Activities of Carlos CARNERO GONZÁLEZ
Plenary speeches (91)
Towards a European constitution
The programme of the Irish presidency and the European Constitution
The European Council / IGC / Italian presidency
A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours
European Constitution and IGC
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Equatorial Guinea
Regional and local authorities in European integration
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Enlargement of the Union
EU/Maghreb Arab Union relations
Election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage
Question Time (Commission)
Division of competences between the EU and the Member States
Question Time (Council)
Legal personality of the European Union
Relations between the EP and national parliaments
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Commission)
Vote
Future of the European Union
Membership of interparliamentary delegations and joint parliamentary committees
Turkey
Human rights
Progress of the 12 candidate countries in 2000 (continuation)
Human rights in the world and EU fundamental rights
Treaty of Nice and the future of the EU
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Accession partnership with Turkey
Question Time (Commission)
Constitutionalisation of the Treaties – Reinforced cooperation – Island status
Progress towards accession by the 12 candidate countries (continued)
IGC (continuation)
Western Sahara
Question Time (Commission)
Intergovernmental Conference
Treaty reform/next IGC
State of relations between Turkey and the EU
Preparation of the European Council meeting in Tampere (continued)
Question Time (Council)
Parliament's new role and responsibilities in implementing the Lisbon Treaty - Institutional balance of the European Union - Relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon - Financial aspects of the Lisbon Treaty - Implementation of the citizens' initiative (debate)
The Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean (debate)
Use by Parliament of the symbols of the Union (new Rule 202a) (debate)
Use by Parliament of the symbols of the Union (new Rule 202a) (debate)
Suspension of the WTO Doha Round (debate)
Trade in services (debate)
The Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean (debate)
Council Question Time
Framework for the activities of lobbyists in the EU institutions (debate)
Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (debate)
Lebanon (debate)
Treaty of Lisbon (debate)
EU Market access for European Companies (debate)
Approval by the European Parliament of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (debate)
EU-Turkey relations (debate)
Membership of Parliament
Recent developments in bilateral trade relations with China (debate)
Fact-finding mission to the regions of Andalusia, Valencia and Madrid (debate)
Roadmap for the European Union's constitutional process (debate)
Agenda: see Minutes
Global Europe - External aspects of competitiveness (debate)
The future of the European Union's own resources (debate)
Euro-Mediterranean relations - Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area (debate)
Enlargement strategy and main challenges 2006-2007 – The institutional aspects of the European Union’s capacity to integrate the new Member States (debate)
Welcome
Opening of the sitting
Draft general budget for 2007 (Section III) – Draft general budget for 2007 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII)
Situation in the Middle East (debate)
Commission Question Time
European Council (Brussels, 15-16 June 2006) (debate)
Human rights in Tunisia (debate)
Debate on the future of Europe with the participation of the Belgian Prime Minister, Member of the European Council (debate)
Commission contributions to the June 2006 European Council (debate)
Egypt: the case of Ayman Nour (debate)
European political parties (debate)
Euro-Mediterranean policy/preparation for the next meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (debate)
Commission Question Time
Results of the elections in Palestine and situation in the Middle-East, and the Council's decision not to publish the report on East Jerusalem
The period of reflection: structure, subjects and context for an assessment of the debate on the EU
The Barcelona Process revisited
European Council/Luxembourg Presidency
EU relations with the Mediterranean region
Voting time (continued): see Minutes
Constitution for Europe (continuation)
Ratification of the Constitutional Treaty
Reports (8)
Report on the Regular Report from the Commission on Czech Republic's progress towards accession - Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy PDF (22 KB)
Report on the Commission proposals for Council Decisions on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the Accession Partnerships - Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy PDF (44 KB)
Report on the Communication from the Commission "Agenda 2000: for a stronger and wider Union" - Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy PDF (538 KB)
Report on the Communication from the Commission to the Council concerning the renewal of the San José dialogue between the European Union and Central America - Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy
Report on the communication from the Commission on the inclusion of respect for democratic principles and Human Rights in Agreements between the Community and Third Countries - Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy
Report on the legal personality of the European Union - Committee on Constitutional Affairs PDF (185 KB) DOC (133 KB)
PDF (30 KB) DOC (96 KB)
REPORT Report on insertion of a new Rule 202a on the use by Parliament of the symbols of the Union PDF (151 KB) DOC (137 KB)
Opinions (5)
OPINION Opinion on Guidelines for a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the citizens' initiative
OPINION Petition's Committee Opinion On Parliament's new role and responsibilities implementing the Treaty of Lisbon
OPINION Treaty amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community
OPINION The future of the European Union's own resources
OPINION PA Budget 2007, section III Commission
Amendments (92)
Amendment 12 #
2008/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the eurozone is much more open than any other major economy and that the rising value of the euro has encouraged imports into the internal market at the expense of exports, adversely affecting economic growth and employment in the eurozone; notes in this connection the concerns expressed by manyat it is of great importance for European companies, and workers particularly in the industrial sector, regarding the threat that an over-to have a correctly valued currency may pose tofor the sake of their international competitiveness;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that coordination between the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Bretton Woods institutions (International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group) is vital to combat speculation and meet the challenges posed by the serious crisis not just in the monetary sector, but also in the financial, energy and food sectors which is currently threatening both the industrialised, developing and the least- developed countries;
Amendment 18 #
