Protection of the European Union’s financial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2022

Tabled by Cristian Terheş

Added: 46b. Regrets the lack of transparency in the spending of public money by the Commission during the COVID-19 pandemic; notes that according to unpublished information provided to the Court, the Commission provided EUR 12.9 billion in commitments under direct and indirect management and EUR 34.2 billion in commitments under shared management for purposes related to the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020; regrets the fact that the Commission has not yet published a report on COVID-19-related expenditure2a; 2a European Parliament resolution of 4 May 2022 with observations forming an integral part of the decisions on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020, Section III – Commission and executive agencies, Texts adopted, P9_TA(2022)0144.

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE756.722