2023/2120(INI) Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2022
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | PETI |
JAHR Peter ( EPP)
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ANGEL Marc ( S&D),
TOOM Jana ( Renew),
AUKEN Margrete ( Verts/ALE),
ZŁOTOWSKI Kosma ( ECR)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 232-p1
Legal Basis:
RoP 232-p1Subjects
Events
2024/01/17
EP - Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
Documents
2024/01/17
EP - Decision by Parliament
Documents
2024/01/16
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2023/12/07
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
2023/12/07
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Documents
2023/11/29
EP - Vote in committee
2023/11/15
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2023/10/02
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2023/07/12
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2023/07/03
EP - JAHR Peter (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in PETI
Documents
- Text adopted by Parliament, single reading: T9-0035/2024
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0035/2024
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0414/2023
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0414/2023
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE755.980
- Committee draft report: PE751.674
- Committee draft report: PE751.674
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE755.980
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0414/2023
- Text adopted by Parliament, single reading: T9-0035/2024
Activities
- Peter JAHR
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Jiří POSPÍŠIL
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Margrete AUKEN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Stanislav POLČÁK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Tatjana ŽDANOKA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Ramona STRUGARIU
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Tudor CIUHODARU
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Dorien ROOKMAKER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- François THIOLLET
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
A9-0414/2023 – Peter Jahr – After § 2 – Am 5/1 #
2024/01/17 Outcome: -: 348, +: 265, 0: 11
ID
The Left
NI
PPEA9-0414/2023 – Peter Jahr – After § 14 – Am 6 #
2024/01/17 Outcome: -: 349, +: 254, 0: 17
A9-0414/2023 – Peter Jahr – Recital O – Am 1 #
2024/01/17 Outcome: -: 423, +: 185, 0: 9
A9-0414/2023 – Peter Jahr – After recital P – Am 2 #
2024/01/17 Outcome: -: 373, +: 194, 0: 39
A9-0414/2023 – Peter Jahr – After recital P – Am 3 #
2024/01/17 Outcome: -: 365, +: 220, 0: 32
A9-0414/2023 – Peter Jahr – After recital T – Am 4 #
2024/01/17 Outcome: -: 358, +: 159, 0: 99
A9-0414/2023 – Peter Jahr – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) #
2024/01/17 Outcome: +: 543, 0: 64, -: 12
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 120 |
2023/2120(INI)
2023/11/16
PETI
120 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas Article 41 of the Charter, on the right to good administration, states, inter alia, that ‘every person has the right to have his or her affairs handled impartially, fairly and within a reasonable time by the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union’;
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas Article 41 of the Charter, on the right to good administration, states, inter alia, that ‘every person has the right to have his or her affairs handled impartially, fairly and within a reasonable time by the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union’;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) K a. whereas the Ombudsman decided to launch a public consultation on transparency and participation in EU decision making related to the environment, in light of the climate emergency, environmental and ecosystem degradation, with the view to assessing the EU's approach, as a party to the Aarhus Convention, in ensuring a high level of public access to environmental information and public participation in decision making relating to the environment;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) K a. whereas the Ombudsman decided to launch a public consultation on transparency and participation in EU decision making related to the environment, in light of the climate emergency, environmental and ecosystem degradation, with the view to assessing the EU's approach, as a party to the Aarhus Convention, in ensuring a high level of public access to environmental information and public participation in decision making relating to the environment;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) K a. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman has urged the Commission to treat access to document requests concerning EU recovery funds with greater consistency and to better explain its reasoning if it decides not release the asked-for information; 1a _________________ 1a https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/ne ws-document/en/163567
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) K a. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman has urged the Commission to treat access to document requests concerning EU recovery funds with greater consistency and to better explain its reasoning if it decides not release the asked-for information; 1a _________________ 1a https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/ne ws-document/en/163567
