Commissie begrotingscontrole. NOTULEN Vergadering van 25 november 2013, uur en 26 november 2013, uur en

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1 EUROPEES PARLEMENT Commissie begrotingscontrole CONT_PV(2013)1125_1 NOTULEN Vergadering van 25 november 2013, uur en 26 november 2013, uur en uur BRUSSEL De vergadering wordt op maandag 25 november 2013 om uur geopend onder voorzitterschap van Bart Staes (ondervoorzitter). 1. Aanneming van de agenda CONT_OJ PE523077v01-00 De agenda wordt aangenomen. 2. Mededelingen van de voorzitter 3. Follow-up van de kwijting 2011 aan het Europees Parlement CONT/7/14393 Rapporteur: Eva Ortiz Vilella (PPE) Gedachtewisseling met Klaus Welle, secretaris-generaal van het Europees Parlement Sprekers: Bart Staes, Klaus Welle (secretaris-generaal van het Europees Parlement), Eva Ortiz Vilella, Inés Ayala Sender, Jan Mulder, Philip Bradbourne, Cornelis de Jong, Hans-Peter Martin, Paul Rübig, Marta Andreasen, Jean-Pierre Audy, Ingeborg Gräßle, Petri Sarvamaa, Jens Geier PV\ doc PE v01-00 In verscheidenheid verenigd

2 4. CONT Delegatie naar Bohunice/Slowakije in verband met de "ontmanteling van kerncentrales" en "systematische fouten bij controles en auditing van EUfondsen (15-17 juli 2013) CONT/7/11813 Rapporteur: Jens Geier (S&D) Presentatie van het verslag van de delegatie Sprekers: Jens Geier, Ingeborg Gräßle, Petri Sarvamaa 5. CONT delegatie naar de grens van Bulgarije met Griekenland en Turkije in verband met "EU-buitengrenzen" CONT/7/11816 Rapporteur: Jens Geier (S&D) Presentatie van het verslag van de delegatie Sprekers: Jens Geier, Ingeborg Gräßle, Austin Rowan (OLAF) 6. Delegatie van de Commissie begrotingscontrole naar Kaliningrad (7, 8 en 9 juli 2013) CONT/7/11817 Rapporteur: Jan Mulder (ALDE) Presentatie van het verslag van de delegatie Sprekers: Jan Mulder, Bart Staes, Ingeborg Gräßle, Austin Rowan (OLAF) 7. Europese Investeringsbank (EIB) Jaarverslag 2012 CONT/7/ /2131(INI) Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (PPE) Ten CONT principale: Adviezen: ECON Thijs Berman (S&D) PA PE v01-00 AM PE v01-00 Presentatie van het EIB-jaarverslag 2012 door Werner Hoyer, president, en gedachtewisseling. Sprekers: Werner Hoyer (President van de EIB), Ingeborg Gräßle, Jan Mulder, Inés Ayala Sender, Jean-Pierre Audy, Paul Rübig. *** De vergadering wordt om uur geschorst en op dinsdag 26 november 2013 om 9.09 uur hervat onder voorzitterschap van Michael Theurer, voorzitter. *** Elektronische stemming *** *** PE v /22 PV\ doc

3 8. Programma Hercules III ter bevordering van acties op het gebied van de bescherming van de financiële belangen van de EU CONT/7/08304 ***I 2011/0454(COD) COM(2011)0914 C7-0513/2011 Rapporteur: Monica Luisa Macovei (PPE) RR PE v02-00 AM PE v01-00 DT PE v01-00 DT PE v01-00 Ten CONT principale: Adviezen: BUDG Richard Ashworth (ECR) AD PE v02-00 AM PE v01-00 LIBE Besluit: geen advies Behandeling standpunt van de Raad en goedkeuring De resultaten van de trialoogbijeenkomsten worden met eenparigheid van stemmen goedgekeurd *** Einde stemming *** 9. De evaluatie van de financiën van de Unie aan de hand van de bereikte resultaten: een nieuw instrument voor de verbeterde kwijtingsprocedure van de Europese Commissie CONT/7/ /2172(INI) Rapporteur: Michael Theurer (ALDE) PR PE v01-00 DT PE v01-00 Ten principale: CONT Behandeling ontwerpverslag Termijn voor de indiening van amendementen: 3 december 2013, uur Sprekers: Michael Theurer, Markus Pieper, Jean-Pierre Audy, Henrik Otbo (ECA), Manfred Kraff ( EC, DG Budget), Marianne Klingbeil (EC, secretariaat-generaal) 10. Speciaal verslag nr. 12/2013 (Kwijting 2012) - Kunnen de Commissie en de lidstaten aantonen dat het EU-budget toegewezen aan plattelandsontwikkeling goed wordt besteed? CONT/7/14388 Rapporteur: Karin Kadenbach (S&D) Gedachtewisseling en behandeling van een werkdocument, in aanwezigheid van Jan Kinst, verantwoordelijk lid van de Rekenkamer Sprekers: Jan Kinst (ECA), Karin Kadenbach, Jens Geier, Ingeborg Gräßle, Jose Manuel Sousa Uva (EC, DG AGRI), Jean-Pierre Audy 11. Speciaal verslag nr. 4/2013 (Kwijting 2012) - Samenwerking van de EU met Egypte op het gebied van bestuur CONT/7/13458 PV\ doc 3/22 PE v01-00

