5 Amendments of Jens GEIER related to 2013/2132(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Observes that, on the expenditure side, both the number of cases of irregularity reported as fraudulent and their value are low, that they involve already identified forms of irregularity and that over the period 2008 to 2012, fraud accounted for 5% of the cases reported; notes that, as in previous years, cohesion policy was the field in which most of the fraudulent irregularity – 50% of all cases and 63% in terms of value – was detected; stresses that only a tiny proportion of the cases of irregularity reported as fraudulent related to corruption but that the incidence of such cases is rising; highlights with concern the trend towards simpler forms of fraud, probably reflecting the phenomenon of beneficiaries who would not normally break the law engaging in attempted fraud because of the economic crisis; believes that this trendbelieves that any trend which could be associated with the financial crisis should be monitored and studied in the years ahead;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Takes note of the Supervisory Committee's Opinion 1/2014 on OLAF Investigation Policy Priorities (IPP) and endorses its recommendations, especially with regard to establishing guidelines on the application of financial indicators as a proportionality criterion which would give the unit responsible for case selection a clearer guidance in this respect; expects, furthermore, that future evolution in the IPPs will involve regular dialogue between the Director General of OLAF and the Directors General whose policy areas are covered by the IPPs and the financial indicators therein;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Takes note of the Supervisory Committee's remarks as regards OLAF's "de minimis" policy; recalls that the "de minimis" policy is not the only criterion for case selection and that its objective is to ensure that OLAF concentrates its efforts and resources on more serious and complex cases and that human resources are allocated in order to maximise the recovery of the amounts unduly spent from the EU budget; calls on the Director General to take the Supervisory Committee's views into consideration when reviewing OLAF's "de minimis" policy; expects to be duly informed about the Director General's decision in this respect;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Supports the Commission and OLAF on the introduction of an action plan to combat cigarette smuggling and insists that the levels of resources and expertise applied to this area in the past within OLAF should be restored;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. CAsks to be informed of any developments in the discussions of possible re-negotiation of the existing agreements and calls for an independent study of the agreements with the tobacco industry, with a view to quantifying the impact of illicit tobacco sales on own resources, and to a possible extension of the existing agreements to include manufacturers not currently covered by them, the aim being to make tobacco products more easily traceable from manufacture to distribution;