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas the Ombudsman found maladministration in how the Commission handled the issue of text messages between the Commission President and the CEO of a pharmaceutical company;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas the Ombudsman found maladministration in how the Commission handled the issue of text messages between the Commission President and the CEO of a pharmaceutical company;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) K b. whereas the Ombudsman underlined that the EU rules on public procurement are not robust and clear enough to prevent conflicts of interest and criticised the Commission for its insufficient critical scrutiny before awarding a contract to carry out a study on integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives into EU banking rules, to BlackRock Investment Management, a company managing investments in the fossil fuel and banking sectors, which are areas that fall within the scope of the new rules on ESG;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) K b. whereas the Ombudsman underlined that the EU rules on public procurement are not robust and clear enough to prevent conflicts of interest and criticised the Commission for its insufficient critical scrutiny before awarding a contract to carry out a study on integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives into EU banking rules, to BlackRock Investment Management, a company managing investments in the fossil fuel and banking sectors, which are areas that fall within the scope of the new rules on ESG;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) K b. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman opened an inquiry in the European Commission’s refusal to give public access to documents related to its proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space; 9k _________________ 9k https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/cas e/en/62762
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) K b. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman opened an inquiry in the European Commission’s refusal to give public access to documents related to its proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space; 9k _________________ 9k https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/cas e/en/62762
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) Kb. whereas in 2022 the Ombudsman processed almost 1500 complaints that did not fall within her mandate such as those related to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) Kb. whereas in 2022 the Ombudsman processed almost 1500 complaints that did not fall within her mandate such as those related to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K c (new) K c. whereas the Ombudsman opened an inquiry to look into whether there are systemic delays in how the European Commission handles requests for public access to documents; whereas the Ombudsman's inquiry found maladministration in the Commission's systemic and significant delays, notably in dealing with requests to review initial decisions (‘confirmatory applications’); whereas the Ombudsman submitted to the European Parliament a Special Report on this matter, seeking Parliament’s support in prevailing upon the Commission to act on her recommendation;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K c (new) K c. whereas the Ombudsman opened an inquiry to look into whether there are systemic delays in how the European Commission handles requests for public access to documents; whereas the Ombudsman's inquiry found maladministration in the Commission's systemic and significant delays, notably in dealing with requests to review initial decisions (‘confirmatory applications’); whereas the Ombudsman submitted to the European Parliament a Special Report on this matter, seeking Parliament’s support in prevailing upon the Commission to act on her recommendation;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K c (new) K c. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman opened an inquiry on how the European Commission dealt with a request for public access to declarations of interests of the members of its Regulatory Scrutiny Board;10n _________________ 10n https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/op ening-summary/en/163838
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K c (new) K c. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman opened an inquiry on how the European Commission dealt with a request for public access to declarations of interests of the members of its Regulatory Scrutiny Board;10n _________________ 10n https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/op ening-summary/en/163838
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K c (new) Kc. whereas the Ombudsman has strongly criticised the EU’s response to the Qatargate corruption scandal in the European Parliament;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K c (new) Kc. whereas the Ombudsman has strongly criticised the EU’s response to the Qatargate corruption scandal in the European Parliament;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Congratulates Emily O’Reilly on her good work and her continuous efforts to improve administrative practices and to promote accountability and full transparency of the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, as well as to ensure accessibility of EU documents for EU citizens;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Congratulates Emily O’Reilly on her good work and her continuous efforts to improve administrative practices and to promote accountability and full transparency of the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, as well as to ensure accessibility of EU documents for EU citizens;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas Article 298(1) TFEU establishes that ‘in carrying out their missions, the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union shall have the support of an open, efficient and independent European administration’;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas Article 298(1) TFEU establishes that ‘in carrying out their missions, the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union shall have the support of an open, efficient and independent European administration’;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Congratulates the Ombudsman on the opening of an inquiry into time taken by Commission to deal with access to documents requests; 3c _________________ 3c https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/ne ws-document/en/154486
