7 Amendments of Michal WIEZIK related to 2020/2221(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the common agricultural policy (CAP) is the largest item in the EU budget, representing 31 % of the total budgetary expenditure for the 2021-2027 period; stresses the key role of a properly functioning CAP in protecting the financial interests of the EU and its citizens against any misuse of EU funds that can be detrimental to the public image of such a strategic policy; Underlines, that general Union legislation on protection of the Union financial interests and avoidance of conflict of interest must be respected by the all Member States;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the concentration of agricultural income support is mainly driven by area-based direct payments; underlines the need for more targeted support and a better balance between large and small beneficiaries at Member State level; Regrets that for the new CAP, capping remains voluntary; calls on the Member States to use the capping of direct payments, as a measure for fairer distribution of the agricultural funds;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the Member States are responsible for the EU agricultural funds under shared management with the Commission; considersstresses that the new delivery model and the new National Strategic Plans tocan be a greatn opportunity to reinforce Member States’ and the Commission’s controls pertaining to the distribution and management of funds; provided the Member States have effective management and control systems in place; however the controls should not bring unnecessary or additional administrative burden for small and medium farmers;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for a specifically tailored fraud prevention system to prevent any misuse of EU agricultural funds; takes the view that anti-fraud measures should retain their high priority for the EU and the Member States; underlines that EU funds must be recovered in a timely manner and that proportionate sanctions be put in place as effective deterrents; the Commission shall establish a comprehensive real-time information and monitoring system, including but not limited to existing tools, such as Arachne, to allow a precise overview of the distribution and fair allocation of the EU funds and to have the possibility to track and aggregate the distributed financial means; this system should include information on the interconnections between companies and beneficial owners;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall collect information on all subsidies received from the first and second pillars of the CAP and aggregate the total amount that a natural person receives either directly through direct payments or indirectly as beneficial owner of legal persons that are beneficiaries of CAP payments (direct payments and payments from rural development);
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of transparency for the early detection of fraud, conflicts of interest or other irregularities; stresses the importance of EU-wide database interoperability, common rules and data exchange, cross- border cooperation and better use of IT tools; highlights the importance of adherence to the Financial Regulation of the EU, and in particular the implementation of Article 61 on Conflict of interests by all the EU member states and its application on all EU funds’ payments;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists on greater resources for investigation, as well as on stronger coordination between the Member States and EU bodies, including OLAF and EPPO, to ensure that the fight against fraud in agricultural funds is effective; emphasises the need for a comprehensive fraud strategy with a robust fraud risk analysis using information from different systems such as EDES and ARACHNE in order to safeguard the Union’s financial interests.