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4.3.2026 A10-0011/1
Amendment 1
András László, Petra Steger, Marieke Ehlers, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Susanna Ceccardi
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0011/2026
Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová
Public access to documents – report 2022-2024
(2025/2137(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
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| – having regard to the reports and recommendations of the European Court of Auditors (ECA), in particular its special report 11/2025, entitled ‘Transparency of EU funding granted to NGOs’, published in April 2025; |
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4.3.2026 A10-0011/2
Amendment 2
András László, Petra Steger, Marieke Ehlers, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Susanna Ceccardi
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0011/2026
Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová
Public access to documents – report 2022-2024
(2025/2137(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
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| Ea. Whereas in its special report 11/2025, the ECA found that while non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have a strong influence on the EU’s decision-making processes, there is a lack of transparency regarding the EU funding granted to these entities; whereas the report found that important aspects of an NGO’s status were systematically not checked, leading to entities having an incorrect NGO classification in the Financial Transparency System; |
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4.3.2026 A10-0011/3
Amendment 3
András László, Petra Steger, Marieke Ehlers, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Susanna Ceccardi
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0011/2026
Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová
Public access to documents – report 2022-2024
(2025/2137(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
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| Eb. Whereas although the ECA report stressed that it is permitted for NGOs to receive grants to support their operating costs, including advocacy, in its audit, the ECA clearly states that the Commission does not disclose information on the advocacy activities financed; whereas private citizens and MEPs have repeatedly requested access to Commission contracts with NGOs without success; |
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4.3.2026 A10-0011/4
Amendment 4
András László, Petra Steger, Marieke Ehlers, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Susanna Ceccardi
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0011/2026
Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová
Public access to documents – report 2022-2024
(2025/2137(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
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| Ec. Whereas according to the ECA, the Commission did not conduct proper checks on NGOs’ financial dependency and funding sources, ignoring the real stakeholders behind entities that benefit from millions of euro in EU funding; |
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4.3.2026 A10-0011/5
Amendment 5
András László, Petra Steger, Marieke Ehlers, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Susanna Ceccardi
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0011/2026
Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová
Public access to documents – report 2022-2024
(2025/2137(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
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| Ed. Whereas the Commission has been evading responsibility for years and has failed to properly handle public access to documents; whereas the subsidies granted to NGOs are essentially non-transparent, even though this concerns EU taxpayers’ money; whereas the scandals of recent years have shown that the EU, including Parliament, has been funding NGOs for political lobbying; |
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4.3.2026 A10-0011/6
Amendment 6
András László, Petra Steger, Marieke Ehlers, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Susanna Ceccardi
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0011/2026
Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová
Public access to documents – report 2022-2024
(2025/2137(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
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| Ee. whereas following repeated requests, the Commission published a list of NGO grants for the period 2019-2023 and their total value amounts to EUR 17 billion, with over 37 000 contracts available at www.ngotransparency.eu; whereas neither the grant agreements nor the financial reports are publicly accessible; |
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4.3.2026 A10-0011/7
Amendment 7
András László, Petra Steger, Marieke Ehlers, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Susanna Ceccardi
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0011/2026
Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová
Public access to documents – report 2022-2024
(2025/2137(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
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| 12a. Notes with great concern the general lack of transparency and proper scrutiny in relations between the EU institutions and NGOs; |
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4.3.2026 A10-0011/8
Amendment 8
András László, Petra Steger, Marieke Ehlers, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Susanna Ceccardi
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0011/2026
Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová
Public access to documents – report 2022-2024
(2025/2137(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
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| 32a. Calls on the Commission to publish all grants, contracts and documents automatically, without any need for request, on a central online platform that is easily accessible, searchable and transparent; |
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4.3.2026 A10-0011/9
Amendment 9
András László, Petra Steger, Marieke Ehlers, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Susanna Ceccardi
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0011/2026
Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová
Public access to documents – report 2022-2024
(2025/2137(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
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| 32b. Urges the Commission to publish all documents relating to NGO funding under the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework; |
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