Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023

30.4.2025 A10-0049/7

Amendment 7

Virginie Joron, Mathilde Androuët, Julien Sanchez, Nikola Bartůšek

on behalf of the PfE Group

Report A10-0049/2025

Gilles Boyer

Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023

(2024/2083(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Fa. whereas the Commission should not spend millions of euros financing ‘fake green’ NGOs to lobby the EU institutions (LIFE programme scandal);

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30.4.2025 A10-0049/8

Amendment 8

Virginie Joron, Julien Sanchez, Nikola Bartůšek

on behalf of the PfE Group

Report A10-0049/2025

Gilles Boyer

Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023

(2024/2083(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

La. whereas the EU should not finance foreign countries or organisations in those countries that do not respect the EU’s key interests (refusal to take back their criminals expelled from Europe; financing of terrorism, etc.);

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30.4.2025 A10-0049/9

Amendment 9

Virginie Joron, Mathilde Androuët, Julien Sanchez, Nikola Bartůšek

on behalf of the PfE Group

Report A10-0049/2025

Gilles Boyer

Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023

(2024/2083(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1a. Regrets how drastic and recurrent scandals have surfaced without any inquiry being conducted into potential conflicts of interest, disinformation or mistakes in the negotiation of contracts; highlights, for example: the EUR 71 billion spent on wasted COVID-19 vaccines and on remdesivir; the failure of the European Public Prosecutor’s office to act in the Pfizer-von der Leyen case; lobbyists/fake NGOs being financed by the Commission (LIFE scandal); the decision to contract Blackrock for a study on banking rules; the entrusting of EU officials’ recruitment contracts to an American firm; the authorised revolving door case of Thierry Breton joining an American bank; the Commissioner for Justice being found to have EUR 1 million-worth of Belgian lottery tickets; those accused of rape and harassment barely receiving any punishment; and the lack of consequences for receiving free flights and bags of money from Qatar;

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30.4.2025 A10-0049/10

Amendment 10

Virginie Joron, Julien Sanchez, Nikola Bartůšek

on behalf of the PfE Group

Report A10-0049/2025

Gilles Boyer

Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023

(2024/2083(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2a. Believes that Members of the European Parliament, elected by European citizens to exercise their power of scrutiny, should be given unrestricted access to all contracts above EUR 1 million in value concluded by the Commission;

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30.4.2025 A10-0049/11

Amendment 11

Virginie Joron, Julien Sanchez, Nikola Bartůšek

on behalf of the PfE Group

Report A10-0049/2025

Gilles Boyer

Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023

(2024/2083(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5a. Recalls that there is still an ongoing investigation related to the acquisition of billions of COVID-19 vaccine doses by the Commission and the role played by the Commission President;

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30.4.2025 A10-0049/12

Amendment 12

Virginie Joron, Julien Sanchez, Nikola Bartůšek

on behalf of the PfE Group

Report A10-0049/2025

Gilles Boyer

Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023

(2024/2083(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14a. Notes that the ECA concluded that it is impossible for the auditors to know with any certainty who has ultimately received EU funds;

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