16.6.2023
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 214/133 Thursday 19 January 2023
P9_TA(2023)0018
Protection of the EU’s financial interests — combating fraud — annual report 2021 European Parliament resolution of 19 January 2023 on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests — combating fraud — annual report 2021 (2022/2152(INI)) (2023/C 214/13)
The European Parliament,
— having regard to Articles 310(6) and 325(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
— having regard to the Commission report of 23 September 2022 entitled ‘33rd Annual Report on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests and the fight against fraud — 2021’ (COM(2022)0482) (PIF Report 2021),
— having regard to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) Report 2021 and the 2021 Annual Report of the OLAF Supervisory Committee,
— having regard to the OLAF Supervisory Committee Opinions No 1/2021 of 4 February 2021 entitled ‘OLAF’s recommendations not followed by the relevant authorities’, No 2/2021 of 31 May 2021 on the ‘Working arrangements between OLAF and EPPO’, No 4/2021 of 18 October 2021 entitled ‘OLAF’s Preliminary Draft Budget for 2022’ and No 5/2021 of 17 December 2021 entitled ‘Analysis of OLAF’s investigations lasting more than 36 months in 2019’,
— having regard to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) 2021 Annual Report published in March 2022,
— having regard to its resolution of 15 December 2022 on suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the EU institutions (1),
— having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2223 of 23 December 2020 amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, as regards cooperation with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the effectiveness of the European Anti-Fraud Office investigations (2) (OLAF Regulation),
— having regard to Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (3),
— having regard to the Commission report of September 2021 entitled ‘VAT Gap Report 2021’,
— having regard to Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law (4) (PIF Directive),
— having regard to the Commission report of 6 September 2021 on the implementation of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law (COM(2021)0536),
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Texts adopted, P9_TA(2022)0448.
OJ L 437, 28.12.2020, p. 49.
OJ L 305, 26.11.2019, p. 17.
OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29.