Activities of Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI related to 2007/2115(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Framework for the activities of lobbyists in the EU institutions (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that a Member may, as he or sDecides to introduce the usees fit (on a voluntary basis), use of a "legislative footprint", i.e. which includes an indicative list (attached to Parliament's reports) of interest representatives who were consulted during the preparation of the report; stresses, nevertheless, that it is even morequally important for the Commission to attach such "legislative footprints" to its legislative initiatives;
Amendment 45 #
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; 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 50 #
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 both Parliament and the Commission to consider the implications of a common registerelaborate the details of such a common register, including the rules on sanctions, passes and access to buildings;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recommends that the Council joins a possible common register; is of the opinion that careful consideration needs to be given to the activities of lobbyists vis- à-vis Council in the context of codecision matCalls on the Council to join the common registers;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is aware of the arguments in favour of both voluntary andCalls for the establishment of a compulsory registeration of lobbyists; notes the Commission's decision to start with a voluntary register and evaluate the system after one year; recalls that Parliament's register is already de facto mandatory, because registering is a prerequisite for gaining access to Parliament once the Treaty of Lisbon provides the appropriate legal base; decides in the meantime to cooperate with the Commission by way of an interinstitutional agreement to establish a voluntary register;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the need for the register to be user-friendly;: the public must be able to easily find and make searches of the register and it must include not only the names of the lobbying firms but also the name of the lobbyists themselves;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – Introductory part
Paragraph 16 – Introductory part
16. NotWelcomes the Commission's decision to ask for financial disclosure by interest representatives joining the register to apply to the followingthe following details concerning financial disclosure to be included in the register:
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19