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20-09-2017 - 15:39
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Protection of the European's financial interest - 2016 Annual report

20-09-2017 - 11:00
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On 28.09.2017 Commissioner Oettinger will present the annual report of the Commission on the protection of the European Union's financial interest - Fight against fraud 2016, which will serve as a base of the Budgetary Control's Committee annual report on fraud in the European Union. Rapporteur: Gilles Pargneaux

Presentation of the ECA Annual Report

20-09-2017 - 11:00
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On 28.09.2017 the President of the European Court of Auditors will present the main conclusions of the annual report of the Court as to the financial year 2016. It will trigger adversarial debates with the Commission in the course of the discharge procedure. Rapporteur: Joachim Zeller

Exchange of views with Director Generals

20-09-2017 - 08:43
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On 25.09.2017 the Members of the Committee on Budgetary Control will have the opportunity to exchange views with EC Directors general on the reservations they have issued in their annual activity report for 2016. Those reservations signal the areas where weaknesses have been encountered in the financial management of the EU. Rapporteur: Joachim Zeller

Vote on the 2nd Council draft report on discharge 2015

20-09-2017 - 08:42
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On 25.09.2017 The Committee on Budgetary Control will vote on the second Council draft report on discharge 2015. With seventeen amendments tabled and one request to grant the discharge, the CONT Members will decide whether to grant or to refuse – for the seventh time - the discharge to the Council.

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Vote on the report on EU Youth Guarantee

20-09-2017 - 08:42
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On 25.09.2017 the Committee on Budgetary Control will adopt the INI report on "Control of spending and monitoring of EU Youth Guarantee schemes cost-effectiveness". The youth unemployment rate in the EU is decreasing but CONT members believe that more can be done to improve implementation of the Youth Guarantee schemes. Several proposals including the increasing of funding (national and European), better targeting and improved monitoring are to be consider in the vote of the report.

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