25 Amendments of Pierre KARLESKIND related to 2022/2152(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to Decision (EU) 2019/1798 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 appointing the European Chief Prosecutor of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission’s Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on measures for the protection of the Union budget against breaches of the principles of the rule of law in Hungary adopted 18 September 2022,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to Commission communication of 14 December 2020 on the review of the European Union under the Implementation Review Mechanism of the United Nation Conventions against Corruption (UNCAC) (COM(2020)0793),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to its recommendation of 17 February 2022 to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning corruption and human rights,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the implementation of the RRF will increase the pressure on European and national administrations in the coming years, as it coincides with the 2021-2027 spending programmes, and whereas the Member States will need to master different management modes linked to the implementation of the various funds and the Commission will need to improve its monitoring skills;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the diversity of legal and administrative systems in the Member States needs to be adequately addressed in is a disadvantage and whereas it needs to be adequately addressed to be able to create more unified, interoperable and comparable administrative and reporting systems in the EU to effectively prevent and fight in order to overcome irregularities and combat fraud and corruption;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the Commission’s knowledge of the extent, nature, and causes of fraud is somewhat limited and many potential frauds are not reported through the irregularity management system; whereas corruption undermines citizens’ trust in the EU and represents a burden onjeopardise the Union’s financial interests and the EU economy as a whole, as well as posing a serious threat to democracy and the rule of law in the EU;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the unprecedented increase in EU spending under Multiannual Framework 2021-2027 the NextGenerationEU (NGEU) recovery plan offers significant potential for misuse of funds by organised criminals; however the Commission is capable of monitoring approximately 10% of all expenditures;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Reiterates its concern that the occurrence of oligarchic groups has reached an unprecedented magnitude in the past several years; is concerned that oligarchic systems are often connected to widespread corruption, tight control over media and a judicial system which is not independent from the oligarchs themselves; emphasises that, in order to protect themselves, oligarchic groups seek to gain control over the media and the judiciary so as to avoid media exposure of possible criminal activities and prosecution;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that corruption, especially high level corruption is a particularly serious crime with a cross- border dimensionpossibilities, whose impact affects the Union’s financial interests and the EU economy as a whole, representing a serious threat to democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law across Europe, undermining citizens’ trust in democratic institutions in the EU and in the Member States;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Recalls that weakening of the independence of the institutions responsible for monitoring and controlling finances in certain Member States seriously harm the Union’s financial interests while also representing a threat to the rule of law;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Emphasizes that the Early Detection and Exclusion System (EDES), as the EU’s Blacklist, has a huge potential flagging people and companies that misuse EU funds; welcomes the Commission's proposal to change of the Financial Regulation in order to allow EDES to be operational not only in direct management but also in indirect and shared management as well;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Regrets that the participation of Member States in EPPO is not obligatory; reiterates its call on the Member States which refused so far to join the EPPO as soon as possible; calls on the Commission to incentivise participation in the EPPO through positive measures;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Acknowledges, on customs-related matters, the extremely close operational coordination between OLAF, EUIPO, Interpol and the World Customs Organization (WCO); regrets the weakness of the alert systems of the Member States;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49 a. Calls on the Commission to establish a complaint mechanism for SMEs faced with high level of corruption, severe misconduct by national authorities, irregular or biased treatment intenders or the distribution of subsidies, pressure or intimidation from criminal structures, organised crime or oligarchic structures, or another severe infringement of their rights to lodge a complaint directly with the Commission;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Underlines the important role the Member States play in protecting the Union’s financial interests; is aware that, under the new delivery model adopted with the RRF, the Member States have the biggestincreased responsibility in preventing and countering fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest and double funding; however, it believes that the European level of protection is also crucial for the protection of the EU’s financial interest and believes that cooperation between the EU and the national authorities is essential for proper delivery;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Believes that uneven and fragmentary legislations, controlling mechanisms and reporting systems across EU Member States represents an obstacles to the effectiveness of the protection of the Union’s financial interests;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51 a. Stresses the need for complete transparency in accounting for the transfers and loans provided for under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), so that any potential fraud to EU financial interest be pursued by the EPPO and/or OLAF and calls on the Commission to provide for the European Parliament to have full access to all relevant information;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 b (new)
Paragraph 51 b (new)
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 c (new)
Paragraph 51 c (new)
51 c. Is of the opinion that OLAF should also follow up on its financial recommendations in order to compare them with the amounts recovered at the end of the procedures by the Commission and contribute to the overall monitoring of the recovery of funds;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 d (new)
Paragraph 51 d (new)
51 d. Recognises the principle of confidentiality of OLAF investigations; is of the opinion, however, that there is an overarching public interest and that EU citizens also have the right to access the reports and recommendations relating to closed OLAF investigations and national follow-up procedures, as recognised by the CJEU in Case T-517/19; therefore asks OLAF to set up a mechanism to publish the reports and recommendations for which there is no longer any legitimate reason to maintain the principle of confidentiality;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53 a. Notes with concerns that the European Commission opened infringement proceedings against 15 EU Member States for not having transposed the Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (the "EU Whistleblower’s Directive" (2019/1937)).
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Recalls that Member States’ ineffective or untimely cooperation or non- cooperation with the EPPO and OLAF constitutes grounds for action under the Conditionality Regulation, therefore calls on the EPPO and OLAF to report each case of lack of compliance with the Member States’ obligations to inform, to assist, to take appropriate action and precautionary measures and to ensure appropriate and timely follow up of reports and recommendations;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62 a. Considers that the Conditionality regulation is sufficient only and able to prevent or remedy democratic backsliding, if it is used in a timely manner with strict and clear conditions and if the national remedial measures are followed up with strong monitoring of the implementation of those measures;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 b (new)
Paragraph 62 b (new)
62 b. Deeply regrets that under the Rule of Law Conditionality mechanism the Commission presented Hungary with a set of 17 conditions as remedial measures, which are not sufficient enough to restore the serious breaches of the rule of law; regrets that the Commission did not request more substancial changes and safeguards to restore the independence of the judiciary, to improve the level of corruption and to guarantee the adequare protection of the EU's financial interest;