Translation of "Report on Governance Structures for Values and Ethics " (English → French) :

defending and promoting fundamental rights and democratic values and multi-stakeholder governance structures that are based on clear rules.

1. Recognises the specificity of sport, but stresses that sporting rules must at all times be in compliance with EU law, and especially the Charter of Fundamental Rights; stresses the need for transparency and accountability in the governing structures of sport; calls on Sport Governing Bodies (SGBs) to adopt a zero-tolerance policy on corruption, to put into practice ethical codes bas ...[+++]ed on moral integrity and a genuine concern for fair competition, to create independent teams for internal investigation and to establish close cooperation with law enforcement agencies;

32. Welcomes the aforementioned Commission Communication on ‘A Budget for Europe 2020’, which draws up a proposal for the design of financial instruments and programmes under the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020; underlines that the new partnership instrument aimed at supporting EU political and economic interests in the rest of the world and including non-ODA-eligible activities should be a foreign policy instrument; believes that such a partnership instrument could help consolidate stronger political ties and thereby stronger economic ties with select countries, and welcomes the promotion of regulatory convergence as on ...[+++]e of its aims; believes also that the Partnership Instrument should comprise financing lines for public diplomacy with a view to consolidating the relations of individual countries with the EU and fostering leverage, partnership and allegiance; takes the view, however, that provision should also be made for additional resources supporting democratisation, the consolidation of the rule of law, better education and the reduction of social disparities; believes that the new design of financial instruments and programmes should give particular relevance to ad hoc financing lines supporting emerging powers and potentially emerging powers in consolidating democratic structures and developing good governance and the rule of law, civil society organisations, good educational systems and progressive social inclusion; welcomes the proposal by the Commission to include the principle of conditionality in all EU programmes and instruments and believes that this is key to achieving more leverage in promoting human rights, democracy and good governance as universal values;

32. Welcomes the aforementioned Commission Communication on ‘A Budget for Europe 2020’, which draws up a proposal for the design of financial instruments and programmes under the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020; underlines that the new partnership instrument aimed at supporting EU political and economic interests in the rest of the world and including non-ODA-eligible activities should be a foreign policy instrument; believes that such a partnership instrument could help consolidate stronger political ties and thereby stronger economic ties with select countries, and welcomes the promotion of regulatory convergence as on ...[+++]e of its aims; believes also that the Partnership Instrument should comprise financing lines for public diplomacy with a view to consolidating the relations of individual countries with the EU and fostering leverage, partnership and allegiance; takes the view, however, that provision should also be made for additional resources supporting democratisation, the consolidation of the rule of law, better education and the reduction of social disparities; believes that the new design of financial instruments and programmes should give particular relevance to ad hoc financing lines supporting emerging powers and potentially emerging powers in consolidating democratic structures and developing good governance and the rule of law, civil society organisations, good educational systems and progressive social inclusion; welcomes the proposal by the Commission to include the principle of conditionality in all EU programmes and instruments and believes that this is key to achieving more leverage in promoting human rights, democracy and good governance as universal values;

The Commission will report on the results of these activities in an Annual Progress Report to the European Council in accordance with the Europe 2020 governance structure

We are all aware of the opacity of most of these funds with regard to the scale of their resources, the distribution of their assets, their governing structures and their investment strategies that range from ethical investment to the pursuit of high yields, positions of control and perhaps the potential to cause serious damage in the future.