4 Amendments of Pino ARLACCHI related to 2012/2285(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the initiative to reform the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), which has, as one of its main objectives, to strengthen cooperation with third countries; notes that this reform will, inter alia, provide OLAF with the possibility to conclude administrative arrangements with third countries' competent authorities and international organisations, strengthening OLAF's capacity to tackle fraud in areas pertaining to the EU's external policy dimension, and looks forward to the rapid conclusion of the current legislative procedure revising the 1999 Regulation, equipping the office with the framework it now needs to operate with maximum effectiveness;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to further intensify the fight against custom-related fraud and welcomes the creation of the Anti-Fraud Transit Information System (ATIS), a central repository to keep all the authorities informed about the movements of goods in transit within the EU;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Action plan to fight against smuggling of cigarettes and alcohol along the EU Eastern border, and notes that this illegal activity is leading to important financial losses for the EU budget and for the budgets of the Member States (estimated at EUR 10 billion); emphasises that this activity serves as an important source of financing for internationally structured criminal organisations, and outlines, therefore, the importance of strengthening the external dimension of the aforementioned Action plan; in particular, stresses the importance of the collaboration of the Member States, Russia and the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) for the implementation of the targeted actions proposed by this Action plan;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WBearing in mind that, in a globalised world, fraud is increasingly being committed across international borders, stresses the importance of having a strong legal framework, with clear commitments from the partner countries and welcomes the inclusion of anti-fraud provisions in new or renegotiated bilateral agreements, and calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to extend the inclusion of these provisions to other bilateral agreements with third countries;