7 Amendments of Balázs HIDVÉGHI related to 2023/2122(INI)
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Remains deeply concerned by threats to and attacks on NGOs in Member Statesthat the European Commission has left the doors wide open to non-transparent NGOs and has given millions of European taxpayers’ money to them without demanding even the minimum levels of transparency;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Points out that the Brussels corruption scandal highlighted how NGOs that function in a completely non- transparent manner have received considerable amounts of EU money in the past years; points out that the NGO ‘No Peace Without Justice’, which is one of the NGOs in the middle of the Brussels corruption scandal, has received millions of euros from the European Commission;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that current EU instruments are likely insufficient for achieving proportionate transparency goals concerning NGO funding;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls for a review of the current rules governing the financing and transparency of NGOs; calls on the Commission to demand maximum transparency and accountability from all NGOs that are involved in EU decision- making, with special regard to the NGOs that receive EU money; calls on the Commisssion to stop giving privileges and exemptions to NGOs, especially when it comes to their transparency and accountability;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Calls on the Commission to develop a clear picture of the NGOs that receive EU funding, what this funding is used for, and the extent to which EU- funded NGOs receive and are influenced by other funding sources;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Calls on the Commission to put in place a system where NGOs are obliged to provide detailed public information about EU and other sources of funding on their websites;