Activities of Jo LEINEN related to 2007/2115(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Framework for the activities of lobbyists in the EU institutions (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 17 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 51 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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;