11 Amendments of Caterina CHINNICI related to 2022/2152(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls for an enhanced level of digitalisation, interoperability of data systems and harmonisation of reporting, monitoring and auditing in the EU and, to this end, reiterates its call on the Commission to harmonise definitions in order to obtain comparable data across the EU;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that the lack of specific legislation on organised crime in many Member States is fertile ground for the growing number of cross-border activities in areas affecting the Union’s financial interests; reiterates therefore its previous calls for the revision of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008 on the fight against organised crime and the need to establish a new, updated common definition of organised crime, which should take into consideration also the use of violence, corruption or intimidation by criminal groups to obtain the control of economic activities, or public procurement, or to affect democratic process; calls on the Commission to promote the good practices of those countries in the EU that have an advanced regulatory framework for fighting organised crime;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that timely cooperation between national law enforcement authorities, as well as between them and relevant EU agencies and bodies, is a key component of an effective response to transnational crime to protect the EU’s financial interests;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Highlights that in order to effectively fight corruption and protect the financial interests of the Union, the Commission should adopt a consistent approach to transparency, incompatibilities, illegal lobbying, revolving door situations, and conflicts of interest, also strengthening internal control mechanisms;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Highlights that the legal frameworks of OLAF and the EPPO clearly provide for the two offices to work in close cooperation while respecting their individual mandates, powers and competences; notes in this regard that OLAF opened 26 complementary investigations and carried out eight supporting operations; remarks that OLAF forwarded 167 files to EPPO, mainly related to shared management (63) and direct expenditure (34) and in equal number concerning internal and international investigations (25 cases each); appreciates that this transmission resulted in the opening by the EPPO of 85 criminal investigations and that such cases relate to an estimated total loss to the EU budget of EUR 2.2 billion; encourages both OLAF and EPPO to continue enhancing cooperation between them;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Highlights the added value that EU bodies bring to the protection of the financial interests of the Union and the fight against fraud, overcoming national systems' limitations, especially when it comes to cross-borde crime, as shown by the operational results from EPPO and OLAF;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Welcomes the launch of ‘Operation Sentinel’ and the ‘NextGenerationEU – Law Enforcement Forum (NGEU-LEF)’, a joint initiative co-led by Europol and Italy, which brings together Europol, the EPPO, OLAF, Eurojust, the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training, and the Member States, by providing a forum for intelligence sharing and coordination of operations to tackle the infiltration of organised crime in the legal economy, and to protect the NextGenerationEU stimulus package, with a specific focus on corruption, tax evasion, embezzlement and money laundering; takes the view that, in order to effectively address the threat posed by organised crime, exchange of best practices and development of common and coordinated strategies are pivotal;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Reiterates its concerns related to permanent understaffing at OLAF, the EPPO, Europol and Eurojust and their lack of financial and human resources, as they need an adequate and predictable budget to be able to organise and carry out the work to the best of their ability; reiterates its call to ensure those EU bodies and agencies adequate resources and, in this regards, reminds the Commission and the Council that every euro spent on investigation and anti-fraud actions returns to the EU budget;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50 a. Encourages the Member States to take a proactive approach to protecting the Union's financial interests, also by using data from all available sources, analysing data and exchanging information, including with law enforcement authorities and the Commission, in order to identify and address emerging risks and fraud trends in a timely manner;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53 a. Recalls that an effective fight against money laundering is essential in the protection of the financial interests of the Union, and to ensure full recovery of funds;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 a (new)
Paragraph 65 a (new)
65 a. Takes the view that, especially after the entry into force of new OLAF's regulation, of the RRF and of the Conditionality Regulation, as well as after the beginning of the operational activities of the EPPO, which completes the EU anti-fraud architecture, it is necessary to make the annual PIF report more holistic, in order to have a comprehensive overviews of synergies between all relevant actors, identify best practices and address shortcomings; reiterates therefore its call on the Commission to explore new avenues to that end;