# Protection of the financial interests of the European Union: Hercule III programme (2014-2020)

European Parliament procedure 2011/0454(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee BUDG / CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 53 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2012-10-16 and 2012-10-23.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns protection of the EU's financial interests through the Hercule III programme (2014-2020). The amendments address countering fraud, corruption, tobacco and cigarette smuggling and counterfeiting, cross-border operations and joint investigation teams, IT tools and databases, specialised training, co-financing rates for grants, annual work programmes, key performance indicators measured by seizures and recoveries, delegated acts, and cooperation with Member States and third countries.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96833.md |
| Iliana IVANOVA | Bulgaria | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96834.md |
| Ingeborg GRÄSSLE | Germany | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28220.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS | Greece | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97018.md |
| Jan MULDER | Netherlands | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1965.md |
| Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96719.md |

## Official source documents

- PE497.922: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-497.922+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE498.050: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-498.050+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0454-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0454-COD.json

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