13 Amendments of Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS related to 2016/2224(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas whistle-blowers play a very significant role in preventing, detecting and reporting, as well as in identifying and publishing cases of corruption; in particular whistle-blowers played an important role in the LuxLeaks, SwissLeaks and Panama Papers revelations, thus contributing to increased reforms to combat financial and tax fraud, money laundering and corruption, which hamper economic development and the rule of law;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the protection of whistle- blowers should be guaranteed by law and reinforced throughout the EU;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas protection of whistle- blowers at Union level has neither been implemented in all Member States, nor harmonised, noting that most EU Member States have ratified the UN Convention against Corruption, making it obligatory to provide appropriate and effective protection to whistle-blowers;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas more than one third of organisation with a reporting mechanism do not have a clear written policy on protecting whistle-blowers, according to the OECD;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls onUrges the Commission to present horizontal legislation to protect, avoiding further delays, to immediately submit concrete horizontal legislation establishing an effective and comprehensive protection of European whistle- blowers, as soon as possibleccording to the OECD;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on those Member States which have not yet adopted relevant legislation, to do so as soon as possible in order to effectively protect whistle-blowers in their domestic law; furthermore calls them to refrain from criminalising the actions of whistle-blowers in disclosing information about illegal activities or irregularities;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls Member States to take into consideration the Article 33 of the UN Convention against corruption, underlining the role of whistle-blowers in the prevention and fight against corruption;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls the EU to establish an independent EU Body, with offices in Member States which are in position to receive reports of irregularities and at the same time to take all necessary measures to protect the confidentiality of the information sources in order to prevent any discriminatory actions or threats;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for the institutions and other EU bodies to apply, without delay, the guidelines as presented by the European Ombudsman;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Requests from the Parliament the establishment a special unit with a reporting line as well as sufficient facilities for receiving information from whistle-blowers;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission to provide a comprehensive Action Plan on raising awareness on whistle-blowers protection and defence;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for the Commission to provide a comprehensive plan to discourage asset transfers to countries outside the EU that serve as protectors of anonymity to corrupt persons;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission to effectively cooperate and coordinate with other institutions, including the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for the protection of whistle-blowers and urges the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to produce an annual report on the evaluation of the protection of whistle- blowers in the European Union;