2008/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 6 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
13a. having regard to the evaluation report of the external consultancy Mayer, Rowe and Maw LLP, entitled “Evaluation of EC Trade Defence Instruments” (December 2005),
Amendment 7 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
13b. having regard to the document of the Commission entitled “Evaluation of the responses to the public consultation on Europe's trade defence instruments in a changing global economy” (19 November 2007),
Amendment 10 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the results of the public consultation are available in the document entitled "Evaluation of the responses to the public consultation on Europe's trade defence instruments in a changing global economy" (19 November 2007),
Amendment 11 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 12 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the evidence available regarding the EU's application of TDIs, as quoted in the Commission's summary of the 2005 study Evaluation of EC trade defence instruments, shows that 'the status quo is both reasonable and adequate in order to address the interests of all groups of parties', which raises substantial doubts about the urgency and need to amend these instruments,
Amendment 15 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, in the absence of internationally agreed upon competition rules in the WTO currently leaves no alternative but TDIs to, TDIs are the only suitable solution for dealing with unfair trade practices,
Amendment 22 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in TDI investigations, a balance has too often failed to be attained among taking timely action when unfair trade is injuring EU industry, the need to maintain the quality and thoroughness of Commission investigations and the maintenance of transparency and opportunity for all interested parties to contribute,
Amendment 27 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas anti-dumping is a very specific and narrowly focused instrument tackling anticompetitive practices; whereas antidumping is not and is not currently designed to tackle labour and environmental standards and to apply such standards that would hardly be in line with current WTO regulation,
Amendment 31 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 32 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, in a globalised world, EU companies need a reinforced mechanism to combat unfair commercial practices, allowing them to create jobs and stimulate growth in the Union,
Amendment 41 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
- 1. Asks the Commission to take into account the results of the Green Paper for public consultation (COM(2006)0763) and the results of the independent study that it ordered, as both reflect the legitimate interests of all stakeholders;
Amendment 45 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 51 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that, in the absence of internationally recognised rules on competition, the current European TDI system is the best response to ensure a level playing field for all actors and to avoid distorting effects in international trade;
Amendment 54 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 59 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the EU already has a TDI regime with higher standards, resulting in more stringent application, than other trading partners especially with regard to the initiation, course and subsequent outcome of these investigations;
Amendment 62 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 68 #
2007/2198(INI)
Amendment 75 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the current EU TDI system already takes due account of the rightful and legitimate interests of all European stakeholders, as was stated by the majority of governments and stakeholders during the public consultation on the above-mentioned Green Paper;
Amendment 76 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 81 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 84 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Asks the Commission to act accordingly in order to instil social and environmental considerations into the reform of antidumping rules during the WTO negotiations, based on the international fundamental social and environmental standards that already exist;
Amendment 85 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 86 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 90 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that the EU TDI system should address all increasing unfair trade behaviour that hampers the ordinary course of trade, such as fraud, circumvention, dual pricing and violations of IPR, which greatly affect fair competition in international markets;
Amendment 93 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 99 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Asks the Commission to maintain its strict criteria when initiating new TDI investigations in order to guarantee that prima facie evidence is provided by the complainants and that all the AD conditions for initiation are met;
Amendment 100 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 101 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Is worried about the increasing use by the Commission of ex officio review in order to restrict or terminate measures in force;
Amendment 105 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 108 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 112 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 116 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 120 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 123 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 125 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that there is no reason to reconsider the current definition of "Community industry" so as to take greater account of the interests of those companies which have moved or subcontracted part of their production outside the Union in so far as those companies are not affected by the duties unless they engage in dumping or receive subsidies;
Amendment 127 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 128 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Urges the Commission to open anti- dumping and countervailing procedures and to impose provisional duties as soon as possible when all the legal requirements have been met, including a threat of injury for the industry concerned;
Amendment 129 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that anti-dumping procedures should always give priority to the need to restore a level playing field, as the effects of unfair competition in the long run are against the interests of all participants in the Community market;
Amendment 130 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers therefore that the analysis of the impact on other interests can only justify the non-imposition of anti- dumping measures in exceptional cases, where it is obvious that defence measures will not be able to improve the situation of Community producers, and in any event cannot justify a downward adjustment in the level or duration of the duties imposed;
