In addition, in order to ensure the smooth running of operations in the daily management of the network, including the management of traffic on the network during the winter season, the infrastructure manager at traffic control level should coordinate with railway undertakings, without compromising its independence and responsibility for managing the network and complying with the existing rules.

119. Stresses that the Member States' administrations are, to a high degree, stakeholders of policies they implement in shared management; emphasises, in that respect, that shared management between the Commission and the Member States depends upon an atmosphere of mutual respect and recognition between the administrations concerned; underlines that this atmosphere, to a large degree, can be further strengthened in day-to-day management and resulting contacts between the Commission and the Member States' administrations;

116. Stresses that the Member States' administrations are, to a high degree, stakeholders of policies they implement in shared management; emphasises, in that respect, that shared management between the Commission and the Member States depends upon an atmosphere of mutual respect and recognition between the administrations concerned; underlines that this atmosphere, to a large degree, can be further strengthened in day-to-day management and resulting contacts between the Commission and the Member States' administrations;

Sound day-to-day forward management that incorporates the risk-management dimension is encouraged; enhancing the Commission's responsibility and capacity for monitoring and follow-up, in particular where budget implementation tasks are delegated to the Member States.

These are all available for public scrutiny. Because it enhances effective performance management: it reinforces effectiveness and the ownership of supervisory and control systems by the DGs and heads of service, it encourages anticipative and solid daily management embedding the risk management dimension. Because it reinforces the Commission’s responsibility and monitoring capacity, including when budget implementation tasks are delegated to third parties such as the Member States. Because it identifies further measures to strengthen the three strands above, for instance accounts under full accrual basis, which will be signed off by the ...[+++] Accounting Officer, an integrated internal control framework and a more coherent approach to risks by group of services'

It is very involved in the day-to-day operations and management, and at the same time it has an audit role, and there is a conflict in that.