Activities of Philippe BOULLAND 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 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that systemic corruption in the public and private sectors weakens state institutions and impairs governments’ ability to fulfil their human rights obligations, particularly with regard to the economic and social rights of the most vulnerable and marginalised;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that the fight against corruption in the public and private sectors can also have an influence on political stability; stresses that the fight against corruption requires access to education for all so that public or private sector posts can be filled fairly;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points out that the real obstacles to the fight against corruption are both the interests of the politico-administrative hierarchy and the fatalism and ignorance of its victims, which are often sustained by a culture of fear;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Emphasises that the fight against corruption is impossible without free and easy access to justice for all citizens;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that development aid can help support the fight against corruption by encouraging change, ensuring the transparency of aid flows, promoting political dialogue on governance issues and backing efforts by partner countries to tackle corruption; emphasises the importance of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), which is the international standard on the publication of aid flows;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Draws attention to the existence of a handbook based on the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, which allows companies to take effective internal control, ethical and compliance measures in order to prevent and detect cross- border corruption;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Suggests that particular efforts be made with the help of existing specialised international bodies to step up the fight against corruption in emerging and developing countries in order to introduce the reforms required to prevent and detect corruption in close cooperation with those States;