14 Amendments of Margrete AUKEN related to 2016/2150(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to Article 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas Article 258 of the TFEU lays down the role of the Commission as Guardian of the treaties; whereas failure or omission to undertake such responsibilities could be considered as maladministration;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas maladministration is defined, according to the European Ombudsman, as poor or failed administration, which occurs if an institution or public body fails to act in accordance with the law, a rule or principle which is binding upon it, fails to respect the principles of good administration, or violates human rights;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the Code of Good Administrative Behaviour is aimed at preventing maladministration to occur; whereas the usefulness of this tool is limited given its non-binding nature;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
I b. whereas whistle-blowers are crucial figures in unveiling cases of maladministration and even political corruption in some cases; whereas these severely undermine the quality of our democracy; whereas whistle-blowers use to face themselves severe troubles in the aftermath and are too often exposed to negative personal consequences at many levels, not only professionally but even criminally; whereas in absence of further safeguards these known past experiences could tend to dissuade individuals to follow the ethical path of whistle-blowing in the future;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Urges for resolute efforts in order to ensure greater protection to whistle- blowers; calls for a directive on the matter which sets appropriate channels and procedures to denounce all forms of maladministration, as well as minimum adequate guarantees and legal safeguards at all levels for the individuals involved;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas high transparency is crucial to gain legitimacy and trust that decisions are based on the overall public interest; whereas existing 'reading-rooms' to access files, often relating to big corporate interests, divert completely from this logic;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
K b. whereas opacity when it comes to files which entail a big impact on the socioeconomic model of the EU, and often with relevant implications in the domain of public health and environment, tends to generate mistrust among citizens and the public opinion in general;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Congratulates Ms Emily O’ Reilly for her excellent work and for her untiring efforts to improve the quality of service offered to citizens by the European administration; acknowledges the importance of transparency as a core element of good administration, something that is also underlined by the high percentage of complaints concerning transparency (22.4 %), giving this subject matter the highest ranking of all; acknowledges the role of strategic enquiries in ensuring good administration and supports those conducted by the European Ombudsman’s office in this domain so far;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Expresses its concern over the increasing trend of 'reading-rooms', which represent a clear restriction of access to information, not only to the public in general, but even to the elected representatives of citizens in this Parliament; considers that their proliferation can only lead to an increased mistrust of the citizens and public opinion in general that decision- making at EU level is done on the basis of general interest; asks for the 'reading- room' procedure to be terminated and all relevant documents therein to be made publicly available;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Reminds that conflict of interests has a broader scope than the 'revolving doors' cases; stresses that tackling effectively all sources of conflict of interest is crucial in order to achieve good administration and to ensure credibility of political and technical decision-making; considers that particular attention needs to be paid at the EU level, with high standards and concrete measures that leave no doubt of any conflict of interest, in the appointments of candidates to positions in its institutions, agencies and bodies;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Reminds that the Ombudsman also has the capacity, and therefore the duty, to scrutinise the work of the Parliament within the scope of pursuing good administration for EU citizens;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Notes that the launching of the Ombudsman's strategic inquiry OI/5/2016/AB regarding the handling of infringement complaints under the ʹEU Pilotʹ is based on the duty of the Commission as guardian of the Treaties;reminds that many petitions by citizens to this Parliament are either the origin or otherwise related to infringement procedures; reiterates in this sense the previous claims that adequate access to relevant documents related to EU Pilot and infringement procedures are timely granted to the competent committee;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls for an effective upgrade of the Code of Good Administrative Behaviour, by means of adopting a binding regulation on the matter during this legislative term;