14 Amendments of Marie-Christine VERGIAT related to 2017/2028(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in many countries corruption not only constitutes a significant systemic obstacle to the realisationcompliance of all human rights, but may also cause many human rights violations; whereas corruption is one of the most neglected human rights violationattempts of our times as it fuels injustice, inequality and deprivation;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas corruption, far from being an abstract crime, has specific negative impacts on the enjoyment of human rights affecting individuals, targeted groups or society at large, notably as regards financial and economiceconomic inequality distribution of income and financial resources, and the realisation of democracy and the rule of law; as well as the construction of a common ethics and collective justice;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the socio-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, and social and economic opportunities and loss of investment;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas international anti- corruption efforts have an evolving institutional and legal framework but a significant implementation gap exists due to lack of political will or of robust enforcement mechanisms, apart from the social leadership role of civil society organizations, there is a lack of regulatory control; whereas a human rights approach to anti-corruption efforts would provide a paradigm shift and could contribute to closing this implementation gap by using existing national, regional and international mechanisms to monitor compliance with human rights obligations; whereas institutional and legal system were in many cases sources or accomplices of those plots;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the civil society organizations, the judiciary, ombudsmen and national human rights institutions (NHRIs) may all play a vital role in addressing corruption and their potential can be boosted by close cooperation with national and international anti-corruption agencies;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for international collective action to be taken at international levelhat supports the fundamental work and leadership of civil society organizations in the fight against corporate and institutionalized looting and forces the emergence of regenerative alternatives, to prevent and combat corruption, given that corruption spreads across borders and that cooperation between countries and between regions needs to be encouraged;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the EU to develop international standards to improve cooperation and exchange of information between national authorities, identifying the true beneficiaries of offshore plots through public registries;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on the EU to monitor multiple intermediaries, or to modify the regulation of fiduciary bodies which are not obliged to declare to the real beneficiaries (those who provide funds to them, when they do so in a percentage below 25 %) as well as establishing measures for the protection of whistleblowers;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that decriminalisation of corruption in any EU Member State would diminish public policy credibility and also erode the EU’s ability to push for an ambitious anti-corruption agenda worldwide; supports closer cooperation between EU Member States and the European Court of Auditors;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the need to strengthen links between civil society organizations, anti- corruption agencies and NHRIs based on the mandate of NHRIs to address corruption as the source of direct and indirect human rights violations;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Urges the isolation of tax havens and sanctions against those who operate in them, investigating the large banks and accomplices intermediaries who take advantage of banking secrecy, which would eliminate, do not follow standardized due diligence practices and make tax evasion a business;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Urges to take the road towards an international model in which international taxation is harmonized, aspiring to a progressive tax reform favorable to the popular classes;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24 c. Urges the development and application of a uniform accounting standard that obliges multinational companies to present relevant economic information structured by their business base and real activity by country, to tax in each territory based on the presence of personnel, physical capital and profits taken in it, avoiding the abuse of transfer prices;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the great importance of media, both offline and online, in the fight against corruption and in denouncing human rights violations; calls on the Commission to address and counter the possible negative impact of defamation laws in third countries; underlines that digital security is an important element of the protection of activists and users; highly recommends that transparency of media ownership and sponsorship be ensured through legal proceedings;