2019/2128(INI) Protection of the European Union's finacial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2018
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Awaiting Parliament's vote
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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KUHS Joachim ( ID)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Events
2020/07/09
Vote in plenary scheduled
2020/05/19
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
2020/05/19
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
2020/05/07
EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
2020/03/10
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2020/02/10
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2019/10/24
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
2019/10/16
EP - KUHS Joachim (ID) appointed as rapporteur in CONT
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0103/2020
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0103/2020
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE648.436
- Committee draft report: PE644.865
- Committee draft report: PE644.865
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE648.436
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0103/2020
Votes
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 14 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 397, -: 190, 0: 98
PPE
Renew
Verts/ALE
GUE/NGL
NI
ECR
S&DA9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 18/1 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 586, 0: 75, -: 27
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 18/2 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 548, -: 116, 0: 24
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 23 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 588, -: 90, 0: 9
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 52 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 562, 0: 81, -: 45
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 53 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 555, -: 114, 0: 19
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 57 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 654, -: 25, 0: 9
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 58 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 603, 0: 43, -: 42
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 61 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 524, -: 118, 0: 46
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 62 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 518, -: 121, 0: 49
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 63/1 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 553, 0: 85, -: 50
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 63/2 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 516, -: 124, 0: 47
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 64 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 530, -: 132, 0: 26
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 65 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 552, 0: 90, -: 46
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 66 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 544, -: 74, 0: 70
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - Am 1 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 536, -: 109, 0: 43
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - § 111 #
2020/07/08 Outcome: +: 568, -: 67, 0: 53
A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs - Résolution #
2020/07/09 Outcome: +: 421, -: 167, 0: 93
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2019/2128(INI)
2020/03/10
CONT
151 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas according to Article 83 of the TFEU corruption is one of the particularly serious crimes with a cross- border dimension which has its negative effect on the EU financial interests;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37.
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Calls on the co-legislators to reach an agreement on the revision of the OLAF regulation on time, to ensure a clear division of competences between OLAF and EPPO without overlap before EPPO becomes functional;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Points out two areas for improvement: firstly, to improve fraud risk assessment and fraud risk management, the Commission
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Highlights the connection between corruption and fraud in EU spending;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Highlights that the connection between corruption and fraud in EU
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Highlights that the connection between corruption and fraud in EU
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Highlights the connection between corruption and fraud in EU spending; regrets that the Commission no longer deems it necessary to publish the anti- corruption report; calls on the Commission, moreover, to consider establishing a network of corruption prevention authorities within the European Union;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Highlights the connection between corruption and fraud in EU spending; regrets that the Commission no longer deems it necessary to publish the anti- corruption report and it’s to only include anti-corruption monitoring within the European Semester economic governance process; urges the Commission, therefore, to continue publishing its anti-corruption reports;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Reiterates that the ‘revolving door’ effect can be detrimental to relations between the institutions and interest representatives; calls for the EU institutions to develop a systematic approach to this challenge;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas fraud involving EU funds is one of the means by which criminal organisations penetrate the economy and undermine economic freedom and free competition;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Reiterates its call to the Commission to set up an internal evaluation mechanism of corruption for the EU institution;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Calls on the
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new) 43a. Emphasises that a system enabling the authorities to exchange information would facilitate the cross-checking of accounting records for transactions between two or more Member States in order to prevent cross-border fraud in respect of the structural and investment funds, hence ensuring a cross-cutting and comprehensive approach to the protection of Member States’ financial interests; reiterates its request to the Commission to submit a legislative proposal on mutual administrative assistance in those areas of expenditure of EU funds where no provision is made for this;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Is concerned about the risk of undervaluation of supplies of e-commerce goods from third countries; welcomes the steps taken by OLAF to solve the problem of e-
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44a. Recalls that the Commission does not have access to the information exchanged between Member States with a view to preventing and combating Missing Trader Intra Community (MTIC) fraud, commonly called carousel fraud; is of the opinion that the Commission should have access to Eurofisc, in order to better control, assess and improve the exchange of data among Member States; calls on all Member States to participate in all of Eurofisc’s fields of activity so as to facilitate and accelerate information exchange with judicial and law enforcement authorities such as Europol and OLAF, as recommended by the European Court of Auditors; calls on the Member States and the Council to grant the Commission access to these data in order to foster cooperation, strengthen data reliability and fight cross-border crime;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46.