Amendment 131 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Calls on the Commission to maintain its current practice that ensures the use of realistic and suitably motivated requirements when choosing an "analogue country" for investigative procedures;
Amendment 132 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Considers that the countervailing duty and the anti-dumping instrument are two distinct instruments with their own scope of application that could be used in a complementary way;
Amendment 133 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 135 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 137 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Endorses the creation of the Hearing Officer within the Commission’s DG Trade to assist interested parties; calls on the Hearing Officer to submit, following an independent analysis, to the European Parliament periodic reports in particular on the handling of cases by the Commission, including the conformity of the administrative practices with the basic regulations, and on the synthesis of its activities; stresses that for the sake of transparency and ensuring a meaningful role for the Hearing Officer, his/her reports following individual interventions should be made known to interested parties and the Antidumping Committee;
Amendment 138 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 140 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to increase the transparency and predictability of the procedure of TDI investigations in the EU, to accelerate and simplify procedures, as well as to facilitate the accessibility of TDIs for SMEs, as they constitute the majority of the European industrial sector;
Amendment 143 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to improve the quality of and access to non- confidential information provided by other parties during the investigation and improve access to confidential information in order to strengthen defence rights;
Amendment 145 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 146 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 147 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 152 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 154 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 159 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 162 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 164 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Urges the Commission to guarantee that the process of decision-making in TDI investigations is based on transparent and objective standards;
Amendment 165 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 167 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 170 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Underlines that the legal certainty and the legal framework within which TDI investigations are conducted, are fundamental taking into account that the standard court procedure takes too long to properly address possible flaws in TDI investigations; underlines the need to ensure that interested parties have recourse to expedited judicial review;
Amendment 174 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 177 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Asks for a greater share competence for other services of the Commission when conducting investigations, in order to guarantee the transparency and effectiveness of all TDI investigation procedures;
Amendment 178 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Calls for real and strong involvement of the European Parliament, in order to improve the credibility and transparency of the trade defence policy in general and of TDIs in particular;
Amendment 179 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 182 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Highlights and welcomes the fact that, through the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Parliament will gain co-decision power in TDI matters; therefore requests the Commission not to introduce any kind of changes to the TDI procedures until the ratification of the Treaty;
Amendment 183 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
Amendment 185 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Considers that, under the Community interest test, the interests of Community producers must be given priority over other interests at stake;
Amendment 186 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 190 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Asks the Commission to use the Community interest test only as a last resort and to always address the removal of injurious dumping as its first priority;
Amendment 193 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 195 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 198 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Stresses that, given that TDIs are a concept developed within the WTO mandate, it can hardly be advisable to engage in a process of unilateral revision of such instruments: reciprocity, as well as parallel steps towards their revision, on a multilateral level, namely on the part of the major EU trading partners, should be a precondition for this initiative; recalls that for the time being TDIs are the sole instruments in international trade law to address unfair trading practices;
Amendment 199 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 201 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Asks the Council to demonstrate solidarity when dealing with TDIs, in order to guarantee that European industry and its workers are effectively protected when confronted with unfair competition;
Amendment 203 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 b (new)
Paragraph 38 b (new)
Amendment 204 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 207 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Urges the Commission not to propose a reform of the European regulation on TDI while the WTO negotiations are ongoing and until a real consensus is found among stakeholders and Member States;
Amendment 17 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its appeal to all parties concerned to show flexibility in order to revive the Doha Round and reach an agreement that is complete, balanced and beneficial both to the recovery of international trade and world growth and to the development of the poorestleast-developed countries on the planet;
Amendment 19 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers, moreover, that it is necessary now more than ever to resume the debate on the decision-making process, mandate, functioning and future of the WTO with a view to the possible reform of this organisation;
Amendment 24 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that the proposed exercise should focus first and foremost on the very aims of the multilateral trade system, to ensure that they are consistent with the action being taken by other international organisations; considers in particular that the coordination of WTO activities with those of the ILO, UNEP, WHO and UNCTADnternational Labour Organisation ( ILO), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD) and the Kyoto programme on renewable energy, should be strengthened, in order to ensure greater consistency in the decision-making process of those organisations; takes the view that, in this regard, consideration could be given to the possibility of granting the ILO observer status and of setting up a Committee on Social Affairs;
