Merħba fil-paġna dwar l-istudji tagħna
Din id-database tinkludi d-dokumenti ta' riċerka prodotti mis-servizzi ta' riċerka differenti tal-Parlament Ewropew, b'mod partikulari l-istudji u n-noti mid-dipartimenti tematiċi, kif ukoll ir-rapporti, in-noti ta' tgħarrif u l-valutazzjonijiet mill-Unità tal-Valutazzjoni tal-Impatt, l-Unità tal-Valur Miżjud Ewropew u l-Unità tal-Valutazzjoni tal-Għażliet Xjentifiċi u Teknoloġiċi (STOA). Dawn id-dokumenti huma intenzjonati bħala appoġġ għall-ħidma tad-diversi korpi Parlamentari.
Id-dipartimenti tematiċi jipprovdu firxa estensiva ta' kompetenza, inklużi studji dwar kwistjonijiet leġiżlattivi kumplessti, noti komparattivi u tgħarrif qasir ta' sfond. Jaqdu diversi skopijiet: jistgħu jikkontribwixxu direttament fil-ħidma leġiżlattiva ta' kumitat speċifiku jew iservu ta' tgħarrif għad-delegazzjonijiet tal-Membri tal-PE. Xi riċerka minn din titwettaq minn esperti esterni magħżula permezz ta' sejħiet għal offerti kompetittivi, i.e. l-akkademiċi u l-konsulenti ewlenin f'qasam speċifiku.
Id-Direttorat G, fi ħdan id-Direttorat Ġenerali għall-Politiki Interni tal-Parlament Ewropew, jipprovdi firxa estensiva ta' prodotti fil-qasam tal-valutazzjoni tal-impatt, kif ukoll servizzi kompletament ġodda fir-rigward tal-Valur Miżjud Ewropew u l-Prezz tan-Nuqqas ta' Intervent Ewropew. Il-Kumitati tal-PE jistgħu jikkommissjonaw diversi tipi ta' rapporti, noti ta' tgħarrif u valutazzjonijiet f'dawn l-oqsma bħala appoġġ għal ħidmithom.
L-Unità STOA tikkontribwixxi għad-dibattitu dwar kwistjonijiet xjentifiċi u teknoloġiċi strateġiċi ta' rilevanza politika u l-għażliet politiċi biex dawn jiġu affrontati permezz ta' proġetti fuq żmien li jvarja bejn il-medju u t-twil u li jkollhom natura interdixxiplinari, kif ukoll permezz ta' attivitajiet ta' informazzjoni u djalogu, li l-eżiti tagħhom ikunu rilevanti għall-Parlament tiegħu fir-rwol tiegħu ta' leġiżlatur. Ir-rapporti tagħha huma disponibbli fid-database.
Potential for Reorganization within the ITER Project to Improve Cost-Effectiveness
Sommarju : The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project is an international scientific undertaking between seven cofinancing Parties intended to demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear fusion as a power source. Fusion for Energy (F4E) is the Domestic Agency charged with providing the EU contribution to the ITER International Organisation. ITER, and subsequently, F4E costs have increased substantially from original estimates, because of a number of internal and external drivers. While the EU has continued to affirm its support for the project, cost overruns have attracted a large amount of political questions, culminating in the capping of ITER expenditure through 2020 at 6,6 billion Euros, and have accentuated early difficulties of the F4E organisation. Beginning in 2010, a number of reforms were undertaken within F4E, including a reshuffling and reorientation of the governance and management structures, as well as significant efforts to implement cost-savings. The reforms have been widely lauded as effective and positive by stakeholders, although the inherent cost-effectiveness of F4E remains inextricably linked with the ITER project as a whole. Despite F4E’s commendable efforts, the margin to achieve the cost-savings needed to rebuild the contingency is highly limited by inherent characteristics of F4E’s operating environment. However, the study puts forward some tracks for improvements.
Awturi : Ernst & Young - Government & Public Sector (GPS) (Paris-la-Défense, France)
Il-Kumitati : Kontroll tal-Baġit, Affarijiet Baġitarji
Better Avoidance of Conflict of Interest: EU Agencies and Other Bodies Moving Forward
Sommarju : Proceedings of the workshop on "Better Avoidance of Conflict of Interest: EU Agencies and Other Bodies Moving Forward" held on 21 February 2013 in Brussels.
Awturi : János Bertók (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD, Paris, France), Paul de Clerck (Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation - Alter EU), Geert Dancet (European Chemicals Agency - ECHA, European Commission), Christoph Demmke (European Institute of Public Administration - EIPA, Maastricht, the Netherlands), Ian Harden (Secretariate General of the European Ombudsman), Thinam Jakob (HR Directorate General, European Commission), Igors Ludboržs (European Court of Auditors, Luxembourg), Jana Mittermaier (Transparency International), Wolfgang Rau (Group of States against Corruption - GRECO, Council of Europe) and Mario Tenreiro (Secretariat General, European Commission)
Il-Kumitati : Kontroll tal-Baġit, Affarijiet Baġitarji
The European Parliament's Right to Grant Discharge to the Council
Sommarju : This document contains the presentations by the three experts invited and the subsequent discussion with Members of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the representative of the European Parliament's Legal Service, as taken from the recording of the English interpretation.
