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4 Amendments of Tamás DEUTSCH related to 2015/2188(DEC)

Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Asks the EU institutions and bodies to apply strictly the measures pertaining to discretion and exclusion in respect of public procurement, with proper background checks being carried out in every instance, and to apply the exclusion criteria in order to debar companies in the event of any conflict of interest, this being essential to protect the EU's financial interests;
2016/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Encourages the EU institutions and agencies to better raise awareness of the conflict-of-interest policy among their officials, alongside ongoing awareness- raising activities and the inclusion of integrity and transparency as an obligatory item to be discussed during recruitment procedures and performance reviews; considers that a distinction should be made between elected representatives and public officials in the legislation on conflicts of interest; believes that there should also be such regulations in the Member States for public officials and civil servants involved in the administration and monitoring of EU subsidies; calls on the Commission to submit a draft legal basis on this matter;
2016/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls for an overall improvement in the prevention of, and the fight against, corruption in the public sector, and especially within the EU institutions and agencies, through a holistic approach, commencing with better public access to documents and more stringent rules on conflicts of interest, the introduction or strengthening of transparency registers and the provision of sufficient resources for law enforcement measures, and also through improved cooperation among Member States and with relevant third countries;
2016/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Requests that all EU institutions and agencies implement Article 16 of the Staff Regulations by publishing, on an annual basis, information about senior officials who have left the EU administration, as well as a list of conflicts of interest; requests that the aforementioned independent structure assess the compatibility of post-EU employment or the situation whereby civil servants and former Members of the European Parliament move from the public to the private sector (the 'revolving door' issue) and the possibility of a conflict of interest, and define clear cooling-off periods, which should cover at least the period for which transitional allowances are granted,
2016/03/04
Committee: CONT