5 Amendments of Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU related to 2017/0007(COD)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Union's macro-financial assistance should aim to support the restoration of a sustainable external financing situation for Moldova thereby supporting its economic and social development, especially in areas related to economic governance and to the independence of the judiciary.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Union's macro-financial assistance should support Moldova's commitment to values shared with the Union, including democracy, the rule of law, good governance, respect for human rights, including freedom of the media, sustainable development and poverty reduction, as well as its commitment to the principles of open, rules-based and fair trade.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) A pre-condition for granting the Union's macro-financial assistance and releasing each instalment of the assistance should be that Moldova respects effective democratic mechanisms – including a multi-party parliamentary system – and the rule of law, andthe independence of the judiciary, guarantees respect for human rights and for the independence and freedom of media. In addition, the specific objectives of the Union's macro-financial assistance should strengthen the efficiency, transparency and accountability of the public finance management systems, the governance and supervision of the financial sector in Moldova and promote effective and efficient structural reforms aimed at supporting sustainable and inclusive growth, employment creation and fiscal consolidation. The release of macro- financial assistance should also be conditional upon tangible progress in the fight against corruption, money laundering and in the strengthening of the independence of the judiciary. In order to ensure that those conditions are properly assessed, such progress should be defined in a stringent and measurable manner. Both the fulfilment of the preconditions and the achievement of those objectives should be regularly monitored by the Commission and the European External Action Service.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to ensure that the Union’s financial interests linked to the Union’s macro-financial assistance are protected efficiently, Moldova should take appropriate measures relating to the prevention of, and fight against, fraud, corruption and any other irregularities linked to the assistance. Moldova should regularly inform the Commission about the implementation of the macro- financial assistance, ensuring full disclosure and strict compliance with Union financial rules. In addition, provision should be made for the Commission to carry out checks and for the Court of Auditors to carry out audits.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The Union's macro-financial assistance should be subject to economic policy conditions, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understandingwith a particular focus on Moldovan economy and the economic governance system, with specific regard to the judiciary and to the banking sectors, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding, including well-defined timelines for the fulfillment of such conditions. The lack of tangible progress in fulfilling those conditions should lead to the temporary suspension or withdrawal of the decision to disburse the Union's macro-financial assistance. In order to ensure uniform conditions of implementation and for reasons of efficiency, the Commission should be empowered to negotiate such conditions with the Moldovan authorities under the supervision of the committee of representatives of the Member States in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. Under that Regulation, the advisory procedure should, as a general rule, apply in all cases other than as provided for in that Regulation. Considering the potentially important impact of assistance of more than EUR 90 million, it is appropriate that the examination procedure be used for operations above that threshold. Considering the amount of the Union's macro-financial assistance to Moldova, the examination procedure should apply to the adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding, and to any reduction, suspension or cancellation of the assistance,