4 Rapporteur: Thijs Berman (S&D) DT PE v01-00 Gedachtewisseling en behandeling van een werkdocument, in aanwezigheid van Karel Pinxten, verantwoordelijk lid van de Rekenkamer Sprekers: Thijs Berman, Karel Pinxten, (ECA), Ingeborg Gräßle, Jean-Pierre Audy, Jens Geier, Bart Staes, Raffaella Iodice ( EC, DG DEVCO) 12. Speciaal verslag nr. 8/2013 (Kwijting 2012) - Steun voor de verbetering van de economische waarde van bossen uit het Europees Landbouwfonds voor plattelandsontwikkeling CONT/7/13461 Rapporteur: Edit Herczog (S&D) DT PE v03-00 Gedachtewisseling en behandeling van een werkdocument, in aanwezigheid van Ioannis Sarmas, verantwoordelijk lid van de Rekenkamer Sprekers: Ioannis Sarmas (ECA) Edit Herczog, Jose Manuel Sousa Uva (EC, DG AGRI) * * * De vergadering wordt om uur geschorst en om uur hervat onder voorzitterschap van Jan Mulder (voorzitter). * * * 13. Kwijting 2012: Algemene begroting EU Europese Commissie CONT/7/ /2195(DEC) COM(2013)0570[01] C7-0273/2013 Rapporteur: Markus Pieper (PPE) PR PE v01-00 Ten CONT principale: Gedachtewisseling met het voor ontwikkeling bevoegde lid van de Commissie, Andris Piebalgs, in aanwezigheid van het bevoegde lid van de Europese Rekenkamer, David Bostock. 14. Kwijting 2012: Algemene begroting EU - 8ste, 9de en 10de EOF CONT/7/ /2206(DEC) COM(2013)0541 C7-0283/2013 Rapporteur: Frank Vanhecke (EFD) Ten CONT principale: Adviezen: DEVE BUDG Besluit: geen advies Gedachtewisseling met het voor ontwikkeling bevoegde lid van de Commissie, Andris Piebalgs, in aanwezigheid van het bevoegde lid van de Europese Rekenkamer, David Bostock. PE v /22 PV\ doc

5 Sprekers: David Bostock (ECA), Andris Piebalgs (Commission), Markus Pieper, Jan Mulder, Ingeborg Gräßle, Georgios Stavrakakis, Esther de Lange, * * * De vergadering wordt om uur geschorst. De commissievergadering wordt gevolgd door een hoorzitting over De kostenefficiëntie van het gebouwenbeleid van de EU om uur onder voorzitterschap van Bart Staes (voorzitter). * * * 15. Hoorzitting over "De kostenefficiëntie van het gebouwenbeleid van de EU CONT/7/11802 Rapporteur: Monika Hohlmeier (PPE) DV PE v02-00 Sprekers: Bart Staes, Monika Hohlmeier, Marc Mouligneau (Europese Commissie Office for Infrastructure and Logistics, OIB), Marian O' Leary (Europese Commissie Office for Infrastructure and Logistics, OIL), Vincent Querton (Jones Lang LaSalle, Benelux), Pierre Bondelé (Jones Lang LaSalle, Benelux), Ingeborg Gräßle, Jan Mulder, Derk Jan Eppink, Leopold Radauer (Protocol, Conferenties, Gebouwen en Logistiek, Raad), Neil Usher (Coördinatie, Beoordeling, Betrouwbaarheid en Ontwikkeling, Rekenkamer), Constantin Stratigakis, (DG Infrastructuur en logistiek van het Europees Parlement), Zigmantas Balčytis, Astrid Lulling 16. Rondvraag Geen 17. Volgende vergadering(en) 2 december 2013, uur (Brussel) 5 december 2013, uur (Brussel) 16 december 2013, uur (Brussel) 17 december 2013, uur en uur (Brussel) De vergadering wordt om uur gesloten. PV\ doc 5/22 PE v01-00