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Congratulates the Ombudsman on the opening of an inquiry into time taken by Commission to deal with access to documents requests; 3c _________________ 3c https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/ne ws-document/en/154486
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Expresses its appreciation of the continued constructive cooperation of the European Ombudsman with the European Parliament, as well as with other EU institutions; reiterates its commitment to support the Ombudsman in the performance of her duties;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Expresses its appreciation of the continued constructive cooperation of the European Ombudsman with the European Parliament, as well as with other EU institutions; reiterates its commitment to support the Ombudsman in the performance of her duties;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Expresses its appreciation of the continued constructive cooperation of the European Ombudsman with the European Parliament, and notably with the Committee on Petitions, as well as with other EU institutions;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Expresses its appreciation of the continued constructive cooperation of the European Ombudsman with the European Parliament, and notably with the Committee on Petitions, as well as with other EU institutions;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Finds unacceptable that the Council’s decision making process is still affected by severe lack of transparency; calls on the Council to fully comply with the transparency standards of a parliamentary and participatory democracy as required under the Treaties and requested by the Ombudsman; reminds that the Court of Justice stipulated that the principles of publicity and transparency are inherent to the EU legislative process and that the lack of transparency and information weakens citizens’ trust in the legitimacy of the EU legislative process as a whole;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Finds unacceptable that the Council’s decision making process is still affected by severe lack of transparency; calls on the Council to fully comply with the transparency standards of a parliamentary and participatory democracy as required under the Treaties and requested by the Ombudsman; reminds that the Court of Justice stipulated that the principles of publicity and transparency are inherent to the EU legislative process and that the lack of transparency and information weakens citizens’ trust in the legitimacy of the EU legislative process as a whole;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Congratulates the Ombudsman’s Office for the significant efficiency rate improvements in the length of inquiry of cases closed, which improved from 13 months on average in 2013 to less than 6 months on average in 2022; underlines that the results are achieved covering several areas of EU administration with limited resources;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Congratulates the Ombudsman’s Office for the significant efficiency rate improvements in the length of inquiry of cases closed, which improved from 13 months on average in 2013 to less than 6 months on average in 2022; underlines that the results are achieved covering several areas of EU administration with limited resources;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Calls on the Council to grant citizens timely access to its legislative documents during ongoing legislative procedures in order to fully uphold citizens’ treaty-based right to participate in the democratic life of the Union, which in turn would enhance citizens' trust in the overall EU decision-making process;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Calls on the Council to grant citizens timely access to its legislative documents during ongoing legislative procedures in order to fully uphold citizens’ treaty-based right to participate in the democratic life of the Union, which in turn would enhance citizens' trust in the overall EU decision-making process;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Acknowledges the opening of the own-initiative inquiry to assess how the Commission ensures that its interactions with tobacco industry representatives are transparent; underlines that the failure of the Commission as a whole to proactively publish details of its meetings with tobacco lobbyists amounted to maladministration, as indicated by the Ombudsman in her preliminary findings; recalls that the EU signed up to the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and is obliged to comply with its provisions establishing that interactions with the tobacco industry should take place only when strictly necessary from a regulatory point of view as well as to make those interactions transparent in order to prevent the tobacco industry from having a negative impact on public health policies;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Acknowledges the opening of the own-initiative inquiry to assess how the Commission ensures that its interactions with tobacco industry representatives are transparent; underlines that the failure of the Commission as a whole to proactively publish details of its meetings with tobacco lobbyists amounted to maladministration, as indicated by the Ombudsman in her preliminary findings; recalls that the EU signed up to the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and is obliged to comply with its provisions establishing that interactions with the tobacco industry should take place only when strictly necessary from a regulatory point of view as well as to make those interactions transparent in order to prevent the