Activities of Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN related to 2007/2115(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Framework for the activities of lobbyists in the EU institutions (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Parliament has had its own 1 Rule 9(4) of the Rules of Procedure. 2 Annex IX, article 3 of the Rules of Procedure. register for lobbyists1 from as long ago as 1996, as well as a Code of Conduct2 which obliges registered lobbyists to act according to high ethical standards,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there are currently approximately 5 000 registered lobbyists in Parliament,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that a Member may, as he or she sees fit (on a voluntary basis), use a ‘legislative footprint’, i.e. an indicative list (attached to Parliament’s reports) of registered interest representatives who were consulted during the preparation of the report; stresses, nevertheless, that it is even more important for the Commission to attach such ‘legislative footprint’ to its legislative initiatives;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses also, however, that the regions and municipalities of the Member States, as well as political parties at national and European level, are privileged partners of the European Parliament, whose representatives are not to be regarded as lobbyists within the meaning of the projected rules;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is aware of the arguments in favour of both voluntary and compulsory registration of lobbyists; notes the Commission’s decision to start with a voluntary register and evaluate the system after one year; recalls that entry in Parliament’s register is already de facto mandatory, because registering is a prerequisite for gaining, however, an absolute precondition for obtaining the status of lobbyist registered with the European Parliament and the rights associated therewith, including the right of free access to Parliament;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that Parliament’s current Rules of Procedure already provide that any breach of the Code of Conduct may lead to the withdrawal of the nominative pass, which entails deletion from the registerdeletion from the register and hence to withdrawal of the status of lobbyist registered with the European Parliament, together with the rights deriving from that status, including the right of free access to the European Parliament;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – introductory paragraph
Paragraph 16 – introductory paragraph
16. Notes the Commission’s decision to ask for financial disclosure byhat interest representatives joining the register to apply tomust provide the following financial information:
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the requirement of financial disclosure must apply equally to all registered interest representatives;