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27-06-2017 - 10:24
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Study on the Council discharge by the European Parliament - Finding solutions

26-06-2017 - 11:55
Study on the Council discharge by the EP

This study synthesises the main arguments behind the disagreement between the Parliament and the Council over the issue of whether the discharge procedure allows the Parliament to hold the Council to account concerning the management of its own administrative budget. It then examines the discharge procedure as an accountability mechanism and its impact on the EU legitimacy. It concludes that significant improvement is needed, regardless of which exit to the conflict is chosen.

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Democratic accountability of Council's budget - Council executive powers

26-06-2017 - 11:53
In-depth analysis for the CONT committee

This in-depth analysis introduces the challenges that have been faced in delivering a discharge of the Council’s budget over the last decade, with particular regard to the Council’s executive activities. It analyses the institutional and legal constraints, and it makes a number of recommendations for how to achieve more accountability regarding the Council’s budget and executive expenditure without resorting to treaty reform.

Consideration of Draft report on EU Youth Guarantee

15-06-2017 - 09:14
CONT meeting room

On 26.06.17 the CONT Committee will have the consideration of draft report to INI report on "Control of spending and monitoring of EU Youth Guarantee schemes cost-effectiveness". Although youth unemployment rate in the EU has decreased in the past few years, it still affects 18.8% of young people. EU Member States should utilise available EU support to tackle this longstanding situation, focusing particularly on those young people not in employment, education or training (NEET).

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Hearing on “Is EU investment moving research, innovation and business forward?"

12-06-2017 - 11:49
Hearing poster

On 21.06.17 the CONT Committee will hold a hearing on “Is EU investment moving research, innovation and business forward? Mid-term (cost-effectiveness) assessment of Horizon 2020". The objective is to highlight achievements, identify weaknesses and propose improvements with the view to enhancing the cost-effectiveness of EU budget investments.

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Presentation of recommandations by the European Ombudsman

12-06-2017 - 11:49
Emily O'Reilly

Dr. Ingeborg Grässle, Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control invites the European Ombudsman, Ms O'Reilly, to present on 21.06.17 the outcome of the strategic inquiry OI/6/2016/AB concerning rules and practices to prevent possible conflicts of interest of Special Advisers.

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Ing Grassle EPP

Welcome to budgetary control at the European Parliament! I am the Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control and one of the 30 MEPs from 17 EU Member States making up the committee in this parliamentary term. Parliamentʼs committees meet once or twice a month as a rule.

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