Activities of Enrico GASBARRA related to 2016/2080(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Commissioners' declarations of interests - Guidelines (A8-0315/2016 - Pascal Durand) IT
Amendments (13)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas overall the current Commission Members’ declarations of financial interests can be considered an improvement on the handling of declarations in 2008-2009, but there has been no shortage of episodes which have necessitated a subsequent clarification of certain declarations of interests;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Code of Conduct for Commissioners adopted in 2011 fails to address several of Parliament’s recommendations for improvements, in particular as regards the declarations of financial interests of Members of the Commission; whereas in this context the positions adopted by Parliament regarding the changes and improvements to the procedure for hearing Commissioners-designate should also be recalled;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a Resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D whereas, pursuant to paragraph 1(a) of Annex XVI to its Rules of Procedure, Parliament shall evaluate Commissioners- designate on the basis of their personal independence, among other things, particularly in the light of the special role of guarantor of the Community interest assigned to the European Commission in the Treaties;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a Resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, in its above-mentioned resolution of 8 September 2015, Parliament stated that confirmation by the Committee on Legal Affairs of the absence of any conflict of interests is an essential precondition for the commissioner hearings, particularly given that the Commission’s political mandate was strengthened in the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas improving governance with a specific focus on ethics within the EU institutions will reinforce citizens’ trust in the EU, particularly in the light of the more ample political mandate entrusted to the Commission since the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses in particular that the Commissioners are expected to make their own judgement on what might create a conflict of interest in the absence of a clear definition to guide them, particularly in the light of the particular role of guarantor of the Community interest assigned to the Commission by the Treaties;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a Resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M whereas the Commission is ultimately responsible for the nature and scope of the information to be included in the declarations of interests of its members; whereas the Commission must therefore ensuraccurately provide the degree of transparency necessary for the proper functioning of the procedure to appoint Commissioners- designate;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a Resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1 Notes that the aim of scrutinising Commissioners' financial declarations is to ensure that the Commissioners-designate are able to fulfil their mandates completely independently, in accordance with Article 17(3) of the Treaty on European Union and with the code of conduct for Commissioners; considers, accordingly, that this should not be restricted according to the appointment of the new Commission, but will necessitate an updated and adequate control mechanism to ensure maximum transparency and responsibility on the part of the Union Executive;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the code of conduct fails to lay down any divestment requirements, despite the fact that such requirements are standard in any ethics regime; regards it as a priority to regulate this aspect with the utmost despatch;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a Resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3 Confirms that the Committee on Legal Affairs must carry out a substantive analysis of the declarations of financial interests by means of an in-depth examination aimed at assessing whether the content of the declaration made by a Commissioner-designate is accurate or whether a conflict of interests may be inferred; therefore calls on the Commission to provide all factual tools and information to enable the Committee on Legal Affairs to perform a complete and objective analysis;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the code of conduct does not stipulate any concrete time frame for submission of the declaration prior to Parliament’s hearing of the Commissioners designate; regards this requirement as a fundamental aspect of the revision of the procedure for hearing Commissioners- designate;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that the Commission does not report on the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Commissioners, in particular as regards their declarations of interests, and considers that the code of conduct does notshould be amended so as to provide for complaints or sanctions with regard to infringements with the exception of serious misconduct as referred to in Articles 245 and 247 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a Resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the current scope of the Commissioners’ declarations of interests is too limited and calls on the Commission to revise its rules on this as soon as possible6, primarily by laying down a wider and more careful criterion on the concept of conflict of interests; ___________________ 6 See paragraph 13 of the European Parliament’s resolution of 8 September 2015 referred to above.