Activities of Igor ŠOLTES related to 2017/2126(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2016 (debate) SL
Amendments (6)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the essential role of transparency, good administration and institutional checks and balances in the work of the EU institutions; regrets that inquiries related to transparency and access to information and documents consistently constitute more than 20 % of all inquiries submitted to the Ombudsman and remain the top concern among European citizens over the years; calls the Council and the Commission to proactively publish information and documents to increase transparency and reduce unnecessary maladministration;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Commends the Ombudsman’'s determination to achieve the highest level of transparency in the EU decision-making process; stresses the need to monitor the implementation of the Ombudsman’'s recommendations for transparency in trilogues; calls the Council and the Commission to publish relevant information regarding the decisions made in trilogues; reiterates, further, the need for full and enhanced transparency in trade agreements and negotiations, and calls on the Ombudsman to make continued efforts to monitor transparency in the negotiations for all EU trade agreements with third countries;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for greater transparency in the EU’'s economic and financial decision- making process, in particular in the area of the banking supervision performed by the European Central Bank; supports, furthermore, the Ombudsman’'s recommendations to increase transparency of the European Investment Bank and the Eurogroup and to strengthen their internal ethics rules; calls on the compliance with the Ombudsman's recommendations on the European Investment Bank Complaints Mechanism Review and underlines the importance of an independent complaint mechanism;
Amendment 57 #
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; stresses the importance of full transparency including information on funding, interest groups and financial interests;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls onAgrees with the Ombudsman to ensure that the Commission takes into account the Ombudsman’s proposals and recommendation's proposals and recommendations on the future revision of the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) instrument; regrets the very low acceptance rate of ECIs and current lack of clarity on the instrument; calls on the Commission to ensure a proper follow-up on ECIs by ensuring a legislative proposal is presented within 12 months onf the future revision of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) instrumentsubmission of a successful ECI; encourages the Commission to establish an independent body to carry out the initial legal verification for the registration, thus avoiding any conflict of interests of the Commission and increase the transparency and quality of the verification of the funding and sponsorship of ECIs;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that whistle-blowers are crucial figures in unveiling cases of maladministration, and supports measures by the EU institutions to encourage whistle-blowing and protect whistle- blowers against retribution; reiterates its call for a directive ongeneral European legislation on the protection of whistle-blowingers which sets out appropriate channels and procedures for denouncing all forms of maladministration, as well as minimum adequate guarantees and legal safeguards at all levels for the individuals involved; stresses the importance of a horizontal legislation encompassing both public and private sectors;