Activities of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2016/2224(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Legitimate measures to protect whistle-blowers acting in the public interest (short presentation) IT
Amendments (3)
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that whistleblowers play a key role in reducing risks to public health, the environment and food safety, in deterring and preventing wrongdoing and corruption, and that whistleblower protection will encourage the disclosure of dangers to public health and the environment and improve food safety;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to put forward a proposal for a whistleblower protection directive or any other EU instrument to the same effect; encourages Member States to develop legislative instruments that protect those who report justified and proven breaches of conduct to public authorities;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the fact that EU whistleblower protection legislation must be comprehensive and fast-acting and must protect the whistleblower and his or her colleagues and relatives from any kind of retaliatory action; calls on the Commission to ensure that whistle-blowers have access to independent legal advice and financial and psychological support;