12 Amendments of Frédérique RIES related to 2015/2345(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that the Commission should foster the independence of NGOs and public involvement in their funding, with a view to dynamising the relationship between citizens and NGOs; points out that NGOs’ primary task is to promote and defend the interests of civil society, which consists of citizens;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that according to the World Association of Non-Governmental Organization (WANGO), an overall total of 13 194 operate in the European region; deeply regrets, however, the shrinking space for civil society in a number of EU Member states;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission to foster an inter-institutional dialogue on a potential consistent EU-level definition of the term ´NGO´ for reporting purposes, in order to facilitate the measurement of EU financing of NGOs and contribute to more transparency on the financing of NGOs from the EU budget;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that the EU has a financial transparency system; emphasises, however, that it does not concern only NGOs; takes the view, therefore, that the information available about NGOs could be made clearer, in order to improve public understanding of their role, particularly regarding key information about funding allocated, amounts committed or disbursed, projects and key results achieved, while securing a high level of protection for personal data and sensitive information disclosure which might put the security of actors at risk;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Regrets that the Joint Transparency Register (JTR) does contain a significant number of incorrect and unverifiable information; calls therefore on the Commission to rapidly address the existing official complaints on data inaccuracy that have been filled, and to considerably improve the reliability of the JTR within the current revision process, notably by designing a robust system with better legal definitions, monitoring procedures and an enforcement mechanism;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Believes that the Financial Transparency System (FTS) and the Joint Transparency Register (JTR) should be linked or merged, in order to facilitate the availability of information on the financing of NGOs from the EU budget and to avoid unnecessary duplication of information as well bureaucratic burden for registrants;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, with a view to optimising its cooperation with civil society, to carry outstreamline and improve its regular assessments of the way in which funds allocated to NGOs are administered;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to foster dialogue with NGOs on how to strengthen the link between NGO activities and outputs to specific EU-funded actions, notably through the Financial Transparency System (FTS) and NGO annual reports;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Recalls that overly burdensome grant administration and reporting procedures may divert resources away from project delivery, both on the side of the European Commission as well as on the side of NGOs;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Reminds that overly burdensome grant administration and reporting procedures may discourage potential candidate NGOs to apply for EU grants, particularly in the case of smaller NGOs;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that a single portal giving access to rationalised and simplified subsidygrant application procedures should be set up for all EU subsidiegrants intended for NGOs; stresses the importance of an approach based on interoperability between the directorates-general;