tobacco industry from having a negative impact on public health policies;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Considers paramount that the Ombudsman launch an investigation to assess the level of independence from fossil fuel industry of the EU Energy Platform Industry Advisory Group set up by the Commission, as well as over any undue influence of the fossil fuel industry aimed at weakening the EU Institutions’ response to climate change, as evidence coming from many environmental NGOs proved that fossil fuels companies massively lobbied the Commission over the 2022 in order to get support for further gas and oil projects, blocking social measures, including windfall taxes, at EU level, which would have helped a lot economically millions of people during the ongoing energy crisis;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Considers paramount that the Ombudsman launch an investigation to assess the level of independence from fossil fuel industry of the EU Energy Platform Industry Advisory Group set up by the Commission, as well as over any undue influence of the fossil fuel industry aimed at weakening the EU Institutions’ response to climate change, as evidence coming from many environmental NGOs proved that fossil fuels companies massively lobbied the Commission over the 2022 in order to get support for further gas and oil projects, blocking social measures, including windfall taxes, at EU level, which would have helped a lot economically millions of people during the ongoing energy crisis;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Endorses the result of the Ombudsman’s examination of how the Commission ensures that external experts involved in evaluating project proposals under the European Defence Fund do not have conflicts of interest; underlines the paramount importance of carrying out a thorough assessment of conflicts of interest
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Endorses the result of the Ombudsman’s examination of how the Commission ensures that external experts involved in evaluating project proposals under the European Defence Fund do not have conflicts of interest; underlines the paramount importance of carrying out a thorough assessment of conflicts of interest
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in 2022, the
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in 2022, the
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal, in response to the Ombudsman’s findings following her inquiry into the BlackRock case, to amend the Financial Regulation to include the possibility to reject tenderers if they have a conflict of interest;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal, in response to the Ombudsman’s findings following her inquiry into the BlackRock case, to amend the Financial Regulation to include the possibility to reject tenderers if they have a conflict of interest;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal, in response to the Ombudsman’s findings following her inquiry into the BlackRock case, to amend the Financial Regulation to include the possibility to reject tenderers if they have a conflict of interest; takes note of the Ombudsman’s suggestion
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal, in response to the Ombudsman’s findings following her inquiry into the BlackRock case, to amend the Financial Regulation to include the possibility to reject tenderers if they have a conflict of interest; takes note of the Ombudsman’s suggestion
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Highlights the fact that, following an inquiry by the Ombudsman into the phenomenon of ‘revolving doors’, the Commission is improving its handling of the issue and requests information from former staff on how they are complying with relevant restrictions;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Highlights the fact that, following an inquiry by the Ombudsman into the phenomenon of ‘revolving doors’, the Commission is improving its handling of the issue and requests information from former staff on how they are complying with relevant restrictions;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Highlights the fact that, following an inquiry by the Ombudsman into the phenomenon of ‘revolving doors’, the Commission is improving its handling of the issue and requests information from former staff on how they are complying with relevant restrictions; welcomes the faster publishing by the Commission of an annual overview of senior staff members requesting permission to move to new employment, and its assessment of these requests; welcomes the fact that staff on unpaid leave are forbidden from taking employment in areas where there is a risk of conflict of interest; encourages the Ombudsman to monitor the Commission’s handling of these issues;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Highlights the fact that, following an inquiry by the Ombudsman into the phenomenon of ‘revolving doors’, the Commission is improving its handling of the issue and requests information from former staff on how they are complying with relevant restrictions; welcomes the faster publishing by the Commission of an annual overview of senior staff members requesting permission to move to new employment, and its assessment of these requests; welcomes the fact that staff on unpaid leave are forbidden from taking employment in areas where there is a risk of conflict of interest; encourages the Ombudsman to monitor the Commission’s handling of these issues;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Highlights the fact that the Ombudsman’s inquiry into the refusal of the Commission to grant access to text messages between the Commission President and Pfizer CEO related to the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines showed that the "Commission had asked its President’s private office (cabinet) to search only for documents that fulfil the Commission’s recording criteria. As the Commission does not to register text messages, the search did not yield any results. Thus, the Commission had not attempted to identify any text messages beyond what had been registered in its record management system, and it had therefore not even assessed whether any such text messages should be disclosed"; Highlights that the Ombudsman found that this was maladministration; 5d _________________ 5d https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/de cision/en/158295