6 ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/ELENCO DI PRESENZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIŲ SĄRAŠAS/JELEÉTI ÍV/ REĠISTRU TA' ATTENDENZA/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/LISTĂ DE PREZENŢĂ/ PREZENČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/ Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*) Michael Theurer (Chair) (1), Bart Staes (1e VP), Jan Mulder (Acting Chair) Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Zastupnici/Députés/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/ Képviselõk/ Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter Marta Andreasen, Jean-Pierre Audy, Inés Ayala Sender (1), Zigmantas Balčytis (2), Zuzana Brzobohatá (2), Ryszard Czarnecki (2), Andrea Češková (2), Martin Ehrenhauser, Jens Geier, Ingeborg Gräßle, Monica Luisa Macovei (2), Eva Ortiz Vilella (1), Monika Panayotova (2), Crescenzio Rivellini (2), Paul Rübig, Petri Sarvamaa, Georgios Stavrakakis Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Zamjenici/Suppléants/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/supleanţi/náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter Thijs Berman (2), Philip Bradbourn (1), Derk Jan Eppink, Edit Herczog (2), Monika Hohlmeier (2), Karin Kadenbach (2), Vojtěch Mynář (2), Markus Pieper (2), Joachim Zeller (2), Cornelis de Jong (1), Esther de Lange (2) 187 (2) 193 (3) Astrid Lulling (2), Hans-Peter Martin (1) 46 (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/točka dnevnog reda/point OJ/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) Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Promatrači/Observateurs/ Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/ Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer Присъствал на/presente el/přítomný dne/til stede den/anwesend am/viibis(id) kohal/παρών στις/present on/présent le/presente il/piedalījās/ Dalyvauja/Jelen volt/preżenti fi/aanwezig op/obecny dnia/presente em/prezent/prítomný dňa/navzoči dne/läsnä/närvarande den: (1) (2) PE v /22 PV\ doc

7 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/Na poziv predsjednika/sur l'invitation du président/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 Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Vijeće/Conseil/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/ Conselho/Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*) Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Commissione/Komisija/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*) Andris Piebalgs (Commissioner for Development) Manfred Kraff (Deputy Director General DG BUDG), Jose Manuel Sousa Uva (Director, DG AGRI), Raffaella Iodice (Head of Unit, DG DEVCO), Marianne Klingbeil Други институции/otras instituciones/ostatní orgány a instituce/andre institutioner/andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/other institutions/autres institutions/altre istituzioni/citas iestādes/kitos institucijos/más intézmények/ Istituzzjonijiet oħra/andere instellingen/inne instytucje/outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/iné inštitúcie/druge institucije/muut toimielimet/andra institutioner/organ ECA OLAF EIB David Bostock, Henrik Otbo, Jan Kinst, Karel Pinxten, Ioannis Sarmas (Members of the Court) Austin Rowan Werner Hoyer (President of the EIB) Други участници/otros participantes/ostatní účastníci/endvidere deltog/andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/drugi sudionici/autres participants/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 Marc Mouligneau (Director of the European Commission Office for Infrastructure and Logistics, OIB), Marian O' Leary (Director of the European Commission Office for Infrastructure and Logistics, OIL), Vincent Querton (managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle, Benelux), Pierre Bondelé (Jones Lang LaSalle, Benelux), Pierre-Paul Verelst (Jones Lang LaSalle, Benelux), Leopold Radauer (Deputy Director-General Protocol, Conferences, Buildings and Logistics, Council), Neil Usher (Director of Coordination, Evaluation, Assurance and Development, ECA), Zacharias Kolias (Director for Finances and Support, ECA) 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/tajništva klubova zastupnika/secrétariat des groupes politiques/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 EFD NI Balázs Széchy, Jonas Kraft, Edyta Kalinowska, Laure De Montagnac Maggie Coulthard, Václav Mls, Maddalena Cremascoli Dominykas Mordas Peter O Broin Hendrik Prummel Andreas Wehr Maria Barbara Gatto, Mattia Roggero PV\ doc 7/22 PE v01-00

8 Кабинет на председателя/gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/Ured predsjednika/cabinet du Président/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 Monika Strasser 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/Ured glavnog tajnika/cabinet du Secrétaire général/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 Klaus Welle (Secretary - General of the European Parliament), Kirsten Luddecke Генерална дирекция/dirección General/Generální ředitelství/generaldirektorat/generaldirektion/peadirektoraat/γενική Διεύθυνση/ Directorate-General/Glavna uprava/direction générale/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 COMM DG PERS DG IO DG TRAD DG INTE DG FINS DG ITEC Anne Vitrey, Alexandre Mathis, Rudolfs Verdins Eszter Balazs Paul Emmett Constantin Stratigakis, (Parliament s Director-General for Infrastructure and Logistics), Stavros Gavriil, Diogo Quintela, Tom Skinner, Pascal De Backer, Lothar Bauer, Paolo Martinelli Tarja Varho, Alexandra Matei Auke Baas, Paulo Campilho, Didier Klethi Правна служба/servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/ Service juridique/servizio giuridico/juridiskais dienests/teisės tarnyba/jogi szolgálat/servizz legali/juridische Dienst/Wydział prawny/ Serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/pravna služba/oikeudellinen yksikkö/rättstjänsten Angelina Gros-Tchorbadjiyska Секретариат на комисията/secretaría de la comisión/sekretariát výboru/udvalgssekretariatet/ausschusssekretariat/komisjoni sekretariaat/γραμματεία επιτροπής/committee secretariat/tajništvo odbora/secrétariat de la commission/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 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/Predsjednik/Président/ 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/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/Član/Membre/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/ Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Длъжностно лице/funcionario/úředník/tjenestemand/beamter/ametnik/υπάλληλος/official/dužnosnik/fonctionnaire/ PE v /22 PV\ doc

