8 Amendments of Lara WOLTERS related to 2019/2057(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Recommendation of the European Ombudsman in case 1069/2019/MIG on sponsorship of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
- having regard to the Special Report of the European Ombudsman in strategic inquiry OI/2/2017/TE on the transparency of the Council legislative process,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)
Citation 4 c (new)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Expresses its concerns about the alarming information reported by the media regarding the construction of the new building Europa; calls on the Council thoroughly research the main contractor and the whole chain of subcontractors (up to 12 according to the media), as well as the working conditions of the workers employed, and to provide the Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control with all the findings;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that related to the proposal for a new Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory Transparency Register for interest representatives covering the Parliament, the Council and the Commission two negotiating rounds took place in 2018 under the Bulgarian Presidency and one in 2019 under the Romanian Presidency; calls on the Council to follow-up negotiations to reach a successful outcome which will finally include the Council in the registry; calls on the Council to demonstrate a real commitment to the principles of transparency and accountability by adopting concrete measures, such as publishing the meetings held by the Member States' permanent representatives and their deputies and ministers when dealing with Union atters during their Presidency, building on the example set by the Finnish Presidency;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. AReiterates its support to the recommendations of the European Ombudsman on the transparency of legislative discussions in the preparatory bodies of the Council1a; asks the Council to strengthen its efforts to make the legislative process more traceable and reader friendly, to centre transparency around milestones in the legislative process and to normalise the publicationidentification and publication in due time of Member States' inputs (statements, proposals for amendments) into legislative debates either at Council meetings, preparatory discussions in the Council’s Committee of Permanent Representatives or in any of the preparatory bodies; acknowledges the Council’s efforts to improve transparency with ongoing changes to its website and the activities of its internal transparency team; encourages the Council to introduce further measures in order to reach a successful transparency policy allowing the public to follow the Union legislative process with greater ease; _________________ 1a European Parliament resolution of 17 January 2019 on the Ombudsman’s strategic inquiry OI/2/2017 on the transparency of legislative discussions in the preparatory bodies of the Council of the EU (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2019)0045).
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Asks the Council to strengthen its efforts to make the legislative process more traceable and reader friendly, to centre transparency around milestones in the legislative process and to normalise the publication of Member States inputs (statements, proposals for amendments) into legislative debates; acknowledges the Council’s efforts to improve transparency with ongoing changes to its website and the activities of its internal transparency teamcalls, however, on the Council to step up its transparency efforts, inter alia by the publication of Council legislative documents, having formal minute-taking of Council preparatory bodies which records member states positions and publishing of those minutes, and making available more trilogue documents in line with the Ombudsman's recommendations; encourages the Council to introduce further measures in order to reach a successful transparency policy allowing the public to follow the Union legislative process with greater ease;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Expresses its deep concerns about the information reported by the European media regarding the corporate sponsorship of Member States hosting the Union Presidency and echoes the concerns expressed by Union citizens and Members of Parliament on the matter; acknowledges that the Member States are expected to finance their own Presidencies and regrets that resorting to corporate sponsorship to cover some of their expenses in this regards has become common practice in recent years; is highly concerned about the possible reputational damage and the risk of loss of trust that this practice may afflict to the Union, its institutions and especially to the Council in the eyes of the citizens of the Union; fully supports the Ombudsman's assessment and recommendation1a for the Council to issue guidance to Member States on the issue; moreover, strongly recommends the Council to envisage budgetisation of the Presidencies; requests the Council to forward this concern to the Member States, in particular to the current trio Presidency; _________________ 1aRecommendation of the European Ombudsman in case 1069/2019/MIG on sponsorship of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union