3 Amendments of Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS related to 2021/2106(DEC)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that high-risk expenditures are subject to complex rules and eligibility conditions; notes that the estimated level of error decreased from 4,9% in 2019 to 4,0% in 2020 and that six possible fraud cases were reported to OLAF in comparison to 2019’s nine; recalls that the way funds are disbursed has an impact on the risk of errors and welcomes efforts to simplify requirements for project managers and management authorities under the 2021-2027 programming period; reiterates the need to step up the efforts in the fight against fraud both at EU and Member States level, in close cooperation with the EPPO and OLAF;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the absorption rate of European Structural and Investment Funds , which increased from 12% in 2019 to 15% in 2020 , is slower than expected with 45 % (EUR 209 billion) remaining to be absorbed; calls on the Commission to step up its action to address absorption difficulties and help Member States increase their absorption rates;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note that the EU will be able to spend significantly more than in the previous programming period, with an overall allocation of EUR 1 824 billion from NextGenerationEU and the MFF; urges the Commission to limit the risk of delayed start to the implementation of shared managed funds and ensure the sound financial management in the use of funds, including the respect for the rule of law and the fundamental rights; regrets that the Commission has de facto suspended the implementation of the rule of law conditionality regulation, despite its entry into force on 1 January 2021.