Talousarvion valvontavaliokunta. PÖYTÄKIRJA Kokous 9. helmikuuta 2012 klo BRYSSEL

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1 EUROOPAN PARLAMENTTI Talousarvion valvontavaliokunta CONT_PV(2012)0209_1 PÖYTÄKIRJA Kokous 9. helmikuuta 2012 klo BRYSSEL Puheenjohtaja Michael Theurer avasi kokouksen torstaina 9. helmikuuta 2012 klo Esityslistan hyväksyminen CONT_OJ PE480674v01-00 Esityslista hyväksyttiin. 2. Puheenjohtajan ilmoitukset Puheenjohtaja kiinnitti jäsenten huomion CONT NEWS -tiedotteessa nro 4/2011 oleviin ilmoituksiin. 3. Pöytäkirjan hyväksyminen seuraavasta kokouksesta: 19. ja 20. joulukuuta 2011 PE v01-00 Pöytäkirja hyväksyttiin. 4. Uuden jäsenen nimittäminen tilintarkastustuomioistuimeen Baudilio TOMÉ MUGURUZA / ES CONT/7/08562 Esittelijä: Inés Ayala Sender (S&D) Vastaava: CONT PR PE v02-00 Espanjan viranomaisten nimeämän ehdokkaan Baudilio Tomé Muguruzan kuuleminen Baudilio Tomé Muguruza piti alustuksen. Esittelijä Inés Ayala Sender esitti kysymyksiä ehdokkaalle. Baudilio Tomé Muguruza vastasi kysymyksiin. PV\ doc PE v01-00 Moninaisuudessaan yhtenäinen

2 Seuraavat jäsenet esittivät kysymyksiä ehdokkaalle: Jean-Pierre Audy, Crescenzio Rivellini, Eva Ortiz Vilella, Jens Geier, Theodoros Skylakakis, Jan Mulder ja Amelia Andersdotter. Baudilio Tomé Muguruza vastasi kysymyksiin kunkin puheenvuoron jälkeen. Esittelijä Inés Ayala Sender päätti keskustelun. Mietintöluonnoksen arviointi, siitä äänestäminen ja sen hyväksyminen Kokous keskeytettiin klo ja sitä jatkettiin suljetuin ovin klo puheenjohtaja Michael Theurerin johdolla. Mietintöluonnos hyväksyttiin äänin 15 puolesta, 11 vastaan ja 0 tyhjää. Kokousta jatkettiin julkisena klo puheenjohtaja Michael Theurerin johdolla. 5. Neuvoston asetuksen (EY) N:o 1083/2006 muuttaminen rahoitusvakautensa osalta vakavissa vaikeuksissa oleville tai vakavien vaikeuksien uhasta kärsiville jäsenvaltioille tarkoitettuja riskinjakovälineitä koskevien tiettyjen säännösten osalta CONT/7/08114 Valmistelija: Crescenzio Rivellini (PPE) Vastaava: REGI Danuta Maria Hübner (PPE) Lausuntoluonnoksen käsittely Tarkistusten jättämisen määräaika: 14. helmikuuta 2012 klo Valmistelija Crescenzio Rivellinin pyynnöstä kohdan käsittelyä lykättiin myöhemmäksi. Crescenzio Rivellini esitteli lausuntoluonnoksensa. Puheenvuoron käyttivät: Antonio Goncalves (komissio, aluepolitiikan PO, D 3, yksikönpäällikkö), Lucas Hartong, Georgios Stavrakakis ja Iliana Ivanova. Crescenzio Rivellini päätti keskustelun. *** Koneäänestys *** 6. Komission ulkoisen avun hallinnon hajauttaminen päätoimipaikasta edustustoille ja sen vaikutukset avun toimituksiin CONT/7/06908 Valmistelija: Ivailo Kalfin (S&D) PA PE v01-00 AM PE v02-00 Vastaava: DEVE Filip Kaczmarek (PPE) PR PE v01-00 Lausuntoluonnoksen hyväksyminen Valmistelija Ivailo Kalfin käytti puheenvuoron.. PE v /13 PV\ doc

