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38. Expresses its concern about the fact that several EIB-financed projects have been affected by corruption and fraud; considers that the EIB document, dated 8 November 2013, which defines the EIB policy on preventing and deterring corrupt practices, fraud, collusion, coercion, obstruction, money laundering and terrorism financing, denotes a lack of sufficient control in a number of cases during the implementation of EIB-financed projects; expresses its concern at the fact that in 2013 the EIB financed the Passante of Mestre project for a total of EUR 350 million and that, despite the fact that this project has been affected by corruption and fraud, which led to the arrest of several of the people involved, it is considering whether to r ...[+++]efinance the project for an additional amount of EUR 700 million through project bonds; asks, therefore, that, in cases of proven fraud and corruption, the EIB be required to suspend and/or block any foreseen and ongoing financing for the affected project;

34. Welcomes the Commission’s ‘Action Plan to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion’ and its recommendations on ’measures intended to encourage all EU Member States and third countries to apply minimum standards of good governance in tax matters’ and on ‘aggressive tax planning’, adopted on 6 December 2012; recalls Parliament’s resolution of 21 May 2013 on the fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens, which identified further measures that needed to be taken in the field of tax fraud, tax evasion, aggressive tax planning and tax havens; stresses that fairness and justice in burden sharing require a reinforced approach to tax fraud and evasion; calls for urgent action and a comprehensive strategy based on concr ...[+++]ete legislative measures by the Commission to fight tax fraud and tax evasion and for clear support from the Council on all blocked or pending dossiers related to taxation;

34. Welcomes the Commission’s ‘Action Plan to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion’ and its recommendations on ‘measures intended to encourage all EU Member States and third countries to apply minimum standards of good governance in tax matters’ and on ‘aggressive tax planning’, adopted on 6 December 2012; recalls Parliament’s resolution of 21 May 2013 on the fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens, which identified further measures that needed to be taken in the field of tax fraud, tax evasion, aggressive tax planning and tax havens; stresses that fairness and justice in burden sharing require a reinforced approach to tax fraud and evasion; calls for urgent action and a comprehensive strategy based on concr ...[+++]ete legislative measures by the Commission to fight tax fraud and tax evasion and for clear support from the Council on all blocked or pending dossiers related to taxation;

The adoption of the remaining part of that proposal would allow all Member States to apply the reverse charge mechanism under the same conditions in those sectors where it represents the most efficient tool against 'carousel fraud', instead of adopting individual derogations to the VAT Directive which could have an adverse impact on the fight against fraud in other Member States.

5. Stresses that fraud is an example of purposeful wrongdoing and is a criminal offence, and that an irregularity is a failure to comply with a rule, and regrets that the European Commission's report fails to consider fraud in detail and deals with irregularities very broadly; points out that Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) relates to fraud, not irregularities, and calls for a distinction to be made between fraud and errors; calls for corruption to be tackled at the same time as fraud;

Recent practical experience of the application of Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003 in the fight against carrousel fraud has shown that in some cases it is essential to establish a much faster mechanism for the exchange of information, covering much more, and better targeted, information in order to combat fraud effectively.