Ammendment to EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACT
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No, gracias.
Donald Tusk
Councillor for Spain
The Kingdom of Spain
His Majesty the King, Felipe VI
President Alberto Núñez-Feijóo
Councillor and Council Speaker Donald Tusk -
I do challenge those opposing this as to why? The system we have right now is far too centralised and inflexible. We expect three commissioners to vote on potentially 1,000's of applications after having read them and expect companies and organisations to go to Europolis if they need a face to face meeting about the application. This is inefficient and also expensive making smaller applications for funding unviable. With this we would actually have a chance to get all the money out to actual development , as of now the commission has approve 0 Euros of development funds and this is pretty common and will always be an issue as long as it is so centralised. No other multi-billion euro grant agency centres all decision making on a central 3 commissioners , it is normal to delegate granting of funding to more local offices basically in any other multi-billion Euro organisation, by voting against this you are voting to never get funding out and continue the attrocious record of the EDA in getting any grant money or loans out to where it is needed.You are holding back the unleashing of the power of the EU, we need change and we need people giving funding to be local and understand local conditions and culture something a centralised office in Europolis will never be able to do as efficiently.
I ask this would you have a hospital director or national health service manager approve every medicine and treatment individually in a hospital or would you rather set guidelines and policy and then have doctors and nurses who know each individual patient decide on the course of treatment. You'd do the the latter because otherwise everyone would have to wait months or years for treatment killing many patients just as the current system kills many grants and applications by being far too slow.
James Mizrachi-Roscoe, Councillor for United Duchies
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We cannot give carte blanche to corruption. I recognize, however, the need for reform, and would like to tentatively propose delegating the approval of projects that request, say, less than 5 or so percent of the fund to a more bureaucratic administration better able to manage.
Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen -
I agree when you spend billions on a project you want to get good oversight. I would argue this bill protects against corruption in the form of the EU appointing half the national board, allowing citizens to report not only corruption but wasteful spending and allowing an imposition of an emergency board if corruption is found as well as allowing reclaiming of funds. This is not by any means a carte blanche on corruption I will however in spirit of this concern add an additional amendment
X.If any government is found to be misusing money or using money in a fraudulant manner the EDA and Commissioners may take them to the European Court of Justice which may then impose a fine of up to 1.5 times the amount of the funds misused as well as block any access to any financial support for any schemes from the EU until appropiate anti-corruption reforms are instituted.
Whatever your concerns are around corruption it is clear three already busy commissioners cannot handle applications and this has been demonstrated by the lack of EDA funds given out. I would also be happy for the EDA head to be elected or selected by all nations governments and parliaments in a manner of the countries choosing for their vote to seperated out the grant deciding freeing up the other commissioners to do their main jobs of talking to nations and coming up with big picture solutions. What is clear is the current system doesn't work , as 0 Euros has been given out in 6 months so far. We have 47 billion Euros sitting there just not being spent that is 47 billion euros that needs to be spent and that could have otherwise if its not going to be spent be currently being spent by governments in their own nation states rather than paying an EU membership fee for the money to be sitting in an EU agency account for a year before being returned. Frankly if I gave a department or worker a task and it wasn't done or money and it was just sitting there for 6 months in business without even being processed I would be firing that department or worker yet we are letting incompetence happen here in the EU that is actively harming the European people.
James Mizrachi-Roscoe, Councillor for United Duchies
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Debate will be extended to 23:59 GMT on 27 May 2023.
Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen -
Debate has ended. Final voting begins now and will continue until 23:59 GMT on 8th June 2023.
Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen -
On behalf of the Kingdom of Spain, I vote AGAINST this act.
Donald Tusk
Councillor for Spain -
Many apologies, as I have missed an amendment. One amendment has been proposed, as follows;
AMENDMENT I
X.If any government is found to be misusing money or using money in a fraudulant manner the EDA and Commissioners may take them to the European Court of Justice which may then impose a fine of up to 1.5 times the amount of the funds misused as well as block any access to any financial support for any schemes from the EU until appropiate anti-corruption reforms are instituted.
Amendment voting begins now and will continue until 23:59 GMT on 8th June 2023.
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On behalf of United Duchies I vote for the ammendment
James Mizrachi-Roscoe Councillor for United Duchies
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On behalf of the Republic of Istkalen, I vote FOR the amendment.
Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen -
On behalf of the Mishar Republic, I vote FOR the amendment.
Mrs. Susie Dakota
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I vote FOR the amendment.
Donald Tusk
Councillor for Spain -
With four votes for, the amendment has passed.
Final voting begins now and will continue until 23:59 GMT on 16 June 2023.
Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen -
On behalf of the Republic of Istkalen, I vote AGAINST this act.
Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen -
On behalf of United Duchies I vote FOR this amendment
James Mizrachi-Roscoe, Councillour for United Duchies -
Representing The State of Elthize, I vote AGAINST this amendment.
May Hobbes
Councillor for Elthize -
On behalf of the Federal Republic of Yosai I vote FOR this amendment
Izumi Miwako
Councillor for the Federal Republic of Yosai -
On behalf of the Kingdom of Spain, I vote AGAINST this amendment.
Donald Tusk
Councillor for Spain -
On behalf of the Democratic Republic of Czech Slavia I vote AGAINST this Proposal.
Sofie Čikarová
Councillor for Czech Slavia -
On behalf of the Most Blessed State of Inquista, I vote AGAINST this amendment.
Bp. Karinn Lallana
Councillor for Inquista
