3 Amendments of Marc JOULAUD related to 2016/2097(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Annual Report of the Commission and recalls that the goal of enhancing regional cohesion should always be accompanied by the protection of the EU’s financial interests; notes that the fight against fraudulent or non-fraudulent irregularities also increases the general effectiveness of EU fund management; points out that not all irregularities are fraudulent and that a clear distinction must be drawn between errors and fraud;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. RecommendsEmphasises that non-fraudulent irregularities are often linked to the complexity of procedures and requirements; recommends, therefore, that steps be taken to improve the uptake of simplification measures for 2014-2020 and with a view to the post-2020 regulatory framework for ESI Funds as a tool to reduce the risk of irregularities caused by errors;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that fraud and corruption are becoming increasingly transnational in nature; emphasises, in that context, the advisability of setting up an independent European public prosecutor's office to protect the EU's financial interests, whilst taking steps to ensure that the relationship between that office and the existing EU bodies is clarified and that their respective powers are clearly demarcated, in order to rule any unnecessary overlap.