Activities of Eva JOLY related to 2013/2074(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. believes that corruption is not only limited to bribery of public officials but also covers tax avoidance and tax evasion operating under secrecy which undermine public interest;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls for transparent, fair trade and equitable investment policy to fight against illicit financial flows without which the quality of governance including the ability to collect tax is undermined and the right of the population such as the right to have access to education and health can not be fulfilled,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that corruption is a global phenomenon and that the EU needs to fight both the external and the internal dimension of corruption in order to limit the chances that the EU exports corruptionEU development aid is used in non transparent way; calls, in this context, for greater accountability regarding the use of EU aid money and for the establishment of a framework for initiating legal proceedings against EU companies suspected of engaging in corruption in third countries;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Is of the opinion that fighting corruption implies eradication of tax heavens, tax evasion and illicit capital flights from developing countries, by putting legislation in place, which obliges transnational corporate companies to automatically disclose their profits and the taxes paid, in every developing countries where they operate;,
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Stresses the important role that national parliaments and civil society organisations can play in holding accountable their respective governments by monitoring government revenue, transnational corporate companies tax payment and investment contracts; calls on developing countries to create favourable conditions in a way that the parliaments and civil society organisations play their watch dog role;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the EU and Member States to provide political, legal and technical assistance to developing countries that wish to recover stolen assets (or assets accumulated illegally by dictatorships) in the territory of the European Union;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that fighting corruption, including tax heavens, tax evasion and illicit capital flights, is part of broader efforts to promote good governance, which is defined as one of the key priorities to enhance the effectiveness of EU development policy in the 2011 Agenda for Change (COM(2011)637).