European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Budgetary Control CONT_PV(2016)1107_1 MINUTES Meeting of 7 November 2016, 15.00-18.30, and 8 November 2016, 9.00-12.30 and 15.00-18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15.06 on Monday, 7 November 2016, with Ingeborg Gräßle (Chair) presiding. 7 November 2016, 15.00 – 18.30 1. Adoption of agenda The agenda was adopted as shown in these minutes. Point 5 was treated before point 4. 2. Chair’s announcements The Chair drew the attention of the Members to the announcements in the CONT News. 3. Annual Report 2015 on the Protection of the EU's Financial Interests - Fight against fraud CONT/8/06688 2016/2097(INI) Rapporteur: Julia Pitera (PPE) Responsible: CONT Opinions: REGI, LIBE Exchange of views with the Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Budget and Human Resources, Kristalina Georgieva The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, Kristalina Georgieva (European Commission Vice- President), Julia Pitera, Benedek Jávor, Dennis De Jong, Gilles Pargneaux, Margaret Hofmann (OLAF), Andrea Bordoni (OLAF) 4. ECA Special Report 18/2016 (2015 Discharge): The EU system for certification of sustainable biofuels CONT/8/07702 PV\1108548EN.docx PE593.834v01-00 EN United in diversity EN Rapporteur: Tomáš Zdechovský (PPE) DT – PE589.272v01-00 Presentation of the Special Report by the member of the European Court of Auditors responsible, Bettina Jakobsen, and consideration of working document The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, Bettina Jakobsen (ECA Member), Tomáš Zdechovský, Marie Donnelly (European Commission - DG ENER), Benedek Jávor 5. ECA Special Report 17/2016 (2015 Discharge): The EU Institutions can do more to facilitate access to their public procurement CONT/8/06872 Rapporteur: Monica Macovei (ECR) Presentation the Special Report by the member of the European Court of Auditors responsible, Alex Brenninkmeijer, and consideration of working document The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle. Alex Brenninkmeijer (ECA Member), Monica Macovei, Tomáš Zdechovský, Derek Vaughan, Victoria Gil Casado (European Commission - DG BUDG) 6. Follow up to CONT delegation to Greece (Sept 2015) - State of play of EU funded priority projects shortlisted by the Task Force for Greece CONT/8/08268 Exchange of views with Commission representatives The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, Normunds Popens (European Commission - DG REGIO) 7. LUX Film Prize survey: follow-up of the paragraph 59 of the resolution related to the European Parliament 2013 discharge procedure CONT/8/08269 Exchange of views with Doris Pack, LUX Film Prize Coordinator Item co-chaired with Silvia Costa, Chair of Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, Silvia Costa, Doris Pack, Markus Pieper, Dennis De Jong, Helga Trüpel, Olivier Parnet (TNS Opinion Research Director), Bogdan Brunon Wenta. The meeting adjourned at 18h37. 8 November 2016, 9.00 – 11.45 The meeting resumed at 09.05 with Ingeborg Gräßle (Chair) presiding. 8. Election of CONT 2nd Vice-Chair CONT/8/08270 The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, Bart Staes Indrek Tarand was elected as 2nd Vice-Chair by acclamation PE593.834v01-00 2/23 PV\1108548EN.docx EN *** Electronic vote *** 9. The evaluation of external aspects of the customs performance and management as a tool to facilitate trade and fight illicit trade CONT/8/06472 2016/2075(INI) Rapporteur Nedzhmi Ali (ALDE) PA – PE589.219v01-00 for the AM – PE592.244v01-00 opinion: Responsible: INTA – Tiziana Beghin (EFDD) DT – PE593.824v01-00 Opinions: CONT, EMPL, ITRE Adoption of draft opinion The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle The committee adopted the opinion with 16 votes in favour, 0 vote against and 1 abstention. Amendments adopted: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8-13, 15, 17-20, 22, 24-28, 30, 31 Amendments rejected: 3, 7, 14, 16, 21, 23, 29 *** End of electronic vote *** 10. Discharge 2015: General budget of the EU - European Commission CONT/8/07174 2016/2151(DEC) COM(2016)0475[01] – C8-0269/2016 Rapporteur: Joachim Zeller (PPE) Responsible: CONT Opinions: AFET, DEVE, INTA, BUDG, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, AGRI, PECH, CULT, JURI, LIBE, AFCO, FEMM, PETI Exchange of views with - Neven Mimica, Member of the European Commission responsible for International Cooperation & Development, - Johannes Hahn, Member of the European Commission responsible for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations In the presence of the Member of the European Court of Auditors responsible, Danièle Lamarque