1 Amendments of Jens GEIER related to 2011/2042(BUD)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reminds, that the protection of the financial interests lies, since the entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty, also in the responsibility of the member states; underlines, that the European Court of Auditors' finding established that the management and control systems in some of the member states are not fully effective; recalls furthermore, that recoveries for wrongly expensed financial means for the structural funds amounting to billions of Euros are not paid back yet; notes that the current annual report of DG REGIO cannot declare the legitimacy and regularity of member states' expenditure, because member states do not comply with their obligation to submit their reports on time; points out that, with an ongoing underfinancing of the EU budget by the member states, the European Parliament will be forced to identify negative priorities among the EU projects and subsequently cut their budget;