5 Amendments of Renate WEBER related to 2017/2028(INI)
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas corruption diminishes public trust and weakens the ability of government to respect and protect human rights;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the economic consequences of corruption are extremely negative, especially in terms of its impact on increasing poverty and inequality among the population, the quality of public services, access to infrastructures, economic opportunities and loss of investment; whereas, for example, corruption costs the EU between €179 billion and €990 billion in GDP terms per year1a; _________________ 1a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2016/579319/EPRS_STU%2 82016%29579319_EN.pdf
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in many countries there is a vicious circle between high levels of corruption andlead to low rates of human, social and economic development, low levels of education, limited civil and political rights and, little or no political competition and deficiencies in the rule of law;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas acts of corruption and human rights violations typically involve the misuse of power, lack of accountability and the institutionalisation of various forms of discrimination; whereas in countries where the rule of law is undermined by corruption, both the implementation and strengthening of legal frameworks are impeded by corrupt judges, lawyers, prosecutors, police officers, investigators and auditors2a; _________________ 2a http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Develop ment/GoodGovernance/Pages/AntiCorrup tion.aspx
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas many civil society organisations, including anti-corruption associations and human rights associations, journalists, bloggers and whistle-blowers expose corruption, fraud, mismanagement and human rights violations despite serious personal risks, including retaliatory measures in the workplace; whereas lack of protection against reprisals, libel and defamation laws and lack of independent and credible investigation can all deter people from speaking out; whereas the EU has a duty to protect them, in particular by offering public support and making the most effective use of its instruments such as the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR); whereas the existence of a legal framework does not always guarantee proper implementation and effectiveness, and therefore ensuring compliance with existing legislation is indispensable; whereas those exposing corruption should be entitled to have the confidentiality of their identity maintained, subject to fair trial guarantees3a; whereas whistle-blowers should be granted international protection from prosecution3b; _________________ 3a https://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/ cdcj/CDCJ%20Recommendations/CMRec (2014)7E.pdf 3b http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_ uploads/fra-2016-surveillance- intelligence-services_en.pdf