8 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2022/2152(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Expresses some concerns about the quite late publication of the Annual Report on the Protection of the financial interests for year n which is only published in Sept of year n+1; understands that the reason for this is mainly related to the fact Member States send their information quite late; invites the Commission to be more proactive in requesting earlier data from Member States so that its annual report can be advanced which would allow an early adoption of the Parliament resolution ideally within the year n+1;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. underlines the need for a strict application of the new social conditionality included into the new CAP reform, linking subsides to work and employment standards; reminds the extremely importance of this new condition in the framework of the protection of financial interests, requesting for adequate measures to be put in place both at Member States and Commission level;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Reminds that transparency has a key role in the management of public funds, both as deterrent factor, but also by improving trust of citizens; invites the Commission and the Member States to do bigger efforts in strengthening the transparency in the use of funds, including concerning the information on final beneficiaries;
Amendment 67 #
39 a. Praises the EPPO for having created a new climate of trust for citizens and invites the Commission and Members States to increase their cooperation in order to make the EPPO mandate fully implemented; in this regards reminds that from one side the detection rates by Member States should be enhanced, and counts on special cooperation of OLAF in the EU anti-fraud structures; reminds also the different critical shortcomings identified in the EPPO regulation that need to be addressed as soon as possible; invites the Commissions to urgently react on the requests made by the EPPO on its budgetary implementation, to make it as a completely effective and independent prosecution office;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49 a. Reiterates its request for a mechanism to be put in place by OLAF to grant access to its investigations reports and recommendations, which have often a very high public interest, which would respect the confidentiality of its investigations but would grant greater transparency;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Observes that not allRegrets that despite some improvements compared to 2020, still 6 Member States have not yet adopted a NAF; believes that even in the Member States where such strategies have been already adopted, the new anti-fraud landscape has created the need for a revision as the European Prosecutor’s Office has been operational since June 2021 and the RRF Regulation was adopted in February 2021, and there is the opportunity to reflect significant new risks, such as those associated with the COVID- 19 pandemic and the implementation of the recovery and resilience plans;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 a (new)
Paragraph 65 a (new)
65 a. Highlights the detrimental effects of corruption on the rights of the citizens; reiterates once against its recommendation that the EU should become a member of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), since no legal obstacles exists to its full Membership; therefore invites the Commission to recommend the Council to conclude an international agreement with GRECO to set down its membership; request the Council to provide a clear position on the EU Joining GRECO, clarifying if there is any specific opposition and by which Member State;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 b (new)
Paragraph 65 b (new)
65 b. Reminds that in order to effectively protect the EU’s financial interests more coherent and systematic rules on transparency, incompatibilities, conflict of interests, illegal lobbying and revolving doors should be put in place; calls on the Commission to strengthen its internal control mechanisms, including the setting up of an internal corruption mechanism for the EU institutions;