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Activities of Hélène LAPORTE related to 2021/2071(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

The creation of guidelines for the application of the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (continuation of debate)
2021/07/06
Dossiers: 2021/2071(INI)

Amendments (9)

Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the rule of law is historically a concept that has been instrumentalised for three years now by the European institutions, which want to punish Hungary and Poland for not accepting the distribution of migrants after the 2015 crisis;
2021/06/17
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission’s intention to develop guidelines for the application of the Regulation; reiterates once again its view that the text of the Regulation is clear and does not require any additional interpretation in order to be applied;
2021/06/17
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to avoid any further delay in the application of the Regulation and to investigate swiftly and thoroughly any potential breaches of the principles of the rule of law in the Member States that affect or seriously risk affecting the sound financial management of the Union budget or the protection of the financial interests of the Union in a sufficiently direct way; reiterates that the situation in some Member States already warrants immediate investigation under the Regulation;deleted
2021/06/17
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses that the list of indicative violations of the principles of the rule of law is variable and exposed to arbitrariness and emotion;
2021/06/17
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the clear link between respect for the rule of law and the efficient implementation of the Union budget in accordance with the principles of sound financial management: economy, efficiency and effectiveness;deleted
2021/06/17
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that measures under the Regulation are necessary in particular in cases where other procedures set out in sector-specific or financial legislation would not allow the Union budget to be protected more effectively; stresses that this does not mean that the Regulation is to be considered as a ‘last resort’, but rather that the Commission can use a wide range of procedures to protect the Union’s financial interests, to be chosen on a case-by-case basis depending on their efficiency and effectiveness;deleted
2021/06/17
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recalls that the conditionality mechanism is at the very least illegitimate since it duplicates the procedures concerning respect for the rule of law, whereas only the procedure under Article 7 TFEU can determine the existence of a serious and persistent breach of the rule of law and the continuation of the procedures under way should therefore henceforth be the sole responsibility of the Council;
2021/06/17
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recalls that the appeal lodged with the Court of Justice of the European Union by Poland and Hungary on 11 December 2020 is defacto suspensive;
2021/06/17
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Welcomes the Commission's respect for the legal situation, as it wishes to wait for the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union, whereas Parliament is calling for the immediate activation of the new mechanism;
2021/06/17
Committee: BUDGCONT