Activities of Benoit CASSART
Plenary speeches (3)
Outcome of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture (debate)
Droughts and extreme weather events as a threat to local communities and EU agriculture in times of climate change (debate)
The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)
Institutional motions (25)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice”
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the case of José Daniel Ferrer García in Cuba
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice”
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the presidential elections and constitutional referendum on EU integration
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the case of Bülent Mumay in Türkiye
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Iraq, notably the situation of women’s rights and the recent proposal to amend the Personal Status Law
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Bülent Mumay in Türkiye
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Iraq, notably the situation of women’s rights and the recent proposal to amend the Personal Status Law
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on EU actions against the Russian shadow fleets and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against Russia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on EU actions against the Russian shadow fleets and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against Russia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the increasing and systematic repression of women in Iran
Written questions (20)
The spread of bluetongue virus throughout the EU
Organic farming in Europe
Use of Pegasus and other types of spyware in Slovakia
Socio-economic importance of recreational fishing in inland waters
Fund for the protection and development of the frontier regions of countries bordering Ukraine, Belarus and Russia
The animal health situation in Europe: how can current and future health crises in agriculture be dealt with?
Disruptions due to European air traffic management and protection for overflights during national air traffic control strikes
Maximum residue limits of pesticides in feed imports
EU-Mercosur Agreement – Protecting European health and environmental standards – Motivating farmers
Inland waterway transport
Sustainable mobility
MFF – CAP budget – new own resources
Agricultural crisis reserve
Recycling lithium-ion batteries
Trade agreements negotiated by the Commission
Draft EU-Mercosur free trade agreement
Monitoring the Bêkou Trust Fund for the Central African Republic
Recycling policy for lithium-ion batteries
The role of TikTok in the Romanian presidential election
The spread of disinformation by recommender systems and other automated mechanisms as a systemic risk under the Digital Services Act
Amendments (13)
Amendment 5 #
2024/2031(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. NoteRegrets that the implementation rate for the 2023 operational payment appropriations under the Horizon Europe programme decreased to 51 %, primarily due to the slower start of the CAJU’s technically complex activities and delays in ongoing Horizon 2020 activities; notes that in 2023, CAJU requested EUR 178 million in additional EU financial contributions, exceeding the cash needs and resulting in a EUR 237 million cash surplus, which indicates shortcomings in its cash planning.
Amendment 6 #
2024/2031(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
(1) 4. Notes that it is important that the accumulated cash surplus is used for the any other urgent needs of the EU; therefore, calls on CAJU to define its goals and future financial resource needs more clearly, to avoid this kind of situations in the future.1a _________________ 1a Annual report on EU Joint Undertakings for the financial year 2023, Section 3.3.17 "Accumulation of unused EU financial contributions", pp. 62, 66.
Amendment 9 #
2024/2031(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. NoteRegrets that at the end of 2023, SESAR 3 JU still lacked a policy on the management of sensitive functions, essential to prevent or mitigate the risk of inappropriate actions and corruption, in accordance with the European Commission’s Internal Control Principles.
Amendment 10 #
2024/2031(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
(1) 4. Notes that in 2023, the Commission’s Internal Audit Service observed that the JUs business continuity plan (BCP) and the related disaster recovery plan (DRP) had not been updated since 2016; calls on SESAR 3 JU to regularly update its BCP and DRP.1b _________________ 1b Annual report on EU Joint Undertakings for the financial year 2023, Section 3.2.18 "Out-of-date business continuity plan and disaster recovery plan", p. 54.
Amendment 15 #
2024/2031(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Remarks that although the 2023 implementation rate for operational payment appropriations of Horizon 2020 programme increased to 67 % (from 47 % in 2022), it remained below expectations; points out that EU Rail postponed final payments to 2024 due to technical issues experienced by beneficiaries; takes notice of the several projects that did not fully claim their budgets, reducing the need for operational payments by approximately EUR 4,1 million; calls on EU Rail to take action to improve the implementation rate for operational payment appropriations and elaborate a plan to improve the accounting reporting obligatories.1c _________________ 1c Annual report on EU Joint Undertakings for the financial year 2023, Section 3.8.13 "Implementation of the Horizon 2020 programme", pp. 108, 110.
