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"Madam President, first things first. In our report, we propose that the Commission should issue discharge in respect of the implementation of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds (EDFs) for 2010 and also approve the accounts. I believe that the Commission has made progress in numerous areas. I also believe that a large number of the requirements of the Court of Auditors and European Parliament have already been implemented. Nonetheless, I would like to address a number of points open to criticism.
Take, for example, the question of the integration of the EDFs in the European Union budget. We threw away a major opportunity to integrate the EDFs during the discussions relating to the multiannual financial framework. The new target for 2020 is easy to understand. That is a good thing and we must work with urgency to achieve it. We should integrate the EDFs in the budget when the Cotonou Agreement lapses, at the latest.
Another recurring issue is the error rates. The probable error rate of 3.4% is far too high, significantly exceeding the 2% threshold, and must be reduced. A stable error rate is not a success in my opinion. A number of measures have been implemented by the Commission. If the error rate remains stable, however, at some point one must recognise that these measures have failed and that new measures are needed.
The Commission tells us that the residual error rate is much lower than the 2% threshold. Nonetheless, the Commission fails to offer clear indicators to show how they came up with this calculation. The Commission is already working on a key indicator. This work should be concluded by 2013 at the latest.
The control and oversight systems are of only limited effectiveness. In this context, we need to address the delegations area in particular. An electronic monitoring system is to be introduced that will certainly deserve our close scrutiny. I intend suggesting to the Committee on Budgetary Control that we table an own-initiative report that will take a close look at how this monitoring system works and whether it is truly efficient and effective.
With regard to budget support, this has been a recurring issue for 20 years and is always a highlight as part of the debate. I believe that the control options are not really working here either. There is an urgent need to consider the case for reform. I am aware that the Commission, for its part, believes that there are a great many misunderstandings among some Members of the Committee on Budgetary Control in relation to the actual conditions as they apply. The proposal put forward by the Commission at the time that another hearing should be arranged to eliminate these misunderstandings is very good. This would be a good way to move forward here.
In our discharge report, we paid particular attention to the investment facility and the EIB. A number of observations need to be made, including the fact that the investment facility is not part of the statement of assurance from the Court of Auditors and is not taken into consideration. The lack of transparency among eventual recipients should also be mentioned – the fact that these recipients are not clearly accessible here is a situation that needs to be corrected as soon as possible.
Then we come to the question of efficiency and how money is spent. The fact is that around 14% of the investment facility is managed through European institutions and joint ventures. This is a very inefficient structure in my opinion. The money chain is far too long. There are too many intermediary institutions that earn money and interest in this way. We need to try to ensure that development aid does not become an end in itself. For this reason, I suggest that the Court of Auditors should produce a special report examining the investment facility in greater detail. I would ask for your support for this and for the other proposals contained in the report."@en1
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