Activities of Mihai ŢURCANU related to 2016/2224(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on legitimate measures to protect whistle-blowers acting in the public interest when disclosing the confidential information of companies and public bodies
Amendments (10)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the lack of adequate whistleblower protection may have a negative impact on the implementation of EU policy on environmental protection, public health and food safety;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that whistleblowers play a key role in reducing risks to public health, the environment and food safety, and that whistleblower protection will encourage the disclosure of dangers to public health and the environment and improve food safety; most notably, the publication of the study on SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and other hazardous diseases that were threatening millions of people in China, and those which helped to avoid dangers to the environment in the US;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that proper legislation in this area will also help to prebuildserve and consolidate trust in scientific expertise;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Suggests that EU agencies adopt a written policy on protection from reprisals for people reporting irregularities, as well as whistleblowers;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out that in most cases the work of whistleblowers is based on the principles of transparency and integrity; the protection of whistleblowers should therefore be guaranteed by law and reinforced throughout the Union, but only if the purpose of their action is to protect the public interest by acting in good faith in accordance with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that whistleblowers help to uncover environmental crimes, which may result in public health and food safety issues, should fall within the scope of any EU instrument protecting whistleblowersand they should benefit from protection instruments in these areas throughout the Union;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the fact that EU whistleblower protection legislation must be comprehensive and fast-acting and must protect the whistleblower and his or her colleagues and relatives from any kind of retaliatory action; protect the whistleblower and where appropriate his or her relatives from any kind of retaliatory action; points out in this regard that the EU institutions, in cooperation with all relevant national authorities, should introduce and take all necessary measures to protect the confidentiality of information sources in order to prevent any discriminatory actions or threats;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the important role of investigative journalism and calls on the Commission to ensure that its proposal offers the same level of protection to both investigative journalists and whistleblowers;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Highlights the fact that whistleblower protection is essential in order to protect the public interest and promote a culture of public accountability and integrity in both public and private institutions;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages the Member States to develop benchmarks and indicators on whistleblower policies in both the public and private sector;