22 Amendments of Sandro GOZI related to 2020/2133(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
— having regard to the recommendations of Transparency International, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the TEU stipulates that ‘the Union shall observe the principle of the equality of its citizens, who shall receive equal attention from its institutions, bodies and agencies’; whereas this implies that public decisions are taken in the interest of the common good and not according to the financial power of individual actors;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the ethical standards applicable to the European institutions are in many respects ahead of those applicable in their national equivalents but have not been enforced in a satisfactory manner, particularly in Parliament where, in spite of there having been at least 27 breaches of the code of conduct, no procedure has ever led to any sanction;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the shortcomings of the current EU ethics framework derive largely from the fact that it relies on a self- regulatory approach and lacks adequate human, due to the absence of EU Criminal law, and financialsufficient resources and competences to verify information;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, as a consequence, multiple alleged cases of unethical conduct and their inadequate handling by the EU institutions have potentially harmed the trust which European citizens place in the EU institutions;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas allsome lead candidates in the 2019 European elections committed tosupported the creation of an independent ethics body common to all EU institutions; whereas the President of the Commission committed tosupports it in her political guidelines and whereas Parliament has already supported this view;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Considers that the new EU Ethics Body should be delegated a list of competences to implementpropose and advise on ethics rules for Members and staff; takes the view that this list should include by way of a minimum the competences provided for in:
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
- Parliament’s Rules of Procedure: Rules 2, 10(5, 6 and 7) and 11, 176(1), Annex I, Articles 1 to 3, 4(6), 5 and 6 and Annex II,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 3
Paragraph 2 – indent 3
- the Commission’s Rules of Procedure: Article 9, its Code of Conduct, Article 2 and Articles 5-11, and Annex II, and its Decision of 25 November 2014 on the publication of information on meetings held between Members of the Commission and organisations or self-employed individuals, and the same decision for Directors-General,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
- the Staff Regulation’s Articles 11, 11(a), 12, 12(a), 12(b), 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21(a), 22(a), 22(c), 24, 27 and 40, applying mutatis mutandis to all personnel employed by the agencies if signatories of the IIA
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls the difference between Members of Parliament who are elected and receive allowances, and civil servants who are appointed and receive a salary; stresses that for the former, control should take place after the election, and for the latter before the appointment
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Recalls that the notion of conflict of interest during the term of office or functions should be distinguished from the situation before and after
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Recalls the necessity to distinguish what must be declared and what must be prohibited;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Points out, however, that the final decision making concerning the adoption of ethics rules as well as decisions on sanctions remain the prerogative of the participating Institutions
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the Members and staff of the participating institutions should be covered by the agreement before, during and in some cases after the term of office or service in line with the applicable rules; considers that this should apply to Members of Parliament, Commissioners and all EU staff falling under the scope of the Staff Regulation;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the participating institutions should entrust the EU Ethics Body with monitoring powers over ethics standards, as well as advisory, investigative and enforcement powersthe capacity to propose sanctions, if appropriate;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that in relation to its enforcement powers, the body cshould take over from the Appointing Authority in dealing with staff ethics obligations, and that in relation to Members of Parliament or Commissioners, the body could be granted enforcement powers within the limits of the provisions contained in the Treaties, and without prejudice to any additional mechanisms provided for in Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, in particular concerning termination of officeissue recommandations to the responsible authorities of the respective participative Institutions and without prejudice to any additional mechanisms;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the decision on the absence of conflicts of interest of Commissioners-designate should remain a competence of Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs, while the EU Ethics Body should support the process with the publication of its analysis of each individual case and make its investigative capacities available;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the Ethics Body should be composed of nine Members, three selected by the Commission, three elected by Parliament, and three assigned de jure from among the former Presidentjudges of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the Court of Auditors and former EU Ombudsmen;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Suggests that each institution choose these members in particular from among former judges of the CJEU, former or current members of highest courts of Member States, former Members of the European Parliament, former staff of the participating institutions and bodies, former EU Ombudsmen, and members of the ethics authorities in Member States; suggests further that the body elect a President and two Vice- Presidents from among its members;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Proposes a two-step approach whereby, in the event that the EU Ethics Body becomes aware of a breach or possible breach of ethics rules, it first recommends actions to put an end to the breach; considers that this first preventive step should ensure confidentiality and the right of the person to be heard; suggests that in the event that the individual concerned refuses to take the appropriate actions, the EU Ethics Body should make relevant information, without prejudice to the GDPR, about the case publicly available and drecideommend, if appropriate, on sanctions; considers that this two-step approach should apply provided that there are no reasonable grounds to believe that the individual acted in bad faith and recommends that intentional breach, gross negligence, the concealment of evidence and non- compliance with the obligation to cooperate should be, as such, subject to sanctions, even when the breach itself has ceased;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18