο σφάλματος στον τομέα πολιτικής της οικονομικής, κοινωνικής και εδαφικής συνοχής εξακολουθεί να είναι απαράδεκτα υψηλό Or. el 2 Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the estimated error level in the policy area of economic, social and territorial cohesion is 5,2%, which represents a small decrease of 0,5% from last year but is still unacceptably high; 1. Notes with concern that the estimated error level in the policy area of economic, social and territorial cohesion is 5,2%, which represents a small decrease of 0,5% from last year but is still unacceptably high and remains far from the target of 2%; 3 Jean Lambert on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Paragraph 1 AM\ docx 3/12 PE v02-00

4 1. Notes that the estimated error level in the policy area of economic, social and territorial cohesion is 5,2%, which represents a small decrease of 0,5% from last year but is still unacceptably high; 1. Notes that the estimated error level in the policy area of economic, social and territorial cohesion is 5,2%, which represents a small decrease of 0,5% from last year but is still rather high; 4 Romana Tomc Paragraph 2 2. ugotavlja, da je glavni vir napak na tem področju vključevanje neupravičenih odhodkov v izjave o stroških upravičencev, izbira neupravičenih projektov, dejavnosti in upravičencev ter kršitev pravil o javnih naročilih in državni pomoči; 2. ugotavlja, da je glavni vir napak na tem področju vključevanje neupravičenih odhodkov v izjave o stroških upravičencev ter kršitev pravil o javnih naročilih in državni pomoči; Or. sl 5 Jean Lambert on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the principal sources of error in this area are the inclusion of ineligible expenditure in the beneficiaries cost declarations, the selection of ineligible projects, activities and beneficiaries and the infringement of public procurement and State aid rules; 2. Notes that the principal sources of error in this area are the inclusion of ineligible expenditure in the beneficiaries cost declarations, the selection of ineligible projects, activities and beneficiaries and the infringement of public procurement and State aid rules which can't always be categorised as an administrative error; PE v /12 AM\ docx

5 6 Notis Marias Paragraph 2 2. σημειώνει ότι οι κύριες πηγές σφάλματος στον τομέα αυτό είναι η συμπερίληψη μη επιλέξιμων δαπανών στις δηλώσεις δαπανών των δικαιούχων, η επιλογή μη επιλέξιμων έργων, δραστηριοτήτων και δικαιούχων και η παράβαση των κανόνων περί δημοσίων συμβάσεων και κρατικών ενισχύσεων 2. σημειώνει ότι οι κύριες πηγές σφάλματος στον τομέα αυτό είναι η συμπερίληψη μη επιλέξιμων δαπανών στις δηλώσεις δαπανών των δικαιούχων, η επιλογή μη επιλέξιμων έργων, δραστηριοτήτων και δικαιούχων και η παράβαση των κανόνων περί δημοσίων συμβάσεων και κρατικών ενισχύσεων τονίζει ότι πρέπει να ληφθούν άμεσα μέτρα ώστε να περιοριστούν αυτές οι πηγές Or. el 7 Romana Tomc Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. ugotavlja, da so pogosto izbrani neupravičeni projekti in dejavnosti, ki jih izvajajo neupravičeni izvajalci; poziva države članice, da se teh praks ne poslužujejo; Or. sl 8 Jean Lambert on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group AM\ docx 5/12 PE v02-00

6 Paragraph 3 3. Is very concerned that Member States had sufficient information available to prevent and correct errors before claiming reimbursement and if this information was used the estimated errors would have been 2,4% lower and that, in addition, the error at Member State level contributed a further 0,6% to error levels; 3. Is highly concerned that, as was already the case in previous years, Member States had sufficient information available to prevent and correct errors before claiming reimbursement and stresses strongly that if Member States, as is their obligation, had used this information the estimated errors would have been 2,4% lower and that, in addition, the error at Member State level contributed a further 0,6% to error levels; stresses that combined that would bring the estimated error level below the material threshold of 2 %; stresses the utmost importance to strengthen the Commission's administrative support to the Member States; 9 Notis Marias Paragraph 3 3. ανησυχεί σοβαρά για το γεγονός ότι τα κράτη μέλη είχαν στη διάθεσή τους επαρκείς πληροφορίες για την πρόληψη και τη διόρθωση των σφαλμάτων πριν από την υποβολή της αίτησης απόδοσης δαπανών, και εάν οι πληροφορίες αυτές είχαν χρησιμοποιηθεί, τα εκτιμώμενα σφάλματα θα ήταν κατά 2,4% χαμηλότερα, και ότι, επιπλέον, το ποσοστό σφάλματος σε επίπεδο κρατών μελών συνέβαλε κατά επιπλέον 0,6% στα επίπεδα σφάλματος 3. αποδοκιμάζει το γεγονός ότι τα κράτη μέλη είχαν στη διάθεσή τους επαρκείς πληροφορίες για την πρόληψη και τη διόρθωση των σφαλμάτων πριν από την υποβολή της αίτησης απόδοσης δαπανών, και εάν οι πληροφορίες αυτές είχαν χρησιμοποιηθεί, τα εκτιμώμενα σφάλματα θα ήταν κατά 2,4% χαμηλότερα, και ότι, επιπλέον, το ποσοστό σφάλματος σε επίπεδο κρατών μελών συνέβαλε κατά επιπλέον 0,6% στα επίπεδα σφάλματος Or. el PE v /12 AM\ docx

