Επιτροπή Ελέγχου του Προϋπολογισμού. ΠΡΑΚΤΙΚΑ Συνεδρίαση της 17ης Νοεμβρίου 2014, ΒΡΥΞΕΛΛΕΣ

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1 ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΟ ΚΟΙΝΟΒΟΥΛΙΟ Επιτροπή Ελέγχου του Προϋπολογισμού CONT_PV(2014)1117_1 ΠΡΑΚΤΙΚΑ Συνεδρίαση της 17ης Νοεμβρίου 2014, ΒΡΥΞΕΛΛΕΣ Η συνεδρίαση αρχίζει την Δευτέρα 17 Νοεμβρίου 2014 στις 15.07, υπό την προεδρία της Ingeborg Gräßle (προέδρου). 1. Έγκριση της ημερήσιας διάταξης CONT_OJ v01-00 Η ημερήσια διάταξη εγκρίνεται. Το λόγο λαμβάνουν οι ακόλουθοι: Ingeborg Gräßle 2. Ανακοινώσεις της προέδρου Η πρόεδρος εφιστά την προσοχή των μελών στις ανακοινώσεις του ενημερωτικού δελτίου της επιτροπής CONT. Το λόγο λαμβάνουν οι ακόλουθοι: Ingeborg Gräßle 3. Ετήσια έκθεση 2013 σχετικά με την Προστασία των Οικονομικών Συμφερόντων της ΕΕ - Καταπολέμηση της απάτης CONT/8/01672 Εισηγητής: Georgi Pirinski (S&D) Ο εισηγητής παρουσιάζει το σχέδιο έκθεσης σχετικά με την προστασία των οικονομικών συμφερόντων της ΕΕ. Η παρουσίαση ακολουθείται από ανταλλαγή απόψεων. Η προθεσμία για την κατάθεση τροπολογιών λήγει στις 28 Νοεμβρίου Το λόγο λαμβάνουν οι ακόλουθοι: Andrea Bordoni (Επιτροπή, OLAF) Ingeborg Gräßle, Dennis de Jong, Μαρία Ντζιούνη (Επιτροπή, OLAF), Georgi Pirinski και Petri Sarvamaa. PV\ doc PE v01-00 Eνωμένη στην πολυμορφία

