7 Amendments of Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI related to 2016/2224(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that the European Court of Human Rights has stated in the Case of Guja v. Moldova that in order to determine whether a particular disclosure should be protected or not, it is important to establish that, in making the disclosure, the individual acted in good faith and in the belief that the information was true, that it was in the public interest to disclose it and that no other, more discreet means of remedying the wrongdoing was available to him or her;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that negative perception of the act of whistleblowing and whistle- blowers slows progress by many countries in passing/enforcing whistle-blower laws, but also weakens citizens' willingness to report irregularities even when legal protection mechanisms are already in place;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms that the implementation of legal regulations encourages a speak-up culture and that whistle-blowing should be promoted as an act of good citizenship and supported by effective awareness-raising, communication and training efforts, while ensuring sufficient safeguards are in place for the protection of commercially sensitive company information, such as trade secrets;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages Members States to be proactive in promoting an open culture within the workplace, whether it be public or private, which enables organisations to operate with high ethical standards, gives employees the confidence to speak up and therefore allows action to be taken to prevent or remedy any threats or harm;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Encourages Member States to evaluate regularly the effectiveness of the measures they implement, taking into account public opinion on attitudes towards the act of whistleblowing and whistle-blowers, cross-sectoral surveys of senior managers designated to receive and handle reports and independent research studies on whistleblowing across workplaces;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms the need for public and private organisations to establish internal whistle-blowing procedures for their employees, setting out clear confidential routes for making disclosures, including external disclosures, informing about their rights to protection against reprisal when reporting misconduct, and providing, where appropriate, confidential legal advice and relevant courses and trainings;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is of the opinion that the EU institutions should serve as a role-model with regard to whistleblowing policy; expresses concern that a large number of EU agencies still have not implemented the 2012 guidelines on whistleblowing and that findings from a 2015 survey showed low awareness of the rules amongst the Commission staff; calls on the Commission to ensure that the guidelines are implemented in the agencies and that staff is adequately familiar with them and encourages the Commission to insert a standard clause in contracts and grant agreements requiring beneficiaries and persons working for these beneficiaries to report serious irregularities to OLAF.