9 Funzionario/Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/ Tjänsteman PV\ doc 9/22 PE v01-00

10 MEETING OF MONDAY 25 NOVEMBER : public meeting TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER and : public meeting : public hearing Paul-Henri Spaak (5B001) AGENDA Follow CONT committee meeting on the web CONT committee website Direct access to meeting documents The draft agenda (in EN) was ed to Members on 18 November 2013 and is in the file for this meeting. AVAILABLE LANGUAGES CS, DA, DE, EN, ES, FR, HU, IT, LT,, PL, RO WEBSTREAMING The CONT meeting is webstreamed on the Europarl website. Please be aware that each time a speaker activates the microphone to make an intervention, the camera will be automatically directed to the speaker. emeeting VOTING CARDS The electronic voting system will be used for the vote scheduled during this meeting and Members are reminded to bring their electronic voting card. PE v /22 PV\ doc

11 MONDAY 25 NOVEMBER CONT/7/14393 Rapporteur: Eva Ortiz Vilella (PPE) Administrator: Mauro De Oliveira Exchange of views with the Secretary General of the European Parliament, Mr Klaus Welle CONT/7/11813 Head of delegation: Jens Geier (S&D) Administrator: Christian Ehlers Exchange of views on delegation conclusions Delegation date: 15 to 17 July 2013 FOLLOW-UP OF THE 2011 DISCHARGE TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WITH THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, KLAUS WELLE In accordance with the resolution of 17 April 2013 accompanying the decision on discharge for the financial year 2011, the Secretary General will briefly summarise the replies and follow-up of the EP administration to the various questions and requests of the 2011 EP discharge resolution before proceeding to an exchange of views. The Secretary General's written replies have been made available prior to the Committee meeting. They were forwarded to Members by on 25 October 2013 and have also been published on the committee website. It is proposed that the discussion is structured following this order of interventions: - brief presentation by the Secretary General of the replies and followup of the administration - statement and oral questions by the Rapporteur, - reply by the Secretary General to the rapporteur, - questions by other Members, - replies by the Secretary General and closing remarks by the Rapporteur. CONT DELEGATION TO BOHUNICE/SLOVAKIA IN THE CONTEXT OF "DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS" AND "SYSTEMIC ERRORS IN EU FUNDS CONTROLS AND AUDITING On 15/16 July 2013 a delegation from the CONT Committee paid a visit to Slovakia with a view to evaluating the decommissioning process and the supervisory and control systems for structural funds. The Members of the delegation arrived at the following conclusions: On decommissioning The delegation shared the view that nuclear safety is of prime importance. The delegation was overall satisfied with the progress made in decommissioning the Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant (NPP); the delegation encourages JAVYS [1], howev er, to submit a decommissioning plan with detailed and updated cost estimates for the second phase at an early stage. The delegation suggests that the Slovak National Nuclear Fund be audited. Furthermore the delegation expects from JAVYS full compliance with procurement rules and realistic cost estimates and projections. [1] Jadrové vyrad'ovacia spoločnost' (JAVYS): The owner of the nuclear power plant and responsible for the decommissioning of the Bohunice nuclear power plant (NPP) PV\ doc 11/22 PE v01-00

12 The delegation would like to be informed about the outcome of the audit in JAVYS, which the Supreme Audit Office has scheduled for The delegation supports the COM proposal, on the basis of which additional EUR million could be made available from 2014 to 2017 [2]. At th at stage EU financial assistance should end. The delegation takes note however, that JAVYS estimates a funding gap until the completion of the decommissioning process in 2025 to be EUR 130 million, which may constitute a high risk to the EU budget. The delegation would like to receive additional information on the EUfinancing of the waste disposal site. The delegation would like to receive additional information on the number of JAVYS staff working in the area of decommissioning and on the organisation of public procurement procedures for outsourced decommissioning tasks. On the management of structural funds The delegation is of the opinion that the administrative capacity of the Slovak authorities should be strengthened; The delegation holds the view that that the project selection and public procurement procedures should be reinforced; The delegation wishes to be informed about the outcome of the investigations into serious allegations of irregularities in several modernisation railway projects. CONT DELEGATION TO BULGARIA BORDER WITH GREECE AND TURKEY IN THE CONTEXT OF "EU EXTERNAL BORDER CONTROL" CONT/7/11816 Head of delegation: Jens Geier (S&D) Administrator: Phillipe Godts Exchange of views on delegation conclusions Delegation date: 18 to 20 September 2013 The Committee on Budgetary Control decided to send a delegation to the Bulgarian border with Turkey and Greece from 18 to 20 September In accordance with the decision taken by the Bureau of the European Parliament on 11 March 2013, it invited the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) to join the delegation by appointing one of its Members. This delegation followed up on the hearing organised by the Committee on 17 September 2012 concerning "How to improve the capacity of the future Hercules III programme to promote activities in the field of the protection of the EU's financial interests? The CONT delegation had several official meetings in Sofia on 18 September 2013 with the Minister of the Interior and the Chiefs of Customs and Border police services and visited, on 19 and 20 September 2013, the Border Crossing Points of Kapitan Andreevo/Kapikule (Bulgaria-Turkey) and Ipsala/Kipi (Turkey/Greece) in the targeted sensitive region. The Rapporteur will present the main findings and recommendations of the delegation in particular the facilities of the border crossing points visited, the integrated system for control and surveillance along [2] COM(2011) 783, see annex 1 PE v /22 PV\ doc