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47.
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48a. Points out that complete transparency in accounting for expenditure is essential, especially as regards infrastructure works financed directly through EU funds or financial instruments; calls on the Commission to provide for EU citizens to have full access to information on co-financed projects;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Reminds the Member States that
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the diversity of legal and administrative systems in the Member States needs to be adequately addressed in order to
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Notes that, in the area of shared management, the Commission does not have the power to initiate the exclusion of unreliable economic operators from receiving EU funding when Member State authorities do not do so; calls on the Member States to promptly report fraudulent irregularities in the IMS and to make the best use of the Early
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Insists that Member States make effective use of the fraud prevention tool offered by the ARACHNE database, by submitting timely data and exploiting the opportunities that big data offers to prevent the fraudulent and irregular use of EU funds; calls on the Commission to consider making the use of ARACHNE mandatory;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Highlights the role and responsibility of the Member States in the implementation of administrative cooperation agreements, the effectiveness of controls, the enforcement of data collection, and the monitoring of traders’ compliance with the regulatory framework;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 a (new) 52a. Calls on the Commission to provide for proper legal protection for investigative journalists along the lines of that provided for whistleblowers;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 a (new) 52a. Notes that a significant amount of public investment is spent through public procurement (EUR 2 trillion per year); emphasises the benefits of e-procurement in fighting fraud, such as savings for all parties, increased transparency, and simplified and shortened processes;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 c (new) 52c. Regrets the fact that only a few Member States are using new technologies for all the major steps of the procurement process (e-notification, e- access to tender documents, e-submission, e-evaluation, e-award, e-ordering, e- invoicing, e-payment); calls on the Member States to make all the forms of the public procurement process, as well as publicly accessible contract registers, available online in a machine readable format;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 e (new) 52e. Welcomes the Commission’s timetable for the rollout of e-procurement in the EU and calls on the Commission to follow up on it;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 b (new) 52b. Calls on the Commission to elaborate a framework for the digitalisation of all processes of implementation of EU policies (calls for proposals, application, evaluation, implementation, payment) to be applied by all Member States;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. Whereas corruption represents a serious threat to the financial interests of the union, but also on democracy and the trust on public administration;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 d (new) 52d. Calls on the Commission to develop incentives to create an electronic profile of contracting authorities for those Member States where such profiles are not available;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 f (new) 52f. Welcomes the decision of the EU to finally join the GRECO as an observer; calls on the Commission to restart negotiations with GRECO as soon as possible to assess in a timely manner its compliance with the United Nations Convention against Corruption(UNCAC) and to set up an internal evaluation mechanism for the EU institutions;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 a (new) 54a. Strongly encourages the Commission, OLAF and all the other institutions and bodies of the Union entrusted with the protection of the financial interests of the Union to actively engage and collaborate with partner authorities in candidate, potential candidate and EaP countries, promoting measures to effectively address possible fraud cases; calls on the Commission to develop specific and regular mechanisms to effectively prevent and combat fraud with EU funds in these states;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57. Takes note of the expansion of the role of the anti-fraud coordination services (AFCOS) in fostering the effectiveness of the various channels for cross-border cooperation between national authorities, in particular for tackling customs and expenditures frauds;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 a (new) 58a. Urges the EU agencies, in particular Europol, Eurojust and OLAF, to cooperate ever more closely with national authorities in order to detect fraud more effectively;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 a (new) 58a. Emphasises the important role of whistle-blowers in fraud prevention, detection and reporting; Stresses the need to protect whistle-blowers and to encourage investigative journalism by legal means both in the Member States and within the Union; welcomes the new EU Whistleblowing Directive, which from December2021 will provide protection for individuals from the private or public sector that report breaches; calls on the Commission to closely monitor and assist the Member States, ensuring the complete, correct and timely transposition of the Directive;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 a (new) 58a. Is of the opinion that investigative journalism plays a key role in fostering the necessary level of transparency in the EU and the Member States, and that it must be encouraged and supported by legal means both by the Member States and within the EU; calls on the