7 10 Romana Tomc Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. ugotavlja, da se zaradi zakonodaje držav članic prepogosto dodatno zaostrijo pogoji za izvajanje projektov, kar vodi do nižje transparentnosti in izbire slabših projektov ter njihovega otežkočenega izvajanja; Or. sl 11 Jean Lambert on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Paragraph 4 4. Notes that, by the end of 2015, fewer than 20% of the national authorities responsible for the European Structural and Investment Funds ( ESIF ) had been designated and that, consequently, there is a risk that delays in budgetary execution for the 2014 to 2020 programming period will be greater than those in the period; 4. Notes with concern that, by the end of 2015, fewer than 20% of the national authorities responsible for the European Structural and Investment Funds ("ESIF") had been designated and that, consequently, there is an urgent risk that delays in budgetary execution for the 2014 to 2020 programming period will be greater than those in the period; stresses that this delay poses a high burden for beneficiaries and therefore threatens stable financing for projects for e.g. the European Social Fund and the Youth Employment Initiative; AM\ docx 7/12 PE v02-00

8 12 Paragraph 4 4. Notes that, by the end of 2015, fewer than 20% of the national authorities responsible for the European Structural and Investment Funds ( ESIF ) had been designated and that, consequently, there is a risk that delays in budgetary execution for the 2014 to 2020 programming period will be greater than those in the period; 4. Notes that, by the end of 2015, fewer than 20% of the national authorities responsible for the European Structural and Investment Funds ( ESIF ) had been designated and that, consequently, there is a risk that delays in budgetary execution for the 2014 to 2020 programming period will be greater than those in the period; calls on the Commission to take necessary precautions to ensure that these foreseen delays do not give rise to the same budgetary complications that were seen at the end of the previous programming period; 13 Romana Tomc Paragraph 4 4. ugotavlja, da je bilo do konca leta 2015 imenovanih manj kot 20 % nacionalnih organov, pristojnih za evropske strukturne in investicijske sklade, zato obstaja tveganje, da bodo zamude pri izvrševanju proračuna za programsko obdobje večje kot v obdobju ; 4. ugotavlja, da je bilo do konca leta 2015 imenovanih manj kot 20 % nacionalnih organov, pristojnih za evropske strukturne in investicijske sklade, zato obstaja tveganje, da bodo zamude pri izvrševanju proračuna za programsko obdobje večje kot v obdobju ; poziva Komisijo, naj sprejme ukrepe in pozove države članice, ki zamujajo, k hitrejšemu ukrepanju; Or. sl PE v /12 AM\ docx

9 14 Notis Marias Paragraph 5 5. σημειώνει τη σύσταση του Ελεγκτικού Συνεδρίου σύμφωνα με την οποία η Επιτροπή θα πρέπει να επανεξετάσει σε βάθος τον σχεδιασμό και τον μηχανισμό εφαρμογής των ΕΔΕΤ κατά την επεξεργασία της νομοθετικής της πρότασης για την επόμενη περίοδο προγραμματισμού, και να λάβει υπόψη τις εισηγήσεις της ομάδας υψηλού επιπέδου για την απλοποίηση 5. σημειώνει τη σύσταση του Ελεγκτικού Συνεδρίου σύμφωνα με την οποία η Επιτροπή θα πρέπει να επανεξετάσει άμεσα και σε βάθος τον σχεδιασμό και τον μηχανισμό εφαρμογής των ΕΔΕΤ κατά την επεξεργασία της νομοθετικής της πρότασης για την επόμενη περίοδο προγραμματισμού, και να λάβει υπόψη τις εισηγήσεις της ομάδας υψηλού επιπέδου για την απλοποίηση Or. el 15 Paragraph 5 5. Notes the ECA recommendation that the Commission fundamentally reconsiders the design and delivery mechanism for the ESIFs when making its legislative proposal for the next programming period and takes into account the suggestions of the high level simplification group; 5. Welcomes the ECA recommendation that the Commission fundamentally reconsiders the design and delivery mechanism for the ESIFs when making its legislative proposal for the next programming period and takes into account the suggestions of the high level simplification group; 16 Paragraph 6 a (new) AM\ docx 9/12 PE v02-00

10 6a. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of including EU funding programmes in their Annual Burden Survey as agreed in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-making of 13 April 2016; 17 Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Highlights that the introduction of Annual Burden Reduction Targets that include EU funding programmes would increase compliance and therefore contribute to a reduction in the error rate; 18 Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Is concerned with the shortcomings in relation to information provided by the Member States concerning key aspects included in their national Youth Guarantee Implementation Plans; notes that examples of shortcomings include inadequate monitoring and reporting arrangements for the Youth Guarantee PE v /12 AM\ docx

11 scheme; 19 Claude Rolin Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes the European Commission's decision to set up a high level group of simplification in response to the significant administrative burden on beneficiaries caused by the increasing levels of control; 20 Claude Rolin Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Welcomes the European Court of Auditors' recommendation to the European Commission to clarify the links between the Europe 2020 strategy, the multi-annual financial framework and the Commission priorities in order to report effectively on the contribution of the EU budget towards Europe 2020 objectives; 21 AM\ docx 11/12 PE v02-00

12 Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Welcomes the increased focus on results under the current programming period; considers, however, that further developing result indicators and monitoring systems would contribute to sound financial accountability and increase the efficiency of future operating programmes; PE v /12 AM\ docx