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Highlights the fact that the Ombudsman’s inquiry into the refusal of the Commission to grant access to text messages between the Commission President and Pfizer CEO related to the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines showed that the "Commission had asked its President’s private office (cabinet) to search only for documents that fulfil the Commission’s recording criteria. As the Commission does not to register text messages, the search did not yield any results. Thus, the Commission had not attempted to identify any text messages beyond what had been registered in its record management system, and it had therefore not even assessed whether any such text messages should be disclosed"; Highlights that the Ombudsman found that this was maladministration; 5d _________________ 5d https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/de cision/en/158295
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Welcomes the continuous efforts of the Ombudsman to improve lobbying transparency and ethics, in particular strengthening the Code of Conduct for Commissioners, public record of meetings between Commissioners with lobbyists and proactive publication of Commissioners’ travel expenses;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Welcomes the continuous efforts of the Ombudsman to improve lobbying transparency and ethics, in particular strengthening the Code of Conduct for Commissioners, public record of meetings between Commissioners with lobbyists and proactive publication of Commissioners’ travel expenses;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Underlines that Qatargate shed a new light on the lobbying and policymaking in the EU; welcomes Ombudsman’s critical assessment of the scandal and poor EU’s response to it;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Underlines that Qatargate shed a new light on the lobbying and policymaking in the EU; welcomes Ombudsman’s critical assessment of the scandal and poor EU’s response to it;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines that the participation of citizens in EU decision-making is important for its legitimacy; appreciates the Ombudsman’s commitment to foster accountability in EU decision-making, especially in the area of environmental decisions; welcomes and supports the Ombudsman’s requests to the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) to take several transparency steps to enable the public to more easily see the potential environmental impact of the projects it finances as well as the Ombudsman's intention to step up her scrutiny of the
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines that the participation of citizens in EU decision-making is important for its legitimacy; appreciates the Ombudsman’s commitment to foster accountability in EU decision-making, especially in the area of environmental decisions; welcomes and supports the Ombudsman’s requests to the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) to take several transparency steps to enable the public to more easily see the potential environmental impact of the projects it finances as well as the Ombudsman's intention to step up her scrutiny of the
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Commends the Ombudsman’s work in prioritising the assessment of the transparency of EU environmental decision making, following, inter alia, her finding of maladministration in the Commission’s failure to consider properly the environmental impact of the EU- Mercosur trade agreement before concluding negotiation, the Commission's severe shortcomings in handling requests on public access to environmental information as well as the lack of clear rules to ensure that experts the Commission consults, in the context of environmental policymaking, are not subject to conflicts of interest;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Commends the Ombudsman’s work in prioritising the assessment of the transparency of EU environmental decision making, following, inter alia, her finding of maladministration in the Commission’s failure to consider properly the environmental impact of the EU- Mercosur trade agreement before concluding negotiation, the Commission's severe shortcomings in handling requests on public access to environmental information as well as the lack of clear rules to ensure that experts the Commission consults, in the context of environmental policymaking, are not subject to conflicts of interest;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in 2022, the greater part of the inquiries concerned the Commission (197 inquiries or 57.1 %), while the next largest numbers concerned the European Personnel Selection Office (22 inquiries or 6.3 %), European Parliament (19 inquiries or 5.5 %), and the European External Action Service (16 inquiries or 4.6 %); whereas the remaining inquiries were distributed as follows: the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) (14 inquiries or 4.3 %), the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (7 inquiries or 2 %), other EU institutions or bodies (46 inquiries or 13.5 %), and other EU agencies (23 inquiries or 6.7 %);
