12 Amendments of Morten MESSERSCHMIDT related to 2015/2041(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas transparency, accountability and integrity of EU institutions are in most respects already aheadin a more critical situation than of national and regional political institutions in terms of their transparency, accountability and integrity;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 12 – point 1 (new)
(1) Regrets that according to the Transparency International report more than half of the entries on the EU’s lobbying disclosure register in 2015 were inaccurate, incomplete or meaningless;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that at least 5 % of declarations should be checked each year; Takes into account that 900 checks out of 7 352 registrants were performed in 2014 and 3500 quality checks out of 9 210 registrants were done in 2015 that is 12% and 38% respectively of the total; believes that the number of quality checks should be increased or at least it should remain at the same level;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that Members should have the remuneration paid to them by Parliament reduced by half of what they earn, whether as employees or self-employed persons, from any outside activity in parallel to their office from any outside activity if it could potentially interfere with their parliamentary obligations as Members of the European Parliament;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 20 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls Bureau of the European Parliament to examine outside interests of Members which rise concerns over potential conflict of interest with their parliamentary activities and if the conflict of interest exists, to demand Members to leave their outside positions or to stop their duties as Members of the European Parliament;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that for Members of the Commission the ‘cooling-off period’ to work in lobbying should be extended to three years; and that a two-year cooling-off period should also apply to all Commission staff involved in the drafting or implementation of EU legislation or treaties, including contract staff;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 32 – point 1 (new)
(1) Reminds that the European Court of Justice ruled in October 2013, Case C- 280/11 P, that the Council must release documents publicly disclosing Member States’ negotiating positions in Council from an early stage;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8 a (new)
Subheading 8 a (new)
Transparency in the election of the President of the European Parliament and of the President of the Commission
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Takes the view that in order to increase the transparency of the European Parliament’s business, its President should be elected by open ballot; calls on the relevant parliamentary committee to amend the Rules of Procedure accordingly;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35b. Takes the view that the election of the President of the Commission, which is rightly treated as an expression of the European Parliament’s political prerogatives, should be an open ballot, thereby increasing the transparency of Parliament’s business and sending a strong signal to the public as regards accountability in decision-making; calls on the relevant parliamentary committee to amend the Rules of Procedure accordingly;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Calls for transparency in the conclusion of interinstitutional agreements to be enhanced and guaranteed by subjecting Commission proposals to examination by a Parliament committee and through Parliament’s effective inclusion in the negotiation of such agreements;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 44 – point 1 (new)
(1) -Regrets the decision of the European Commission to withdraw a chapter on EU institutions from the report on corruption in Member states; - Reminds the speech of Commissioner Malmstrom in March 2013 where she recognised that corruption within the European Commission and other EU Institutions is an issue that should be taken seriously; - Calls the Commission to prepare a report on corruption in EU institutions taking into consideration the Council of Europe's Group of States Against Corruption (Greco) as a possible external institution, that could be able objectively evaluate corruption risks in EU institutions;