10 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2014/2010(ACI)
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the proposed modification of the Agreement of 23 June 2011 to be a reasonablesmall step forward at the present stage;
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to submit, by the end of July 20165, a legislative proposal for the establishment of a mandatory register on the basis of Article 352 TFEU;
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 7 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 7 – indent 3 a (new)
– hiring unregistered entities, such as unregistered consultancies, law firms or other middlemen, for eligible activities in order to avoid transparency obligations;
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that the Code of Conduct attached to the Joint Transparency Register and the Code of Conduct for Members should be amended in order to ensure that Members do not enter into any kind of agreement or contractual relationship with an external body to either fund or directly employ individuals within a Member’s staff;
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers, however, that the involvement of law firms in lobbying activities is significant; Believes therefore that the Parliament should maintain and publish a regularly updated list of the unregistered law firms that lobby the Parliament;
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks former Members of Parliament to comply with the relevant provisions1 when carrying on activities falling within the scope of the Transparency Register; Believes that in these situations, former Members may not use their Members’ badge to access the Parliament building; ______________ 1 Quaestors' ordinary meeting held on Thursday, 19 April 2012, PV QUAEST.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Requests that in the next revision of the Joint Transparency Register, registered organisations are obliged to disclose employment of former Members of the European Parliament and EU officials during the first years after their engagement with the EU institution has terminated;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to follow the example of the Parliament and introduce by the end of 2014 strong incentive measures in order to enhance participation in the Joint Transparency Register, including: – limit meetings with unregistered interest representatives to a minimum; – ban unregistered interest representatives from participating in the Commission’s Advisory bodies and expert groups; – restrict the participation of Commissioners and Commission officials in meetings and events organised by unregistered interest representatives; – limit the possibility to host or co-host a meeting or an event in Commission’s buildings to registered organisations; – change its current rules of funding so that unregistered interest representatives covered by the scope of the Register are not eligible for EU funding;
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Commits itself to a full and ambitious review of the Joint Transparency Register in the autumn of 2015; Believes the review process should be a fully transparent parliamentary process, as well as allowing for a broad and inclusive public consultation;
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Expects that the annual report on the operation of the Joint Transparency Register will include an analysis of the progress made in terms of coverage and quality of entries;