46 Amendments of Sven GIEGOLD related to 2016/2114(REG)
Amendment 894 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Rule 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Badges shall not be issued to individuals within a Member’s entourage who fall within the scope of the agreement on the establishment of the transparency register.
Amendment 897 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 11 – paragraph 8 – indent 2 a (new)
Rule 11 – paragraph 8 – indent 2 a (new)
– the holder has refused to cooperate with inquiries, hearings or invitations to committee meetings without sufficient justification.
Amendment 911 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 21 – paragraph 2
Rule 21 – paragraph 2
Where a rapporteur or a shadow rapporteur breaches the provisions of the Code of Conduct for Members of the European Parliament with respect to financial interests and conflicts of interest, the committee which appointed him or her may, on the initiative of the President and on a proposal by the Conference of Presidents, terminate the holding of that office. The majorities laid down in the first paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to each stage of this procedure.
Amendment 922 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 25 – paragraph 12 a (new)
Rule 25 – paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. The Bureau shall create a public register of all calls and demands by Parliament on the Commission, on the Council and on Member States. That register shall include regularly updated documentation of the consequences of any such calls and demands.
Amendment 946 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Rule 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Such groupings shall be required to declare, annually, any support, whether in cash or in kind (e.g. secretarial assistance), which if offered to Members as individuals would have to be declared under Annex I.
Amendment 948 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Rule 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The Quaestors shall keep a register of the declarations referred to in the second subparagraph. That register shall be published on the Parliament’s website. The Quaestors shall adopt detailed rules on those declarations and shall ensure the comprehensive enforcement of this Rule.
Amendment 995 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 73 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Rule 73 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
After each trilogue the negotiating team shall report back to the following meeting of the committee responsible. Documents reflecting the outcome of the last trilogue shall be made available to the committee and shall be published, proactively, by the Committee Chair.
Amendment 1031 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Rule 116 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of access to documents, the term 'Parliament documents' means any content within the meaning of Article 3(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 which has been drawn up or received by officers of Parliament within the meaning of Title I, Chapter 2, of these Rules, by Parliament's governing bodies, committees or interparliamentary delegations, or by Parliament's Secretariat, including during the trilogue meetings.
Amendment 1033 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Rule 116 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Parliament shall establish a register of Parliament documents. Legislative documents, including those from trilogue meetings, and certain other categories of documents shall, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, be made directly accessible through the register. References to other Parliament documents shall as far as possible be included in the register.
Amendment 1035 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Rule 116 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Members are invited to publish details of their meetings with individuals and organisations falling within the remit of the Transparency Register. The Bureau shall take the necessary measures to enable this information to be published on Parliament's website.
Amendment 1104 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 169 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Rule 169 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendments for consideration in Parliament may be tabled by the committee responsible, a political group or at least 40 Members. The names of all co-signatories shall be published.
Amendment 1106 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 169 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Rule 169 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendments to documents of a legislative nature within the meaning of Rule 47(1) may be accompanied by a short justification. Such justifications shall be the responsibility of the author and shall not be put to the vote.
Amendment 1141 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 198 – paragraph 3
Rule 198 – paragraph 3
3. The request to set up a committee of inquiry must specify precisely the subject of the inquiry and include a detailed statement of the grounds for it. Parliament, on a proposal from the Conference of Presidents, shall decide whether to set up a committee and, if it decides to do so, on its composition, in accordance with Rule 199.
Amendment 1154 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Rule 205 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The minutes of the committee coordinators' meetings shall be translated into the official languages and distributed to all Members of the committee. Those minutes shall be made accessible to the public, with the exception of certain items of the minutes in respect of which the committee coordinators have exceptionally, for reasons of confidentiality, as laid down in Article 4(1) to (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 May 2001, regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, decided otherwise.
Amendment 1157 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Rule 205 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and committee chairs shall only meet interest representatives that have registered in the Transparency Register and publish online all scheduled meetings that have the purpose of influencing Union legislation.
Amendment 1159 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Rule 205 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
All input, pertaining to the subject matter of the report, received by rapporteurs and committee chairs from individuals and organisations falling within the remit of the Transparency Register shall be collected and disclosed by Parliament. The Bureau shall take the necessary measures to enable this information to be disclosed.
Amendment 1190 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) not receive any kind of remuneration for any activity which purpose is to influence or enable others to influence Union policy or decision- making.
