6 Amendments of Harald VILIMSKY related to 2014/2155(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A
Paragraph A
A. whereas in order to enhance the existing measures, such as the PIF Convention, for fighting fraud, corruption, money laundering and other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union, the Commission has submitted two proposals for criminal law instruments, the PIF Directive and the EPPO Regulation, aimed at ensuring more effective investigation and betterwhich are nevertheless also not capable of ensuring genuinely efficient protection of the taxpayers’ money throughout the European Area of Freedom, Security and Justice;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)
Paragraph A a (new)
Aa. whereas an efficient fight against fraud, corruption, money laundering and other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union can be ensured only by transferring powers back to the Member States, making the consequent extensive cuts to the EU budget and guaranteeing strict and effective control at nation-state level;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the Commission’s recommendation to the co-legislators regarding swift completion of the legislative work and adoption of the PIF Directive and the EPPO Regulation; recalls, however, that the ultimate goal is to be able to rely on sound and effective legal instruments in the Member States in the fight against fraud;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the means of criminal law in the PIF Directive will be effective only if they succeed in providing a clear definition of PIF offences, minimum- maximum imprisonment penalties applicable in all participating Member States, and minimum rules on the statute of limitations, and if these rules are then implemented equally and efficiently by all Member States;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Council to keep Parliament constantly and fully informed and consulted throughout the legislative procedure; urges the Council to take into due account the views of Parliament at all stages of the negotiations in order to reach the necessary level of consensus enabling Parliament to give its final consent and making it possible to avoid an even lengthier and costlier procedure;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4