11 Amendments of Eugen FREUND related to 2017/2028(INI)
Amendment 104 #
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 a diversified and plural media landscape is integral to a democratic state based on the rule of law;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
P a. whereas some chapters of trade agreements are more exposed to corruption than others and therefore require tailored solutions; recalls that ambitious transparency provisions in trade agreements can help fighting corruption;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P b (new)
Recital P b (new)
P b. whereas the Trade Facilitation Agreement adopted in Bali in 2013 has played a major role in fighting corruption at ports of entry;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises that trade agreements should be seen as a key mechanism for promoting anti-corruption measures and good governance; calls to include commitment to multilateral Anti- Corruption Conventions, such as the UNCAC and the OECD Anti-bribery Convention, in all future trade deals; calls on the Commission to consider developing assistance projects to help states overcome constraints complying with these international conventions;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Regrets the lack of effective enforcement mechanisms and monitoring of anti-corruption implementation in current trade agreements of the EU; calls on the Commission to negotiate enforceable anti- corruption and anti- money-laundering provisions in all future trade agreements; and to explore possibilities on the establishment of an independent monitoring body for an effective implementation of the provisions;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for whistleblower protection to be addressed in EU trade deals; stresses that signatory parties of trade agreements should take measures to promote active participation of the private sector, of the civil society organisations as well as of the domestic advisory groups in the implementation of the anti-corruption programmes and clauses in international trade and investment deals;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Insists that EU-Trade partners should lose benefits granted by trade agreements where they fail to comply with their anti-corruption commitments or international standards in the field of anti-corruption, such as the Common Reporting Standard of the OECD, the Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting of the OECD, the central register of beneficial ownership and FATF recommendations; calls on the Commission to set clear and relevant conditions and performance indicators to better assess and demonstrate results and calls for it to respond firmly, proportionally and quickly where the beneficiary government shows insufficient commitment to comply with what has been agreed;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Is of the opinion that special provisions on SMEs should be foreseen in trade agreements in order to enable them to tackle corruption, as they often do not have the means;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Is of the opinion that large international nongovernmental sports federations, too, must play their role in combating and stemming corruption, and should step up their efforts to do so, that those federations should also acknowledge that they have a human rights responsibility, and that government anti-corruption agencies should therefore be given greater powers to investigate cases of corruption, and impose penalties, in connection with large international nongovernmental sports federations;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Insists that, in areas where large- scale competitions are held and support is provided by making publicly owned infrastructure facilities available, use of such facilities should be made subject to compliance with a comprehensive set of anti-corruption and human rights criteria;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the great importance of media, both offline and online, in the fight against corruption and in denouncing human rights violations; calls on the Commission to address and counter the possible negative impact of defamation laws in third countries; calls for greater prominence to be given to respect for media freedom, in view of its importance, in the EU's international agreements with third countries; underlines that digital security is an important element of the protection of activists; highly recommends that transparency of media ownership and sponsorship be ensured through legal proceedings;