European Parliament 2014-2019

Committee on Budgetary Control

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MINUTES Meeting of 14 January 2016, 9.00-12.30 BRUSSELS

The meeting opened at 9.06 on Thursday, 14 January 2016, with Ingeborg Gräßle (Chair) presiding.

1. Adoption of agenda CONT_OJ (2016)572991v01-00

The agenda was adopted.

The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle

2. Chair’s announcements

The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle

3. Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Commission CONT/8/04002 2015/2154(DEC) COM(2015)0377[01] – C8-0199/2015 Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (ALDE) Responsible: CONT  Exchange of views with the Member of the European Commission responsible for Agriculture & Rural Development, Phil Hogan, in the presence of the Members of the European Court of Auditors responsible, Kersti Kaljulaid and Augustyn Kubik

The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, Augustyn Kubik (Member of the European Court of Auditors), Kersti Kaljulaid (Member of the European Court of Auditors), Phil Hogan (Commissioner responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development), Martina Dlabajová, Georgi Pirinski, Joachim Zeller, Bart Staes, Peter Jahr, Albert Dess, Inés Ayala Sender, Nicola Caputo, Tibor Szany, Petri Sarvamaa, Jonathan Arnott, Jens Geier

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EN United in diversity EN

4. Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Commission CONT/8/04002 2015/2154(DEC) COM(2015)0377[01] – C8-0199/2015 Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (ALDE) Responsible: CONT  Exchange of views with the Secretary-General of the European Commission, Alexander Italianer, in the presence of the Member of the European Court of Auditors responsible, Baudilio Tomé Muguruza

The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, Baudilio Tomé Muguruza (Member of the European Court of Auditors), Alexander Italianer (European Commission), Martina Dlabajová, Inés Ayala Sender, Joachim Zeller, Dennis de Jong, Bart Staes, Lazaros S. Lazarou (Member of the European Court of Auditors)

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14 January 2016, 12.00 – 12.30 (in camera)

5. Coordinators’ meeting

The point was postponed to the next meeting.

The Chair closed the meeting at 12.33.

6. Any other business

7. Next meetings  21 January 2016, 8.30 – 11.30 (Strasbourg)  25 January 2016, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels)  28 January 2016, 9.00 – 12.30 (Brussels)

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ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/ LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/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/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)

Ingeborg Gräßle (Chair), Derek Vaughan (1st 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

Louis Aliot, Jonathan Arnott, Inés Ayala Sender, Jens Geier, Georgi Pirinski, Petri Sarvamaa, Claudia Schmidt, Bart Staes, Michael Theurer, Marco Valli, Tomáš Zdechovský, Joachim Zeller, Dennis de Jong

Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Zamjenici/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter

Richard Ashworth, Karin Kadenbach, Julia Pitera, Miroslav Poche, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Patricija Šulin

200 (2)

206 (3)

Tiziana Beghin, Nicola Caputo, Albert Deß, Peter Jahr, Marijana Petir, Tibor Szanyi

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)

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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

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 (*)

Phil Hogan, Commissioner responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development

Alexander Italianer, Secretary-General of the European Commission

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 Kersti Kaljulaid, Augustyn Kubik, Baudilio Tomé Muguruza (Members of the ECA) Auditors

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

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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 Balázs Széchy, Edyta Tarczynska, Julianna Huszar-Dekany S&D Maddalena Cremascoli, Codruta-Liliana Filip, Stefanie Ricken ALDE Orsolya Balogh, Thijs Jacobs ECR Kamila Wrzesinska, Juan Manuel Ghersinich GUE/NGL Carmen Hilario, Daniel Albarracin Verts/ALE Roccu Garoby, Robert Godina EFDD Maria Barbara Gatto ENF Alexandre Bolo, Miriana Stantcheva NI

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

Paulina Boveington -Fauran

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 Anne Vitrey, Niels Ficher DG EXPO

DG EPRS Matthew Parry DG COMM Dorota Kolinska DG PERS DG INLO DG TRAD DG INTE DG FINS DG ITEC DG SAFE

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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, Michal Czaplicki, Mauro De Oliveira, Christian Ehlers, Philippe Godts, Tereza Pinto de Rezende, Olivier Sautière, Hrvoje Svetic

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

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CONT NEWS -ISSUE N°2

MEETING OF THURSDAY 14 JANUARY 2016 09:00 - 12:30 Room: Jósef Antall (4Q1)

The Secretariat takes this opportunity to with you all the best for 2016. 1. AGENDA

The draft agenda (in EN) was emailed to Members on 8 December 2015 and is in the file for this meeting.

