Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2015/2231(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2014 (debate) EL
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2014 (A8-0020/2016 - Soledad Cabezón Ruiz) EL
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2014 PDF (305 KB) DOC (113 KB)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that as a result of the Ombudsman’s inquiries the European Commission published documents on Greece’s entry into the Eurozone which should lead to investigate and clarify the role of certain international banks and European officials in the Greek public debt, the European Central Bank disclosed a letter to the Irish government on the financial crisis, and that the European Commission followed the Ombudsman’s recommendation to release documents on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, albeit after an agreement on the reform had been reached;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Transparency Register, in which more than 7000 institutions have voluntarily registered; welcomes the Ombudsman’s support for Vice President Timmermans’ plan to work towards a mandatory register and welcomes the Commission’s decision obliging all members of the Commission and senior staff to publish all contacts and meetings with stakeholders and lobbyists: strongly encourages the Ombudsman to keep vigilance and full determination towards the phenomenon called ‘revolving doors’ which affects the highest EU officials as well as the entire hierarchy of their administration and of the 36 European agencies with obvious risks of conflict of interest; recommends to keep urging the European Commission to deliver full transparency regarding about 3094 experts Groups, its technology platforms (advising on research funding) and European agencies i.e., guarantees of independence, full list of the members with their CV and declaration of interests, membership conditions, agendas and reports of the meeting etc.;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reminds that the European Parliament had set in 2012 conditions when lifting the freeze of experts groups budget: no corporate dominance, no lobbyists sitting, open calls for participation, rules preventing a single interest having a majority of seats in any expert group, declaration of the interests, incomes and activities by the experts, publication on Internet of all the relevant documents related to experts group on the Experts Group Register Website;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourages the Ombudsman to investigate in coordination with the European Court of Auditors the programs and projects financed by the European Union, specially financing of projects intended to reduce development disparities;