Commission to develop comprehensive measures for the protection of investigative journalism, including a rapid response mechanism for journalists in distress and effective anti-SLAPP legislation;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 a (new) 58a. Highlights the central role that transparency plays in the prevention and early detection of fraud and conflict of interest cases; calls on all Member States to step up their efforts in order to increase budgetary transparency, by ensuring that relevant data concerning public procurement procedures and the attribution of publicly funded contracts is available and easily accessible to the general public;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas VAT collected by Member States is an important revenue source for national budgets and whereas VAT-based own resources constituted 11.9 % of the total EU budget in 2018;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Anticipates that the adoption of the ‘omnibus regulation’ will drastically reduce the fraud rates for the agriculture and cohesion policies, while simplifying the EU’s financial rules;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59.
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 a (new) 59a. Calls on the Member States to step up their exchange of information about possible fraudulent companies and transactions through the Eurofisc network; points out that exchange of, and access to, information by judicial and investigating authorities, while respecting the protection of personal data, is essential in combating fraud and organised crime;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 a (new) 59a. Invites the Member States to increase their exchange of information about possible fraudulent companies and transactions through the Eurofisc network;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 60. Recognises the importance of Article 61 of the Financial Regulation
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 a (new) 60a. Calls on the Commission, as Guardian of the Treaties, to fight all forms of conflict of interests and to evaluate on a regular basis the preventive measures taken by the Member States to avoid them; calls on the Commission to propose common guidelines for the avoidance of conflicts of interest of high- profile politicians;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 a (new) 60a. Points out that many Member States do not have specific laws against organised crime, while its involvement in cross-border activities and sectors affecting the EU’s financial interests is constantly growing;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 b (new) 60b. Urges the Council to adopt common ethical standards on all issues related to conflicts of interest and to push for a common understanding of the issue in all Member States; underlines that given the widespread problems of conflict of interests in the distribution of Union’s agricultural and cohesion funds; it is unacceptable for the members of the European Council and the Council of the EU, or their family members to take part in decisions on the future MFF or national budgets allocations in case they’d anyhow personally profit from these decisions;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 c (new) 60c. Recalls the importance of cooling- off periods for officials formerly employed by the Union institutions or agencies as un-addressed conflict-of-interest situations may compromise the enforcement of high ethical standards throughout the European administration; underlines that Article 16 of the Staff Regulation enables Union institutions and agencies to turn down a former official’s request to take a specific job if restrictions are not sufficient to protect the legitimate interests of the institutions; further calls on the EU administration to strictly publish their assessment of each case as required under the Staff Regulation;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas systematic and institutionalised cases of corruption in certain Member States seriously harm the
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Welcomes the proposal for the revision of Regulation No 883/2013 that includes clear legal basis enabling OLAF to access bank account information through the assistance of national competent authorities
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Court of Auditors, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Welcomes the 30th Annual report on the protection of the EU’s financial interests and the fight against fraud, as well as the progress achieved during the past three decades in setting and developing the legislative foundations and institutional framework (OLAF and EPPO) of the fight against fraud and irregularities at EU level, in establishing cooperation between Member States and between them and the Commission, and in reaching results of protection of the EU budget which would not be possible without the joint efforts of both the EU institutions and national authorities;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Observes with great concern the permanent modification of fraud methods and new patterns of fraud, with a strong transnational dimension and with cross- border fraud schemes (i.e. fraud in the promotion of agricultural products; shell companies; evasion of custom duties through the undervaluation of textiles and footwear entering the Union and going through customs clearance in several Member States; e-commerce; and counterfeiting), which negatively affect the revenue side of the EU budget and which require new coordinated response at EU and national level;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Observes the permanent modification of fraud methods and new patterns of fraud, with a strong transnational dimension and with cross- border fraud schemes (i.e. fraud in the promotion of agricultural products; shell companies; evasion of custom duties through the undervaluation of textiles and footwear entering the Union and going through customs clearance in several Member States; e-commerce; increasing cross border dimension of frauds on expenditures side; and counterfeiting);
