Preventing Corruption in Emergency EU Spending

by name voted on 15.12.2021

Summary

An evaluation of measures to prevent corruption and misuse of funds during emergencies, focusing on transparency and digital monitoring.

9 15.12.2021

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economy

civil law

transport

government

budgetary control

administrative law

public administration

business and competition

public finance and budget policy

financial institutions and credit

Key points

The resolution highlights that the massive scale of emergency funding, such as the €800 billion NextGenerationEU, increases the risk of fraud and corruption.
There is a strong call for increased transparency in public procurement, specifically requesting that contract data be made publicly available in machine-readable formats.
The document urges the creation of a single, interoperable database to identify the ultimate beneficial owners of entities receiving EU subsidies.
It emphasizes the importance of protecting whistleblowers and ensuring civil society can act as a watchdog during crises.

Vote

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ECR

The Left

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Total

Speeches

6 Speeches in total

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Contra

Michèle RIVASI

Michèle RIVASI

Verts/ALE

4:25 min

21. Avoiding corruption, irregular spending and misuse of EU and national funds in case of emergency funds and crisis related spending areas (short presentation)

Heidi HAUTALA

Verts/ALE

0:49 min

21. Avoiding corruption, irregular spending and misuse of EU and national funds in case of emergency funds and crisis related spending areas (short presentation)

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on the evaluation of preventive measures for avoiding corruption, irregular spending and misuse of EU and national funds in case of emergency funds and crisis-related spending areas Avoiding corruption, irregular spending and misuse of EU and national funds in case of emergency funds and crisis-related spending areas

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