7. Notes with concern that the levels of committed appropriations carried over to 2014 were relatively high, with EUR 1 714 484 (26 %) for Title II (administrative expenditure) and EUR 7 907 139 (44 %) for Title III (operational expenditure); acknowledges that for Title III, the carry-overs mainly related to the procurement of IT hardware and software, and the ongoing external evaluation of the Centre; takes note that for Title III, carry-overs mainly concerned multiannual projects and IT items for which activities were implemented and payments were made according to operational needs;

6. Takes note that the high level of carry-overs results mainly from IT services contracted at year end, services received in 2013 but not paid before year end, as well as from delays in IT procurements and from the multiannual nature of related IT projects; calls on the Authority to inform the discharge authority on the steps taken in order to reduce the level of carry-overs to the lowest possible amount;

6. Takes note that the high level of carry-overs results mainly from IT services contracted at year end, services received in 2013 but not paid before year end, as well as from delays in IT procurements and from the multiannual nature of related IT projects; calls on the Authority to inform the discharge authority on the steps taken in order to reduce the level of carry-overs to the lowest possible amount;

The fundamental causes of this crisis are, however, of a structural nature: crippling competition between the airlines, built-in overcapacity, a general economic recession and bad decisions by management.

I bring over seventeen years of experience in the informatics and consulting field to the position.

Ms. Lori MacMullen: On the first part of your question, as to who we would make recommendations to, Linda Lizotte-MacPherson sits on the public sector CIO council, the federal CIO.