Financing to NGOs (NGOs) by the European Commission “opauga” and He exposes the administrator as “risk to its reputation”As of a long hearing, as completed by the European Court (DCE). But your statement will not be an undeniable test Some critics expected.
Lima Andrigene, a member of the DCE in charge of the report, told the press at an informed meeting shortly before the publication: “During our audit We are not finding a volunteer It has violated EU values. “
Andrigene warned that his office had examined the random sample of 90 contracts and may have been neglected. “We have hundreds of thousands of NGOs“Andreigian said.” In any case, any example of a volunteer that violates the EU values can endanger the reputation of the EU. “
In addition, he confirmed that there is no obstacle for civil society groups to present their arguments directly to legislators To publish details of all meetings With pressure groups, from civil or commercial society.
“In our view, Standards allow for volunteers to put pressure on“, Andreigian.” If we want something else, the legislators must decide, not the auditors. “The question of funding for volunteers has become a political issue in Brussels.
The European Parliament rejected by a vote last week A proposal for censorship of EU manager Are provided by operating subsidies Life Environmental Project.
Conservative European Famous Party (PPE) says the Commission advised volunteers Press MPs Between 2019 and 2024, the central political agenda of President Ursula Van Ter Leyan’s first decree to promote specific policies within the Green Agreement.
There is no evidence that supports these allegations
However, the group and its highest right sides have presented any definitive evidence that supports these allegations. However, Budget Commissioner Pyotr Seraf’s acknowledged in January “Signing up some commission services contracts is inappropriate NGOs are compelled to compress European lawmakers, especially in the case. “
But despite the plans of some groups of Parliament and the investigation of the media Failed copies of secret contracts In operational subsidies, environmental groups have denied seriousness and are not shown that such obligations are.
The Laksambarg -based audit office seems to be two subsidies for the implementation of the life plan during its investigation (no volunteer in the report) He has painted the same decision.
According to DCE Officer Domas Coca -Cocot, who worked in the audit, applicants should prepare when asked for subsidies Some “pressure components” were detailed. But the auditors – the right legislators are not confirmed – the commission officials have demanded such obligations to the applicants.
“That’s all we can say We are not finding firm evidence None of those circumstances, “Gogot told reporters. The auditor was asked why they decided to focus their research in NGOs in Germany, Spain and Sweden, but one of the main factors that promoted his investigation was openly declared. 2022 corruption involvedVolunteers were used to channel money for corrupt legislators, which is constantly cool.
“We chose them because they just declared the highest costs,” Andrigian said, European Social Fund Plus and asylum Fund, Migration and Coordination Two most important sources.
The Commission Reply
Three recommendations were made to the DCE Commission. The social administrator said “Accept somewhat” to update the legal definition of the NGO To clarify by the end of the year, the “government freedom” and a “business interests of its members” is the situation.
Similarly, at the demand for upgrading by 2029 Financial transparency systemThis allows you to search and describe the cost of the EU, the Commission said “Exploring credibility” To use updates frequently.
AdvertisementThe third recommendation is the only social administrator He has fully accepted: “In order to detect possible violations, examine the credibility of developing current organizations to add verification on the basis of the risk of compliance with EU values by beneficiaries (including volunteers).” The deadline is 2028.
As for the pressure groups of NGOs, the Commission refers to the orientation issued last May -after the beginning of the issue -in which financial contracts, which are targeted by EU companies and some of its representatives, are legally correct, are legally correct. They can endanger the reputation of the union“.
Authorities in charge Allocation They should take these orientations into account. Birdlife, the beneficiary of a operating subsidy, Ariel Braunner, the director of Europe, considered the fact that the DCE did not find any problem in the financial support of the life plan. It is a claim. “This report confirms what we are saying for a long time: the real issue is not the famous NGOs, but the pressure groups that disguised as a civil society.”
“They found them Judgment of a commission National governments, when checking who is behind some NGOs that do not refer to public interests, “Braunner said.
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