Activities of Marco VALLI related to 2016/2097(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report 2015 on the protection of EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud (debate) IT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Annual Report 2015 on the protection of the EU’s financial interests – Fight against fraud PDF (594 KB) DOC (85 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Expresses concern with regard to customs inspections and the related collection of customs duties, which are an own resource for the EU budget; points out that inspections to verify that importers are complying with the rules on tariffs and imports are carried out by Member States’ own customs authorities, and calls on the Commission to ensure inspections at the EU’s borders are appropriate and harmonised, guaranteeing thereby the EU’s security, safety and economic interests, and to commit itself to fighting trade in illegal and counterfeit goods in particular;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Expresses concern over the difference in the number of irregularities reported by the various Member States; points out that a high number of reported irregularities may also be due to the national inspection system having a greater capacity to intercept and detect irregularities; urges the Commission to continue to make every effort to support Member States in stepping up the level and quality of inspections, including via the Anti-Fraud Coordination Service (AFCOS), and completion of the establishment of a national anti-fraud strategy (NAF) in all Member States;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets that more than two-thirds of the estimated level of errors in 2015 EDF expenditure were caused by the absence of supporting documents to justify the expenditure and non-compliance with public procurement rules; points out that for monitoring to be effective, there has to be complete transparency, including with regard to subcontractors; calls on the Commission and Member States to address these shortcomings;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points out that many Member States do not have specific laws against organised crime, while its involvement in cross-border activities and sectors affecting the EU’s financial interests, such as smuggling or counterfeiting of currency, is constantly growing; considers it essential that Member States adopt the measures set out in resolutions on combating organised crime 1a; _________________ 1aEuropean Parliament resolution of 25 October 2016 on the fight against corruption and follow-up of the CRIM resolution P8_TA(2016)0403; European Parliament resolution of 23 October 2013 on organised crime, corruption and money laundering: recommendations on action and initiatives to be taken P7_TA (2013)0444
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Repeats its call on the Commission to develop a system whereby competent authorities may exchange information, enabling cross-checking of accounting records for transactions between two or more Member States in order to prevent cross-border fraud in respect of the Structural and Investment Funds, hence ensuring a cross-cutting and complete approach to the protection of Member States’ financial interests;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Draws attention to the conclusions of the cooperation project funded by the Hercule III Programme in the anti-fraud sector, in which the Commission is urged to present a specific legislative proposal on mutual administrative assistance in the Structural and Investment Funds sector, such a legal cooperation instrument being necessary in order to avert the risks of criminal embezzlement, taking as a starting point the ongoing mid-term evaluation of the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF);
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Points out that in emergency situations, such as the use of funds for refugees, there are often exemptions from normal procurement procedures, involving direct access to funds; calls on the Commission to supervise more effectively the use of such exemptions and the widespread practice of splitting procurement contracts so as not to exceed the thresholds, thereby avoiding regular procurement procedures;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Expresses its concern about the data provided by Eurodad on money- laundering, which ranks Luxembourg top in terms of the risk of money-laundering; calls on the Member States to ratify fully the EU Directive on money-laundering, with the introduction of a public register of beneficial ownership of companies and also trusts;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the fact that the ex-ante and ex-post 'Community Controls' are detecting more and more cases of irregularities; considers, however, that prevention is easier than recovery of losses and that provision should always be made for an ex-ante independent assessment of projects to be funded; urges therefore on Member States to better carry out the ex- ante controls with the assistance of the Commission;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Expresses concern regarding checks relating to financial instruments managed by intermediaries and weaknesses revealed in verification of beneficiaries’ registered offices; stresses the need to make the disbursement of direct and indirect loans conditional on the publication of country-by-country tax and accountancy data, and on the disclosure of information on beneficial ownership by the beneficiaries and financial intermediaries involved in the financing operations;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Considers that people in the EU need to be more involved, through easily accessible information tools, at the programming and control stage, especially where major infrastructure is being financed; calls on the Commission to consider the idea of participatory budgeting in order to involve the public in monitoring the spending of EU funds, and to establish an accessible electronic counter for reporting cases of fraud;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Expresses concern over the increase mentioned in OLAF’s most recent annual report in the number of cases of cross-border fraud; calls on the Commission to assess the use of joint operations in line with methods and procedures already successfully employed in the customs sector and the expenditure sector, on the basis of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013;