10 Amendments of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2016/2097(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses the need for the Commission to publish its second Anti- Corruption Report, which was due for publication in early 2016, for the sake of the credibility of the European institutions’ work;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call on the Council to resume immediately the negotiations with Parliament on the Directive on the protection of the financial and other interests of the Union (PIF Directive); recalls that the PIF Directive is an essential instrument in fighting fraud, corruption, money laundering and other illegal activities affecting the EU’s financial interests; considers that, in the light of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in case C-105/14, Taricco and Others, the inclusion of VAT in the scope of the directive is inevitable;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that adoption of the Directive on the protection of the financial and other interests of the Union (PIF Directive) is an essential prerequisite for the adoption of the proposed Regulation on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), which would establish a Union prosecution office to investigate, prosecute and bring to court the perpetrators of criminal offences affecting the EU’s financial and other interests;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that the EPPO must be fully independent, endowed with sufficient resources to act effectively, efficiently and swiftly, and required to act at all times in full compliance with the procedural rights of suspects and accused persons; stresses the need to ensure that the division of competences between the EPPO and Member States is clear and consistent with the role of the EPPO as a Union body; points out that establishing the EPPO will require effective coordination with Eurojust, Europol and OLAF.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Expresses its concern regarding the ability of cooperation between all the control structures in Member States; calls on the Commission and Member States to support initiatives to strengthen the capacity of coordination between control structures, especially those that act in the first line of control in relationship with the beneficiaries.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers disturbing the poor communication between Member States and OLAF; Invites the Commission and Member States to promote initiatives that lead to improved communication between public structures but also of civil society in EU Member States and OLAF; stresses that this is important for combating corruption in the Member States.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Underlines the need to conduct campaigns to strengthen the public confidence in OLAF. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the actions of OLAF; stresses that this is important to strength OLAF capacity to cope with the increased number of investigations in order to combat fraud in the EU.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Recommends to improve transparency at all levels of management on projects implemented with external funds; highlights that this is important to protect the EU budget.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Expresses its concern regarding the disparity between the information received by OLAF from the Member States, from public sources and private sources; calls on the European Commission to support initiatives aimed to increase the collection of public information and calls on Member States to increase the quality of data provided.
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Recalls that the simplification of procedures for the beneficiaries in order to access ESI funds is required; call on the European Commission to support initiatives to simplify these procedures; stresses that this is crucial for preventing irregularities as fraud and corruption.