Activities of Helga STEVENS related to 2018/0106(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law
Amendments (7)
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) Too broad a definition of whistle- blowers risks jeopardizing their effective protection;
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Too broad a definition of whistle- blowers risks jeopardizing their effective protection;
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) Retaliatory measures are likely to be presented as being justified on grounds other than the reporting and it can be very difficult for reporting persons to prove the link between the two, whilst the perpetrators of retaliation may have greater power and resources to document the action taken and the reasoning. Therefore, once the reporting person demonstrates prima facie that he/she made a report or disclosure in line with this Directive and suffered a detriment, Member States can decide to shift the burden of proof should shift to the person who took the detrimental action, who should then demonstrate that their the action taken was not linked in any way to the reporting or the disclosure.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) persons having the status of worker, with the meaning of Article 45 TFEUemployee;
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘retaliation’ means any threatened or actual act or omission prompted by the internal or external reporting which occurs linked to a work-related context and causes or may cause unjustified detriment to the reporting person;
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) persons having the status of worker, with the meaning of Article 45 TFEUemployee;
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that competent authorities keep records of every report received while fully respecting Regulation (EU) 2016/679.