3 Puheenjohtaja toimitti äänestyksen lausuntoluonnoksesta ja tarkistuksista. Äänestysten tulokset olivat seuraavat: Hyväksytyt tarkistukset: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 (ja ST) ja 7 (ensimmäinen osa). Hylätyt tarkistukset: 5, 7 (toinen osa), 8 ja 9. Lausuntoluonnos hyväksyttiin näin muutettuna äänin 20 puolesta, 2 vastaan ja 0 tyhjää. *** Koneäänestys päättyy*** 7. CONT-valiokunnan valtuuskunnan matka Haitille ( helmikuuta 2012) CONT/7/07896 Esittelijä: Jan Mulder (ALDE) Keskustelu valtuuskunnan valmistelusta Valtuuskunnan johtaja Jan Mulder esitteli ohjelmaluonnoksen ja tähän mennessä tehdyn valmistelutyön. Puheenvuoron käyttivät: Jean-Pierre Audy, Lucas Hartong, Michael Theurer, Bart Staes, Caroline Adriaensen (komissio, kehitys- ja yhteistyö-po) ja Jens Geier. Valiokunta hyväksyi hankkeet, joihin valtuuskunta tutustuu. 8. Erityiskertomus nro 12/2011 (vuotta 2011 koskeva vastuuvapausmenettely): Ovatko EU:n toimet tukeneet kalastuslaivastojen kapasiteetin mukauttamista käytettävissä oleviin kalastusmahdollisuuksiin? CONT/7/08662 Esittelijä: Marta Andreasen (EFD) Vastaava: CONT Lausunto: PECH Keskustelu tilintarkastustuomioistuimen asiasta vastaavan jäsenen Lazaros Lazaroun läsnäollessa Tilintarkastuomioistuimen jäsen Lazaros Lazarou esitteli tilintarkastustuomioistuimen erityiskertomuksen. Puheenvuoron käyttivät: Marta Andreasen, Jens Geier, Ernesto Penas Lado (Euroopan komissio, johtaja). *** 9. Koordinaattoreiden kokous (suljetuin ovin) 10. Muut asiat Muita asioita ei ollut. PV\ doc 3/13 PE v01-00

4 11. Seuraavat kokoukset 28. helmikuuta 2012 klo (Bryssel) 29. helmikuuta 2012 klo (Bryssel) 29. helmikuuta 2012 klo (Bryssel) *** Kokous päättyi klo PE v /13 PV\ doc

5 ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/ LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/ELENCO DI PRESENZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIŲ SĄRAŠAS/JELENLÉTI 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/Ufficio di presidenza/prezidijs/biuras/elnökség/ Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*) Michael Theurer (chair), Bart Staes (1e VP), Iliana Ivanova (2e VP), Bogusław Liberadzki (3e VP) Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/Képviselõk/ Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter Marta Andreasen, Jean-Pierre Audy, Inés Ayala Sender, Ryszard Czarnecki, Andrea Češková, Martin Ehrenhauser, Jens Geier, Ingeborg Gräßle, Ville Itälä, Monica Luisa Macovei, Jan Mulder, Eva Ortiz Vilella, Crescenzio Rivellini, Paul Rübig, Theodoros Skylakakis, Georgios Stavrakakis Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Supplenti/ Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantys nariai/póttagok/sostituti/plaatsvervangers/zastępcy/membros suplentes/supleanţi/náhradníci/namestniki/ Varajäsenet/Suppleanter Amelia Andersdotter, Zuzana Brzobohatá, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Lucas Hartong, Edit Herczog, Monika Hohlmeier, Ivailo Kalfin, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Markus Pieper, Olle Schmidt, Derek Vaughan 187 (2) Carmen Fraga Estévez, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, Esther Herranz García, Edvard Kožušník, Ria Oomen- Ruijten, Pablo Zalba Bidegain 193 (3) 49 (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/Punto all'ordine del giorno/darba kārtības punkts/darbotvarkės punktas/ Napirendi pont/punt fuq l-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/Observateurs/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/ PV\ doc 5/13 PE v01-00

6 Su invito del presidente/pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/pirmininkui pakvietus/az elnök meghívására/fuq stedina tal-president/ 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/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 (*) Philippe Taverne Antonio Goncalves, Head of Unit - Regio D3 Caroline Adriaensen, DG Devco 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 European Court of Auditors Lazaros Lazarou (Member) Други участници/otros participantes/ostatní účastníci/endvidere deltog/andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/autres participants/altri partecipanti/citi klātesošie/kiti dalyviai/más résztvevők/parteċipanti oħra/andere aanwezigen/ Inni uczestnicy/outros participantes/alţi participanţi/iní účastníci/drugi udeleženci/muut osallistujat/övriga deltagare Baudilio Tomé Muguruza 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/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 Maggie Coulthard, Václav Mls Dominykas Mordas Stephen Woodard Andreas Wehr Ries Baeten PE v /13 PV\ doc

