8 Amendments of Jill EVANS related to 2016/2224(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that Articles 151 and 153 (2) (b) TFEU provide a clear basis for EU legislative action to empower employees to report wrongdoing in a framework of legal certainty, a common minimum level of protection for workers throughout the Union and help to protect and defend the public interest in the EU and beyond, while also leaving a degree of freedom to the Member States to afford higher levels of protections should they wish;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms that the implementation of legal regulations encourages awill help EU citizens to exercise their fundamental right to speak- up culture andagainst wrongdoing; notes that whistle- blowing should be promoted as an act of good citizenship and supported by effective awareness-raising, communication and training efforts;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes setting common minimum standards for whistleblowing protection that apply throughout the EU could promote a culture of accountability and integrity in the public sector, and help win back trust in democratic institutions;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms the need for public and private organisations to establish internal whistle-blowing procedures for their employecurrent and former employees, including trainees and apprentices, setting out clear and confidential routes for making disclosures;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, owing to significant gaps in thehe absence of such protection ofin the EU, whistle-blowers against retaliation,face a lack of adequate legal safeguards from retaliation, but also from intimidation and isolation the obligation to use internal reporting channels can be risky and this can act as a deterrent, restricting both freedom of expression and the public’'s right to access information; stresses that internal reporting procedures should not act as a tool for prohibiting the act of informing the wider public of illegal activities and activities that severely harm the public interest;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that protected disclosures concern harms or threats to the public interest that have occurred, are occurring at the time of the disclosure, or are likely to occur, and can be made, alternatively or cumulatively, internally within the workplace, or externally, to the competent authorities, parliamentarians and oversight agencies, as well as to trade unions and employers' associations, or to the public through the media, including social media, or non-governmental organisations;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that whistle-blowing is linked to freedom of the press and is essential in bringing to light illegal activities or activities which evidently severely harm the public interest; stresses that whistle-blowers are an important source of information for investigative journalism, and that journalists can be subject to legal prosecution rather than legal protection when, acting in the public interest, they disclose information or report suspected misconduct, wrongdoing, fraud or illegal activity; calls on the Member States to ensure that the right of journalists not to reveal a source’'s identity is effectively protected and that authorities refrain from using surveillance in order to ascertain their sources.