Activities of Sylvie GOULARD related to 2016/2055(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the role of whistle-blowers in the protection of the EU’s financial interests
Amendments (6)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that not allof the nine EU institutions and bodies have adopted the ruleonly the Commission and the Court of Auditors have so far adopted rules to protect whistle-blowers;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note that the Commission, in its EU Anti-Corruption report, stated that EU Member States have in place most of the necessary anti-corruption legal instruments and institutions, the capacity and efficiency of which should be improved; but that, however, the results they deliver are not satisfactory across the EU; anti- corruption rules are not always vigorously enforced, systemic problems are not tackled effectively enough, and the relevant institutions do not always have sufficient capacity to enforce the rules; declared intentions are still too distant from concrete results, and genuine political will to eradicate corruption often appears to be missing;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to set up an EU legal framework on the protection of whistle-blowers without undermining Member State competences;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages the Commission to study best-practices from existing whistle- blower programmes which are already in place in other countries around the world; draws attention to the fact that some existing schemes provide financial rewards (for example a percentage of the sanctions ordered) to whistle-blowers; considers that although this needs to be carefully managed to prevent potential abuse, these financial rewards could provide important income to whistle- blowers who have lost their job as a result of whistleblowing;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commissall EU institutions to address the Ombudsman’s request and to encouragefor all EU institutions and bodies to adopt internal rules on whistle-blowing.; reiterates the Parliament’s determination to do so;