Amendment 42 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Urges that efforts be made to enhance the participation and representation of developing countries on the executive councils, as well as to strengthen their internal systems for reporting, transparency and good governance;
Amendment 88 #
2007/2124(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 10 a (new) (*)
Rule 10 a (new) (*)
Article 10 a (*) Further to the relevant European Council Declaration of December 2008, once the Treaty of Lisbon enters into force, the 18 additional Members resulting from the difference between arrangements specified for the 2009 European elections and those specified in the Declarations annexed to the Final Act of the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference shall enter the European Parliament with observer status. These observer MEPs shall enjoy all prerogatives accorded to Members of the European Parliament once primary European Union law has been amended as indicated in the European Council Declaration of December 2008. The appointment of observer MEPs shall be the responsibility of each Member State concerned in accordance with its electoral law and shall be adopted within 30 calendar days of the publication of the Treaty of Lisbon in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 17 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that a Member mayConsiders it necessary, in the interests of transparency, that a Member should be able, as he or she sees fit (on a voluntary basis), to use a "legislative footprint", i.e. an indicative list (attached to Parliament's reports) of interest representatives who were consulted during the preparation of the report; considers it especially advisable that such a list be attached to legislative reports; stresses, nevertheless, that it is even more important for the Commission to attach such "legislative footprint" to its legislative initiatives;
Amendment 29 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for clarity on Intergroups, i.e. a list of registered and non-registered Intergroups on Parliament's website, including declarations of the financial interest of their respective chairson the Bureau to publish a list of all existing Intergroups on Parliament's website, indicating inter alia the type of support provided to them by Parliament and from outside;
Amendment 37 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that all actors falling within that definition should be considered as lobbyists and treated in the same way: professional lobbyists, companies' in-house lobbyists, NGOs, think-tanks, trade associations, trade unions and employers' organisations and lawyers when their purpose is to influence policy rather than case-law; nevertheless, believes that the substantial difference between organisations which seek a private profit and those that have an eminently public or social purpose should be borne in mind;
Amendment 46 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes in principle the Commission's proposal for a "one-stop shop" where lobbyists could register with both the Commission and Parliament; recalls, however, the essential differences between the Commission and Parliament as institutions; furtherefmore, reserves the right to evaluate the Commission's proposal when it is finalised and only then tocalls that the number of lobbyists having access to the European Parliament must remain within reason; therefore suggest the adoption of a system under which lobbyists need register once only with both institutions and each institution may decide on whether or not to support it; to grant access to its premises, thus allowing Parliament to continue to limit the number of badges provided to each organisation/company to four;
Amendment 47 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes in principle the Commission's proposal for a "one-stop shop" where lobbyists could register with both the Commission and Parliament; believes that this register should be held jointly by both the Commission and Parliament and should be linked to a common system of sanctions and a common code of ethical conduct; recalls, however, the essential differences between the Commission and Parliament as institutions; therefore reserves the right to evaluate the Commission's proposal when it is finalised and only then to decide on whether or not to support it;
Amendment 51 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Proposes that a joint working group of officials be set up as soon as possible, with representatives from bothhigh-level Commission officials and representatives of the European Parliament appointed by the Conference of Presidents be set up as soon as possible, with the aim of considering until the end of 2008 the implications of a common register for all lobbyists who want access to the European Parliament andor the Commission to consider the implications of a common regi; instructs its Secretary- General to take the appropriate sterps;
Amendment 67 #
2007/2115(INI)
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 register; invites the Bureau, on the basis of a proposal from the Quaestors, to consider how the compliance of lobbyists with this code of conduct can be better monitored and how greater transparency as regards sanctions can be ensured, until such time as a common code of conduct and a common register can be established;
Amendment 70 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses that sanctions should apply to lobbyists who have intentionally given unsatisfactory or false information; emphasises that sufficient resources (staff and money) must be allocated to verifying the information in the register; considers that, insofar as concerns the Commission's register, sanctions might include the suspension of registration and, in more serious cases, removal from the register; considers that a list of lobbyists who have been sanctioned should be published on the homepage of the register; believes that once a common register is established, any misbehaviour on the part of a lobbyist must lead to sanctions concerning access to all the institutions to which the register applies; invites the joint working group to lay down a procedure for deciding on sanctions for lobbyists;
Amendment 75 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. NotesCalls on the Commission's decision to ask for to introduce a system of financial disclosure byfor interest representatives joining the register to apply tounder which they must state the following: – the turnover of professional consultancies and law firms attributable to lobbying the EU institutions, set out in meaningful ranges, such as EUR 5,000 - 10,000, and as a percentage of overall turnover, as well as the relative weight of their major clients; – an estimate of the costs associated with direct lobbying of the EU institutions incurred by in-house lobbyists and trade associations, set out in meaningful ranges such as EUR 5,000 - 10,000 and as a percentage of overall turnover; – the overall budget and breakdown of the main sources of funding of NGOs and think-tanks;