12 Amendments of Eva JOLY related to 2015/2110(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its call for the establishment of an independent European Public Prosecutor’s Office with clearly defined responsibilities and powers; calls in particular for the inclusion of VAT fraud within the scope of its powers;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that the European Public Prosecutor's Office should constitute a central element in the fight against corruption in the European Union; reiterates the importance of having clearly defined responsibilities and powers between national Prosecutors and the future European Public Prosecutor's Office, as well with Eurojust and OLAF, in order to prevent any conflict of competencies; calls for the allocation of appropriate financial and human resources to the future European Public Prosecutor's Office, in line with its tasks;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)
Subheading 4 a (new)
Protecting whistle-blowers through European legislation
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Points out that whistle-blowers play a central role in the fight against corruption as they may reveal cases of fraud that would otherwise be kept secret; regards whistle-blowing as one of the most effective ways of halting and preventing wrongdoing from occurring, or uncovering it if it already took place;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Underlines that no European legislation should be interpreted as restricting whistleblowing activity;
Amendment 112 #
11d. Deplores the fact that whistle- blowers who act in the public interest often take a very high personal risk as they may be dismissed, sued, boycotted, arrested, threatened or victimised and discriminated in a variety of other ways;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Calls on the Commission to take legislative action with the aim of setting up a European protection framework for whistle-blowers; calls for such a proposal to be issued before the end of 2017;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Deplores the fact that cross-border police and judicial cooperation involves excessively lengthy, bureaucratic procedures that hamper its efficiency and jeopardise the effectiveness of the fight against organised crime at EU level; calls on the Member States to increase the resources they devote to cross-border police and judicial cooperation, to guarantee the mutual admissibility of evidence between Member States, to ensure that greater use is made of joint investigation teams and to employ a common system for communication and for exchanging information relevant to the fight against organised crime and corruption, while fully respecting European data protection legislation;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Expresses its concerns about the increase of illegal environment-related activities connected to or resulting from organised, mafia-style criminal activities, such as illegal waste trafficking and disposal and destruction of the environmental landscape; recalls its recommendation to develop a common action plan to prevent and combat these forms of crimes; urges the Commission to propose legislation to better fight environmental crimes;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Points out that the complex activities of criminal organisations often prepare the ground for identity-basedmay be linked to terrorismt crimes; believes that if the fight against terrorism is to be effective, EU legislation on combating organised crime needs to be strengthened;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Instructs its Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs to follow up on the recommendations made in its resolutions on the fight against corruption; calls the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs to assess, within two years, the legislative actions taken by the European Commission in this area, in light of the above recommendations;