8 Amendments of Stefania ZAMBELLI related to 2021/2167(INI)
Amendment 22 #
J. whereas the EU has planned a period of unprecedented levels of spending and investment under NextGenerationEU, which will also create significant links with the private sector, therefore making it even more crucial for the EU institutions to have a decision-making process founded on full transparency and on the most stringent ethical rules in order to prevent conflicts of interest and corruption cases;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to ensure full transparency on all details of the research into, and the development, purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, by publishing non-redacted versions of the Advance Purchase Agreements and the Purchase Agreement and by making the disclosure of all details in future contracts concerning COVID-19 vaccines and COVID-19 technologies mandatory; emphasises that any lack of transparency in the framework of the COVID-19 pandemic is at odds with citizens’ right to information and fuels disinformation and distrust;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission to refrain fromexercise the precautionary principle when it comes to approvinge ‘active substances’ used in pesticides in cases where critical areas of concern or no safe use have been identified, or when additional data confirming their safety is needed, given the already serious consequences which the use of pesticides has caused for human health and the environment;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to ensure an approval process for ‘active substances’ in pesticides, which is fully transparent and free from conflicts of interest, committing to put an end to the use of all synthetic pesticides by 2035 at the latest, as well as immediately prohibiting the export of pesticides that have been banned in the EU and stopping the import of foodstuffs produced outside the EU using such unsafe chemicals; asks the Ombudsman to continue investigating the systems in place at EU level to make sure that the current policies and procedural safeguards in this field guarantee the highest levels of human health and environmental protection, and that the collection and examination of scientific evidence is fully transparent, accurate and free from conflicts of interest;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly criticises the Commission for its failure to finalise the SIA before concluding the EU-Mercosur trade negotiations; underlines that this meantcould imply that the Commission concluded the negotiations without appropriate and updated information about the potential social, environmental and economic impacts of the proposed agreement and without properly taking into account the views of all stakeholders, which must represent an additional reason to stop the adoption of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly criticises the Commission for its failure to finalise the SIA before concluding the EU-Mercosur trade negotiations; underlines that this meant that the Commission concluded the negotiations without appropriate and updated information about the potential social, environmental and economic impacts of the proposed agreement and without properly taking into account the views of all stakeholders, which must represent an additional reason to stopreconsider the adoption of the EU- Mercosur trade agreement;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the adoption of the new Statute of the Ombudsman, whose provisions reinforce the Ombudsman’s role, adding further competences on areas related to whistleblowing, harassment and conflicts of interest; considers it of the utmost importance to allocate an increased budget to the Ombudsman, in order to provide her with the necessary resources to effectively handle her overall workload;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the adoption of the new Statute of the Ombudsman, whose provisions reinforce the Ombudsman’s role, adding further competences on areas related to whistleblowing, harassment and conflicts of interest; considers it of the utmost importancet to allocate an increased budget to the Ombudsman, in order to provide herprovide the Ombudsman with the necessary resources to effectively handle her overall workload;