9 Amendments of Monica MACOVEI related to 2013/2155(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas secrecy and discretion belong to an era when Europe was built by diplomats and civil servants; whereas transparency is essential to a democratic political uEuropean Union of citizens in which they can fully participate in the democratic process and exercise public scrutiny; whereas transparent administration benefits the interests of citizens, the fight against corruption and the legitimacy of the Union’s political system and legislation;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas citizens are clamouring for more transparency, including from EU institutions, as exemplified by recent initiatives such as Wikileaks, LobbyPlag, VoteWatch and other revelations made by whistlebloweraccountability and for a stronger fight against corruption, including from EU Institutions;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas citizens have a right to know how the decision-making process works, how their representatives act, hold them accountable and to know how public money is allocated and spent;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas litigation entails extremely lengthy processes, the risk of high, even prohibitive costs, and an uncertain outcome, putting an unreasonable burden on citizens who wish to challenge a decision to refuse (partial) access; whereas this meanis in practice that there is nan obstacle to effective legal remedy against a negative decision on a request for access to documents;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD
Recital AD
AD. whereas international agreements have binding effects and impact on EU legislation; whereas negotiation documentsdocuments related to them should be public in principle, without prejudice to legitimate exceptions; whereas the application of the exception for the protection of international relations applies as stated in paragraph 19 of In ‘t Veld v Council (T-529/09);
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that transparency enhances citizens' trust in the European Institutions, by allowing them to be informed and participate in the Union's decision making process and contribute in this way in making the EU more democratic;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies to further develop a more proactive approach on transparency by making publicly accessible on their internet websites as many categories of documents as possible; considers that this approach helps ensuring effective transparency as well as preventing unnecessary litigation, which might cause unnecessary costs and burdens for both the Institutions and the citizens;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends that eachCalls on the EU institutions or body appoint from within its management structures a Transparency Officer, to be responsible for compliance and for improvto ensure adequate compliance and improve monitoring and reporting practices;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that international agreements have binding effects and impact on EU legislation, and that the negotiation documentsdocuments related to them should therefore be public in principle;