5 Amendments of Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ related to 2021/2106(DEC)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its deep concerns regarding the situation concerning the rule of law in a number of Member States, which is deeply worrying in its own right and may ultimately lead to serious losses for the Union budget and underlines its requests to the Commission to use all available tools to limit the risk of such losses. This should include the immediate and full application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget; insists that the Commission ensures that the delivery of external aid is subject to the rule of law and respect for human rights in recipients countries; stresses, in particular, the need to guarantee that no Union funds, by third parties and/or natural person are allocated or linked to any cause or form of terrorism and/or religious and political radicalization;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 100 a (new)
Paragraph 100 a (new)
100 a. Immediately freeze and place part of the Union funds in a reserve in the event that an irregularity is discovered by the EU with regard to any eligible entity, affiliate and/or natural person being linked to any cause or form of terrorismand/or religious and political radicalization, and only release these Unionfunds from the reserve when sufficient evidence has been gathered by the EU to ensure compliance with EU regulations;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 100 b (new)
Paragraph 100 b (new)
100 b. Provide increased disclosure and transparency on any investigations it or its entities like the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF)conducts following irregularities with regard to Union funding, in particular when such investigation concerns Union funding being linked to any cause or form of terrorism and/or religious and political radicalization;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 103 a (new)
Paragraph 103 a (new)
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 108 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 108 – point h a (new)
h a. step up its engagement with the PA, with the aim of ensuring additional curriculum reform to address the highly problematic issues identified in school material in the shortest possible time frame; insists that all EU funding must be made conditional on educational materialand course content complies with UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance, coexistence, and non-violence; suggest the Commission to partly withhold funding to the UNRWA and the PA, the reserve should only be released if substantive positive changes are made in the PA curriculum- should there be no change, appropriations in the reserve shall be used for funding Palestinian NGOs with a proven track record of promoting educational initiatives fostering tolerance and coexistence;