2 4. Ειδική έκθεση αριθ. 6/2014 (Απαλλαγή 2013) «Επιτεύχθηκαν θετικά αποτελέσματα με τη στήριξη από τα ταμεία της πολιτικής συνοχής για την παραγωγή ενέργειας από ανανεώσιμες πηγές;» CONT/8/00507 Εισηγητής: Miroslav Poche (S&D) Το Ευρωπαϊκό Ελεγκτικό Συνέδριο (ΕΕΣ) εισάγει την ειδική έκθεση. Κατόπιν, ο εισηγητής υπογραμμίζει τις συστάσεις του δικού του εγγράφου εργασίας. Η επιτροπή CONT εγκρίνει το έγγραφο εργασίας του εισηγητή χωρίς ψηφοφορία κατόπιν ευρείας συζήτησης επί του θέματος. Το λόγο λαμβάνουν οι ακόλουθοι: Ladislav Balko (ΕΕΣ, μέλος), Jonathan Bonadio (Επιτροπή, ENER), Kurt Bungartz (ΕΕΣ), Martina Dlabajova, Ingeborg Gräßle, Miroslav Poche, Maud Skäringer (Επιτροπή, ΓΔ REGIO) και Derek Vaughan. 5. Ανταλλαγή απόψεων με την Παγκόσμια Τράπεζα, τα Ηνωμένα Έθνη και τις οργανώσεις των Ηνωμένων Εθνών CONT/8/01840 Τα Ηνωμένα Έθνη, το ταμείο των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για τα παιδιά και η Παγκόσμια Τράπεζα εξηγούν τον τρόπο με τον οποίο οι συγκεκριμένες οργανώσεις συνεργάζονται με την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση. Κάθε μία από τις διεθνείς οργανώσεις παρουσιάζει μια επισκόπηση σχετικά με την τρέχουσα κατάσταση των διμερών σχέσεων συνεργασίας της με την ΕΕ, τα όργανα για τις αντίστοιχες διοργανικές σχέσεις με την ΕΕ (όπως η οικονομική και διοικητική συμφωνία πλαίσιο μεταξύ ΕΚ- ΗΕ (FAFA) που καθορίζει τις αρχές και τον τρόπο λειτουργίας όταν οι οργανώσεις των ΗΕ διαχειρίζονται συνεισφορές της ΕΕ, η νέα συμφωνία πλαίσιο μεταξύ της ΕΚ και της Παγκόσμιας Τράπεζας σχετικά με την διοίκηση των καταπιστευματικών ταμείων με τη χρηματοδότηση της ΕΕ) και σχετικά με τη διαφάνεια, την ασφάλεια και τις πολιτικές λογοδοσίας τους. Οι παρουσιάσεις ακολουθούνται από ανταλλαγή απόψεων. Εκπρόσωποι των αντίστοιχων διεθνών οργανώσεων συμφωνούν να απαντήσουν τις ερωτήσεις γραπτώς. Το λόγο λαμβάνουν οι ακόλουθοι: Stefan Emblad (Παγκόσμια Τράπεζα, Διευθυντής και ειδικός εκπρόσωπος της Ευρώπης), Ingeborg Gräßle, Pedro Guazo (Διευθυντής, Τμήμα λογιστηρίου και Τμήμα χρηματοδότησης για τη διασφάλιση της ειρήνης, έδρα των ΗΕ), Pierre Harzé (γραφείο ΗΕ/Πρόγραμμα των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για την Ανάπτυξη, Βρυξέλλες), Barbara Lücke (Επιτροπή, DEVCO), Fatoumata Ndiaye (Διευθύντρια, Γραφείο εσωτερικού ελέγχου και ερευνών UNICEF ), Georgi Pirinski, Igor Šoltes, Michael Theurer και Derek Vaughan. PE v /16 PV\ doc

3 6. Διάφορα Ουδέν * * * Η πρόεδρος κηρύσσει τη λήξη της συνεδρίασης στις Ημερομηνία και τόπος διεξαγωγής των προσεχών συνεδριάσεων 20 Νοεμβρίου 2014, (Βρυξέλλες) PV\ doc 3/16 PE v01-00

4 ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DTAGERLISTE/ ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/ LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/ENCO DI PRESENZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIŲ SĄRAŠAS/ JENLÉTI ÍV/REĠISTRU TA' ATTENDENZA/PRESENTIIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/ LISTĂ DE PREZENŢĂ/PREZENČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DTAGARLISTA Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*) Ingeborg Gräßle (Chair), Derek Vaughan (1st Vice-Chair) (2), Igor Šoltes (2nd Vice-Chair), Martina Dlabajová (3rd Vice-Chair) Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/ Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter Tamás Deutsch, Dennis de Jong, Bernd Kölmel, Verónica Lope Fontagné, Monica Luisa Macovei, Fulvio Martusciello, Georgi Pirinski, Petri Sarvamaa, Claudia Schmidt, Michael Theurer, Tomáš Zdechovský, Joachim Zeller Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Zamjenici/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/supleanţi/náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter Beata Gosiewska, Julia Pitera, Miroslav Poche, Patricija Šulin 200 (2) 206 (3) 53 (6) (Точка от дневния ред/punto del orden del día/bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/tagesordnungspunkt/ Päevakorra punkt/ημερήσια Διάταξη Σημείο/Agenda item/point OJ/Točka dnevnog reda/punto all'ordine del giorno/darba kārtības punkts/darbotvarkės punktas/napirendi pont/punt Aġenda/Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/ponto OD/Punct de pe ordinea de zi/bod programu schôdze/točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/föredragningslista punkt) PE v /16 PV\ doc

