Activities of Alexander STUBB related to 2007/2115(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT Communication from the Commission: Follow-up to the Green Paper 'European Transparency Initiative' PDF (254 KB) DOC (198 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, according to the opinion of the Parliament's legal services, only the United States, Canada, Germany and the European Union have adopted rules which interest groups must follow when pursuing lobbying activities,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that a Memberapporteur 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 interest representatives who were consulted and had significant input 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 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites itsNotes the current rules according to which Members are required to declare their financial interests; invites its Bureau, on the basis of a proposal from the Quaestors, to draw up a plan on how to further improve the implementation and control of Parliaments' rules whereby a Member must declare any support which he or she receives, whether financial or in terms of staff or materials1;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls foNotes the current rules on Intergroups which require declarations of funding; calls for further clarity on Intergroups, i.e. a list of registered and non-registered Intergroups on Parliament's website, including relevant declarations of the financial interest of their respective chairs;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for itsthe Bureau, on the basis of a proposal from the Quaestors, to clarify the current rules which prohibit unaccompanied visitors on Parliamentary premises (for example Members' offices) and to improve the enforcement of those rules;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that all actors falling within that definitionoutside the European institutions falling within that definition and frequently influencing the institutions 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, profit-making and non-profit organisations and lawyers when their purpose is to influence policy rather than case-law;
Amendment 48 #
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 and calls for an interinstitutional agreement on a common register to be held jointly by Parliament, the Commission and the Council; 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 whethnd the Council as institutions; calls for mutual recognition on the part of the Parliament, the Commission and the Council of separate registers in the event that a common register oris not to support itachieved;
Amendment 53 #
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 register, the Commission and the Council be set up as soon as possible with the aim of considering until the end of 2008 the implications of a common register and of drawing up a common code of conduct; instructs its Secretary-General to take the appropriate steps;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recommends thatUrges the Council to 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 Secretariat in the context of codecision matters;
Amendment 60 #
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; recallnotes that Parliament's register is already de facto mandatory, because registering is a prerequisite for gaining access tothe legal basis for a mandatory register is provided by the Treaty of Lisbon; considers that registration should be a requirement for lobbyists wanting frequent access to the institutions, as is already the case in Parliament;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes the Commission's draft Code of Conduct for Interest Representatives; reminds the Commission that Parliament has already had such a Code for over 10 years and asks the Commission to negotiate with Parliament for the establishment of a common Coderules;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. RStresses that sanctions should apply to lobbyists who have breached the code of conduct; 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; emphasises that sufficient resources (staff and money) should be allocated to verifying the information in the register;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Notes the Commission’s proposed monitoring mechanism for verifying the information in the proposed register, and considers it important that sufficient resources are dedicated to that purpose;