4 Amendments of Nathalie LOISEAU related to 2022/2081(DEC)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that according to ECA Special Report No 01/2022, EUR 700 million in financial support for the improvement of the rule of law in the Western Balkans provided by the EU between 2014 and 2020 had little impact on fundamental reforms; calls on the Commission to send clear signals to those candidate countries in which a backlash against rule of law standards - including limitations on the freedom of expression, the freedom of press, women’s and minority rights, the harassment of NGOs and human rights defenders - is jeopardising or delaying their accession to the EU; invites the Commission to examine the efficiency of the funds spent on the improvement of the state of the Rule of Law in the accession countries and report back to the AFET and CONT committees;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Is strongly of the opinion that the financial interest of the EU should be protected within the EU and outside the EU equally, therefore considers that the Commission should put more emphasis on the funds spent in non-EU countries in order to verify that those funds are spent in accordance with European rules and without the involvement of fraud or corruption, and to confirm whether they contribute to the goals of the Union’s development and external policy; recommends sanctions and suspension of budgetary support in non-EU countries where national authorities manifestly fail to take genuine action against widespread corruption, while ensuring that the assistance reaches the civil population through alternative channels;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that in 2021 the Parliament broadly agreed with the use of the NDICI budgetary cushion for the political priorities pursued, particularly as regards the support to fight the pandemic; recalls that the financial package for refugees from Syria cannot be considered as responding to unforeseen circumstances; insists that any funding from the emergency cushion for that purpose should be limitedremains a pressing need which could have been anticipated; insists that any funding from the emergency cushion should be primarily used for unforeseen circumstances; ensures sufficient resources for the funding of the financial package for refugees from Syria;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the increasing need to ensure the transparency of NGOs and of their funding, as they are important actors in the implementation of the Union budget, especially in the area of external action; is concerned by the funding of projects carried out by or involving NGOs with links to radical religious and political organisations, such as the Muslim Brotherhood; urges the Commission to set up ex ante mechanisms clearly identifying NGOs operating on EU territory and abroad that have acknowledged ties to religious fundamentalist networks and push forward an agenda that is undermining EU values, such as the freedom of thought, the freedom of speech and equality between men and women, under the disguise of for instance promoting inclusion, fighting discrimination and providing humanitarian assistance; demands the Commission to re-evaluate its identification of entities as NGOs, improving the reliability of information (making sure to have them registered as lobbyists, having clearly established whether they stand for the topics they claim they represent, and having insight into their financing); demands the disclosure of their financing be it private (e.g. NGOs financed by the industrial actors) or public; recalls that as regards public funding, the Union basic acts regulate how transparency and visibility in this regard need to be handled, therefore reminds the Commission about the responsibility it has to check the compliance with rules and procedures, especially rules and procedures on sub- granting to NGOs; moreover, demands that the Commission provides the discharge authority with clear information about the total amount of Union funds implemented by NGOs;