8 Amendments of Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU related to 2016/2224(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that, even though the importance and value of whistleblowing in the areas of public health, the environment and food safety is now increasingly recognised in the Member States, information and promotional campaigns on whistleblowing are needed at national and European level in order to change attitudes and mentalities;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convincedStresses that whistleblowers play a key role in reducing risks to public health, the environment and food safety, and that proper whistleblower protection will encourage the disclosure of dangers, risks and threats to public health and the environment and improve food safety;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that proper legislation in this area and a political consensus that will make it possible to implement efficient measures at both national and European level will also help to rebuild trust in scientific expertise;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that too few Member States have put protection for whistleblowers in place and insists that protection is required at EU level to ensure that whistleblowers are afforded equal legal protection in all Member Stateswith a view to ensuring full legal protection for whistleblowers that is equal in all Member States, as well as the proper and independent continuation of this process following a referral;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Asks for the Commission’s support in encouraging Member States to create efficient and effective whistleblower protection mechanisms;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission to consider carrying out further horizontal and sectoral actions at EU level, in line with the subsidiarity principle, with a view to consolidating and promoting whistleblower protection;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges the Commission to monitor Member States’ provisions on whistleblowers with a view to facilitating the exchange of best practice, which will help to ensure more efficient protection for whistleblowers at national level;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that EU legislation should establish a clear procedure for handling disclosures from start to finish to ensure proper follow-through on the actions taken by whistleblowers, from report submission and processing to ensuring whistleblower protection, as well as more efficient whistleblower protection mechanisms.