7 Amendments of David LEGA related to 2021/2025(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the rule of law is an essential precondition for compliance with the principle of sound financial management, as enshrined in Article 317 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and for the protection of the Union’s financial interests, which can only be ensured if public authorities act in accordance with the law, if cases of fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest or other breaches of the law are pursued effectively by investigative and prosecution services, if national courts are independent, and if the decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union are respected;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the importance of the protection of the financial interests of the Union and the respect for the rule of law; expresses its concern over the potentially growing risk of misusing the Union’s budget as means to deteriorate the rule of law by some Member States;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the Rule of Law Report serves as one of the most important, but not only, source for investigating potential cases of breaches of the rule of law;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that the situation as regards the respect of the principles of the rule of law in some Member States demands urgent attention; urges the Commission to make full use of its power of investigation for each case of a potential breach of the principles of the rule of law by a Member State which could affect or seriously risk affecting the sound financial management of the Union budget in a sufficiently direct way;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Emphasises the clear relationship between the respect for the rule of law and the efficient implementation of the Union budget in accordance with the principles of sound financial management as laid down in the Financial Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Reminds that the revised OLAF Regulation strengthens the way OLAF can conduct its own investigations, notably by reinforcing rules on the anti- fraud coordination services in the Member States and on the cooperation between OLAF and national competent authorities before, during and after an investigation;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls for a systemic and structural mechanism for the Parliament to introduce its findings to the Commission concerning deficits and breaches as regards the rule of law in the Member States; suggests such a mechanism to be proposed to the Commission by the Parliament at the earliest convenience;