Activities of Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS related to 2015/2041(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on transparency, accountability and integrity in the EU institutions
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's announcement of its intention to present, in 2016, a proposal for an new inter- institutional agreement revising theon a mandatory Transparency Register for representatives of interest groups with the participation of the Council; insists that the consultations preceding the proposal take account, in a balanced way, of the different points of view expressed;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the limited progress in ensuring the protection of whistleblowers and journalists, who can play a significant role in the fight against corruption; regrets, therefore, that the Commission has not responded to Parliament's request to examine the possibility of establishing a European whistleblower protection programme; calls on the Commission to present a communication on this subject by the end of 2016; regrets as well the lack of progress in addressing the abuse of defamation laws to intimidate journalists and others investigating corruption; calls in particular on the Commission to initiate discussion on legislation supporting the repeal of criminal penalties for defamation in Member States.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the deadlock in the Council on the revision of Regulation (EC) 1049/2001 on access to documents; calls for an ambitious reform, which would be an undoubted step forward;immediate update of the Regulations, as required by the Treaty of Lisbon; believes the Parliament should play an exemplary role by listing all available documents as part of an online register.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the need to improve the transparency of legislative negotiations, including trialogues.; calls on the institutions, bodies and agencies of the EU to maintain up-to-date public figures on the number of classified documents they hold, according to their classification; calls on the Commission, the Council and Parliament to ensure the greater transparency of informal trialogues, by holding the meetings in public, publishing documentation including calendars, agendas, minutes, documents examined, amendments, decisions taken, information on Member State delegations and their positions and minutes, in a standardised and easy accessible online environment, by default and without prejudice to the exemptions listed in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that representations of national, regional and local governments and their associations should not fall under the EU lobbTransparency register ifas they have their own mandatory lobby register and do not offer workspace for private or corporate actors within their representatioact in the public interest and are accountable to elected politicians;