Activities of György SCHÖPFLIN related to 2016/2224(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on legitimate measures to protect whistle-blowers who act in the public interest and by disclosing confidential information relating to companies and public authorities
Amendments (2)
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to look at the best practices employed in protecting whistle-blowers around the world and, on that basis, to take a holistic approach to the task of introducing a common regulatory framework which guarantees a high level of protection across the board in both the public and private sectors; reiterates its call for proposals to be submitted by the end of 2017; this protection should not be extended to those, who disclose information for reasons of personal gain or malice or “false flag” operations or espionage or hybrid warfare or subversion or all forms of criminality; above all, sanctions should be imposed on those who disseminate falsehoods;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that current EU law should be applied whenever appropriate by both the EU institutions and the Member States, except when issues of national security or counter-terrorism or the fight against organised crime are involved,and that it should be interpreted in such a way as to offer whistle-blowers the best possible protection;