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the Commission should fulfil its respective responsibilities under shared management for supervision, control and audit;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the number of reported fraudulent irregularities and the associated amounts are not a direct indicator of the level of fraud affecting the EU budget; notes that it is unclear how many fraudulent irregularities remain unreported by the Commission and especially by the Member States every year; notes that this makes it difficult for the Parliament draw useful conclusions on the effectiveness of the anti-fraud activities by the Commission; calls on the Commission therefore to develop a methodology to improve the reliability and provide for more accurate estimations of the scale of fraud in the EU;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the number of fraudulent irregularities and the associated amounts are not a direct indicator of the level of fraud affecting the EU budget; notes that fraudulent irregularities affected 0,71% of 2018 payments and 0,65% of gross amount of TOR collected for 2018; notes further that non- fraudulent irregularities affected 0,58% of 2018 payments and 1,78% of gross amount of TOR collected for 2018;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the number of fraudulent irregularities and the associated amounts are not a direct indicator of the level of fraud affecting the EU budget or that in a given Member State;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes with concern the Court of Auditors’ conclusion that the Commission has an insufficient level of insight into the scale, nature and causes of fraud; reiterates its call on the Commission to establish a uniform system for the collection of comparable data on irregularities and cases of fraud from the Member States in order to standardise the reporting process and ensure the quality and comparability of the data provided;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls furthermore on the Commission to carry comprehensive checks to ensure the full transparency and quality of data reported by the Member States in the Irregularity Management System (IMS);
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that the number of fraudulent irregularities reported in 2018 (1 152 cases) remained stable as compared with
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that while the number of fraudulent irregularities reported in 2018 (1 152 cases) remained
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Deeply regrets and points to the fact that many Member States do not have specific laws against organised crime, while its involvement in cross-border activities and sectors affecting the EU’s financial interests, such as smuggling or counterfeiting of currency, is constantly growing;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. C
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas according to the Article 63 of the Financial Regulation (EU, Euratom2018/1046), when executing tasks relating to budget implementation Member States should take all necessary measures to prevent, detect and correct irregularities and fraud;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers it advisable for Member States to cooperate more closely as regards exchanges of information, in order
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers it advisable for Member States to cooperate more closely as regards exchanges of information, in order both to improve their data collection and enhance the effectiveness of their controls; calls on the Commission to help in the coordination of establishing a uniform system for the collection of data on irregularities and cases of frauds from the Members States;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the European Court of Auditors to continuously include institutions and management bodies responsible in cases of intentional misuse of funds in their audit samples;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Finds worrisome weaknesses revealed in the verification of beneficiaries’ registered offices;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Finds worrisome weaknesses revealed in the verification of beneficiaries’ registered offices; regrets that in order to reduce the administrative burden on Member State authorities,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Finds it worrisome
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Strongly condemns the large-scale misuse of European structural and investment funds by high-level government officials in the Czech Republic, and other public actors in Hungary, Greece, Poland, Romania and Italy; notes that such fraud is at the expense of small family businesses who need the subsidies the most;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Strongly condemns the misuse of Cohesion Funds; regrets that EU funds affected by financial corrections related to fraudulent irregularities can be re-used again without any further consequences or restrictions; is of the opinion that such a system endangers the EU’s financial interest; therefore calls on the Commission to closely monitor there-use of EU Funds and to consider developing a system where corrections are also accompanied by restrictions on the further use;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recalls the transparency requirements for CAP and cohesion policies, which oblige the responsible authorities of the Member States to maintain a publicly available list of final beneficiaries; calls on Member States to publish such data in an uniform machine- readable format and ensure the interoperability of the information; calls on the Commission to collect and aggregate the data and publish lists of the largest beneficiaries from each fund in each Member State;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses the need to make the disbursement of direct and indirect loans conditional on the publication of country- by-country tax and accountancy data, and on the disclosure of information