Translation of "Compte national de mise en commun " (French → English) :

Suggests that an independent assessment be conducted on the effectiveness of public spending at three levels – national, regional and European – in order to examine in depth added value and possibilities for pooling resources and for cost savings in areas such as defence, development policy, decentralised agencies, the European External Action Service, and scientific research by means not only of encouraging economies of scale at EU level, but also of respecting the subsidiarity principle; believes that this assessment should lead to ...[+++] cost savings; recalls that the assessment regarding decentralised agencies should take into account the relevant provisions of the Common Approach annexed to the Joint Statement of the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission on decentralised agencies signed on 19 July 2012;

The last Commission Anti-Fraud Strategy was adopted in 2000[19] and the ensuing Action Plans for 2001-2003 and 2004-2005 created a basis for a comprehensive EU policy against fraud.[20] The Commission reported on the implementation of the Action Plan and on progress in the development of anti-fraud policies in its annual reports on the protection of the financial interests of the Communities and the fight against fraud from 2001 to 2005.[21] In 2007, the Commission adopted a Communication on fraud-proofing[22] together with a Communication on the division of responsibilities between OLAF and the Commission Services for expenditure under ...[+++]shared management, whereby the Services assumed responsibility for financial follow-up of irregularities and fraud.[23] The implementation of these Communications shows that OLAF’s know-how, drawn from its investigative experience, can provide valuable input into the Commission.

Member States’ R D and innovation policies should directly address national opportunities and challenges and should take into account the context of the Union in order to enhance opportunities for pooling public and private resources in areas where the Union adds value, exploiting synergies with Union funds, thus achieving sufficient scale and avoiding fragmentation.

Member States’ R D and innovation policies should directly address national opportunities and challenges and should take into account the context of the Union in order to enhance opportunities for pooling public and private resources in areas where the Union adds value, exploiting synergies with Union funds, thus achieving sufficient scale and avoiding fragmentation.

encourage the setting up of e-Justice systems at national level to pave the way for European e-Justice, as will be implemented in the light of this strategy, including actions such as those mentioned in paragraph 30 and the interconnection of national registers; attention should also be given to ensuring the sustainability of the results of projects such as e-CODEX and e-SENS.

However helpful such pooling of resources can be at a national or regional level, these initiatives rarely address the transnational dimension.