European Parliament
Luís Paulo Alves  (S&D ),
in writing.
(PT)
I voted for this report, recalling that joint undertakings are public-private partnerships, meaning that public and private interests are intertwined. I therefore believe the possibility of conflicts of interest needs to be properly addressed and not ignored. Accordingly, joint undertakings should provide the discharge authority with information on the verification mechanisms existing in their respective structures in order to ensure conflicts of interest are properly managed and prevented. It is the responsibility of the Court of Auditors to provide the discharge authority with follow-up information on the comments it has made for each of the joint undertakings in their respective reports on the annual accounts for the financial year 2011.

