13 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2022/2046(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the report A9- 0230/2022 of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control adopted on 8.9.2022, endorsed at Parliament’s part-session of 12 to 15 September 2022;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deeply regrets the fact that the protection of the EU budget, including the comprehensive processing of information, the ease of accessibility, the feasibility of in-depth audits, substantive scrutiny and the possibility to monitor, follow up on and evaluate the financed actions, as envisaged by the RRF Regulation, has not been adequately embedded within the current MFF package as a whole; acknowledges that this shortcoming enormously weakens both the level of transparency of the implementing actions and the effectiveness of scrutiny and monitoring; calls for the revision of the 2021-2027 MFF to address these shortcomings; calls, therefore, for a mandatory single interoperable databaseIT-system to be introduced during the current programming period, includingwhich combines relevant information on EU co- financed programmes and projects with information on the direct and ultimate beneficiaries of EU funds and their beneficial owners, providing a clear overview of the recipients of EU funding;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas, borrowing on capital markets has been a long-standing feature of Union budget operations to the extent that both the Commission and Parliament called for its inclusion in the budget in the 1970s and 1980s, well before the creation of the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism, the temporary support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) or NGEU;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recalls paragraph 32 of the interinstitutional agreement of 16 December 2020, which refers to the use of the single data-mining and risk-scoring tool to be made available by the Commission “with a view to a generalised application by Member States”; agrees with the Commission’s understanding1a that this must mean that there should be a progressive transition towards a compulsory use and cannot be interpreted as meaning that the use of the tool will remain voluntary; recalls that access to this tool is limited for audit and control purposes, thus, safeguarding the right to protection of personal data; _________________ 1a Replies to the questions of the Council’s Budget Committee on the proposal for a recast of the Financial Regulation of 16 September; e.g. reply to question 8
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the recast of the Financial Regulation of 16 May2022 as a suitable starting point for the creation of an interoperable digital system for audit and control purposes; notes that the Commission proposes that the system should facilitate risk assessments for the purposes of selection, award, financial management, monitoring, investigation, control and audit that will contribute to effective prevention, detection, correction and follow-up of fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest, double funding and other irregularities; underlines that the functionalities of this system must go beyond the Commission’s proposal to include the tracking and tracing back oft he distribution of EU funds across beneficiaries and their beneficial owners across Member States and all EU funds; underlines therefore the need for a possibility to aggregate data on beneficiaries and their beneficial owners across Member States and EU funds into one total amount per beneficiary, beneficial owner and natural person; stresses the need to provide additional funds to finance the implementation of this interoperable digital system;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Notes that the Commission proposed these changes to take effect for all management modes from the post- 2027 MFF; underlines, however, that a more ambitious transition is feasible and desirable; notes in this regard that the CAP regulation 2021/21161a foresees that the Commission shall by 2025 present a report which assesses the use of the single data-mining tool and its interoperability with a view to its generalised use by Member States; is therefore of the opinion that the proposed changes to the Financial Regulation concerning the interoperable digital system should also take effect from 2025; _________________ 1a REGULATION (EU) 2021/2116 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 2 December 2021 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Reiterates its position that transparency on the distribution of EU funds needs to be improved and information be made more easily accessible for the public; welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the recast of the Financial Regulation in this regard to improve the Financial Transparency System; emphasises that data can only be published in line with data protection rules and the standing jurisprudence of the CJEU; is of the opinion that all publishable information should be combined in one website to overcome the current fragmentation of information;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Highlights that the fight against disinformation is fundamental for the functioning of the European Union and that underestimating the impact of such activities can lead to an erosion of democracies and open societies; requests that the MFF revision factors in these worrying developments and increases the financial envelops of programmes combatting disinformation and linked activities to allow a coordinated response from EU countries, EU institutions, online platforms, news media and EU citizens; calls in this regard for targeted reinforcements of the Horizon Innovation Actions strain and the Multimedia Actions budget;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights that the necessary spending to enhance defence cooperation and investment cannot solely be covered within the ceiling of Heading 5; calls for the ceiling to be increased in line with needs; emphasises the need to strengthen security policies with a view to face increasing challenges in an constantly evolving security landscape, as necessary technological innovation require enhanced long term investments by the EU; calls on strengthening JHA agencies, such as Europol, to adequately ensure the fulfilment of essential tasks with a view to securing the proper functioning of the EU security architecture, such as the implementation of the Interoperability agenda, including ETIAS;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that Heading 7 spending must be set at a level that guarantees that the EU has an effective and efficient administration; calls for the swift adoption of the targeted revision of the Financial Regulation proposed by the Commission in relation to the handling of default interest for the late repayment of cancelled or reduced competition fines, so as to avoid pressure on spending under Heading 7; points out that the Parliament has decided on its position and stands ready to negotiate; encourages the Council to treat this proposal with priority and enter into negotiations with the Parliament;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Stresses the importance to enhance the protection of the Union budget against fraud and irregularities; reiterates, in this context, the fundamental role that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) plays in protecting the financial interests of the Union; underlines that the EPPO costs a fraction of the recoveries the organisation collects; calls for targeted reinforcements to the EPPO and increases to its staffing levels to allow the organisation to fulfil its duties to the full extent of its mandate;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Insists that decommitted appropriations should remain in the budget so as to provide additional budgetary flexibility; underlines the need for corresponding changes to the Financial Regulation; recalls that, as of 30 September 2022, EUR 836,09 million are available as research de-commitments to support the budget; stresses that the budgets constraints are clearly visible as the Commission resorts to the use of de- commitments to mitigate the impact of new initiatives on existing programmes;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Underlines that Union funding must be conditional on respect for and enforcement of the applicable working and employment standards under relevant national and EU law; insists, in this respect, that all programmes and activities funded under the MFF should be designed and implemented in compliance with Article 9 of the TFEU and the European Pillar of Social Rights;