13 the Turkish border, the border controls on cigarette smuggling and cooperation between Bulgaria and Turkey and between Greece and Turkey. The CONT delegation visited a transit centre for asylum seekers in Pastrogor which opened in May On this occasion, but also during the meeting with the Minister of the Interior, the Bulgarian authorities voiced a real fear of being overflowed by refugees coming from Syria. The delegation shares this concern and calls on the LIBE Committee to follow up on the situation of the refugees in Bulgaria. CONT/7/11817 Head of delegation: Jan Mulder (ALDE) Administrator: Mauro De Oliveira Exchange of views on delegation conclusions Delegation date: 7 to 9 July 2013 DELEGATION OF THE BUDGETARY CONTROL COMMITTEE TO KALININGRAD The aim of the visit of the CONT Delegation was to verify how the spending of EU funds on various projects in the region of Kaliningrad is done, as well as to check the illegal flow of goods mainly the illicit trade of cigarettes and petrol products into the EU from the region, which harms the income of the EU budget. It also aimed to check how the customs control systems procedures are implemented in the EU external Polish-Russian border crossing point of Grzechotki-Momonowo. The fight against fraud and the protection of the Union's financial interests in general were also on the scope of the delegation programme. The Delegation visited the Polish-Russian border crossing in Mamonovo II - Grzechotki, which was built thanks to EU funds (EUR 13.3 million under the TACIS CBC Programme) and held meetings with the Russian and Polish customs authorities. The delegation held meetings with the Government of the Kaliningrad region. Members highlighted the problem of tobacco smuggling from the region and urged for a rapid intervention from the Russian authorities. The CONT Delegation also met with representatives of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex) and discussed the safety of the eastern borders of the EU as well as the specificity of each one of them (from Finnish-Russian to Romanian- Moldovan border). Analysis by FRONTEX confirms that cigarette smuggling is one of the main problems affecting the EU Eastern border, and suggests a significant scale of smuggling from the Western Balkan countries. The fact finding mission arrived, among other recommendations, at the following conclusions: That annual losses of revenue in the European Union can be estimated, on the basis of seizures of cigarettes notified by the Member States, at about EUR 10 billion per year, of which about 10 % would be revenue for the European Union budget and it is estimated that about 65 % of the seized cigarettes are counterfeit. That in the period the Union has spent EUR 132 million on the Lithuania-Poland-Russia ENPI Cross-border Cooperation Programme and expects that more conditionally is imposed on further cooperation programmes. PV\ doc 13/22 PE v01-00

14 That road border crossings (PL/RU and LT/RU) are not more particularly sensitive to cigarette smuggling than smuggling by sea which is of more concerning in particular from the Baltic or Black Sea ports as a point of departure. That cooperation between the Polish and Russian border guards and customs authorities seem to be effective in the main border crossing point of Mamonowo-Grzechotki between the two countries. A draft report from the delegation was sent to the Members of the Delegation on the 15 November The report will be presented by the Head of the delegation, Jan Mulder, for adoption by the Committee. CONT/7/13185 Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (PPE) Administrator: Olivier Sautière Presentation of the EIB annual report for 2012 by Werner Hoyer, President and exchange of views CONT Timetable: Consideration of draft report: Deadline f o r amendments: Adoption in CONT: 20 or Plenary vote: February II 2014 EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK (EIB) - ANNUAL REPORT 2012 Mr Hoyer has been invited to this CONT meeting to present the 2012 Annual Report of the EIB and to have an exchange of views with CONT Members. The exchange of views will allow for a fruitful discussion on EIB activities and perspectives, at a time when the difficult economic and social circumstances and the budgetary constraints across EU Member States make it a major European actor in the support of the economic growth and real economy, through the financing of numerous initiatives dedicated to support inter alia SMEs and Mid-caps, access to finance and lending capacities, youth employment or sustainable growth patterns inside and outside the EU. This exchange of views will also launch the drafting process of the report 'EIB Annual Report 2012' for which Mr Marinescu is the Rapporteur. In accordance with an agreement concluded with ECON in 2007, this year it is CONT's turn to draft an own-initiative report on the Annual Report and the financial activities of the EIB. All language versions of the EIB reports are available on the EIB website. PE v /22 PV\ doc

