2 Amendments of Marietta GIANNAKOU related to 2009/2212(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The committee of inquiry must respect in full the rights of those called on by it to testify, in accordance with the ECHR and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) However, in order to ensure that a committee of inquiry can be certain that its conclusions are based on elements which have evidential value, it should also have the right to summon any person who is resident in the European Union, including officials and other servants of the Union's institutions or of Member States, as a witness who should be obliged to answer questions willingly, fully and truthfully; moreover, in order to ensure that officials and other servants of the Union are able to comply with this obligation, it should be made clear that they are deemed to be authorised pursuant to Articles 17 and 19 of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Union, laid down in Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 , and Article 11 of the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Union, laid down in the same Regulation, to obey the summons by the committee, to attend for examination as a witness and to submit statements and give evidence in person. Furthermore, it must be possible to summon before a committee of inquiry the Commissioners responsible for the matter under investigation if their testimony is considered to be of material importance and necessary for a thorough appraisal of the matter under investigation.