10 Amendments of Jens GEIER related to 2016/2097(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the use of sensitive data is emerging ever more clearly as a factor contributing to fraud;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the number of cases of irregularities being voluntarily reported is rising, and calls on the Member States to adjust their customs inspections strategies accordingly, by taking the results of voluntary reporting into account;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the Commission’s support for the timely ratification of the WTO Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products as the first multilateral legal instrument to tackle the problem of cigarette smuggling comprehensively and on a worldwide basis, and calls for its timely ratification and implementation;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Welcomes the fact that by the end of 2015 six Member States had adopted a national anti-fraud strategy, and calls on the remaining Member States to complete ongoing adoption processes quickly and develop national anti-fraud strategies of their own;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Emphasizes the role of whistle- blowers in fraud detection and prevention; welcomes the fact that in 2015 the European Commission has launched the "Experience Sharing Programme" to coordinate and exchange best practices to prevent corruption in cooperation with Member States;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Welcomes, further, the own- initiative report of 20 January 2017 on the role of whistle-blowers in the protection of the EU’s financial interests (2016/2055(INI)), and calls for timely implementation by the Member States and the Commission of the recommendations made therein;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Notes with satisfaction that combating corruption is once again a European Semester priority;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls for the Commission to clarify the main reasons that Member States are not following up alleged cases of fraud affecting the EU’s financial interests, as submitted to them by OLAF; expects that once the EPPO has been set up it will take over this task, collecting evidence across the Member States and prosecuting these cases;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Supports OLAF’s participation in national and international meetings on combating fraud, such as the European contact-point network against corruption, which in November 2015 adopted the Paris Declaration on stepping up the fight against corruption;