7 Кабинет на председателя/gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/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 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/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 Kirsten Lueddecke Генерална дирекция/dirección General/Generální ředitelství/generaldirektorat/generaldirektion/peadirektoraat/γενική Διεύθυνση/ Directorate-General/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 INLO DG TRAD DG INTE DG NS DG ITEC Anne Vitrey 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/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, Bent Adamsen, Jozsef Blaszauer, Christian Ehlers, Mauro de Oliveira, Elena Mainardi, Urszula Mojkowska, Christoph Nerlich, Rudolfs Verdins 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/Priekšsēdētājs/Pirmininkas/ Elnök/President/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Preşedinte/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) = Заместник-председател/Vicepresidente/Místopředseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/ Vice-Chair(wo)man/Vice-Président/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/pirmininko pavaduotojas/alelnök/viċi President/Ondervoorzitter/ Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Vicepreşedinte/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande (M) = Член/Miembro/Člen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Μέλος/Member/Membre/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/ Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Длъжностно лице/funcionario/úředník/tjenestemand/beamter/ametnik/υπάλληλος/official/fonctionnaire/funzionario/ Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/Tjänsteman PV\ doc 7/13 PE v01-00

8 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Committee on Budgetary Control - The Secretariat - COORDINATORS' MEETING Thursday 9 February h30-12h30 Altiero Spinelli (3G-2) Brussels Summary of recommendations ITEMS FOR DECISION A. Decision on procedures and appointments of rapporteurs Special Reports by the Court of Auditors ECA Special Report 1/2012 Effectiveness of European Union development aid for food security in sub-saharan Africa (ECA Member responsible: H.G. Wessberg). This falls under sector 38 - Development aid (EDF) and relations with ACP, for which the Bart Staes (Greens Group) was appointed as. ECA Special Report 2/ Financial engineering instruments for SMEs cofinanced by the ERDF (ECA Member responsible: Harald Noack). This falls under sector 6 - Financial instruments and banking activities, EIB, EIF, ECB, for which the EPP Group is invited to appoint a rapporteur. PE v /13 PV\ doc

9 B. CONT Studies 2012 (Annex I) At the meeting held on 2 February 2012, the CONT Secretariat, the Policy Department and the political advisors considered the studies proposed by political groups for The Coordinators decided to agreed by on these proposals (see Annex I). Moreover, the coordinators took note that the proposal for a study on "The future role of the EIB in supporting the revival of the EU economy" had been withdrawn. C. Financial Regulation The Coordinators agreed to send a letter, signed by CONT and BUDG Chairs, to the EP President requesting a further extension of the deadline for reporting back to Parliament. D. Council discharge At this meeting the rapporteur, Inés AYALA SENDER, presented her non-paper, containing elements which could govern the Council discharge, to the coordinators. She pointed out that she intended to discuss it with the Danish Presidency on Monday, 13 February The rapporteur's non-paper was warmly welcomed, with the PPE reserving their position and the ALDE underlining Council's accountability to Parliament. E. CONT Member in charge of implementing gender mainstreaming The Coordinators reconfirmed Mr Staes as Member responsible for gender mainstreaming. F. Practitioner's view on Financial Engineering Instruments Due to time constraints, Mr. Geier was invited to present his proposals in form of an . G. Hearing on budgetary control of the EFSM, the EFSF and the ESM The Coordinators endorsed the draft programme. H. Rule 50 request for legislative proposals of Cohesion policy and the CAP post-2013 The Coordinators approved the suggestions. This allows the Chairman to withdraw the request for the application of Rule 50 in case the resistance expressed by the committees continues in the next meeting (14 February) of the Conference of Committee Chairs (CCC). Furthermore, the Chairman is invited to reply positively to the REGI Committee to enhance cooperation in case Ruel 50 is not accepted and to invite the AGRI committee PV\ doc 9/13 PE v01-00

10 to apply a similar type of enhanced cooperation. The S&D coordinator invited the Chairman to clearly underline to the AGRI and REGI Committee Chairpersons during the Conference of Committee Chairs that CONT has an important role in the EP which should be respected and in no way undermined. Furthermore, a wish was expressed to understand more about the envisaged enhanced cooperation with the REGI Committee. As expressed in her letter, the Chairwoman of REGI suggests that enhanced cooperation could consist of three elements: The rapporteurs for the CONT Opinions to the REGI Committe (Derek Vaughan, S&D; and Georgios Stavrakakis, S&D)) would be invited to participate in the works of the Working Party on the Future Cohesion Policy, The rapporteurs of the CONT Opinions are invited to meet and work closely with the rapporteurs in the REGI Committee, REGI is open for any kind of joint procedure, such as organising joint working meetings or other useful initiatives. The Working Party mentioned by Mrs. Hübner is an informal working group. It was established already before the legislative proposals were published. It serves now as a coordinating body for all legislative proposals which form part of the "Cohesion package". It is a forum to meet all rapporteurs of the different files and to exchange views on items of horizontal and material nature. At times, experts, Commission staff and representatives of the Council Presidency will be invited to discuss specific issues. This Working Party is chaired by the Chairwoman of the REGI Committee, Danuta Hübner. I. Attendance at Coordinators' meetings This item was postponed. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION J. CONT Delegation to Spain - 19, 20 and 21 June 2012 This item was postponed. K. Modification of CONT Calendar The Coordinators were informed that given the likely work overload during the discharge procedure, the Secretariat has booked one extra slot on 20 March 2012 am L. Draft EP - EIB memorandum of understanding This item was postponed. PE v /13 PV\ doc

