PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the European Commission, in the context of the Court of Auditors’ special reports on the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2009.
NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Resolution of the European Parliament on the Court of Auditors’ special reports in the context of the 2009 Commission discharge.
CONTENT: the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2009 Commission discharge.
The resolution points out that these special reports are of great importance when reflecting on and changing and/or adapting programmes and projects because they can result in a more efficient use of human and budgetary resources.
Parliament welcomes the positive attitude of the Commission in regard to these procedures and its willingness to act rapidly to remedy the majority of shortcomings highlighted by the Court of Auditors in these reports.
In general, the Parliament invites, once again, the competent bodies to adapt the rules in such a way that the competent committee can decide - based on the gravity of the findings of the Court of Auditors - whether there is a need to draw up an initiative report for plenary outside the quota set for own- initiative reports.