8 Amendments of Laura AGEA related to 2018/2094(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that there is a need to reduce the accountability gaps within the EU and to move towards more collaborative modes of scrutiny, combining democratic oversight and auditing activities, while also providing greater transparency; calls for this to ensure full accountability and effective democratic oversight of the European Investment Bank, the European Central Bank and for future bodies to be set up such as a European Monetary Fund;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that respect for fundamental values, ensuring the protection of the rule of law in Member States, or the introduction of ecological conditionality are necessary democratic prerequisites for the definition of any new EU financial solidarities; is concerned about recent developments in relation to the lack of respect for the rule of law in some Member States; appreciates, in this context, the Commission’s proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the Union’s budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States (COM(2018)0324); stresses that the European institutions should take action in order to protect the rule of lawensure the sound management of the Union’s financial interests;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Demands that the current framework for the protection of Union’s financial interests be strengthened by a system of sanctions, proportional to the degree of the deficiencies or attempts to undermine the rule of lawsafeguarding of the Union's financial interests based on an independent assessment, ranging from the reduction of EU funding up to the suspension of payments and commitments for recurrent deficiencies; considers that, in any such circumstances, Parliament should be part of, and on an equal footing with the Council, in the decision-making process in relation to such proceedings and the lifting of such measures;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it necessary for better tools to be designed for structural reforms across the EU by providing substantial European public goodstargeted assistance to Member States which request it, and that this be done with due regard to the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers it appropriate to ensure the budget provides real added value for EU citizens and does not constitute an additional burden in terms of Member State contributions; calls for a sound review of the budget aimed at pinpointing potential savings, for example by merging decentralised agencies that perform similar tasks and reviewing administrative expenditure; considers that Member States’ national contributions should be withdrawn from the calculation of the national deficit level;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that securing sufficient financial means, coupled with the modernisation of the system of own resources, namely through securing stable, efficient and genuinelyeasily-identifiable European own resources, is key to maintaining a highn appropriate level of investment and of the Union’s ambitions and influence on the international scene;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that the creation of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) tocould be an important milestone in the achievement of a European public spaceeffective instrument for combating fraud; calls on the Commission to work towards a swift setting-up of the EPPO by providing sufficient resources;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Draws attention to the phenomenon of corruption, which has significant financial consequences and poses a serious threat to democracy, the rule of law and public investment; repeats its call on the Commission to resume publication of an annual report on corruption;