12 Amendments of György HÖLVÉNYI related to 2021/2066(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas corruption is a human rights violation, directly undermining the enjoyment of human rights and disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable groups in society, barring them from equal access to political participation, basic services, justice, natural resources, jobs, education, health and housing, while exacerbating poverty and inequality;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas corporate due diligence regulations are indispensable means to prevent and tackle human rights and environmental violations; whereas the provisions of the UNCAC should form part of the due diligence obligrecommendations envisaged in the forthcoming Commission proposal on the matter;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) mainstream a rights-based anti- corruption approach into EU external action in the programming of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) and the EU trust funds; prioritise binding anti-corruption commitments with targets and timetables; strengthen monitoring and enforcement; ; prioritise domestic revenue raising in developing partner countries by assisting tax evasion and straighten good governance; improve communication between specialised EU agencies and partners on the ground; invest in digital and data- driven methods to fight corruption;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) design programmes under the IPA, the NDICI, and the EU trust fundin line with the relevant regulations of these instruments to support anti-corruption capacity building; increase the efficiency of EU spending by including clear programme targets and timelines;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) ensure that the highest ethical and transparency standards are applied in EU funding, that CSOs and independent actors are included and that grievance mechanisms are available and accessible; ensure that all EU bodies and agencies improve access to information and refrain from charging fees for access to information;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) in all EU-third country trade agreements, include a strong and mandatory human rights conditionality framework with anti- corruption clauses; as a last resort, impose sanctions or suspend agreements in the event of serious acts of corruptionrecommendations;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) recognise the crucial role of impartial CSOs, human rights defenders (HRDs) and investigative journalists in the fight against corruption, through changing societal norms, fighting impunity, gathering data, and achieving better implementation and enforcement of anti- corruption measures;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) strengthen protection of whistleblowers and anti-corruption HRDs, including through temporary visa schemes;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) assume a leadership role in forging a coalition of democracies to counter the global rise of kleptocracy; insist on including anti- corruption on the agenda of upcoming international summits such as the G7 or the Summit for Democracy proposed by United States President Biden; continue to proactively contribute to the work of international and regional forums to fight corruption and promote human rights;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ac
Paragraph 1 – point ac
(ac) set up an EU mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (HRDD) instrument that requires companies to engage actively in the identification, assessment, mitigation, prevention and notification of any adverse impacts of their businesses and supply chains on human rights, and which includes strong anti- corruption provisions and obligatory grievance mechanisms;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af
Paragraph 1 – point af
(af) swiftly come forward with a legislative proposal to amend the current EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime by extending its scope to include acts of corruption; note the risk of corrupt actors moving their assets to the EU as more and more countries adopt stricter frameworks;