5 Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Promatrači/ Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/ Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer По покана на председателя/por invitación del presidente/na pozvání předsedy/efter indbydelse fra formanden/auf Einladung des Vorsitzenden/Esimehe kutsel/με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chair(wo)man/Sur l'invitation du président/ Na poziv predsjednika/su invito del presidente/pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/pirmininkui pakvietus/az elnök meghívására/ Fuq stedina taċ-'chairman'/op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/La invitaţia preşedintelui/na pozvanie predsedu/na povabilo predsednika/puheenjohtajan kutsusta/på ordförandens inbjudan World Bank Group: Stefan Emblad (Director and Special Representative for Europe) Massimiliano Paolucci (Special Representative to the European Union) Caroline Harper (Adviser on Development finance) Daria Goldstein (Senior Counsel) Unicef: Fatoumata Ndiaye (Director, UNICEF s Office of Internal Audit and Investigations) Philippe Cori (Director UNICEF Brussels EU Office) Judith Videcoq (Office of internal Audit and Investigation) Lila Pieters (Senior Adviser) UN: Pedro Guazo (Director, Accounts Division and Peacekeeping Financing Division, UN HQ) Pierre Harze (Deputy Director UN/UNDP Office in Brussels) Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Vijeće/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/ Conselho/Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*) Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Komisija/Commissione/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*) Manfred Kraff (Deputy Director-General, DG BUDG), Maria Ntziouni-Doumas (OLAF, Deputy Head of Unit, Fraud Prevention, Reporting and Analysis), Andrea Bordoni (OLAF, Analyst, Fraud Prevention, Reporting and Analysis), Jiri Plecity (DG EMPL, Head of Unit, Relations with the Control Authorities, Legal Procedures, Audit direct management), Barbara Luecke (DG DEVCO, Head of Unit, International Development Dialogue), Maud Skaringer (DG REGIO, Policy Analyst, Competence Centre Smart and Sustainable Growth), Jonathan Bonadio (DG ENER, Policy Officer, Renewables and CCS policy) Други институции/otras instituciones/ostatní orgány a instituce/andre institutioner/andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/other institutions/autres institutions/druge institucije/altre istituzioni/citas iestādes/kitos institucijos/ Más intézmények/istituzzjonijiet oħra/andere instellingen/inne instytucje/outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/iné inštitúcie/muut toimielimet/andra institutioner/organ European Court of Auditors Ladislav Balko (ECA Member), Kurt Bungartz Други участници/otros participantes/ostatní účastníci/endvidere deltog/andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/autres participants/drugi sudionici/altri partecipanti/citi klātesošie/kiti dalyviai/más résztvevők/parteċipanti ohra/andere aanwezigen/inni uczestnicy/outros participantes/alţi participanţi/iní účastníci/drugi udeleženci/muut osallistujat/övriga deltagare PV\ doc 5/16 PE v01-00