15 *** VOTING TIME *** CONT/7/08304 Rapporteur: Monica Luisa Macovei (PPE) Administrator: Tereza Pinto de Rezende Endorsement of compromise with the Council: 26 November 2013 Plenary vote: February I 2014 *** END OF VOTE *** HERCULE III PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF THE PROTECTION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION'S FINANCIAL INTERESTS The Hercule III Programme is designed to promote anti-fraud activities, in particular the fight against cigarette smuggling. The draft report was adopted by CONT Members in November 2012 and a mandate for negotiating a first reading agreement also given at the same time. The negotiations started in February 2013 with the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU and were concluded under the Lithuanian Presidency at a final trilogue on 15 October. The Negotiating Team achieved a very positive result ensuring that some of the most fundamental issues for the Parliament were included in the final text: The Coordination at EU level; The complementarity with other EU programmes; A set of detailed Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to measure the specific objectives; The annex with indicative allocation of funds for each of the eligible actions; A Delegated Act (DA) to amend those indicative allocation of funds; A co-financing rate of 80% that can be increased up to 90% in case of Member States exposed to high risk in relation to the protection of the financial interests of the Union; A more detailed Annual Working Programme; Mandatory annual information on the implementation of the Programme to EP and Council, a detailed mid-term report and a thorough final evaluation of the achievements and its added value. The financial envelope was corrected taking into account the latest figures sent by the Commission and it is now EUR and a retroactive application was inserted as recital 13b to ensure that the Programme will start in 1 January 2014 although the legislative file will enter into force latter. A unilateral Commission statement in relation to article 11 on a structured dialogue with the European Parliament is also part of the agreement. The CONT Members will adopt the compromise text on the Hercule III programme under the former Rule 70 of the Rules of Procedure which sets out the rules for Interinstitutional negotiations in legislative procedures. The rule requires the CONT Committee to be consulted on the agreed text before the vote in plenary, which is foreseen for January PV\ doc 15/22 PE v01-00

16 COMMISSION'S IMPROVED DISCHARGE PROCEDURE CONT/7/13706 Rapporteur: Michael Theurer (ALDE) Administrator: Philippe Godts Consideration of draft report CONT Timetable: Consideration of working document: Consideration of draft report: Deadline of amendments: Adoption in CONT: 20 or Plenary vote: February II 2014 The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) has introduced a new instrument into the budgetary discharge toolbox: the evaluation of the finances of the Union based on the results achieved. Pursuant to Article 318 of the Treaty the Commission shall prepare an annual report in this respect. Since it focuses on financial performance this evaluation report complements the compliance approach developed by the European Court of Auditors in chapters 1 to 9 of its annual report. It offers the European Parliament the opportunity to assess policy achievements, and not only the legality of financial transactions. In its resolution accompanying the Commission discharge for 2011 the Parliament urged the Commission to modify the structure of the abovementioned evaluation report, distinguishing the internal policies from the external ones and focusing, within the section relating to internal policies, on the Europe 2020 strategy as being the main policy objective of the Union. The Commission should emphasis the progress made in the achievement of the flagship initiatives. The abovementioned draft report points out that the report on financial performance should not produce another set of partial evaluations made by it at the midterm or in end of the programming period. The budgetary authority needs a clear view of the real achievements made on the main objectives of the Union which are by nature cross cutting the budget headings. The Article 318 TFUE evaluation report should ideally contribute to the analytic capacity of the budgetary authority to draw adequate lessons from the past. The draft report is available on the CONT website. The deadline for tabling amendments is on 3 December CONT/7/14388 Rapporteur: Karin Kadenbach (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 responsible, Jan Kinst THE EVALUATION OF THE UNION'S FINANCES BASED ON THE RESULTS ACHIEVED: A NEW TOOL FOR THE EUROPEAN SPECIAL REPORT NO 12/2013 (2012 DISCHARGE) - CAN THE COMMISSION AND MEMBER STATES SHOW THAT THE EU BUDGET ALLOCATED TO THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY IS WELL SPENT? The EU allocated an amount of around 100 billion euro to achieve the objectives for rural development in the programming period. The Court is assessing by this audit whether the Commission and Member States have spent the EU budget in an effective and efficient way. In previous special reports, the Court has highlighted serious weaknesses in the availability and quality of the monitoring and evaluation information relating to the spending on rural development. This report consolidates and develops these previous findings. CONT Timetable: PE v /22 PV\ doc

