Activities of Hannes HEIDE related to 2023/2129(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (3)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reminds that, without prejudice to the need to support the authorities and beneficiaries to better comply with spending rules and minimise errors, the most pressing issues to be addressed in the area of cohesion policy are, on the one hand, the overly complex rules and procedures, with the need of more flexible processes, and the disproportionate administrative burden they entail and, on the other hand, the effective targeting of the funds;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the role of the EPPO in protecting the EU budget; reminds that, in her appearance before the Committee on Regional Development on 25 May 2023, the European Public Prosecutor noted that the management and control system for EU expenditure currently in place is not designed to detect fraud and that audits or administrative investigations rarely detect financial crime; stresses the need to provide the EPPO with the necessary means to carry out its duties; is of the opinion that a strengthened EPPO would make it possible for the legislator to further simplify the regulatory framework for cohesion in order to improve the application of the funds;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Draws attention to the increased risk of decommitments in the coming years and urges the Commission to continue itsstrengthen the cooperation with the Member States and the regions to both speed up and ease the good closure of the 2014-2020 programming period;