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7 Секретариат на политическите групи/secretaría de los Grupos políticos/sekretariát politických skupin/gruppernes sekretariat/ Sekretariat der Fraktionen/Fraktsioonide sekretariaat/γραμματεία των Πολιτικών Ομάδων/Secretariats of political groups/secrétariat des groupes politiques/tajništva klubova zastupnika/segreteria gruppi politici/politisko grupu sekretariāts/frakcijų sekretoriai/ Képviselőcsoportok titkársága/segretarjat gruppi politiċi/fractiesecretariaten/sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/secretariate grupuri politice/sekretariát politických skupín/sekretariat političnih skupin/poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/ Gruppernas sekretariat PPE S&D ALDE ECR Verts/ALE GUE/NGL EFDD NI Balázs Széchy, Jonas Kraft, Laure De Montagnac Maggie Coulthard, Maddalena Cremascoli Dominykas Mordas Kamila Wrzesinska Hendrik Prummel Andreas Wehr Maria Barbara Gatto Emiel Van Dijk Кабинет на председателя/gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Ured predsjednika/gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja kabinets/pirmininko kabinetas/elnöki hivatal/kabinett tal-president/kabinet van de Voorzitter/Gabinet Przewodniczącego/Gabinete do Presidente/Cabinet Preşedinte/Kancelária predsedu/urad predsednika/puhemiehen kabinetti/talmannens kansli Кабинет на генералния секретар/gabinete del Secretario General/Kancelář generálního tajemníka/generalsekretærens Kabinet/ Kabinett des Generalsekretärs/Peasekretäri büroo/γραφείο Γενικού Γραμματέα/Secretary-General's Office/Cabinet du Secrétaire général/ured glavnog tajnika/gabinetto del Segretario generale/ģenerālsekretāra kabinets/generalinio sekretoriaus kabinetas/ Főtitkári hivatal/kabinett tas-segretarju Ġenerali/Kabinet van de secretaris-generaal/gabinet Sekretarza Generalnego/Gabinete do Secretário-Geral/Cabinet Secretar General/Kancelária generálneho tajomníka/urad generalnega sekretarja/pääsihteerin kabinetti/ Generalsekreterarens kansli Генерална дирекция/dirección General/Generální ředitelství/generaldirektorat/generaldirektion/peadirektoraat/γενική Διεύθυνση/ Directorate-General/Direction générale/glavna uprava/direzione generale/ģenerāldirektorāts/generalinis direktoratas/főigazgatóság/ Direttorat Ġenerali/Directoraten-generaal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Direcţii Generale/Generálne riaditeľstvo/generalni direktorat/pääosasto/generaldirektorat DG PRES DG IPOL DG EXPO DG EPRS DG COMM DG PERS DG INLO DG TRAD DG INTE DG FINS DG ITEC DG SAFE Anne Vitrey PV\ doc 7/16 PE v01-00

8 Правна служба/servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/ Service juridique/pravna služba/servizio giuridico/juridiskais dienests/teisės tarnyba/jogi szolgálat/servizz legali/juridische Dienst/ Wydział prawny/serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/oikeudellinen yksikkö/rättstjänsten Ulrich Rosslein Секретариат на комисията/secretaría de la comisión/sekretariát výboru/udvalgssekretariatet/ausschusssekretariat/komisjoni sekretariaat/γραμματεία επιτροπής/committee secretariat/secrétariat de la commission/tajništvo odbora/segreteria della commissione/ Komitejas sekretariāts/komiteto sekretoriatas/a bizottság titkársága/segretarjat tal-kumitat/commissiesecretariaat/sekretariat komisji/ Secretariado da comissão/secretariat comisie/sekretariat odbora/valiokunnan sihteeristö/utskottssekretariatet Carmen Castillo del Carpio, Mauro De Oliveira, Christian Ehlers, Philippe Godts, Tereza Pinto de Rezende, Olivier Sautière, Hrvoje Svetic, Michal Czaplicki Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/ Avustaja/Assistenter Cinti Torrens Bermo * (P) = Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/Président/Predsjednik/Priekšsēdētājs/ Pirmininkas/Elnök/'Chairman'/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Preşedinte/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) = Заместник-председател/Vicepresidente/Místopředseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/ Vice-Chair(wo)man/Potpredsjednik/Vice-Président/Potpredsjednik/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/pirmininko pavaduotojas/alelnök/ Viċi 'Chairman'/Ondervoorzitter/Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Vicepreşedinte/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/ Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande (M) = Член/Miembro/Člen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Μέλος/Member/Membre/Član/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/ Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Длъжностно лице/funcionario/úředník/tjenestemand/beamter/ametnik/υπάλληλος/official/fonctionnaire/dužnosnik/ Funzionario/Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/ Tjänsteman PE v /16 PV\ doc

