Activities of Ricardo CORTÉS LASTRA related to 2013/2074(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries
Amendments (3)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that corruption is a global phenomenon that needs to be prevented, punished and eradicated and that the EU needs a common approach to fighting both the external and the internal dimension of corruption in order to limit the chances that the EU exports corruption; calls, in this context, for greater accountability and traceability regarding the use of EU aid money and for the establishment of a framework for initiating legal proceedings against EU individuals and companies suspected of engaging in corruption in third countries;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that fighting corruption is part of broader efforts to promote good governance, which is defined as one of the key priorities to enhance the effectiveness of EU development policy in the 2011 Agenda for Change (COM(2011)637); emphasises the need for the full and immediate enforcement of the UN Convention against Corruption.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Believes that ensuring the consistency of development policies is essential in order to tackle and eradicate corruption; emphasises also that we need to increase our assistance under the DCI and the EDF in the areas of fiscal governance and action on tax fraud.