7 Amendments of Niclas HERBST related to 2023/2122(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Criticizes some political groups for contracting external expertise with taxpayer money from NGOs close to political parties instead of commissioning recognized scientific expertise; calls on the Commission and OLAF to evaluate corresponding practices; in this context, criticizes the introduction of amendments stemming from NGOs and other stakeholders into the legislative process by Members of Parliament without any change in wording;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Is concerned when the visibility provisions of EU programmes are not entirely respected; calls on the Commission to instruct its services to terminate agreements or reduce payments to beneficiaries not respecting their contractual visibility obligations;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Criticises those situations in which substantial co-funding is awarded from the EU budget to NGOs that are clearly and predominantly financed by non-EU states, networks or foundations and that deliver research that regularly negatively impacts European industry and transport providers; urges the Commission to trace the flow of funds from the first donor in order to prevent damage to the EU economy; calls for a comprehensive review of such situations and for a complete freezing of EU funding to such organisations;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Acknowledges that the Commission provides administrative and financial support for the establishment of information platforms for MEPs and the public, but wonders strongly deplores that, in the case of a platform on the Nature Restoration Law20 , whether the timing of the establishment and the lack of monitoring of the reliability of the information disseminated encouraged one-sided partisan political influence, thus giving the impression that the leading to the unacceptable situation in which the executive branch lobbies the legislative branch, which would thus constituteing an improper use of taxpayers’ money; requests that the Commission disclose the timing and the amount of money flows in relation to that platform by 1 February 2024 and asks the ECA to review this case and determine what action should be taken; _________________ 20 ‘Business and Biodiversity’, European Commission, accessed 29 September 2023.
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all applicants or beneficiaries of EU funding, including NGOs, are required to publish annually the number of lobbying contacts they have, along with their nature and their monetary value; reiterates in this context the need for a comprehensive financial pre-screening of these entities before they are listed in the EU transparency register; calls for a transparency officer to be placed in all committee secretariats and relevant administrative units; recalls that, according to the transparency register guidelines, changes in the data provided should be communicated as soon as they occur and, in any case, within three months; insists that any changes in the board or leadership of EU-funded NGOs should also be recorded in the transparency register; calls for adequate measures against organisations that systematically fail to respect such obligations, including a ban from applying for EU funding for a period of 5 years.
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Regrets the coexistence of different disclosure requirements for different types of organisations in the transparency register; calls on the Commission to impose the same disclosure requirements on all types of organisation registered in the transparency register; notes that, in particular, they must all be required to disclose their income and all amounts spent on lobbying21 ; _________________ 21 See: transparency and accountability study, recommendation 24.3.; reiterates that failure to fully disclose such amounts shall result in a ban to engage in any lobbying activity with the EU institutions and shall not be permitted to apply for EU funding for a period of 5 years
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls for all EU-funded NGOs to publish online all meetings with MEPs, MEPs’ assistants or representatives of other EU institutions, bodies or agencies whenever such meetings relate to ongoing EU legislative affairs or to the EU financing that NGOs receive or apply for, in line with similar obligations for MEPs; calls on the relevant EU institutions and bodies to provide the tools necessary for the publication of such meetings; insists that NGOs not respecting such a rule shall be prohibited to engage in lobbying activities with EU institutions and shall not be permitted to apply for EU funding for a period of 5 years;