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in 2022, the greater part of the inquiries concerned the Commission (197 inquiries or 57.1 %), while the next largest numbers concerned the European Personnel Selection Office (22 inquiries or 6.3 %), European Parliament (19 inquiries or 5.5 %), and the European External Action Service (16 inquiries or 4.6 %); whereas the remaining inquiries were distributed as follows: the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) (14 inquiries or 4.3 %), the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (7 inquiries or 2 %), other EU institutions or bodies (46 inquiries or 13.5 %), and other EU agencies (23 inquiries or 6.7 %);
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the publication by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, in collaboration with the European Ombudsman’s Office, of the policy paper entitled ‘Towards good practice principles for government transparency in the use of recovery funds’, which provides guidance to governments on ensuring transparency and accountability in the use of COVID-19 recovery funds; welcomes in this regard the Ombudsman’s efforts to improve the transparency standards in terms of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF);
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the publication by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, in collaboration with the European Ombudsman’s Office, of the policy paper entitled ‘Towards good practice principles for government transparency in the use of recovery funds’, which provides guidance to governments on ensuring transparency and accountability in the use of COVID-19 recovery funds; welcomes in this regard the Ombudsman’s efforts to improve the transparency standards in terms of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF);
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Regrets that the Commission’s approach in the setting up of Civil Dialogue Groups (CDGs) in matters covered by the CAP did not comply with the Ombudsman’s recommendations and had several gaps, failing to transparently and clearly implement a balanced representation between economic and non-economic interests in CDGs' composition;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Regrets that the Commission’s approach in the setting up of Civil Dialogue Groups (CDGs) in matters covered by the CAP did not comply with the Ombudsman’s recommendations and had several gaps, failing to transparently and clearly implement a balanced representation between economic and non-economic interests in CDGs' composition;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11 b. Fully supports the Ombudsman's recommendations addressed to the Commission in the framework of her strategic inquiry concerning the time the Commission takes to deal with requests for public access to documents; calls on the Commission to timely correct its current approach in order to respect the timelines set out by the legislator; believes that the Commission must solve, as a matter of priority, all shortcomings identified in its way to handle requests on access to documents, including its insufficient proactive transparency, its insufficient human resources as well as its limited interaction with requesters;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11 b. Fully supports the Ombudsman's recommendations addressed to the Commission in the framework of her strategic inquiry concerning the time the Commission takes to deal with requests for public access to documents; calls on the Commission to timely correct its current approach in order to respect the timelines set out by the legislator; believes that the Commission must solve, as a matter of priority, all shortcomings identified in its way to handle requests on access to documents, including its insufficient proactive transparency, its insufficient human resources as well as its limited interaction with requesters;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Acknowledges the importance for all institutions of treating access to documents requests in timely manner, so that the relevance of the information is preserved; welcomes the additional
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Acknowledges the importance for all institutions of treating access to documents requests in timely manner, so that the relevance of the information is preserved; welcomes the additional
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Takes note of the Ombudsman’s inquiry, launched in 2021, into Commission’s alleged failure to identify and disclose the text messages exchanged between the Commission President in her professional capacity and the CEO of a pharmaceutical company on the purchase of a COVID-19 vaccine; is worried about the Ombudsman’s conclusions, published in 2022, that the Commission’s refusal to grant public access to these text messages constituted maladministration;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Takes note of the Ombudsman’s inquiry, launched in 2021, into Commission’s alleged failure to identify and disclose the text messages exchanged between the Commission President in her professional capacity and the CEO of a pharmaceutical company on the purchase of a COVID-19 vaccine; is worried about the Ombudsman’s conclusions, published in 2022, that the Commission’s refusal to grant public access to these text messages constituted maladministration;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) I a. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman has asked the Council to grant faster access to legislative documents so that the public can effectively participate in discussions on draft EU laws;1b _________________ 1b https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/ne ws-document/en/157774;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) I a. