Activities of William (The Earl of) DARTMOUTH related to 2018/0058(COD)
Plenary speeches (3)
Further macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (A8-0183/2018 - Jarosław Wałęsa) (vote)
Further macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (debate)
Further macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Since spring 2014, Ukraine has embarked on an ambitious reform programme aiming to stabilise its economy and improve the livelihoods of its citizens. Ukraine and the Union have jointly defined a reform agenda (the Association Agenda, which was last updated in March 2015). The fight against corruption as well as constitutional, electoral and judicial reforms are among the top priorities on the agenda. However, Transparency International’s 2017 Corruptions Perception Index Report showed that Ukraine had the second worst score for corruption rate of any country in the European continent.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) The Union's macro-financial assistance should not be used for purposes of military or security operations, so as not to intensify the civil war or make the Union complicit in any military activities that may result from such activities being funded.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure that the Union’s financial interests linked to the Union’s macro-financial assistance are protected efficiently, Ukraine should take urgent appropriate measures relating to the prevention of, and fight against, fraud, corruption and any other irregularities linked to the assistance. Furthermore, Ukraine should desist from further harassment activities of anti- corruption and pro-transparency campaigners, for which Ukraine has a concerning record. In addition, provision should be made for the Commission to carry out checks and for the Court of Auditors to carry out audits, and the assistance should be reduced or withheld if serious improvements are not made.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) An important step in the anti- corruption activities Ukraine is to carry out in order to receive the Union's macro- financial assistance is the setting up of the High Anti-Corruption Court, which was initially blocked by the Ukrainian Authorities. The staff and the judges of that court should be politically independent of the Ukrainian Government and they should submit annual personal financial interest declarations, monitored by international agencies with experience in such reporting activity.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The Union's macro-financial assistance shall not be used for purposes of military or security operations.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a To protect the financial interests of the Union, all financial assistance shall be subject to independent auditing. Where necessary, data and findings on corruption and fraud shall be raised with other multilateral parties including, but not restricted to, the UN, OSCE and OECD.