9 MEETING MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER public meeting József Antall 6Q2 Follow CONT meeting on the web CONT committee website Direct access to meeting documents 1. AGENDA The draft agenda (in EN) was ed to Members on 6 November 2014 and is in the file for this meeting. emeeting 2. ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΠΡΟΕΔΡΟΥ The Chairman draws attention to the following points: LANGUAGES AVAILABLE FR, DE, IT, NL, EN, DA, ES, FI, CS, HU, LT, PL, SK, SL, BG, RO WEBSTREAMING The CONT meeting is webstreamed on the Europarl web-site. Please be aware that each time a speaker activates the microphone to make an intervention, the camera will be automatically directed to the speaker. PV\ doc 9/16 PE v01-00

10 Εισηγήτρια: HYPERLINK " Georgi Pirinski (S&D) Administrator: Michal Czaplicki Εξέταση του σχεδίου έκθεσης Προθεσμία κατάθεσης τροπολογιών: 28 November 2014, MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER public me 3. ANNUAL REPORT 2013 ON THE PROTECTION OF THE EU'S FIN ANC IAL INTE RES TS - FIG HT AGA INST FRAUD The Committee on Budgetary Control each year prepares an own-initiative report on the Protection of the European Union's financial interests. In this context, CONT held an exchange of views on 23 September 2014 with the Director-General of OLAF, Mr Giovanni Kessler, who, in the absence of Commissioner Algirdas Šemeta, presented the 2013 annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Protection of the European Union's financial interests - Fight against fraud. During that meeting Mr Kessler also presented, this time in his own capacity, the fourteenth report of the European Anti- Fraud Office for In his report, Mr Pirinski, welcomes the Commission's report in which it outlined the broad range of legal and administrative measures taken since 2011 shaping a new landscape for further enhancement of the policy for protection of the financial PE v /16 PV\ doc

11 interests of the Union. The Rapporteur believes that effective action against corruption is possible if criminal law measures are complemented by other measures such as better transparency and accountability. He insists, therefore, that Member States demonstrate firm political will in countering corruption. The Rapporteur welcomes the establishment of anti-fraud coordination services (AFCOS) in Member States as bodies which facilitate effective cooperation and the exchange of information with OLAF, and welcomes the successful outcomes of numerous joint customs operations (JCOs) involving the cooperation of OLAF and Member States with various third-country services. The Rapporteur urges the Commission to revert to interruptions and suspensions of payments only as a last resort for preventing irregularities since such measures increase the risk of errors due to the reduced time frames required for the proper absorption of EU funds. He requests that the Commission report on the actual contribution from interruptions and suspensions of payments in reducing irregularities and errors. The report will be voted on in CONT on 8 January Εισηγήτρια: Miroslav Poche (S&D) Administrator: Tereza Pinto de Rezende Exchange of views and consideration of a working document, in the presence of the Member of the European Court of Auditors 4. SPECIAL REPORT NO 6/2014 (2013 DISCHARGE) "COHESION POLICY FUNDS SUPPORT TO RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION - HAS IT ACHIEVED GOOD RESULTS?" PV\ doc 11/16 PE v01-00

12 responsible, Ladislav Balko This audit examined whether the approximately 4,7 billion euro coming from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) allocated for renewable energ y broug ht value for mone y. In this audit, the Court analy sed whether funds in the period had been allocated to well-prioritised, cost-effective and mature renewable energy generation projects, with rational objectives and to what extent these funds had achieved good results in contributing to the EU 2020 target for energy from renewable sources (RES). The Court concluded that the audited projects delivered outputs as planned, however the Court identified weaknesses in the implementation of many of those projects. Some procurement processes were not fully transparent, fair and efficient in the contractors' selection; the preparation was insufficient to allow an effective monitoring and evaluation; there was no direct link between the use of EU funds and the RES objectives; costeffectiveness of measures in different RES sectors was not always considered when the budgets were earmarked; and the necessary performance indicators for monitoring and evaluation were not created. In view of a likely enhanced use of EU funds for promoting RES in the programming PE v /16 PV\ doc