17 Consideration of draft report on ECA Special Reports: 18 or Deadline for amendments: Adoption in CONT: Plenary vote: April II 2014 create jobs, promote growth, to make agriculture more competitive and improve the environment. The measures to achieve those objectives need to be monitored and evaluated to assess how the EU budget is spent. For that reason, the Rapporteur invites the Member States to set specific measurable objectives within their RDPs focusing on what the rural development expenditure is intended to achieve and invites the Commission to ensure prior to the approval that the Member States RDPs contain clear evaluation plans with concrete actions to achieve the objectives. Improvements to the monitoring and evaluation systems are necessary and should be made during the remainder spending period. The Commission should also improve the CMEF so that the relevant data will be available and reliable indicators that allow comparison between Members States (and/or regions) will be considered when monitoring the achievements of the EU's objectives. The Rapporteur considers that a common system of monitoring and evaluation will contribute positively to carry out those objectives and concludes by asking for the annual implementation reports to be delivered in 2017 and 2019 to be sent to the Parliament. The Rapporteur's working document (EN) was sent to Members by on 21 November Other language versions will be put on the CONT website when they become available. CONT/7/13458 Rapporteur: Thijs Berman (S&D) Administrator: Mauro De Oliveira Exchange of views and consideration of a working document, in the presence of the Member of the European Court of Auditors responsible, Karel Pinxten CONT Timetable: Consideration of draft report on ECA Special Reports: 18 or Deadline for amendments: Adoption in CONT: SPECIAL REPORT NO 4/2013 (2012 DISCHARGE) - EU COOPERATION WITH EGYPT IN THE FIELD OF GOVERNANCE Egypt is the largest country in the Arab world and has also been a major part of the Arab Spring. It has traditionally played a leading role in North Africa and the Middle East and is one of the main beneficiaries of assistance from the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) 1. Egypt s Association Agreement with the EU, which entered into force in 2004, provides the legal basis and institutional framework for its cooperation with the EU. A key feature of the Association Agreement is its insistence on the respect of democratic principles and fundamental human rights. This reflects the EU s long standing commitment to promoting human rights and democracy in its international relations. Plenary vote: April II 2014 The Rapporteur endorses the Court's recommendations and points out that rural development programmes (RDPs) are important instruments to 1 ENP framework is proposed to the 16 of EU's closest neighbours Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Ukraine - as an essentially bilateral policy between the EU and each partner country. PV\ doc 17/22 PE v01-00

18 The Court's audit assessed the European External Action Services (EEAS) and European Commission s efforts to promote good governance in Egypt before and after the events of The overall audit question was whether the EEAS managed effectively the European Union support to improve governance before and after the 2011 Uprising. The Court concludes that the Commission was successful in its efforts to place human rights and democracy on the political agenda in its relations with Egypt. However the Action Plan had an overly ambitious agenda which was not based on clearly spelled out Commission priorities and some actions were rather vaguely defined and without clear benchmarks to assess progress. The Rapporteur, Mr Berman, welcomes the ECA Report on EU Cooperation with Egypt in the field of governance and considers that it contains many important observations. The Rapporteur points out however that it is a hazardous choice to judge the relevance of human rights efforts solely from the financial perspective and that the question of whether one should continue and defend investments in these efforts is political by nature, to be answered by the European legislators. The Rapporteur is of the opinion that important progress has been achieved in the areas of asset recovery, protection of witnesses and on access to documents. Mr Berman considers that conditionality and a specification of expected results has been in place for instance in Sectoral Budget Support (SBS) for health care. He wishes that the European Parliament invests more in its political responsibility to monitor closely the implementation of policies of this kind and others that are an indispensable political task. The Rapporteur's working document (EN) was sent to Members by on 11 November Other language versions will be put on the CONT website when they become available. CONT/7/13461 Rapporteur: Edith Herczog (S&D) Administrator: Philippe Godts Exchange of views and consideration of a working document, in the presence of the Member of the European Court of Auditors responsible, Ioannis Sarmas SPECIAL REPORT NO 8/2013 (2012 DISCHARGE) - RURAL DEVELOPMENT - EAFRD SUPPORT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF FORESTS In the EU the total area of forests and other wooded land accounts for 177, 8 million hectares, while forestry and downstream manufacturing activities provide employment to millions of people. In the period , the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) financed a series of measures to support the development and exploitation of forests. The measure Improvement of the economic value of forests (measure 122) grants financial aid for forests owned by private owners or their associations, or by municipalities or their associations, to support operations for the improvement of the economic value of forests concerning investments at the level of the forestry holding. The total EAFRD support programmed for the measure amounts to EUR 534, 72 million in the period A similar support is proposed to be maintained for the next programming period PE v /22 PV\ doc

