7 Amendments of Max ANDERSSON related to 2016/2055(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Maintains that whistle-blowers play an essential role in helping Member State and EU institutions and bodies to deter any breaches of the principle of integrity and misuse of power that might violate the rule of law at European and national levels, harm the economy or environment and undermine the trust of citizens in democratic institutions and processes;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that not all EU institutions and bodieto date, only the Commission, the European Parliament, the Ombudsman and the Court of Auditors have adopted thesuch rules;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out the need for the Parliament to carry out a study in order to come forward with a concrete proposal for a mechanism to protect Accredited Parliamentary Assistants in case they become whistle-blowers, when there is enough and solid evidence of corruption or serious misconduct on the part of his or her MEP, as well as creating a safe method of communication with the relevant posts of the European Parliament, while bearing in mind the special nature of the work of an Assistant;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note that the Commission, in its EU Anti-Corruption report, stated that EU Member States have in place most of the necessary anti-corruption legal instruments and institutions, however the capacity and efficiency of whichthese instruments should be improved;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets that many Member States have still failed to put in place dedicated whistle-blower protection rules, particularly given the essential nature of whistle-blower protection in the prevention of and fight against corruption and the fact that whistle-blower protection is recommended under the UN Convention on Anti-Corruption in Article 33;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that Commission Directive 2015/2392 sets out the procedures for reporting, record-keeping requirements, and protection measures for whistle- blowers, but regrets that this is one of the few pieces of sectorial legislation that includes provisions for whistle-blowers;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its Calls on the Commission to set uppropose an EU legalislative framework onfor the effective protection of whistle-blowers without undermining Member State competencesand the like taking into account the assessment of the rules at national level in order to provide for minimum rules for whistle-blower protection;