8 Amendments of Jens GIESEKE related to 2015/2345(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that the financial transparency system should be improved with the aim to indicate how commitments are allocated between multiple beneficiaries listed under each commitment position. Takes the view that the system should also include organisational typology in order to analyse data per organisational type (e.g. NGO) and it should also use a consistent way to enter beneficiary names and a unique identifier number;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Takes the view that the LIFE database should be linked to the financial transparency system.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Takes the view that it could be made clearer to the public how money is passed through by NGO networks to partner organisations. Stresses that the transparency of redistribution among project partners could be made clearer.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Calls on the Commission to ensure that it is possible to identify at least the top 50 NGO recipients of EC funding, using publicly available databases.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Stresses that OLAF should analyse investigations by type of organisation to increase transparency.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to set up a clear definition on NGOs. Stresses that the definition of LIFE, that clusters NGOs into 16 types, could be used as a role model.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that a single portal giving access to rationalised and simplified subsidy application procedures should be set up for all EU subsidies intended for NGOs; stresses the importance of an approach based on interoperability between the directorates-general; stresses that a simplified application procedure could also reduce error rates.
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Takes the view that EU-financing should be made visible by the NGO, if they or their projects are (partly) funded by the EU. Suggests to use a standard, highly recognisable "EC-Funded" logo on every web page and/or publication of direct and indirect grant beneficiaries.