15 Amendments of Caterina CHINNICI related to 2016/2097(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses its concerns about the significant increase (18% on a yearly basis) in the level of reported fraudulent and about the rising trend displayed over the last three years, which shows a need for further policy action to protect EU financial interests;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reaffirms that coordination and cooperation at EU level and between EU bodies and Member States' competent authorities can generate a genuine added value in the fight against fraud;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Welcomes positive examples of good cooperation between national authorities, Eurojust and Europol in the fight against fraud and organised crime;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Expresses deep concern about the budgetary cuts and the consequent decrease of customs staff being implemented in some Member States;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Reiterates that effective customs controls are a key element in protecting EU financial interest and that budgetary measures should not prevent Member States' authorities from carrying out their missions;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Stresses that whistle-blowers play an important role in the protection of EU's financial interests by detecting and reporting possible frauds in respect of EU budget expenditures;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Expresses the need to entrust the EPPO to help whistle-blowers use the right channels to disclose their information on possible irregularities affecting the financial interests of the Union;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Encourages the European Commission to promote an increased exchange of best practices, to promote legal and operational means to analyse successful antifraud investigation, and to promote harmonised fraud detection practices among the Union;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Encourages Member States' customs authorities to present regularly comprehensive reports to the European Commission about detected fraud and new forms of irregularities.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is alarmed that the number of all fraudulent and non-fraudulent irregularities reported (22 349 cases) increased significantly for a second consecutive year – first by 48 % in 2014 and then by another 36% in 2015, leading to doubling the amountan increase of the number of registered irregularities by 6570 cases within just two years due to certain specific situations in the cohesion policy area in two Member States; notes that even though the number of irregularities doubledincreases, the sum involved in them in 2015 (EUR 3.21 billion) remains on the same level as in 2014; calls on the Commission to analyse this developmentfell slightly by 1 % compared to 2014 (EUR 3.24 billion);
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Notes that detected fraudulent and non-fraudulent irregularities on the expenditure side represent 1.98 % of payments from the EU budget in 2015;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Notes the number of reported fraudulent irregularities in 2015 for budget sector National resources decreased by 14% compared to 2014 and that the amount involved increased by 8%; is concerned that in this sector the number of non-fraudulent irregularities in 2015 increased by 28% and amount affecter by 44%;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Deplores that the amount ofnumber of fraudulent and non-fraudulent irregularities reported in the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and in the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) is growing annually for at least 5 consecutive years with the amountnumber of reported cases growing up from 1970 in 2011 to 4612 cases in 2015 with the sums involved growing from EUR 119 million in 2012; notes, however, that the irregularities affecting EAGF have remained stable over time (+6% in comparison with 2014 and 10% with 2011), and that those related to the EAFRD have been constantly increasing; observes that the financial amount involved in 2011 decreased from EUR 211 million to EUR 119 million in 2012 but constantly increased to EUR 394 million in 2015 with the level of reported irregularities of the EAFRD coming close to 2% of the entire fund; urges the Member States with the highest amount of irregularities reported – Romania, Italy, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Portugal and Lithuania – to do their utmost in order to regulate the situation;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is deeply worried that the fraudulent and non-fraudulent irregularities linked to the Common Fisheries Policy in 2015 have doubled compared to 2014 and are the highest reported ever with 202 cases involving the sum of EUR 22.7 million(19 fraudulent and 183 non fraudulent) involving the sum of EUR 22.7 million (EUR 3.2 million for fraudulent cases);
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Deeply deplores that the Cohesion policy reported a sharp increase in the number of reportednon-fraudulent irregularities, which have gone up between 2014 and 2015 by 8104% for the 2000-06 programming periods before 2007- 13 and by 1098% for the 2007-13 programming period; notes, however, that the financial amounts involved for non- fraudulent irregularities increased by no more that 9% in 2015 compared to 2014; deplores as well that the number of fraudulent irregularities in 2015 increases by 21% and the amount involved – by 74%;