3 Amendments of Carlos COELHO related to 2023/0135(COD)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take appropriate action, such as information and awareness-raising campaigns and research and education programmes, to raise public awareness on the harmfulness and real impact on public budgets of corruption and reduce the risk and overall commission of corruption offences as well as the risk of corruption.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Where appropriate, Member States shall take measures to promote the participation of civil society, non- governmental organizations and community-based organizations in anti- corruption activities by promoting available reporting mechanisms and publicising rights relating to the protection of persons who report breaches of EU law.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to the rules on cross- border cooperation and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, Member States’ authorities, Europol, Eurojust, the European Public Prosecutor's Office, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Commission shall, within their respective competences, cooperate with each other in the fight against the criminal offences referred to in this Directive. To that end, where appropriate, Europol, Eurojust, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), and the Commission shall provide technical and operational assistance in accordance with their respective mandates to facilitate the coordination of investigations and prosecutions by the competent authorities. In order to do that, effective data collection and sharing shall be guaranteed among all the authorities involved, including the swift processing of requests for access by a Member State’s investigation services.