15 Amendments of Alda SOUSA related to 2011/0369(COD)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In the field of drugs, demand and supplyNational and transnational crime, namely trafficking of human beings, particularly women and children, smuggling of arms and ammunition, traffic in drugs and nuclear material, fraud, money laundering and corruption create a real threat that Member States cannot tackle sustainably on their own. Union intervention under this Regulation should support Member States actions to prevent and reduce drug demand and supplyorganised crime, notably by supporting cross- border cooperation on enforcement.
Amendment 12 #
(9a) The aim of this regulation is to prevent and reduce national and transnational crime, namely trafficking of human beings, particularly women and children, smuggling of arms and ammunition, traffic in drugs and nuclear material, fraud, money laundering and corruption.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) to facilitate access to justiceguarantee access to justice and to court, right to free legal aid, right to an independent trial within a reasonable time, without discrimination and regardless of administrative, economic, social, cultural and linguistic aspects.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) to prevent and reduce drug demand and supply. national and transnational organised crime, namely traffic in human beings, particularly women and children, smuggling of arms and ammunition, traffic in illegal drugs and nuclear material, fraud, money laundering and corruption.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – subparagraph 2
The Programme shall aim to promote equality between women and men and combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or, sexual orientation as well as discrimination based on social inequalities in all its activities.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) enhancing public awareness and knowledge of Union law and policies, policies and access to justice;
Amendment 17 #
(d) improving the knowledge and understanding of potential issues affecting the smooth functioning of a European area of justice with a view to ensuring evidence- based policy making and, legislation and access to justice.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) support for main actors, such as support for Member States when implementing Union law and policies; support for key European level networks, national, regional and local level networks, social partners, non- governmental organisations, whose activities are linked to the implementation of the objectives of the Programme; networking among specialised bodies and organisations, national, regional and local authorities at European level; funding of experts' networks; funding of European level observatories.
Amendment 19 #
2. Public and/or private bodies and, social partners, non-governmental organisations, local, regional and national entities legally established in other third countries, notably countries where the European Neighbourhood Policy applies, may be associated to actions of the Programme, if this serves the purpose of these actions.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall take appropriate measures ensuring that, when actions financed under this Regulation are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal and/or irregular activities, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by effective, proportionate and deterrent penalties.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The Commission or its representatives and the Court of Auditors shawill have the power of audit, on the basis of documents and on-the-spot, over all grant beneficiaries, contractors and subcontractors who have received Union funds under the Programme.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) maywill carry out on-the-spot checks and inspections on economic operators concerned directly or indirectly by such funding in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal or irregular activity affecting the financial interests of the Union in connection with a grant agreement or grant decision or a contract concerning Union funding.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall monitor the Programme regularly in order to follow the implementation of actions carried out under it in the areas of actions referred to in Article 6 (1) and the achievement of the specific objectives referred to in Article 5. The monitoring will also provide a means of assessing the way in which gender equality and anti-discrimination issues have been addressed across the programme's activities. Where relevant, indicators should be disaggregated by sex, age and disabi, disability and social inequality.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point aa (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point aa (new)
(aa) annual evaluation reports;
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The annual and interim evaluation shall report on the achievement of the Programme's objectives, the efficiency of the use of resources and the Programme's European added value with a view to determining whether funding in areas covered by the Programme shall be renewed, modified or suspended after 2020. It shall also address the scope for any simplification of the Programme, its internal and external coherence, as well as the continued relevance of all objectives and actions. It shall take into account the results of the ex- post evaluations of the programmes mentioned in Article 14.