4 Amendments of Martina MICHELS related to 2014/2155(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that 321 irregularities reported as fraudulent and 4 672 reported as non- fraudulent were cohesion-policy related; recalls how important it is to differentiate non-fraudulent and fraudulent irregularities; points out that in both categories the number of reports increased by 15 % as compared to 2012 while the related amounts decreased; observes that, as in previous years, the largest share of amounts that involved irregularities in 2013 (63 %) is nonetheless still related to cohesion policy; notes also that for the first time cohesion policy was not the area of budgetary expenditure with the highest number of irregularities reported as fraudulent;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that in order to effectively tackle irregularities, whether fraudulent or non- fraudulent, adequate resources need to be available particularly in relation to the administrative capacity thematic objective;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls its deep concern regarding the unpaid bills of the EU; believes that this issue must be addressed when fighting irregularities;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes the large amounts of funding that are wasted and lost from EU Programmes due to non-fraudulent and fraudulent irregularities and that this is particularly deplorable given the current economic difficulties in EU Member States, cuts to the EU budget in 2014- 2020 period and the climate of austerity.