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2 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2019/2055(DEC)

Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the ECA Special report No 35/2018 ('Transparency of EU funds implemented by NGOs: more effort needed'), which finds that transparency is often lackingconcludes that the Commission has not been sufficiently transparent with regarding to the implementation of EUnion funds by non- governmental organisations (NGOs), particularly when funds are sub-contracted by UN bodies; calls on the Commission to improve its systems for tracing the use of funds implemented by NGOs, apply a consistent interpretation of the applicable rules of the Financial Regulation among the different services and ensure and verify the correct application of rules and procedures, in line with the ECA’s recommendations;
2019/12/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the ECA's analytical review on European Defence and supports its recommendations; calls on the Commission as guardian of the treaties to ensure the coherence of all Union defence efforts carried out for the implementation of a Union activity under the CSDP (PESCO, EDIDP, EDF, CARD etc.) and to ensure synergies with NATO; considers that a competitive European defence technological and industrial base, enhancingimproved coordination of Member States’ military capabilities and framing a European Defence Union must be the keyare important objectives of the Union under the next MFF;.
2019/12/16
Committee: AFET