13 period, the Court made some recommendations. The first recommendation goes to the Commission to provide guidance in the preparation and selection of projects and putting conditions for making funding available for RES investments. The projects must be guided by the principle of costeffectiveness; they must be based on proper needs assessment, prioritisation of the most cost-effective technologies and optimal contribution to the EU RES 2020 targets. Adequate RES objectives need to be set as well. The Commission is also advised to promote the establishment by Member States of a stable and predictable regulatory framework for RES in general. Following the proposed preparatory work by the Commission, Member States are advised to establish and apply minimum costeffectiveness criteria, enhance the added value of cohesion policy funds by improving RES project implementation, monitoring and evaluation and to compile measured data about energy generation costs in the RES sector. The Rapporteur welcomed the Court's Special Report and in particular the findings of nonproblematic implementation in selected RES projects. The principle of cost-effectiveness should be enshrined in cohesion policy instruments and in other energy related instruments. The Commission should intervene by streamlining the regulatory framework and providing guidance for the Member States to ensure a full match of the requirements defined in those instruments. Public funding in this area should complement and stimulate private investment. The Rapporteur also stressed the difficulties for PV\ doc 13/16 PE v01-00

14 RES's grid integration and invited the Commission to carry out updated screening of barriers in order to favour access for RES projects to the electricity grid. The need for adequate performance indicators and clear starting objectives is underlined together with the request for Member States to exchange best practices and establish common procedures to harmonise the national administrative systems. The Rapporteur asked the Commission to reinforce guidance to national project managers to ensure healthy competition to all applicants. The Rapporteur's working document will be available on the CONT website. The Rapporteur's conclusions will form part of the Commission's discharge report for the financial year Amendments may be tabled in this context and the deadline will be the same as the Commission's discharge: 3 March Administrator: Olivier Sautière 5. EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH THE WORLD BANK AND UNITED NATI ONS / UN AGEN CIES Considering the start of the 8 th parliamentary term, the World Bank, the United Nations and UNICEF, proposed to have an exchange of views with CONT Members on their frameworks and modalities of cooperation PE v /16 PV\ doc

15 with the EU. Each of these international organisations will provide an overview on the state of play of their bilateral partnerships with the EU, the respective instruments of their interinstitutional relationship with the EU (such as the EC-UN financial and administrative framework agreement (FAFA) which define the principles and mode of operations when UN organisations manage EU contributions, the new EC- World Bank framework agreement with regard to the administration of trust funds with EU funding) and their transparency, assurance and accountability policies. Prior to the start of the 2013 discharge procedure, this exchange of views is also timely for getting not only a better understanding of these international organizations' working methods but also to identify the challenges ahead for the EU cooperation with them, especially for the definition and exchange of good practices in order to set up similar and sustainable core principles of assurance in compliance with the EU financial regulations as stated by the Parliament in the 2012 discharge procedure. This exchange of views will take place with the following representatives: From the World Bank Group: - Mr. Stefan Emblad - Director and Special Representative for Europe, - Ms. Caroline Harper - Adviser on Development finance, - Ms. Daria Goldstein - Senior Counsel. PV\ doc 15/16 PE v01-00

16 From the United Nations: - Mr. Pedro Guazo - Director, Accounts Division and Peacekeeping Financing Division, UN HQ, - Mr. Pierre Harzé - Deputy Director UN/UNDP Office in Brussels, - Ms. Bettina Bartsiotas - new UN Controller (tbc). From UNICEF: - Ms. Fatoumata Ndiaye - Director, UNICEF s Office of Internal Audit and Investigations, - Mr. Philippe Cori - Director UNICEF Brussels EU Office, - Ms. Lila Pieters - Senior Adviser. Follow us on Twitter NEXT MEETING (BRUSSS) 20 November 2014, PE v /16 PV\ doc