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". – The main problems in the existing financial regulation are the constraints on how we are allowed to spend money. We asked to have this modified when working with the UN family and the Red Cross, but not others.
We do not want to engage in core funding because we are not a nation. But we want to do multiannual programme-based funding – up to three years, say – and to have the accounting and auditing done in the same way as the Member States when channelled through the UN or Red Cross. This will make it possible for them to make better use of us. Sometimes we are not invited to participate in a consortium because of this problem and end up doing less interesting things. That is a real problem. It would also make more sense for reasons of efficiency, not to mention in terms of influence.
There are other problems, including the very large number of budget lines and instruments that we have with the absolute dividing-line between European Development Fund resources and budgetary sources, which cannot be mixed. This has created enormous problems in our decision-making and reporting back to Parliament. For instance, when we are funding the agriculture research network, which is working globally, we have to find some of the money under the EDF, and some in the budget. This is legally and technically incredibly difficult.
The same applies to our contribution to the global health fund on Aids, malaria and TB. Our colleagues cannot understand why we are so difficult to work with. This is why we have asked Member States for the changes in my area of work.
I do not know why progress with the Member States is so slow. This has been slower than I could ever have imagined, and I do not look forward to celebrating the two-year anniversary in July. I know Parliament is supporting the Commission on this issue, and we have to make an effort to get it sorted out with the Member States."@en1
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