The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, Danièle Lamarque (ECA Member), Neven Mimica (Commissioner), Johannes Hahn (Commissioner), Joachim Zeller, Boguslaw Liberadzki, Indrek Tarand, Claudia Schmidt, Karin Kadenbach, Younous Omarjee 11. Discharge 2015: EU general budget - 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th EDFs CONT/8/07429 2016/2202(DEC) COM(2016)0485 – C8-0326/2016 Rapporteur: Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL) Responsible: CONT Opinions: DEVE – Paul Rübig (PPE) BUDG – Decision: no opinion PV\1108548EN.docx 3/23 PE593.834v01-00 EN Exchange of views with Neven Mimica, Member of the European Commission responsible for International Cooperation & Development, in the presence of the Member of the European Court of Auditors responsible, Danièle Lamarque The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, Danièle Lamarque (ECA Member), Neven Mimica (Commissioner), Younous Omarjee, Claudia Schmidt, Joachim Zeller, Petri Sarvamaa 12. Discharge 2015: EU general budget - 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th EDFs CONT/8/07429 2016/2202(DEC) COM(2016)0485 – C8-0326/2016 Rapporteur: Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL) Responsible: CONT Opinions: DEVE – Paul Rübig (PPE) BUDG – Decision: no opinion Presentation of the Annual Report of the Investment Facility by Luca Lazzaroli, Director General and Deputy Head of Operations of the European Investment Bank (EIB) for Operations outside the EU The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, Luca Lazzaroli (EIB), Younous Omarjee, Roberto Ridolfi (European Commission - DG DEVCO), Brian Hayes, Marco Valli 8 November 2016, 11.45 – 12.30 (in camera) In camera 13. Coordinators’ meeting - postponed due to lack of time The meeting adjourned at 12.40. 8 November 2016, 15.00 – 18.30 The meeting resumed at 15.13 with Ingeborg Gräßle (Chair) presiding. 14. Interparliamentary meeting with National Parliaments: "Towards better spending in shared management: a more cooperative model of parliamentary scrutiny" CONT/8/07873 See separate draft programme in annex. The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, Joachim Zeller, Lazaros.S.Lazarou (ECA Member), Rudolf Mögele (European Commission - DG AGRI), Thomas Schmidt (State Minister of agriculture and Environment of Land Saxony, Deutschland), Ulisses Pereira (Vice Chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Sea, Assembleia da Republica, Portugal), Gerasimos Balaouras (Chair of the Committee on Economic Affairs, Hellenic Parliament), Claudio Martini (Committee on European Policies, Senato della Republica, Italia), Eric Van Rompuy (Chair of the Committee of Finance and Budget, Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, België), Agata Borowiec, (Committee on European Union, Sejm, Polska), Martina Dlabajova, Olavi Ala- Nissila, (Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee, Eduskunta, Suomi), Aleksandrs Kirsteins, (Committee on Euroepan Afffairs, Saeima,, Latvia) PE593.834v01-00 4/23 PV\1108548EN.docx EN 15. Any other business None 16. Next meetings 28 November 2016, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels) 29 November 2016, 9.00 – 12.30 and 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels) The meeting closed at 18.22. PV\1108548EN.docx 5/23 PE593.834v01-00 EN Results of roll-call votes Contents 1. The evaluation of external aspects of the customs performance and management as a tool to facilitate trade and fight illicit trade ......................................................................... 7 1.1 Final vote ................................................................................................................ 7 Key to symbols: + : in favour - : against 0 : abstention PE593.834v01-00 6/23 PV\1108548EN.docx EN 1. The evaluation of external aspects of the customs performance and management as a tool to facilitate trade and fight illicit trade 1.1 Final vote 16 + ALDE Nedzhmi Ali, Martina Dlabajová, Michael Theurer ECR Monica Macovei PPE Ingeborg Gräßle, Julia Pitera, Petri Sarvamaa, Claudia Schmidt, Tomáš Zdechovský Zigmantas Balčytis, Bogusław Liberadzki, Dan Nica, Georgi Pirinski, Derek S&D Vaughan VERTS/ALE Bart Staes, Indrek Tarand 0 - 1 0 EFDD Marco Valli Corrections to vote + - 0 PV\1108548EN.docx 7/23 PE593.834v01-00 EN 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), Indrek Tarand (2nd Vice-Chair)(2), Martina Dlabajová (3rd Vice-Chair)(2) Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/ Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter Nedzhmi Ali (2), Louis Aliot (2), Inés Ayala Sender (2), Zigmantas Balčytis (2), Luke Ming Flanagan,