20 Amendments of Jens GEIER related to 2011/0454(COD)
Amendment 13 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls its resolution of 8 June 2011 on Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe1; reiterates that sufficient additional resources are needed in the next MFF in order to enable the Union to fulfil its existing policy priorities and the new tasks provided for in the Treaty of Lisbon, as well as to respond to unforeseen events; points out that even with an increase in the level of resources for the next MFF of at least 5 % compared to the 2013 level only a limited contribution can be made to the achievement of the Union’s agreed objectives and commitments and the principle of Union solidarity; challenges the Council, if it does not share this approach, to clearly identify which of its policy priorities or projects could be dropped altogether, despite their proven European added value; ___________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0266.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Commission should present to the European Parliament and to the Council an independentannual report on the implementation of this Programme, an interim report on the implementation of this Programme, as well as a final report on the achievement of the objectives of this programme.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Representatives of countries forming part of the stabilisation and association process for countries of South-Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation, and certain countries with which the Union has concluded an agreement for mutual assistance in fraud-related matters, and representatives of international and other relevant organisations, may take part in activities organised under the Programme wherever this is useful for the achievement of the objectives referred to in Articles 3 and 4. These representatives shall be chosen on the basis of their skills, experience and knowledge relevant to the specific activities participation in the Programme by these representatives shall be in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) No xxxx/2012 [of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union].
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The budgetary authority shall authorise the available annual appropriations without prejudice to the provisions of the Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 and the Interinstitutional Agreement of xxx/201z between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and sound financial management.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The maintenance of equipment shall be conducted and financed by the owner of the equipment, ie. by the respective national customs authorities in the Member States.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The co-financing rate for grants awarded under the programme shall not exceed 850 % of the eligible costs. In exceptional and duly justified cases, defined in the annual work programme referred to in article 10, the co-financing rate shall not exceed 90 % of the eligible costs.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union and the Member States have set themselves the objective of countering fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union, including tobacco and cigarette smuggling ands well as counterfeiting. Together with the Commission, the Member States should, in particular, organise close and regular cooperation between the competent authorities.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
In order to implement the Programme the Commission shall adopt annual work programmes. They annual work programmes shall set out the objectives pursued, the expected results, the method of implementation and their total amount. They shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, an indication of the amount allocated to each action and an indicative implementation timetable. They shall include for grants the priorities, the essential evaluation criteria and the maximum rate of co-financing. After adoption, these annual work programmes shall be sent to European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To continue and even develop the activities at Union and Member State level to counter fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union, including the fight against tobacco and cigarette smuggling ands well as counterfeiting, also taking into account the new challenges in a context of budgetary austerity, a new programme should be adopted.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Budget allocated to communication actions to be carried out by the Commission under this Regulation shall also cover the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union as far as they are related to the general objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) developing the activities at Union level and the Member States to counter fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union, including the fight against tobacco and cigarette smuggling ands well as counterfeiting;
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1
– providing specific knowledge, specialised and technically advanced equipment and effective information technology (IT) tools facilitating transnational cooperation and cooperation with the Commission; in accordance with Article 3, the equipment co-financed by the programme shall be used exclusively for the protection of the financial interests of the Union;
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4
– enhancing staff exchanges for specific projects, in particular in the field of the fight against tobacco and cigarette smuggling ands well as counterfeiting;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 6
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 6
– building information technology capacity throughout the Member States and third countries as referred to in Article 6(2) by developing and providing specific databases and IT tools facilitating data access and analysis. The Commission shall ensure that any potential overlaps between different systems and databases co-financed by the programme will be avoided;
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The maintenance of equipment is conducted and financed by the owner of the equipment, hence the respective national customs authority in the Member States.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The co-financing rate for grants awarded under the programme shall not exceed 850 % of the eligible costs. In exceptional and duly justified cases, defined in the annual work programme referred to in article 10, the co-financing rate shall not exceed 90 % of the eligible costs.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
In order to implement the Programme the Commission shall adopt annual work programmes. They shall set out the objectives pursued, the expected results, the method of implementation and their total amount. They shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, an indication of the amount allocated to each action and an indicative implementation timetable. They shall include for grants the priorities, the essential evaluation criteria and the maximum rate of co-financing. After completion, these annual work programmes shall be sent to European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
An independent and thorough evaluation of the Programme shall be carried out by the Commission. No later than by 31 December 2017, an evaluation report shall be established by the Commission on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures, results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its European added value, in view of a decision on the renewal, modification or suspension of the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives, as well as the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. It shall take into account the evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor measuresachievements of the objectives of the Hercule II programme to be presented by the Commission by 31 December 2014.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In addition, by 31 December 2021, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council an evaluation report on the achievements of the objectives of the pProgramme. and its added value.