17 Amendments of Anna Júlia DONÁTH related to 2019/2198(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 11 March 2014 on public access to documents (Rule 104(7)) for the years 2011-2013;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that the decision making process in the Council is still shrouded in secrecy, and that the Council tries to circumvent CJEU rulings rather than implementing them;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on all Member States to take example from Austria, which proactively and swiftly publishes Council documents, including Council presidency proposals;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Regrets the Commission's refusal to publish statistics indicating the effectiveness of EU policies, which hinders any public scrutiny over policies significantly impacting fundamental rights; calls on the Commission to proactively publish such statistics in order to prove that policies are necessary and proportionate to achieve their objective;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Calls on the Commission to be more transparent as regards contracts with third parties; calls on the Commission to proactively publish information about the tender process including the criteria against which third parties tenders are assessed, possible prior risk assessments, scientific evidence of the effectiveness of the product or service covered, the contract including the amount of EU funding spent and time period, the desired outcomes, possible audits and the assessment of the result;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls its revised Rules of Procedure according to which Members are invited to adopt the systematic practice of only meeting interest representatives that have registered in the Transparency Register; also recalls that Members are invited to publish online all scheduled meetings with interest representatives falling under the scope of the Transparency Register, while rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and committee chairs are obliged, for each report, to publish online all scheduled meetings with interest representatives falling under the scope of the Transparency Register; points out however, that elected representatives are free to meet with anyone they consider relevant and important for their political work, without restrictions, other than legal and penal ones;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that the current way to find the voting behaviour of Members of European Parliament, via pdf-files covering hundreds of votes on the Parliament's website, is not user-friendly and does not contribute to the EU's transparency; calls for a user-friendly system where for each roll-call vote the text voted and the voting results per group and per MEP are visible at the same time;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that national governments and parliaments, when deciding on EU matters, are part of the EU legislature, and therefore any meetings with interest representatives lobbying national authorities in their capacity as EU legislators, should be published;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Deeply regrets that the Commission and Council demand in- camera meetings in Parliament without proper justification; calls for clear criteria and rules governing requests for in camera sessions in the EU institutions;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that the right of public access to documents of the institutions is inextricably linked with the democratic nature of the institutions; recalls that the widest possible public access to documents is essential to public scrutiny on all aspects of EU activity; recalls that trust of citizens in the Union depends on transparency;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reiterates its proposals made in previous reports on access to documents, and regrets the lack of serious follow up by Commission and Council;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Reiterates its regret that official documents are frequently over-classified; repeats its call on the Commission to propose a regulation laying down clear and uniform rules and criteria for the classification of documents by the EU institutions, bodies and agencies, in addition to rules on transparency;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers it unacceptable that currently the only legal avenue open to citizens for challenging a refusal to an access to documents request is to bring a legal action in the CJEU, which entails extremely lengthy processes, the risk of high, even prohibitive costs, and uncertain outcome, putting an unreasonable and deterring burden on citizens who wish to challenge a decision to refuse (partial) access; emphasises that this means in practice that there is no effective legal remedy against a negative decision on a request for access to documents; welcomes the European Ombudsman fast-track procedure for access to documents, but regrets that her recommendations to the institutions are not legally binding;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Considers that EU institutions should not call on the opposing party to bear the costs of court cases; calls on the EU institutions to ensure that citizens are not prevented from challenging decisions for want of means;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 has been blocked since 2012, and takes note offundamentally objects to the Commission’s intention to withdraw this proposal; considers the mere fact that a file is blocked in Council, one of the two legislators, insufficient grounds for withdrawal;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that, as a result of the entry into force of the TEU and the TFEU, the right of access to documents pertains to all EU institutions, bodies, and agencies; believes that Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 should be amended and modernised to react to the developments that have taken place in this area, also in the light of the relevant case law of the CJEU and ECtHR; Urges therefore the Council to work constructively with Parliament and finally adopt the revised Regulation;