Noting once again that "some 80% of EU expenditure is administered by the Member States" and that the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has not been able to approve the expenditure for the 14th time in a row, MEPs stressed that the annual summaries of audits, which Member States have to provide as from 2008, are a first step but that what is really needed are national management declarations.
Atzinumā par Eiropas Parlamenta budžeta izpildi deputāti atzīmē, ka 2007. gada beigās deputātu brīvprātīgā pensiju fonda aktuārdeficīts bija EUR 30,92 milj., un atbalsta nostāju, ka "Parlaments šī brīža ekonomiskajos apstākļos nekādā gadījumā nedos papildu līdzekļus no budžeta, lai segtu fonda deficītu".