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman has asked the Council to grant faster access to legislative documents so that the public can effectively participate in discussions on draft EU laws;1b _________________ 1b https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/ne ws-document/en/157774;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Urges the European Commission to improve its administrative practices and to clearly demonstrate that transparency is the rule and a priority in handling the requests for public access to documents, as failing to do so could undermine the transparency of the entire EU administration and ultimately the citizens’ trust in the European project;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Urges the European Commission to improve its administrative practices and to clearly demonstrate that transparency is the rule and a priority in handling the requests for public access to documents, as failing to do so could undermine the transparency of the entire EU administration and ultimately the citizens’ trust in the European project;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13 b. Calls on the Council of the European Union to learn a lesson from the Ombudsman’s inquiry into the Council’s refusal to give full public access to documents related to negotiations on the draft ‘Digital Markets Act’ which, in 2022, resulted in Ombudsman’s conclusion that there was maladministration, and to apply the highest standards of transparency in these cases, especially when the Ombudsman has already identified problems in previous strategic inquiries concerning the transparency of the Council’s legislative process and the transparency of the Council’s decision-making during the COVID-19 crisis; recalls that transparency is one of the key principles set out in the EU treaties and that lack of transparency risks to diminish the citizens’ trust in the European institutions and the EU as a whole;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13 b. Calls on the Council of the European Union to learn a lesson from the Ombudsman’s inquiry into the Council’s refusal to give full public access to documents related to negotiations on the draft ‘Digital Markets Act’ which, in 2022, resulted in Ombudsman’s conclusion that there was maladministration, and to apply the highest standards of transparency in these cases, especially when the Ombudsman has already identified problems in previous strategic inquiries concerning the transparency of the Council’s legislative process and the transparency of the Council’s decision-making during the COVID-19 crisis; recalls that transparency is one of the key principles set out in the EU treaties and that lack of transparency risks to diminish the citizens’ trust in the European institutions and the EU as a whole;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Points out that the Ombudsman conducted a strategic inquiry into how Frontex complies with
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Points out that the Ombudsman conducted a strategic inquiry into how Frontex complies with
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Points out that the Ombudsman conducted a strategic inquiry into how Frontex complies with its fundamental rights obligations under its expanded mandate under Regulation 2019/18962 ;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Points out that the Ombudsman conducted a strategic inquiry into how Frontex complies with its fundamental rights obligations under its expanded mandate under Regulation 2019/18962 ;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Notes the Ombudsman’s inquiry into the Commission’s monitoring system of the Croatian authorities’ respect for fundamental rights in the context of border management operations supported by EU funds, after which the Ombudsman criticised the Commission for its delay in setting up an appropriate monitoring mechanism for border management by the Croatian authorities; urges the Commission to always react promptly to the Ombudsman’s suggestions for improvement, in particular in cases like this one, when significant shortcomings are identified;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Notes the Ombudsman’s inquiry into the Commission’s monitoring system of the Croatian authorities’ respect for fundamental rights in the context of border management operations supported by EU funds, after which the Ombudsman criticised the Commission for its delay in setting up an appropriate monitoring mechanism for border management by the Croatian authorities; urges the Commission to always react promptly to the Ombudsman’s suggestions for improvement, in particular in cases like this one, when significant shortcomings are identified;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Appreciates the Ombudsman's valuable contribution for higher ethics standards to safeguard EU democracy, following the so-called "Qatargate" scandal; welcomes the new series of measures designed at improving the integrity standards inside the European Parliament; considers the adoption of these rules as an important first step to improve the overall EU regulatory framework aiming at the highest ethics and anti-corruption rules in order to make the EU Institutions the global gold standard for integrity and accountability;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Appreciates the Ombudsman's valuable contribution for higher ethics standards to safeguard EU democracy, following the so-called "Qatargate" scandal; welcomes the new series of measures designed at improving the integrity standards inside the European Parliament; considers the adoption of these rules as an important first step to improve the overall EU regulatory framework aiming at the highest ethics and anti-corruption rules in order to make the EU Institutions the global gold standard for integrity and accountability;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Takes note that in 2022, the Statute of the European Ombudsman was updated with implementing provisions detailing the working procedures of the Ombudsman’s Office; believes that the new provisions will contribute to improving the Ombudman’s work;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Takes note that in 2022, the Statute of the European Ombudsman was updated with