Activities of Ana GOMES related to 2013/2074(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries (short presentation)
Corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries PDF (254 KB) DOC (147 KB)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the Policy on preventing and deterring corruption, fraud, collusion, coercion, money laundering and the financing of terrorism in European Investment Bank (EIB) activities ("EIB Anti-Fraud Policy") adopted in 2008,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
- having regard to the Enforcement Policy and Procedures (EPP) of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) which entered into force in March 2009,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 b (new)
Citation 24 b (new)
- having regard to the UN Human Rights Council Interim report by the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, Cephas Lumina, " The negative impact of the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin on the enjoyment of human rights",
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the European public banks, being EU institutions (EIB) or whose majority of shareholders are EU Member States (EBRD), have allegedly been involved in corruption scandals in their operations outside of the European Union and have not sufficiently addressed the risks of corruption, fraud and degradation of human rights associated with their financial activities, despite efforts in preventing those harmful practices;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas a human rights-based approach to anti-corruption policies reinforces general awareness that, in addition to public funds, citizens' individual rights and opportunities are affected by corruption; whereas the close association of the international anti- corruption and human rights movements will raise public awareness and demand for openness, accountability and justice, and whereas linking acts of corruption to human rights violations creates new possibilities for action, especially where corruption can be challenged using existing national, regional and international mechanisms to monitor compliance with human rights;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that, to ensure that the blending facilities expand the effectiveness of development finance, the governance of those instruments needs to be reviewed, with the aim of granting greater transparency in project selection criteria and accountability to society as a whole; recalls that establishing a critical number of minimum requirements for project selection, monitoring and evaluation could facilitate comparability and a coherent basis for information on the performance of operations; notes that progress and development impact of projects should be systematically reported to justify the use of aid resources by blending facilities, not only to the donors and the European financial institutions involved, but also to the general public;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the Commission should impose the highest levels of integrity in the procurement processes for implementation of EU-funded projects, promoting namely greater accessibility to calls for tender for local organisations; stresses that a human rights-based approach to procurement benefits from the participation of a broader range of actors, namely those affected by the bidding process (such as associations of land- owners as well as disadvantaged groups); questions the purpose and usefulness of projects and their quality; encourages authorities to empower disadvantaged groups to compete in procurement processes themselves and broaden the criteria against which companies are assessed in procurement processes; recalls that monitoring results of projects in cooperation with civil society and holding local authorities accountable is essential to determine whether EU funds are used appropriately; urges the Commission not to grant projects to contractors whose beneficial owners are not known, or who have a corporate structure that enables them to easily engage in transfer-pricing;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes, in this regard, that the EU must lead by example; insists that the EU and its Member States should actively engage in international initiatives for greater budget transparency, such as the Open Government Partnership, the Open Budget Initiative and, the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative , the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency, the Budget Transparency Accountability and Participation Movement, the International Aid Transparency Initiative and the Financial Transparency Coalition, so as to promote such engagement from partner countries as imperatives of international human rights standards;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Supports increased transparency of decision-making on investments of European public money, namely in projects of the EIB and the EBRD which may have an adverse impact on human rights; urges the EIB and the EBRD to strengthen their anti-fraud and anti- corruption policies, in order to ensure full transparency of investments outside of the European Union; stresses the need for the EIB and the EBRD to affirm their willingness to avoid risky investments, especially through financial intermediaries, and to adopt a risk-based approach and improved assessments of the human rights impact of the projects they support, in addition to conducting sound human rights and integrity due diligence of all of their clients' operations; takes the view that particular attention should be paid to ensuring public participation as well as free prior and informed consultation of communities affected at all stages of the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects financed; urges EU Member States and the European Commission to use their influence as exclusive members of the EIB and major shareholders of the EBRD to foster significant reform of these institutions to allow greater democratic scrutiny of their decisions and accountability;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on bilateral and multilateral financial institutions, including the World Bank Group, IMFthe IMF, the EIB, the EBRD, regional development banks, export credit agencies and private sector banks, to require extractive companies and governments to comply with the ‘'Publish What You Pay’' requirements and/or EITI standards on transparency and require companies to disclose reliable annual information related to assets, sales, employees, profits made and taxes paid in each country of payments as a pre- condition for all project support;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Urges the Member States, as recommended by the UNCAC, to adopt legislative and other measures to establish as a criminal offence, when committed intentionally, illicit enrichment, that is, a significant increase in the assets of a public official that he or she cannot reasonably explain in relation to his or her lawful income;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Invites the EU Member States to support the establishment of a UN Special Rapporteur on financial crime, corruption and human rights with a comprehensive mandate;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to consider formulating an EU public list of companies which have been convicted of corrupt practices or whose company officials are being indicted for corrupt practices in Member States or third countries; is of the opinion that such listing should prohibit those companies from participating in public procurement processes in EU Member Stator benefit from EU funds in EU Member States or third countries in the case of conviction, and until a final court decision of exoneration; highlights that ‘blacklisting’ can be effective in dissuading companies from engaging in corrupt activities and provides a good incentive for them to improve and reinforce their internal integrity procedures;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the agreements reached between the European Parliament and the Council requiring companies in the extractive sector to disclose payments to governments on a country-by-country basis; urges governments of all partner countries to require country-by-recommends that the scope of country-by-country reporting is broadened to include transnational companies of all sectors and the reporting of more information, such as sales, assets, employees, profits and taxes; urges governments of all partner countries to require country-by-country disclosure of transnational companies registered or listed on financial markets in their jurisdiction; urges governments of all partner countries to require country-by- country disclosure of payments of transnational companies registered or listed on financial markets in their jurisdiction; urges the EU to promote this standard of reporting in the context of its relations with partner countries;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Stresses the importance of a human rights-based approach to the treatment of sovereign debt by states emerging from corrupt dictatorships, namely in Arab Spring countries; acknowledges that sovereign debts may be of illegitimate nature; supports initiatives for auditing external and internal sovereign debt with a view to detect corruption and its impact on human rights; calls on Member States to support debt audit initiatives;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the European External Action Service, the governments and parliaments of the EU Member States, of the candidate states and of associated countries, to the Council of Europe, to the African Union, to the International Monetary Fund, to the World Bank, to the European Investment Bank, to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and to the United Nations.