17 Amendments of Jordi SOLÉ related to 2017/2028(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2015 on tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect 1a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0408.
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2016 on tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect 2a, _________________ 2a Text adopted, P8_TA(2016)0310.
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)
Citation 9 c (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 8 July 2015 on tax avoidance and tax evasion as challenges for governance, social protection and development in developing countries 3a, _________________ 3a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0265.
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in many countries corruption not only constitutes a significant systemic obstacle to the realisation of all human rights and to the spread of democracy and political freedom, balanced and sustainable development and reduction of poverty across the world, but may also cause many human rights violations; whereas corruption is one of the most neglected human rights violations of our times as it fuels injustice, inequality and deprivation;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas corruption severely weakens states, thus possibly leading to social upheaval and major political instability, and even civil war or regional conflict;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas some governments or State agencies are reported to carry out acts of corruption of government officials or public institutions in third countries with a view to affecting public decisions in their favour; whereas such corruption instigated by States may also target media and influential policy makers; whereas a number of autocratic regimes are reported to carry out deliberate strategies of corruption of decision-makers and public officials in third countries, including EU Member States and institutions, in order to prevent criticism in the field of human rights at bilateral or multilateral level;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas corruption, far from being an abstract crime, has specific negative impacts on the enjoyment of human rights affecting individuals, targeted groupsvulnerable groups such as women, children, persons with disabilities, the elderly, the poor, indigenous people or people belonging to minorities, or society at large, notably as regards financial and economic resources and the realisation of democracy and the rule of law;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas many third countries do not yet have the capacity to exchange tax information with EU countries and thus they do not receive any information from EU countries on their citizens which potentially evade tax;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas developing countries are disproportionately affected by corporate tax avoidance, which is responsible for depriving them of the essential resources to fund public services and for undermining EU development cooperation policies;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that States are bound to fulfil their human rights obligations; underlines that States are responsible for reacting to any negative impact of corruption occurring in their territory; calls for States to establish private rights of action in civil proceedings for damages against those who commit acts of corruption in accordance with Article 35 of the UNCAC; recalls the responsibilities of business operators to respect human rights and tackle corruption; stresses the need to integrate a human rights perspective into anti-corruption strategies;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to mainstream the principle of local and democratic ownership of projects financed under EU assistance programmes; highlights the need to establish and operationalise conditionality andemphasizes that a strong focus on results and strengthened conditionality should be implemented with the specification of clear milestones and indicators and progress monitored rigorously through annual reporting; highlights the need to establish and operationalize incentives of EU external financial instruments based on anti- corruption norms and commitments made by partner countries;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Strongly recommends that the EU supports additional measures to promote the adoption and implementation of compliance, anti-bribery/-corruption codes and standards in individual companies; underlines that large companies bidding for public contracts should have in place a robust anti-bribery and anticorruption code and tax good governance principles;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Stresses that acts of corruption of officials in international organizations may severely undermine the credibility of these organizations as a whole, notably those active in the field of human rights or election observation, which should respect the highest degree of ethical standards; welcomes the recent decision by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to set up an independent investigation to look into recent allegations of corruption of one of its members; encourages all international and regional organizations to establish the adequate safeguards to prevent third countries from undermining their credibility through corruption and to investigate any allegations of such conduct;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Vigorously denounces any attempt by autocratic regimes in third countries to influence individual Members of the European Parliament through direct or indirect means; calls for a comprehensive assessment of the public diplomacy and other means of influence carried out by such regimes towards the European Parliament and its Members; calls for Parliament to adopt robust measures, including in relation to the hitherto informal and unregulated Friendship groups with third countries, in order to prevent such acts of corruption which undermine the credibility and legitimacy of the Parliament's action, including on human rights;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Strongly advocates for the implementation of public country by country reporting standards in Europe and in third countries, whereby multinational corporations should be required to submit reports with basic financial information for each jurisdiction in which they operate in order to prevent corruption and tax avoidance;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Underlines the need to support developing countries in building their tax capacity and calls for the OECD Global Standard on Automatic Exchange of Information to include a transition period for developing countries (whereby the standard would not be reciprocal) so that those countries that still have low capacity to set up the necessary infrastructure to collect, manage and share the required information may effectively be included;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24 c. Invites the Commission and the Member States, where appropriate, to conduct spill-over analysis of national and EU tax policies, in order to assess the impact on corruption and human rights in third countries, in line with their policy coherence for development commitment;