Activities of Michela GIUFFRIDA related to 2017/2126(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2016 (debate) IT
Amendments (6)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas Article 15TFUE which states that in order to promote a good governance and ensure the participation of civil society, the Union's institutions, bodies, offices and agencies shall conduct their work as openly as possible; and that any citizen of the Union, and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State, shall have a right of access to documents of the Union's institutions, bodies, offices and agencies;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the role of the Committee on Petitions as forum of direct communication with European citizens and where their demands, problems and necessities are received and listened;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the relevance of these issues, in particular transparency and the access to information and documents, their role to strengthen citizens’ confidence, public trust, and the awareness that all the decisions are based and taken in light of the general interest of citizens;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Agrees that the current and unprecedented challenges facing the EU, such as the unemployment crisis, the migration crisis and Brexit, compel all institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union, including the Ombudsman, to work harder and with more determination in strengthening accountability and transparency at the European level;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the Ombudsman’s commitment to improve EU lobbying transparency, and calls on the Commission to fully comply with the Ombudsman’s suggestions for improving the EU Transparency Register and making it a central transparency hub for all EU institutions and agencies; underlines that in the view of achieving this purpose a clear action and coherent and effective timing should be developed;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the Ombudsman’s inquiries following complaints by persons with disabilities, and encourages her work as an active participant in the EU Framework of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its contribution in the implementation of the European Strategy on disability; reaffirms its full support for the full implementation of the Convention at EU level;