Liaison officer with responsibility for relations with the European Court of Auditors, and organisation of the annual Contact Committee of the heads of the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI) of the European Union; participation in the committee’s working groups (committee governance and reporting, organisation of joint audits, SAI reports on the management of EU funds, auditing standards); monitoring of the management of EU funds i ...[+++]n France and the other Member States, and contribution to improving their auditing standards.

(Return tabled) Question No. 65 Mr. Charlie Angus: With respect to the third party management (TPM) of First Nations by Indian and Northern Affairs (INAC), with specific reference to only those managed by the Northern Ontario office over the last ten years: (a) how many First Nations reserves have been operating under TPM, for how long, which reserves have been so designated and for each of the reserves listed, who acts as their third party manager; (b) according to each band council, on what date did each agreement come into force, what was the amount of debt they held at the time, what debt repayment plan was put into effect for each ...[+++]and what is the current amount of outstanding debt held by each band council; (c) what requirements must be met by a band council to get out of TPM, who determines those requirements, how many bands have met those requirements and when; (d) how many audits has INAC, or its designated proxies, undertaken with respect to TPMs and their direction of First Nations bands, (i) on what date were such audits prepared, (ii) by whom, (iii) with respect to the management of which bands, (iv) what were the key findings of each audit, (v) what recommendations were implemented, (vi) has any audit resulted in the termination or non-renewal of the contract between the TPM and INAC, if so, which ones and why, (vii) has any audit warranted a police investigation, if so, which ones and what was the outcome; (e) according to each community operating under TPM, (i) what management or other fees were charged, on a monthly and annual basis, (ii) for what were the fees charged, (iii) have any TPMs received extra commissions, bonuses or any other financial reward for their work and, if so, on what date were such monies awarded, for what, and to which TPMs, (iv) what percentage of each band’s operating budget do such costs represent, on a monthly and annual basis; (f) how many contracts (separate of TPMs agreements) have been awarded by INAC, or a TPM act ...

– having regard to the EIB Group Activity Report 2005 and its Corporate Operational Plan for the period 2006 to 2008, the European Investment Fund (EIF) Annual Report 2005, the Audit Committee Annual Reports 2005 and the response from the Management Committee, the Operations Evaluation Overview Report 2005, and the EIB President's hearing before the relevant Parliament committee on 20 June 2005,

– having regard to the EIB Group’s Activity Report for 2005, its Operational Plan for 2006 - 2008, the European Investment Fund Annual Report for 2005, the annual reports by the Audit Committee for 2005 and the response from the Management Committee, the 2005 general report on operations evaluation, and the EIB President’s hearing with the relevant ...[+++]Parliament committee on 20 June 2005,

– having regard to the EIB Group annual report, financial report, activity report, report on projects financed and statistics 2002, the annual European Investment Fund report; the Corporate Operational Plan 2003-2005, the annual report of the Audit Committee and the reply of the Board of Directors; and the debate held in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs with the EIB President on 16 June 2003,

– having regard to the EIB Group annual report, financial report, activity report, report on projects financed and statistics 2002, the annual European Investment Fund report; the Corporate Operational Plan 2003-2005, the annual report of the Audit Committee and the reply of the Board of Directors; and the debate held in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs with the EIB President, on 16 June 2003,