Transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations funded from the EU budget

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 2Rejected

   Paragraph 24 a (new)

   Tabled by Markus Pieper, Monika Hohlmeier, Jan Olbrycht +79 · Members

   Added: 24a. Acknowledges that the Commission provides administrative and financial support for the establishment of information platforms (e.g. the EU Business and Biodiversity Platform for the Nature Restoration Law), but wonders whether, in some cases, the lack of monitoring of the reliability of the information disseminated could encourage one-sided partisan political influence, thus giving the impression that the executive branch is lobbying the legislative branch, which would constitute an improper use of taxpayers’ money, damaging the neutrality of scientific analysis, and may be perceived as a conflict of interest in the EU institutions;

2. Amendment 3Rejected

   Paragraph 26 a (new)

   Tabled by Markus Pieper, Monika Hohlmeier, Jan Olbrycht +79 · Members

   Added: 26a. Is concerned by those situations in which substantial co-funding is awarded from the EU budget to beneficiaries, including NGOs, which are clearly and predominantly financed by non-European Economic Area states, networks or foundations, and which deliver research that impacts the European economy in a manner contrary to the EU’s interests (e.g. the whistleblower case in the European transport industry); urges the Commission to trace the flow of funds from the first donor in order to prevent damage to the EU’s interests; rejects any funding of organisations that have demonstrably spread false information and whose goals are directed against the fundamental values and recognised principles of the EU’s social market economy;

3. Amendment 4Adopted

   Paragraph 47 a (new)

   Tabled by Markus Pieper, Monika Hohlmeier, Jan Olbrycht +79 · Members

   Added: 47a. Calls for all EU-funded beneficiaries, including NGOs, to publish online all meetings with MEPs, MEPs’ assistants or representatives of other EU institutions, bodies or agencies whenever such meetings relate to ongoing EU legislative files or to the EU financing that such beneficiaries receive or apply for, in line with similar obligations for MEPs; calls for the relevant EU institutions and bodies to provide the tools necessary for the publication of such meetings, while permitting justified exceptions;

4. Amendment 5Rejected

   Paragraph 48

   Tabled by Markus Pieper, Monika Hohlmeier, Jan Olbrycht +79 · Members

   48. Removed: Considers Added: In line with previous recommendations, calls for the adoption of an NGO regulation to Removed: be a discriminatory measure that targets NGOs but not any other EU funding recipients; is of the opinion that issues Added: address topics such as revolving doors, transparency in financing and donations, the fight against money laundering, limiting foreign interference, independence from political and economic influence, Removed: and whistleblowing Added: whistleblowing and transparent governance structures; believes that such issues are of importance for all entities receiving EU Removed: funds Added: funds, and should not be used to limit the space of action of Added: the NGOs;