11 M. Other documents for information The Coordinators took note of the following document: A letter from Mr Didier Bertrand to Mr Jan Mulder concerning the pension of contract agents in the context of the Staff Regulations reform Letter from Mr Kessler, Director-General of OLAF concerning the Completion of Investigation of a concrete case N. Time and date of next Coordinators' meeting The next coordinators' meeting will take place: in Brussels on Wednesday 29 February 2012 pm PV\ doc 11/13 PE v01-00

12 Committee on Budgetary Control Secretariat Policy Department D Budgetary affairs ANNEX I Note for the file CONT studies for the year 2012 Brussels, 10 February 2012 The following studies have been proposed by political groups: Proposals from the EPP Group 1. Administrative performance differences between Member States recovering traditional own-resources of the EU Rapporteur Ms Esther de Lange When Member States are recovering the EU s traditional own-resources national governments are equally responsible for protecting the EU s financial interests. Performance differences between the Member States in these fields are, however, not impossible. This study should focus on the administrative performance differences between Member States recovering traditional own resources and the way the European Commission identifies, examines and deals with these differences. 2. To which extent did the structural funds result in a real sustainable growth and effectively strengthened the economy? Rapporteur Ms Monika Hohlmeier The study should analyse in which geographical areas and in which economic fields an effective growth in jobs was achieved. Further, the study should shed light on cases in which companies received EU funding but axed or relocated jobs inside and outside the EU. 3. Competitiveness and Innovation Program Rapporteur Mr Paul Rübig The study concern the past project "CIP" (Competitiveness and Innovation Program), in particular, in the individual effects of the individual programs and incentives for new entrepreneurs created by the CIP, whether the impact of the CIP were substantial, and whether the aim of higher competitiveness and innovation could be reached by the CIP program. Although CIP has already been checked internally by the Commission, it should also be revised by an external organisation and should be peer-reviewed PE v /13 PV\ doc

13 Proposals from the S&D Group 4. What are the necessary conditions for effective financial control in multi-donor foundations and endowments, and what examples of best practice in this domain can be brought into the European Endowment for Democracy and EU trust funds? S&D group is requested to appoint a rapporteur for this study 5. Potential for reorganization within the ITER project to improve cost-effectiveness S&D group is requested to appoint a rapporteur for this study The study should address the following questions: - What reorganization potential exists in the areas such as public procurement, human resources, logistics, operational costs, management related costs, science related costs etc. with a view to reduce costs? - How can the ITER project be made more cost-effective within the existing structures? - What control, monitoring, or benchmarking systems could be put in place with a view to achieve long-term financial sustainability? - What kind of "peer review" can ITER conduct given its rather exceptional and complex organization? Proposal from the Greens Group 6. European initiatives on eliminating tax havens and offshore financial transactions and the impact of these constructions on the Union's own resources and budget Rapporteur Mr Bart Staes Since 1981 the EP (initiated by the then Vice President Anne Vondeling) has taken a number of initiatives to tackle the problem of tax havens and offshore banking. In a later stage the Commission and Member- States introduced legislation and specific other measures including bilateral or multilateral agreements with certain third countries and developed new regulations on international banking transfers in order to limit the loss of income and tax due to the use of tax havens by individuals, companies or by organized criminal organisations. Budget control committee could initiate a study on the effectiveness of these measures over the years until now, and which loopholes still exist and how they could be closed, with which Unionor national legislation or other measures, because the use tax havens and white wash operations are aimed at avoiding paying tax and to reinvest illegal funds back in the official economy. Certainly in times of economic crisis any loss of income by Member- states has a negative effect on the debts of Member-States and indirectly on the traditional own resources of the Union and the GNP related budget component of the Union's annual budget.) PV\ doc 13/13 PE v01-00