12 Amendments of Pirkko RUOHONEN-LERNER related to 2016/2224(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas since the financial crisis of 2007-2009 we have seen a wave of action against international tax avoidance and evasion; whistle-blowers have played an important role in sustaining this momentum;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the already agreed initiatives to strengthen international information exchange in tax matters have been very helpful and the various tax- related leaks have revealed large amounts of societally important information on private malpractices that would not have surfaced otherwise;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the focus of global anti- corruption efforts have thus far been predominantly focused on public sector wrongdoings, yet recent leaks have highlighted the role of financial institutions, advisers and other private companies in facilitating corruption;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the introduction of public beneficial ownership registries for company trusts and similar legal arrangements and other transparency measures for investment vehicles may act as a counter-deterrent against the wrongdoings that whistle-blowers typically address;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas it is regrettable that the existing channels for making formal complaints about misconduct of Multinational Enterprises rarely result in any concrete punishments for wrongdoings;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas there are cultural differences across the European Union which must be respected and the establishment of whistle-blowing channels that work within these cultures and different national legal systems should be encouraged;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates that given the often technical nature of the leaked information and barriers that officials face in their attempts to access it, inside whistle- blowers may often be the only option for bringing societally illegal activities to the public;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for more transparency in the financial services sphere in order to discourage malpractice and allow the appropriate environment for whistle- blowing when necessary;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on public and private organisations to establish internal whistle-blowing procedures for their employees including rights and obligations and redress measures; these internal procedures should not act as a tool for prohibiting the act of information the wider public of illegal activities that severely harm the public interest;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to confirm the full implementation in both the Commission and EU Agencies of their own guidelines protecting whistle-blowers as per amendments to their staff regulations in 2012, thereby setting an example for all public and private bodies in the EU and beyond.
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Expresses the need to achieve a better functioning system for reporting corporate malpractices that complement and seek to improve the efficiency of the current National Contact Points for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses the need for more attention to be put on business ethics in the educational curricula of business studies and related disciplines.