Awturi : Academic editor : Carlino Antpöhler (Max Planck Institute for Public Law, Heidelberg, Germany) ; Contributing experts : Matthias Rossi (University Augsburg, Germany), Florence Chaltiel Terral (University Grenoble, France), Carlino Antpöhler (Max Planck Institute for Public Law, Heidelberg, Germany) and Ricardo Passos (European Parliament)
Il-Kumitati : Kontroll tal-Baġit, Affarijiet Baġitarji
The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) – Peer Review
Sommarju : The study summarises the results of a peer review of the CIP and EIP evaluation reports. The peer review was conducted in two stages: first, the general CIP evaluation and, second, a detailed review of the EIP evaluation with regard to the specific needs of SMEs and how the EIP programme has targeted these needs. The peer review process was conducted with consideration of the heterogeneity and complexity of the nature of SMEs. The conclusions and recommendations highlight themes for the focus of future evaluations and make suggestions for future SME support on a European level.
Awturi : Study team: Ingrid Bauer, Christine Hamza and Herta Tödtling-Schönhofer (Metis GmbH) Peer review experts: Giel Dubbeld, Manfred Horvat and Tea Petrin
Il-Kumitati : Kontroll tal-Baġit, Affarijiet Baġitarji
Sommarju : The European Commission oversees the recovery by Member States of Traditional Own Resources (TOR), that is customs debt and sugar levies, for the European Union’s budget revenue. It fulfils high standards of control each year. According to the Commission 98 per cent of customs debt identified by Member States is entered in national accounts and transferred as TOR to the EU accounts without particular problems. Yet significant differences of performance exist between Member States. The report examines these differences, using published and accessible data to estimate the effects of such differences for the EU budget. It makes recommendations on how to improve even further the collection of this revenue and better safeguard all Member States share in TOR recovery.
Awturi : James SPENCE (Institut d’Etudes politiques - Sciences Po, Paris, France), and Hans DAVIDS (EurBalance, The Netherlands)
Il-Kumitati : Kontroll tal-Baġit, Affarijiet Baġitarji
Sommarju : The catalogue provides the list of publications (2005-2012) prepared by Policy Department D Budgetary Affairs. Short summaries describe the content of each document. Abbreviations inform the reader about the range of available language versions. The reader is invited to either consult them online or request hard copies for further reading. The full-text versions of all documents are available on our Intranet site at: http://www.ipolnet.ep.parl.union.eu/ipolnet/cms/poldeptd/pid/1517 and most of the studies can be found also in the study database at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/studies.
Awturi : Policy Department on Budgetary Affairs, European Parliament
Il-Kumitati : Affarijiet Baġitarji, Kontroll tal-Baġit
Sommarju : Initial appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's Impact Assessment accompanying its proposal for a a Directive on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law.
Awturi : Helmut Werner
Il-Kumitati : Valutazzjoni tal-impatt, Kontroll tal-Baġit
Proceedings of the Workshop on "Discharge of the Council's Budget"
Sommarju : The Workshop has been organised in order to provide the Committee on Budgetary Control with external expertise on the legal position of the European Parliament with regard to the discharge of the Council's budget. Three briefing papers by academic experts have been prepared, giving different views on the topic. All experts agree on the Parliament's right to receive information considered necessary. Its legal authorisation to grant discharge to the Council has not been supported by all experts.
Awturi : Matthias Rossi (Universität Augsburg, Germany), Florence Chaltiel Terral (University Grenoble, France) and Carlino Antpöhler (Max Planck Institute for Public Law, Heidelberg, Germany)
Il-Kumitati : Kontroll tal-Baġit, Affarijiet Baġitarji
Parliamentary Control of Budget Implementation
Sommarju : This study aims to describe control of the EU budget exercised by the European Parliament, in particular ex-post control of the budget after it has been implemented, and to compare it to ex-post control of national budgets carried out by the parliaments of the EU Member States. The subject is introduced by a brief overview of budgetary control in the different phases of the EU budgetary cycle. The study then focuses on the discharge procedure itself. After considering what this control function consists of, the study presents how parliaments carry it out and provides an overview of the examination of the EU budget by Member States. Subsequently, it identifies prerogatives and roles of other actors involved in the discharge procedure, notably the Supreme Audit Institutions and the Executive. The study closes with a brief presentation of the consequences resulting from exercising budgetary control.
Awturi : Anna Marlene KANIS
Il-Kumitati : Kontroll tal-Baġit, Affarijiet Baġitarji
Deterrence of Fraud with EU Funds through Investigative Journalism in EU-27
Sommarju : The study depicts the state of investigative journalism in the 27 EU member states, with a focus on Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Spain, UK and a special focus on the interaction between European institutions and investigative journalists. It illustrates conditions promoting or impeding good investigative journalism in general, and in particular for reporting on fraud with EU funds and revenues. It recommends: a swift implementation of workable freedom of information laws across the EU, comprehensiveness of data provided by EU bodies and member states on their spending, targeted training for journalists, promotion of investigative centres and more cooperation between journalists and officials at EU and national levels, this in view of advanced transparency and helping citizens to understand the added value of EU spending.
Awturi : Principal author : Margo Smit (Fonds Pascal Decroos, Vereniging van Onderzoeksjournalisten) ; Co-authors : Brigitte Alfter, Mar Cabra, Annamarie Cumiskey, Ides Debruyne, Marcos García Rey, Rafael Njotea, Albrecht Ude
Il-Kumitati : Kontroll tal-Baġit, Affarijiet Baġitarji