4 Amendments of Morten MESSERSCHMIDT related to 2015/2128(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that making the budget more credible, effective and relevant, so as to sustain citizens’ confidence in the EU institutions and their identification with the project of European integrationproperly spent taxpayer's money, must remain one of the core objectives of the policy to protect the Union’s financial interests which the CommissUnion and Member States are required to pursue under Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls, therefore, for Article 325 to be implemented right across the spectrum of Union policies, and for action not just in response to cases of fraud but also to prevent them; for compliance with Article 325, and particularly paragraph 5 on annual reports, on which there is currently a year’s delay; for simplification, especially, of the way that EU subsidies are used in cohesion policy; for adherence to agreed procedures and for the ratification of the agreements on combating fraud at regional and international level which have been concluded between the Union and third countries or third-party organisations; for follow-up on the action plan and recommendations in Parliament’s resolution of 23 October 2013 on organised crime, corruption and money laundering: recommendations on action and initiatives to be taken (2013/2107(INI)), especially recommendations 130 (on the visibility of measures by the Member States to combat organised fraud and crime) and 131 (on a general action plan for the period 2014- 2019 to eradicate organised crime, corruption and money laundering – points i-xxii); for every effort to be made to secure the speediest possible adoption of the plan for a European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the directive on common anti-fraud measures under criminal law; for the initial results of implementation of the Money Laundering Directive to be made available; and for more information to be provided about the anti-corruption instruments used by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and about the coordination of Member States’ procedures for recovering monies disbursed as a result of fraud.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that establishment of European Prosecutor's office triggers the principle of subsidiarity; calls to safeguard jurisdiction over offences of participating Member States set out in the Directive on the protection of the EU financial interests by means of criminal law and to enforce responsibilities of Member States for anti-fraud activities on national level;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Takes into consideration the complexity of EU legislation and calls for simplification of regulations applicable to EU budget, to prevent fraud and/or irregularities affecting EU funds;