9 Amendments of Julia PITERA related to 2017/2028(INI)
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas action should be taken to combat corruption by improving transparency, accountability and measures to fight impunity within states and by and prioritising the development of strategies and specific policies which not only fight corruption but also help to develop and/or build up public policies in this regardeffectively;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the absence of free media both online and offline creates favourable conditions for opaque practices to flourish; whereas media play an important role in increasing public awareness of corruption and human rights violations; whereas independent media organisations play an extremely important role in ensuring transparency and scrutiny, as they are a means of exposing corruption and making key information available to the general public;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas many civil society organisations, including anti-corruption associations and human rights associations, trade unions, investigative journalists, bloggers and whistle-blowers expose corruption, fraud, mismanagement and human rights violations despite seriouslaying themselves open to the risk of libel or defamation charges and to personal risksdanger; whereas lack of protection against reprisals, libel and defamation laws and lack of independent and credible investigation can all deter people from speaking out; whereas the EU has a duty to protect them, in particular by offering public support and making the most effective use of its instruments such as the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR);
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas civil society organisations, trade unions, investigative journalists, bloggers and whistle-blowers play a key role in combating corruption by scrutinising the use made of public funds and monitoring the activities of governments and big business, and whereas such organisations are increasingly being targeted by organised criminal groups, in particular in developing countries; whereas the EU has a duty to protect such organisations by offering them public support and making the best possible use of instruments such as the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) for this purpose;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that, in all forums for dialogue with third countries, including bilateral forums, the EU should emphasise how important it is to uphold the right of access to public information; emphasises, in particular, the need to set standards ensuring both the fullest and the swiftest possible access to such information, as speed of access is of key importance in efforts to uphold human rights and combat corruption; calls for the EU to promote access to public information in both the Member States and third countries;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to mainstream the principle of local and democratic ownership of projects financed under EU assistance programmes; highlights the need to establish and operationalise conditionality and incentives of EU external financial instruments based on anti-corruption norms and commitments made by partner countries; calls for the EU to ensure that such projects serve to uphold media freedoms and involve civil society organisations and, in particular, human rights defenders and whistle- blowers;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need for lobbying to be strictly regulated in accordance with the principles of openness and transparency, with a view to ensuring that all interest groups have equal access to decision-makers and ending corruption and the risk of human rights violations; calls for the EU and the Member States to identify and condemn all forms of hidden, unethical and illegal lobbying; calls for the EU to promote transparent decision- making and legislative processes, both in the Member States and in relations with third countries;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Draws attention to the fact that the poorest sections of the population in developing countries suffer most from small-scale corruption, as they are dependent to a large extent on public services; points out that this form of tacit corruption involves public officials requiring bribes in order to provide services;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Believes that political dialogue and cooperation conducted by the EU with third countries with a view to securing media reforms should be open, transparent and subject to scrutiny; calls for the EU publicly to condemn the introduction of laws placing restrictions on media freedoms and the activities of civil society organisations;