Amendment 1195 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) not receive any payment or anything of value for an appearance, speech, or article, excluding any actual and necessary travel and accommodations expenses, and gifts as defined in Article 5(1);
Amendment 1199 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(bc) not receive support in the form of staff or other resources from outside interests, except from political parties;
Amendment 1201 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new)
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new)
(bd) not be remunerated for serving on a board of an association, corporation or any other entity;
Amendment 1208 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) property owned by the Member;
Amendment 1209 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h b (new)
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) the Member’s debts or liabilities
Amendment 1211 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Any regular income Members receive in respect of each item declared in accordance with the first subparagraph shall be placed in one of the following categories:reported in the form of precise amounts.
Amendment 1214 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
Amendment 1216 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 2
Amendment 1218 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 3
Amendment 1219 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 4
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 4
Amendment 1221 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 3
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The information provided to the President in line with this Article shall be published on Parliament’s website in an easily accessible manner, with sufficiently comprehensive information to allow citizens to understand the effective meaning of side jobs and to what extent they might, or might not, constitute a conflict of interest.
Amendment 1224 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Declarations of financial interest shall be translated at least into English, French and German and be made available in an open and machine readable format.
Amendment 1229 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 a (new)
Annex I – Article 4 a (new)
Amendment 1230 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 6 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Former Members of the European Parliament who engage in professional lobbying or representational activities directly linked to the European Union decision-making process may not, throughout the period in which they engage in those activities, benefit from the facilities granted to former Members under the rules laid down by the Bureau to that effect25 . __________________ 252. During a period of equivalent length to that during which former Members are eligible for a transitional allowance as defined in Article 13(2) of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, they shall receive no remuneration of any kind for any activity of which purpose is to influence or enable others to influence Union policy or decision-making. 3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, former Members shall notify the Parliament of any post-term-of-office occupation that they intend to take up. The Advisory Committee shall look into these notifications to determine whether their purpose is to influence or enable others to influence Union policy or decision-making. In such cases, the names of the former Members concerned shall be published. __________________ 25 Bureau Decision of 12 April 1999. Bureau Decision of 12 April 1999.
Amendment 1234 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – title
Annex I – Article 7 – title
Amendment 1235 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. An Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members (‘the AdvisoryEthics Committee’) is hereby established.
Amendment 1237 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The AdvisoryEthics Committee shall be composed of five members, appointed by the President at the beginning of his or her term of office from amongstBureau after consulting the members of the bureaux and the coordinators of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the Committee on Legal Affairs, taking due account of the Members’ experience and of political balance.. The members of the Ethics Committee shall be chosen from among persons who are Union citizens, have full civil and political rights, and offer every guarantee of independence. They shall not be sitting MEPs. They shall comprise: – at least one member who has held high judicial office – at least one member who is a qualified auditor – at least one member who is a former Member of the European Parliament – at least one member with outside experience of preventing corruption in companies or from a civil society organisation working on parliamentary ethics
Amendment 1240 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Each member of the AdvisoryEthics Committee shall serve as chair for six months on a rotating basis.
Amendment 1241 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 3
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1245 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Upon request by a Member, the AdvisoryEthics Committee shall give him or her, in confidence and within 30 calendar days, guidance on the interpretation and implementation of the provisions of this Code of Conduct. The Member in question shall be entitled to rely on such guidance.
Amendment 1248 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
At the request of the President, or on its own initiative, the Advisory Committee shall also assess alleged breaches of this Code of Conduct and advise the President on possible action to be taken.
Amendment 1253 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 5
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The AdvisoryEthics Committee may, after consulting the President, seek advice from outside experts.
Amendment 1254 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 1255 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Every year, the Ethics Committee shall verify the accuracy of at least 25 % of the declarations submitted by Members pursuant to Article 4.
Amendment 1256 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 6
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. The AdvisoryEthics Committee shall publish an annual report of its work, which shall also include recommendations for improving the compliance of Members with this Code of Conduct, notably by clarifying its content when necessary.
Amendment 1260 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Where there is reason to think that a Member of the European Parliament may have breached this Code of Conduct, the President may refer the matter to the Advisory CommitteeEthics Committee, on its own initiative or at the request of the President, may investigate the matter.
Amendment 1263 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Anyone may lodge a complaint to the Ethics Committee, substantiated by material facts, about a suspected breach of this Code of Conduct.
Amendment 1266 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The AdvisoryEthics Committee shall examine the circumstances of the alleged breach, and may hear the Member concerned. On the basis of the conclusions of its findings, it shall make a recommendation to the President on a possible decision.
Amendment 1269 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
If, taking into account that recommendation, the President concludes that the Member concerned has breached the Code of Conduct, he shall, after hearing the Member, adopt a reasoned decision laying down a penalty, which he shall notify to the Member. If the President decides not to follow the recommendation of the Ethics Committee to impose a penalty, the advice of the Ethics Committee and the reasoning of the President shall be made public.