1995 discharge: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions budget EFILWC (Dublin)

Adopting the report by Mr Edward KELLETT-BOWMAN (PPE, UK), the European Parliament gave discharge to the management board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin) with respect to the budgetary implementation for the 1995 financial year. However, it reiterated its repeated call for a part-time financial controller to be appointed in order to reduce excessive use of the imprest account, pending which it proposes that a system be introduced which allows the Foundation to present financial proposals to the department of the Commission's financial controller which will examine them electronically. At the same time, it proposes budgetary guidelines in order to avoid transfers between titles in the Foundation's budget. Again with regard to the budget, it called on the Commission to create a special fund for unforeseen expenditure by decentralized agencies and hoped that a new joint accounting system for all agencies would be introduced in 1998 in order to avoid certain errors highlighted by the Court of Auditors. Finally, it stated that it was satisfied overall with the regularity and legality of the financial management of the Foundation despite the continuing problem of the ownership of the land on which the Foundation is located.