2 Amendments of Margrete AUKEN related to 2018/2080(INI)
Amendment 69 #
Article 5a (new)
5a. The Ombudsman is also entitled to open new inquiries based on the information provided by whistle-blowers, who may report in confidentiality, in case the practices described could be constitutive of maladministration in the Union. In order to enable this purpose, applicable staff regulations regarding secrecy may be waived if necessary.
Amendment 74 #
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Ombudsman shall be chosen from among persons who are Union citizens, have full civil and political rights, offer every guarantee of political independence, and meet the conditions required for the exercice of the highest judicial office in their country orof impartiality likewise to a judicial office and have the acknowledgement competence and experience to undertake the duties of Ombudsman.