2. CHAIR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

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.

THURSDAY 14 JANUARY 2016 09.00 - 12.00 PUBLIC MEETING

3. DISCHARGE 2014: EU GENERAL BUDGET - E UROPEAN COMMISSION

Exchange of views with the Member of the European Commission responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, in the presence of the Members of the EuropeanCoordinators' Court of meeting Auditors responsible, in camera Kersti Kaljulaid and Augustyn Kubik.

Rapporteur: Martina*** Dlabajová Voting (ALDE) time *** Administrators: Christian Ehlers and Philippe Godts

The transactions subject to audit by the ECA in chapter 7 "Natural resources" of its annual report 2014 represent EUR 57, 5 Billion:  European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF): market related expenditure and direct payments: EUR 44.3 billion;  European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development ( EAFRD): EUR 11.2 billion;  European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and others EUR 1.1. billion

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The European Court of Auditors estimate the level of error for "Natural resources" as a whole to be 3.6% (market and direct support: 2.9%, rural development: 6.2 %). For the first time as part of a pilot-exercise the Court checked some performance issues and detected deficiencies in targeting and selecting projects in rural development and insufficient evidence that costs are reasonable. The documents of particular relevance for the exchange of views as regards the 2014 Commission discharge are: - The ECA's 2014 Annual Report, Chapters 1, 2 and 7. - The Commission's follow-up report COM (2015)505 final and SWD (2015) 194 and 195 - The respective Annual Activity Report of the Director General. These documents are available on the CONT website. In accordance with the timetable for the discharge procedure, the written questions for this meeting were sent to the Commission on 18 December 2015 and e- mailed to Members on the same day. The answers from the Commission will be received on 11 January 2016 and will be emailed to Members on the same day. It is proposed that the hearing with the Commissioner Hogan shall proceed as follows: - Introduction by the Members of the European Court of Auditors, who will present the findings of the respective chapters of the Annual Report 2014, - Commissioner Hogan 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, - Closing remarks by the CONT Rapporteur.

CONT Timetable:

Event Body Date Consideration draft report CONT 23/02/2016 Deadline for amendments CONT 04/03/2016 Adoption in CONT CONT 22/03/2016 Adoption in Plenary Plenary April II (Brussels)

4. DISCHARGE 2014: EU GENERAL BUDGET - EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Exchange of views with the Secretary General of the European Commission, alexander Italianer, in the presence of the Members of the European Court of Auditors responsibles, Baudilio Tomé Muguruza and Lazaros Lazarou.

Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (ALDE) Administrators: Christian Ehlers and Philippe Godts

The Secretariat-General of the Commission is the President’s department, at the service of the President, the College and the other Commission departments. It manages the collegial decision-making process and ensures the alignment of EU policies with the political priorities of the Commission. In agreement with the President, the SG provides support to the Vice-Presidents in the performance of their role. According to its annual activity report for 2014 the Secretariat-General continued to play a coordinating role in implementing the Europe 2020 strategy for growth and job, preparing for its mid-term review. The Secretariat-General also coordinated work on the European semester of economic governance, in particular the country-specific recommendations for 2014. The documents of particular relevance for the exchange of views as regards the 2014 Commission discharge are: - The ECA's 2014 Annual Report, Chapters 1 and 3. - The Commission's follow-up report COM (2015)505 final and SWD (2015) 194 and 195 PE575.204v01-00 8/10 PV\1083407EN.doc EN

- The respective Annual Activity Report of the Director General. These documents are available on the CONT website. In accordance with the timetable for the discharge procedure, the written questions for this meeting were sent to the Commission on 18 December 2015 and e- mailed to Members on the same day. The answers from the Commission will be received on 11 January 2016 and will be emailed to Members on the same day. It is proposed that the hearing with the Commissioners shall proceed as follows: - Introduction by the Member of the European Court of Auditors, who will present the findings of the respective chapters of the Annual Report 2014, - The Secretary General will reply to this introduction, - CONT Rapporteur will put questions to the Commission and the Court, - Other Members will question the Commission and/or the Court, - Closing remarks by the CONT Rapporteur.

CONT Timetable:

Event Body Date Consideration draft report CONT 23/02/2016 Deadline for amendments CONT 04/03/2016 Adoption in CONT CONT 22/03/2016 Adoption in Plenary Plenary April II (Brussels)

THURSDAY 14 JANUARY 2016 12.00 - 12.30 IN CAMERA

5. COORDINATORS' MEETING

Meeting held in camera Coordinators' meeting in camera

*** Voting time ***

6. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

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