Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2018/2006(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Protection of the EU’s financial interests - Recovery of money and assets from third-countries in fraud cases (short presentation) EL
Amendments (8)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the ongoing problem of EU funds lost owing to fraudulent cases in which funds are transferred to third countries;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights with concern that funds from third countries may also be fraudulently transferred to the EU; underlines that the results of the preparatory action implemented by UNICRI on ‘Support to EU Neighbours to Implement Asset Recovery’ should lead to a broader and permanent EU programme to implement asset recovery;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the EU has unfortunately only concluded agreements on mutual legal assistance with a few third countries so far, such as Japan, the United States, Norway and Lichtenstein, despite the fact that it is suspected that funds are also transferred to other jurisdictions;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that many Member States must currently rely on bilateral agreements and that there is no EU approach to this serious issue; callstresses, therefore, the need for a more unified approach;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly encouraUrges the EU to become part of the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO);
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to generalise the practice of adding anti- fraud clauses toharden its stance in agreements signed by the EU with third countries by adding anti-fraud clauses; regrets the fact that there is no data on the amount of EU funds lost annually owing to fraudulent cases linked to money transfer to third countries; calls on the Commission to calculate the amount of EU funds lost;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Commission to assess the risk and highlightremove the sensitive points in EU laws that facilitate illegal money transfer outside of the EU;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission finally to establish a standardised data collection method to enable detection of the transfer of fraudulent assets to third countries, which would be identical for all Member States, with the aim of creating a central EU database in the future; underlines that such a mechanism exists to combat money laundering, and that this mechanism could be expanded;