Amendment 3 #
2024/2030(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. TNotes with satisfaction that the revenue and payments underlying EASA's accounts for the year that ended on 31 December 2023 are legal and regular in all material respects; however, takes notice of the Court’s observation concerning the Agency’s public procurement shortcomings; notes with satisfaction that the Court did not identify any non-procurement weaknesses in its control and management or budgetary management systems; with regard to the follow-up of the Court’s previous years’ observations, remarks that at the end of 2023, 3 out of 5 observations remained open;
Amendment 4 #
2024/2030(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes notice of the Court’s observation concerning the Agency’s public procurement shortcomings; notes with satisfaction that those shortcomings have been addressed in the meantime and that the Court did not identify any non- procurement weaknesses in its control and management or budgetary management systems; with regard to the follow-up of the Court’s previous years’ observations, remarks that at the end of 2023, 3 out of 5 observations remained open;
Amendment 5 #
2024/2030(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes notice of the adoption of the ReFuelEU Aviation legislation in October 2023 and of the new set of specific tasks that the Agency would be charged with in this framework, including the development of the European Environmental Labelling for Aviation scheme and the reinforced role of the Agency in promoting and measuring the usage of sustainable aviation fuels and the associated reductions in CO2 emissions., including through the Sustainability Portal and the annual technical report prescribed by Article 13 of the RefuelEU Aviation Regulation; calls for sufficient financial and personnel resources in order to fulfil these tasks;
Amendment 11 #
2024/2030(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. TNotes with satisfaction that the revenue and payments underlying EMSA's accounts for the year that ended on 31 December 2023 are legal and regular in all material respects; takes notice of the Court’s observation identifying irregularities in the Agency’s management and control systems, noting however that these irregularities did not affect the payments; points out that EMSA took action to address the shortcomings identified;
Amendment 21 #
2024/2030(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. TNotes with satisfaction that the revenue and payments underlying ERA’s accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 are legal and regular in all material respects; takes notice of the Court’s observations that identified the weaknesses concerning the Agency’s public procurement, management and control systems as well as various aspects of its budgetary management; observes that the frequency of the Agency’s late payments in 2023 reached 13 % (148 payments out of 1 101); notes that while the total amount of late payment interest was immaterial, the significant frequency is detrimental to the Agency’s reputation; calls on ERA to improve its compliance with the legal time limits for payments;expects that ERA will properly define the selection criteria in procurement procedures and appropriately assess cases of abnormally low bids.1a _________________ 1a Annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2023, Section 3.11.10 "Observations on management and control systems", pp. 132-133, 137.
Amendment 22 #
2024/2030(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Observes that the frequency of the Agency’s late payments in 2023 reached 13 % (148 payments out of 1 101); notes that while the total amount of late payment interest was immaterial, the significant frequency is detrimental to the Agency’s reputation; calls on ERA to improve its compliance with the legal time limits for payments, also noting that 14% of invoices were issued late; urges ERA, following the review of Regulation 2018/764, to continue with all necessary actions to reduce delays with invoicing.1b _________________ 1b Annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2023, Section 3.11.11 "Observations on budgetary management", pp. 133, 137.
Amendment 2 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes notice of the opinion of the European Court of Auditors (‘the Court’) that the consolidated accounts of the Union for 2023 present fairly, in all material respects, the Union’s financial position, the results of its operations, its cash flows and the changes in its net assets; regretsis concerned that the level of error for the 2023 budget expenditure increased from 4,2 % to 5,6 %, noting that, in line with the Court’s assessment, the errors are both material and pervasive;
Amendment 18 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Appreciates that supporting Ukraine remained a key priority for the Commission in 2023; takes notice of the close involvement of DG MOVE in development of the new transport-related sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian regimes; acknowledgwelcomes its contribution to the preparatory work that resulted in the European Council decision to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova;