8 Amendments of Jutta HAUG related to 2013/0255(APP)
Amendment 4 #
Paragraph 1
1. SupportsTakes note of the idea of basing the European Public Prosecutor’s Office on existing structures, a solution expected by the European Commission to entail no substantial new costs for the Union or the Member States, as its administrative services wouldshall be handled by Eurojust and its human resources wouldshall come from existing entities such as OLAF;
Amendment 5 #
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses, however, that cost-efficiency concerns must not jeopardise the ability of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, Eurojust or OLAF to perform the tasks conferred on them by the legislator, including ensuring that there are adequate resources for OLAF to perform its remaining important anti-fraud work in areas which do not fall under the competence of the European Public PDoubts the cost-efficiency argument of the proposal as the European Public Prosecutor’s Office needs to set up specialist departments, one for each Member State, as they have to have profound knowledge of the national legal framework in order to carry out effective investigations and prosecutorions;
Amendment 6 #
Paragraph 2a (new)
2 a. Regrets that the proposal does not contain an overview on human resources for OLAF to perform its remaining important anti-fraud work in those areas which shall not fall under the competence of the European Public Prosecutor;
Amendment 7 #
Paragraph 2b (new)
2 b. Is further concerned that some Member States will not support and take part in this European approach; warns that any opt-out by Member States will create double-structures in consequence and subsequently require additional resources;
Amendment 8 #
Paragraph 2c (new)
2 c. Is worried that the proposal is based upon the assumption that the administrative services provided by Eurojust shall have no financial or staff impact on this decentralised agency; considers, therefore, the financial statement as misleading; emphasises in this context its request that the Commission presents an updated financial statement taking into account potential modifications by the legislator before the conclusion of the legislative process;
Amendment 9 #
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion thatHas no clear indication if the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, as a newly set up body, ishould not be subject to the staff reductions planned for all Union institutions and bodies; would not support such an approach;
Amendment 10 #
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of establishingConsiders it essential that the best possible synergies among the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, OLAF, Eurojust and the relevant authorities in the Member States be established, and stresses the need for permanent close cooperation among them;
Amendment 11 #
Paragraph 4a (new)
4 a. Underlines the importance of legality checks of all measures and actions carried out by the European Public Prosecutor's Office; is convinced that only the European Court of Justice can perform those legality checks; is at the same time fully aware of more than 2000 pending cases in this institution requiring thus efficiency gains in the Court to cope with new and pending assignments;