on beneficial ownership by the beneficiaries and financial intermediaries involved in financing operations;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas in order to protect the financial interests of the Union the Member States should carry out ex-ante and ex post controls, should recover unduly paid funds and bring legal proceeding in that regard where necessary;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Insists that the Commission proposes a specific complaint mechanism at Union level to support farmers or beneficiaries confronted with e.g. land- grabbing malpractices, misconduct of national authorities, pressure from criminal structures or organised crime, or persons being subject to forced or slave labour, giving them the opportunity to swiftly lodge a complaint with the Commission which the latter should check as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Stresses that the European Commission currently does not take sufficient action to tackle this type of fraud; urges the Commission to conduct effective controls in combination with binding measures; notes that the EPPO should play a major role in conducting cross-border research, detecting and reporting cases of fraud, and bringing fraudsters to justice;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that the number of irregularities reported as non-fraudulent for 2018 was 10% lower than the average for years 2014-2018, but regrets that the affected amount is 17% higher;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Welcomes the adoption of the PIF Directive, which clarifies the issues of cross-border cooperation and mutual legal assistance between Member States, Eurojust, the EPPO and the Commission in tackling VAT fraud;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Reiterates its position that OLAF’s competences in the field of value added tax investigations should in no way be limited or subject to any further administrative conditions; calls on the Council to take account of Parliament’s position on this matter during the negotiations on “Investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office as regards cooperation with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the effectiveness of OLAF investigations” regulation;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas sound
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Stresses the seriousness of the
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Welcomes the fact that several Member States have rolled out new IT tools, risk-based approaches and initiatives to counter challenges in the area of traditional own resources collection; encourages Member States to further cooperate in making joint use of these tools, approaches and initiatives, to further exchange good practices and to enhance cooperation under the Eurofisc framework;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Notes that non-fraudulent irregularities were primarily detected by means of post-release controls, but underlines the importance of the custom controls before or at the time of release of goods, as well as of voluntary admissions for detection of irregularities;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Finds it worrisome that some Member States regularly do not report a single case of fraud; invites the Commission to investigate the situation, as it considers the likelihood that no fraudulent activities exist in those Member States to be rather low; calls on the Commission to run random spot checks in these countries;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas sound public spending and the protection of the EU’s financial interests should be key elements of EU policy in order to increase the confidence of citizens by ensuring that t
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Notes
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Notes with dismay that the average recovery rate for cases reported as fraudulent over the years 1989-2018 was around 37 %; calls on the Commission to strengthen its strategy for the recovery of funds subject to fraud;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Notes that the overall recovery rate for non-fraudulent cases reported over the years 1989-2018 was 72%;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the decrease of 3 % in the number of cases (679) reported as fraudulent irregularities in 2018)
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Notes the absence of irregularities reported as fraudulent in some Member States; calls on the Commission to continue supporting Member States with a view to ensuring that both the quality and number of controls are improved, and to share best practice in the fight against fraud;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas sound public spending and the protection of the EU’s financial interest contribute to efficient management of the EU-budget and reduce the need for additional own resources and Member States’ contributions to finance the new priorities under the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFK) 2021-2027;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Notes that, with regard to two of the policies most affected by fraudulent irregularities, 249 fraudulent irregularities were registered in
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Similarly strongly regrets that the ‘fraud detection rate’ for cohesion policy is 0.86 % while the ‘irregularity detection rate’ is about 0.34 %;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Similarly
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Reiterates the importance of transparency on the expenditures, requesting for full access to the information in case of European financing;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Takes note of the expansion of the role of the anti-fraud coordination services (AFCOS) in fostering the effectiveness of the various channels for cross-border cooperation between national authorities, in particular for tackling customs fraud, but also for cooperation with OLAF;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28.
