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Next meeting of the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)

The next Committee Meetings will be held on:
 
► Monday 16 December 2013, 15.00 – 18.30
Room: ASP (Altiero Spinelli) 3G-2
 
► Tuesday 17 December 2013, 09.00 – 12.30 & 15.00 – 18.30
Room: ASP (Altiero Spinelli) 3G-2

The agenda and the meeting documents will be available via the links below.

 
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Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Commissioner for Research and Innovation. Discussions  
Exchange of views with Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn - Commission Discharge 2012

On 5 December 2013, CONT Members will hold an exchange of views with Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, in the presence of the responsible Member of the European Court of Auditors, Ladislav Balko, on the European Commission Budget Discharge 2012.
 
Rapporteur for the European Commission Discharge 2012: Markus Pieper

 
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Nuclear Decommissioning: Management of Costs and risks  
Study - Nuclear Decommissioning: Management of Costs and risks

As part of the process of their EU accession Bulgarian, Lithuania and Slovakia committed to shut down some specific nuclear reactors units.
The EU committed to support these countries in resolving the burden and challenges of the shutdown of these reactors unit, including support in restructuring the energy sectors and in decommissioning and dismantling.
After identifying best practices in the organisation of decommissioning projects, the study identified several areas where the process organisation should be urgently improved and a clearer attribution of responsibilities is required in these three eastern European countries.
 
 
Rapporteur: Jens Geier
 
 

 
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European Court of Auditors  
Vote on the appointment of 5 candidates to the European Court of Auditors

On 2 December 2013, the CONT Members will also vote on the appointment of 5 candidates to the European Court of Auditors.
 
Rapporteur for Appointment of Candidates to the ECA: Inés Ayala Sender

 
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Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič © European Union  
Exchange of Views with Commissioner Šefčovič - Commission Discharge 2012

On 2 December 2013, the Committee on Budgetary Control held an exchange of views with Commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, on the European Commission Budget Discharge 2012 in the presence of the responsible Member of the European Court of Auditors, Tomé Muguruza.
 
Rapporteur for the European Commission Discharge 2012: Markus Pieper

 
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Court of Auditors: Budgetary Control Committee endorses five nominees
CONT 02-12-2013 - 17:54  

The Budgetary Control Committee endorsed the nominations of the Greek, French, Luxembourgish, Dutch and UK candidates for the Court of Auditors in five secret ballots on Monday. A round of half-hour hearings had already been held on 7 November. The candidatures now go to the full Parliament for a final vote in December.

Presentation and responsibilities
 
Committee responsible for:
 
1.    the control of the implementation of the budget of the Union and of the European Development Fund, and the decisions on discharge to be taken by Parliament, including the internal discharge procedure and all other measures accompanying or implementing such decisions;
 
2.    the closure, presenting and auditing of the accounts and balance sheets of the Union, its institutions and any bodies financed by it, including the establishment of appropriations to be carried over and the settling of balances;
 
3.    the control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank;
 
4.    monitoring the cost-effectiveness of the various forms of Community financing in the implementation of the Union's policies;
 
5.    consideration of fraud and irregularities in the implementation of the budget of the Union, measures aiming at preventing and prosecuting such cases, and the protection of the Union's financial interests in general;
 
6.    relations with the Court of Auditors, the appointment of its members and consideration of its reports;
 
7.    the Financial Regulation as far as the implementation, management and control of the budget are concerned.
 
 
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Michael Theurer CONT Chair © European Union  
 

It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the web pages of the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT). This site is designed to enable the citizen to follow our work.
 
CONT looks at how the EU Budget is spent, how well goals are met and if the programmes are value for money and ensuring that European tax payer money is spent efficiently, effectively and according to EU law. In this context, the Committee relates closely with the Court of Auditors and suggests improvements on the basis of the Court's audit results in order to ensure sound financial management.
 
In addition, CONT liaises with the Union's Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to strengthen the fight against fraud and corruption in relation to the EU Budget.
 
The main tool CONT has at hand is the "discharge" procedure. During this procedure CONT scrutinises the implementation of the EU Budget by all actors involved, i.e. inter alia the Commission, Parliament, other institutions and Agencies.
 
If you are interested in how we put theory into practice, I suggest you have a look at our reports. You can also watch live broadcasts of our meetings and have a browse through the different links on this page which should give you a better idea of CONT's work.
 
Do not hesitate to contact us on any questions you might have.
 
Michael Theurer