implementing provisions detailing the working procedures of the Ombudsman’s Office; believes that the new provisions will contribute to improving the Ombudman’s work;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Encourages the Ombudsman to continue the exchanges on experiences and best practices with national ombudsmen through the European Network of Ombudsmen (ENO); appreciates that the 2022 ENO annual conference focused on best practices for helping refugees, in particular in the context of the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and addressed the effects of the digitalisation of public services on citizens’ rights; commends the addition of the Ukrainian and Moldovan ombudsman’s offices to the ENO;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Encourages the Ombudsman to continue the exchanges on experiences and best practices with national ombudsmen through the European Network of Ombudsmen (ENO); appreciates that the 2022 ENO annual conference focused on best practices for helping refugees, in particular in the context of the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and addressed the effects of the digitalisation of public services on citizens’ rights; commends the addition of the Ukrainian and Moldovan ombudsman’s offices to the ENO;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Welcomes continuous efforts of the Ombudsman to further improve visibility of its activities, including via online tools, including the multilingual website offering assistance in all 24 official languages of the EU;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Welcomes continuous efforts of the Ombudsman to further improve visibility of its activities, including via online tools, including the multilingual website offering assistance in all 24 official languages of the EU;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I b (new) I b. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman has criticised how the Commission handled a request for public access to text messages between its President and the Pfizer CEO and has found that the refusal of the Commission to grant access to these text messages was maladministration;4c _________________ 4c https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/de cision/en/158295; https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/ne ws-document/en/151742;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I b (new) I b. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman has criticised how the Commission handled a request for public access to text messages between its President and the Pfizer CEO and has found that the refusal of the Commission to grant access to these text messages was maladministration;4c _________________ 4c https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/de cision/en/158295; https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/ne ws-document/en/151742;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Encourages the fruitful dialogue between the Ombudsman and the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament; underlines that the intensive collaboration between these two bodies helps to increase the democratic accountability of the EU institutions and bringing them closer to the citizens;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Encourages the fruitful dialogue between the Ombudsman and the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament; underlines that the intensive collaboration between these two bodies helps to increase the democratic accountability of the EU institutions and bringing them closer to the citizens;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I c (new) I c. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman has opened an inquiry into how the European Central Bank (ECB) handles ‘revolving doors’;7h _________________ 7h https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/ne ws-document/en/153137
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I c (new) I c. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman has opened an inquiry into how the European Central Bank (ECB) handles ‘revolving doors’;7h _________________ 7h https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/ne ws-document/en/153137
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) J a. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman opened a strategic inquiry concerning the time the European Commission takes to deal with requests for public access to documents which resulted in the conclusion that there are systemic and significant delays in the Commission’s processing of requests for public access to documents, constituting maladministration;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) J a. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman opened a strategic inquiry concerning the time the European Commission takes to deal with requests for public access to documents which resulted in the conclusion that there are systemic and significant delays in the Commission’s processing of requests for public access to documents, constituting maladministration;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) J b. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman issued a recommendation to the Council to grant full public access to the requested legislative documents, following an inquiry into the Council’s refusal to do so in the context of negotiations on the draft ‘Digital Markets Act’, which resulted in the conclusion that there was maladministration;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) J b. whereas in 2022, the Ombudsman issued a recommendation to the Council to grant full public access to the requested legislative documents, following an inquiry into the Council’s refusal to do so in the context of negotiations on the draft ‘Digital Markets Act’, which resulted in the conclusion that there was maladministration;
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