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Deplores that the Commission has not included yet in its annual work programme a proposal for an instrument for mutual administrative assistance on the expenditure side; believes that such an initiative fits into the provision of Art. 225 of the Treaty;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Draws attention to the vital role played by OLAF and the need to strengthen it further and ensure effective coordination with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Recalls
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32.
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Notes that only eleven Member States have adopted a national anti-fraud strategy; calls on the Commission to consider adopting national anti-fraud strategies as a condition for access to EU funds;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Welcomes the new proposal of the EU Anti-Fraud Programme 2021- 2027,which will be implemented by OLAF under its direct management; notes that the EU Anti-Fraud Programme includes (i) the Hercule III spending programme, which supports activities against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union, (ii) the Anti-Fraud Information System (AFIS), which is an operational activity consisting essentially in a set of customs IT applications operated under a common information system managed by the Commission, and (iii) the Irregularity Management System (IMS) which is a secure electronic communications tool which facilitates the Member States’ obligation to report detected irregularities, including fraud, and which supports the management and analysis of these;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Notes that that the EU Anti-Fraud Programme and its new priorities need sufficient funding on order to achieve results; is therefore concerned about the proposal of the president of the European Council to decrease the budget of EU Anti-Fraud Programme from 156 million Euro for the period 2014-2020 to 111 million Euro for the period 2021-2027;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU has an obligation to act in the field of anti-corruption policies within the limits established by the TFEU; whereas Article 67 of the TFEU stipulates the Union’s obligation to ensure a high level of security, including through prevention and combating of crime and approximation of criminal laws; whereas according to Article 83 of the TFEU corruption is one of the particularly serious crimes with a cross- border dimension;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Reiterates the need to include in national anti-fraud strategies proactive anti-fraud methods which ensure not only that fraud is detected, but that it is also effectively prevented;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Underlines that the creation of the EPPO marks a fundamental development in protecting the Union’s financial interests; highlights the importance of the EPPO in combating fraud, corruption and serious cross-border VAT fraud;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Stresses that the selection procedure of the European Chief Public Prosecutor
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Stresses that the underfinancing and understaffing of the EPPO during its build-up-phase is un-acceptable; deeply regrets that the resources needed were largely underestimated by the Commission; emphasises that the EPPO has to process up to 3000cases per year, from the very first moment of its operation; emphasises that the EPPO is in need of at least 76 additional posts and EUR 8 Million to become fully operational as foreseen by the end of 2020; opposes the principle of part-time prosecutors; asks Member States to appoint full-time public prosecutors as soon as possible; strongly encourages that the Commission presents a draft amending budget;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Stresses that after the creation of the EPPO, OLAF will remain the sole office responsible for protecting EU financial interests in the Member States that decided not to join the EPPO; highlights that according to opinion 8/2018of the European Court of Auditors, the Commission proposal amending the OLAF regulation does not resolve the issue of low effectiveness of OLAF’s administrative investigations; underlines the importance of ensuring that OLAF remains a strong and fully functioning partner to the EPPO;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 b (new) 36b. Stresses that the future cooperation between OLAF and the EPPO should be based on close cooperation, efficient exchange of information and complementarity, while avoiding duplications or conflicted competences; reminds that the Parliament opposes that OLAF’s staff is reduced by 45 posts;
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