19 CONT Timetable: Consideration of draft report on ECA Special Reports: 18 or Deadline for amendments: Adoption in CONT: Plenary vote: April II 2014 The main objective of the audit performed by the Court of Auditors was to assess whether rural development support for the improvement of the economic value of forests is managed efficiently and effectively. More specifically, the audit focused on the following issues: (a) Is the design of the measure adequate? (b) Is the implementation process appropriate? (c) Is the assessment of the effectiveness of the measure satisfactory? The Court concludes that the Commission and the Member States did not manage the audited aspects of the support for the improvement of the economic value of forests efficiently and effectively. The Rapporteur shares, by and large, the findings and conclusions of the Court. Nonetheless she is also of the view that several relevant and important factors had been omitted or not sufficiently covered in the assessment: the efforts related to prevention and mitigation of forest fire and storm damage, the consequence which climate change may have on forests in the future and the issue of illegal logging. The Rapporteur recommends in particular that the Commission should: define and assess the EU needs for improving the economic value of the forests and integrate the efforts and insights of the related policy fields; and clearly define the key features that would ensure that EU support is targeted to address those needs, and thus create EU added value. The Rapporteur's working document (EN) was sent to Members by on 11 November Other language versions will be put on the CONT website when they become available. DISCHARGE 2012: EU GENERAL BUDGET - EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONT/7/13844 Rapporteur: Markus Pieper (PPE) Administrator: Philippe Godts & Christian Ehlers Exchange of views with the Member of the European Commission responsible for Development, Andris Piebalgs, in the presence of the Member of the European Court of Auditors responsible, David Bostock The documents of particular relevance for the exchange of views with Commissioner Piebalgs as regards the 2012 Commission discharge are: - The ECA's 2012 Annual Report, Chapter 7; - The Commission's follow-up report COM (2013) 668 final, and SWD (2013) 348 and 349 final; - The respective annual activity report of the Director General. These documents are available on CONT website. In accordance with the timetable for the discharge procedure, the written questions for this meeting were sent to the Commission on 13 November 2013 and ed on the same day. The replies of the Commission are expected to arrive, at the latest, 24 hours before the meeting pursuant to the "practical arrangements". The "practical arrangements" are attached to this newsletter for convenience. It is proposed that today's hearing with the Commissioner shall proceed as follows: PV\ doc 19/22 PE v01-00

20 CONT Timetable: Consideration of draft report: 18 or Deadline f o r amendments: Adoption in CONT: Plenary vote: April II 2014 CONT/7/14044 Rapporteur: Administrator: Olivier Sautière CONT Timetable: Consideration of draft report: 18 or Deadline f o r amendments: Adoption in CONT: Plenary vote: April II 2014 Following the usual procedure, Members were asked to submit questions related to the 2012 EDF discharge to the Rapporteur by 12 November Introduction by the Member of the European Court of Auditors, who will present the findings of the respective chapters of the Annual Report 2012; - Commissioner in charge will reply to this introduction; - CONT Rapporteur will put questions to the Commissioner and the Court; - Other Members will question the Commissioner and/or the Court; and - Closing remarks by the CONT Rapporteur. DISCHARGE 2012: EU GENERAL BUDGET - 8TH, 9TH AND 10TH EDFS The European Development Funds (EDF s) is the main instrument for providing European Union aid for development cooperation to the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and Overseas Countries and Territories. The EDF s are funded by the Member States, governed by their own financial regulations and managed outside the framework of the EU general budget In accordance with the timetable for the 2012 discharge procedure, the written questions for this item were sent to the Commission on 13 November 2013 and ed to Members on the same day. In conformity with the 'practical arrangements', written replies to these questions are expected from the Commission, at the latest, 24 hours before the meeting. The relevant background documents as well as the timetable and practical arrangements are available on the CONT webpage. HEARING ON "THE COST-EFFICIENCY OF THE EU BUILDINGS POLICY" CONT/7/11802 Rapporteur: Monika Hohlmeier (PPE) Administrator: Mauro De Oliveira The Rapporteur would like to scrutinise the costefficiency of the EU Buildings policy. The EU institutions occupy roughly 2 million m² in Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg. In 2003, two services in Brussels and Luxembourg (OIB and OIL) were created to improve real estate management. Speakers of the hearing will assess to what extent the buildings policy ensures the best value for money and market transparency. Ms Hohlmeier decided to invite the Directors of the European Commission Office for Infrastructure and Logistics in Brussels and Luxembourg, the Deputy Director-General Protocol, Conferences, Buildings and Logistics of the Council and Parliament s Director-General for Infrastructure and Logistics. Jones Lang LaSalle, a professional services company specialising in real estate, will provide an outside perspective while the European Court of PE v /22 PV\ doc

21 Auditors will present the opportunities and challenges from a building's manager s and auditor s perspective. PV\ doc 21/22 PE v01-00

22 The Rapporteur will introduce the discussion on Article 203 of the new Financial Regulation: financing of building acquisitions through loans and the yearly report, early information and notification on building projects. The Rapporteur will introduce the discussion on Article 203 of the new The Rapporteur will introduce the discussion on Article 203 of the new Financial Regulation: financing of building acquisitions through loans and the yearly report, early information and notification on building projects. The Rapporteur will introduce the discussion on Article 203 of the new Financial Regulation: financing of building acquisitions through loans and the yearly report, early information and notification on building projects. The hearing intends to identify possible areas of cost-savings in order to best use taxpayers' money. Some time will be devoted to looking at the question of whether to lease or to buy buildings. Link to the programme. NEXT MEETINGS (BRUSSELS) 2 December 2013, December 2013; December, December 2013, and PE v /22 PV\ doc