Activities of David MARTIN related to 2015/2128(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report 2014 on the Protection of the EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud (A8-0026/2016 - Benedek Jávor)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Annual Report 2014 on the Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests – Fight against fraud
Amendments (3)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes firmly that, at a time of ongoing fiscal consolidation and restraint in the Member States with the objective of bringing finances onto a more sustainable footingwhen all available resources are needed for investment in the Member States with the objective of stimulating sustainable economic growth, all necessary steps must be taken to prevent and stop any fraudulent activities in the field of trade policy and its associated appropriations;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the problems of smuggling, trafficking and other forms of illegal and illicit trade, which not only have an impact on Member States’ collection of customs duties and consequently on the EU budget, but are also strongly associated with organised international crime, threats to consumers and negative effects on the functioning of the single market, and which undermine a level playing field for all competing companies, particularly SMEs; requests, therefore, better coordination between the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), customs authorities and market surveillance authorities in order not only to combat these problems but also to curb the trade in products that infringe intellectual property laws in the EU; stresses the importance of distinguishing between legitimate generic medicine and fraudulent counterfeiting drugs in order not to interrupt the legitimate flow of medicines;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the key role played by the EU’s macro-financial assistance (MFA) programme in encouraging anti-corruption and anti-fraud reforms in the EU’s closest trading countries; requests that the Commission continue to report to Parliament and the Member States with a view to ensuring that all funds are spent in full compliance with the basic regulation; further requests an long-term assessment of the effect MFA programmes have on tackling corruption and fraud in recipient countries.