10 Amendments of Assita KANKO related to 2021/2066(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to United Kingdom's "The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021" and "General principles to compensate overseas victims (including affected States) in bribery, corruption and economic crime cases,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
Citation 28 a (new)
— having regard to the Draft OHCHR Guidelines on a Human Rights Framework for Asset Recovery,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas corruption often has a cross-border nature and is linked to organised crime; whereas corruption and human rights violations are also linked to conflicts in some countries, in particular in Africa;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas corruption typically involves the misuse of power, a lack of accountability, the obstruction of justice, the use of improper influence, the institutionalisation of discrimination, clientelism and the distortion of market mechanisms among other things, and is facilitated by inadequate transparency and access to information; whereas rising authoritarianism provides fertile ground for corruption, the combating of which calls for international cooperation with like- minded democracies; whereas countries, communities, companies or individuals can become victims of corruption;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) adopt a broad definition of corruption, using the UN Convention against corruption as a guideline;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) recognise the intrinsic link between the retreat of democracies and the rise of kleptocracies around the world, also due to increasing role of oligarchs in some countries; take a leading role in multinational forums to forge a coalition of democracies to push back against this global threat;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) enhance the role of the European Parliament in the scrutiny of anti- corruption efforts in third countries; note the resolve of Parliament to prepare a regular updating report on corruption and human rights in each legislative term; prepare annual assessments of the progress achieved in relation to the recommendations in these reports;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) mainstream a rights-based anti- corruption approach into EU external action in the programming of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) and the EU trust funds; prioritise binding anti-corruption commitments with targets and timetables; strengthen monitoring and enforcement; improve communication between specialised EU agencies and partners on the ground; invest in digital and data- driven methods to fight corruption, in particular technological capabilities of law enforcement agencies to investigate corruption;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)
(ae a) work closely with the Member States on improving communication between different law enforcement institutions that work on identification and freezing of assets;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af
Paragraph 1 – point af
(af) swiftly come forward with a legislative proposal to amend the current EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime by extending its scope to include acts of corruption and cooperate closely with the United Kingdom that has already adopted a new sanctions regime on corruption; note the risk of corrupt actors moving their assets to the EU as more and more countries adopt stricter frameworks;