6 Amendments of Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS related to 2016/2097(INI)
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Expresses its concern regarding the ability of cooperation between all the control structures in Member States; calls on the Commission and Member States to support initiatives to strengthen the capacity of coordination between control structures, especially those that act in the first line of control in relationship with the beneficiaries.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers disturbing the poor communication between Member States and OLAF; Invites the Commission and Member States to promote initiatives that lead to improved communication between public structures but also of civil society in EU Member States and OLAF; stresses that this is important for combating corruption in the Member States.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Underlines the need to conduct campaigns to strengthen the public confidence in OLAF. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the actions of OLAF; stresses that this is important to strength OLAF capacity to cope with the increased number of investigations in order to combat fraud in the EU.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Recommends to improve transparency at all levels of management on projects implemented with external funds; highlights that this is important to protect the EU budget.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Expresses its concern regarding the disparity between the information received by OLAF from the Member States, from public sources and private sources; calls on the European Commission to support initiatives aimed to increase the collection of public information and calls on Member States to increase the quality of data provided.
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Recalls that the simplification of procedures for the beneficiaries in order to access ESI funds is required; call on the European Commission to support initiatives to simplify these procedures; stresses that this is crucial for preventing irregularities as fraud and corruption.