Activities of Petri SARVAMAA related to 2021/2234(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Protection of the EU’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2020 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2020
Amendments (3)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that Until the end of 2020, EU spending on development cooperation was spread over several funds and that with the new, the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), all the earlier funding options are consolidated in one instrument and part of the annual budget and the MFF period 2021- 2027;Points out that the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument have overall allocation of 79.5 billion euros for the period 2021-2027; Is of the opinion that EU institutions and bodies should put more emphasis on the funds spent in non-EU countries in order to verify that those funds are spent in accordance with the rules and without the involvement of fraud or corruption, and to confirm whether they contribute to the goals of the Union’s development and external policy; Reminds for example that according to European Court of Auditors special report, EU’s 700 million financial support for the rule of law in Western Balkans between 2014 and 2020 has had little impact on fundamental reforms;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States toonsiders that the use theof ARACHNE risk scoring tool in the MFF 2021-2027 and the NextGenerationEU recovery plan, especially with regard to the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF); believe should be regulated mandatory as soon as possible; suggests that ARACHNE should be indicated as a one of the main tools endowing the national anti- fraud strategies (NAFS) that the Member States are expected to adopt in order to improve the integration of anti-fraud architecture;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Is of the opinion that OLAF should also follow up on its financial recommendations in order to compare them with the amounts recovered at the end of the procedures by the Commission; in this regard, commends the invaluable work carried out by OLAF in combating fraud, money laundering and tax evasion, but stresses that OLAF is chronically understaffed and lacking financial resources;