8 Amendments of Sabrina REPP related to 2024/2019(DEC)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the increase in the error rate for cohesion policy funds is rather symptomatic of the complexity of the rules applicable to this spending area and the insufficient administrative capacity of national authorities; notes that overlapping eligibility periods and the simultaneous implementation of RRF, CRII(+), CARE and REACT-EU have created additional complexity for managing authorities; calls to provide clear guidance to Member States to mitigate these challenges and ensure effective fund management.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the frontloading of EUR 100 million from the 2027 budget of Erasmus+ to the 2023 budget of Erasmus+, which enabled continued support to pupils, students, teachers and qualified staff fleeing from Ukraine, and the extra EUR 20 million awarded to Erasmus+ in 2023 as a result of Parliament’s insistence; stresses that frontloading must remain an exception to rapid response to unforeseen acute crisis situations and that every effort must be made to respond to such situations preferentially with additional funding;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has adapted the grant amounts for individual support for learning mobility under Erasmus+ by 12,27 % in 2023 in order to mitigate the effects of inflation and the fact that similar adjustments have been made for the European Solidarity Corps; notes that interest in the European Solidarity Corps has grown significantly in recent years and that, due to the small budget allocation, an increasing number of applicants are being excluded from participation;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Urges the Commission to drastically simplify the application process for funding under Erasmus+ and Creative Europe and to make it less time- consuming in order to counteract the increasing professionalisation in the funding application process, so that small and voluntary organisations can also successfully participate in the programme or benefit from funding without significant additional effort;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that, after two years of frontloading of the Creative Europe budget to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the programme’s budget has returned to the regular profile of slow but steady growth until the end of the programming period; welcomes the reinforcement of its 2023 budget by EUR 7,5 million as a result of Parliament's insistence;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the role of the European Anti-Fraud Office and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in protecting the financial interests of the Union; welcomes that in 2023 a working arrangement was signed with Denmark and cooperation started with Poland and Ireland; stresses the need for enhanced cooperation between OLAF, EPPO and national authorities to strengthen the detection and prevention of fraud in cohesion policy spending.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission and Parliament to fundamentally revise the pre-assessment procedure for pilot projects and preparatory actions in order to make the whole process more transparent and comprehensible while significantly limiting the Commission's influence on the will of the budgetary legislator expressed in the proposals;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the need for the new multiannual financial framework to be better designed to allow the use of relevant instruments, outside of cohesion policy, to adapt to emerging needs in the post-2027 period; stresses thate importance of involving local and regional authorities should be more involved in setting the policy’s priorities and have direct access to cohesion fundin both the design and implementation of cohesion policy to ensure that funds are effectively targeted and address the specific needs of communities; calls for the establishment of mechanisms to facilitate direct access for local authorities, particularly in less-developed regions.