14 Amendments of Sven GIEGOLD related to 2018/2170(REG)
Amendment 65 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Parliament shall lay down rules governing the transparency of its Members' financial interests in the form of a Code of Conduct which shall be adopted by a majority of its component Members and attached to these Rules of Procedure as an annex4 . The Code of Conduct shall include provisions on the transparency and accountability of Members’ general expenditure allowance. It shall provide for adequate penalties in the case of breaches of paragraphs 2, 2a, 2b and 2c, including penalties related to the inability to be elected as office-holders of Parliament or of one of its bodies, the inability to be appointed as a rapporteur or the inability to participate in an official delegation; __________________ 4 See Annex I.
Amendment 67 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Members shouldall adopt the systematic practice of only meeting interest representatives that have registered in the Transparency Register established by means of the Agreement between the European Parliament and the European Commission on the transparency register5 . __________________ 5 Agreement of 16 April 2014 between the European Parliament and the European Commission on the transparency register for organisations and self-employed individuals engaged in EU policy- making and policy implementation (OJ L 277, 19.9.2014, p. 11).
Amendment 68 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Members shall publish on Parliament’s website all scheduled meetings with interest representatives falling within the scope of the Transparency Register. The Bureau shall provide for the necessary infrastructure on Parliament's website.
Amendment 69 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Article 11 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Members shall use their general expenditure allowance in a transparent and accountable way, in line with the principle of sound financial management, with the principle of purpose specification and with the principles governing the funding of European political parties.
Amendment 70 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Article 11 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Members shall publish, on an annual basis, an overview of how they have used their general expenditure allowance, broken down by category of expenditure, keep all the receipts of items of expenditure, use a separate bank account for their payment, and return any unused sums at the end of each parliamentary term. The Bureau shall lay down provisions in order to ensure annual sample checks.
Amendment 71 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
In parliamentary debates, Members shall not resort to defamatory, racist or xenophobic language or behaviour, nor shall they unfurl bannershate speech or discriminatory language based on sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or beliefs, political or other opinions, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Amendment 82 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Rule 130b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 85 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130b – paragraph 2
Rule 130b – paragraph 2
2. On receipt of the written replyanswer, if Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the low threshold so request, the major interpellation shall be placed on the final draft agenda of Parliament in accordance with the procedure provided for in Rule 149. A debate must be held if a committee, a political group or at least five per cent of Parliament’s component Members so demand and subject to paragraph 3a.
Amendment 87 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130b – paragraph 5 a (new)
Rule 130b – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The number of major interpellations debated during the same part-session shall not exceed three and no political group shall be entitled to submit major interpellations for two consecutive part-sessions. If debates are requested for more than three major interpellations during the same part-session, the Conference of Presidents shall include them in the final draft agenda in the order in which it received those requests for debate.
Amendment 98 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 198 – paragraph 4
Rule 198 – paragraph 4
4. The request to set up a committee of inquiry must precisely specify 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 so, its composition, in accordance with Rule 199.
Amendment 99 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Article 201 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 201 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. All input pertaining to the subject matter of a committee file received by rapporteurs and committee chairs from individuals and organisations falling within the scope of the Transparency Register shall be collected and disclosed by Parliament. The Bureau shall provide for necessary infrastructure for the disclosure of such input.
Amendment 100 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Rule 205 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. 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 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 57a decided otherwise. _________________ 57a 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 (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).
Amendment 102 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 211 – title
Rule 211 – title
Public hearings and plenary debates on citizens’ initiatives
Amendment 104 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 211 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Rule 211 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. A full debate shall be placed on the final draft agenda of Parliament in accordance with the procedure provided for in Rule 149 for a part-session following the public hearing in the responsible committee and prior to the expiry of the period provided for in Article 10(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011. The debate shall be wound up with a resolution. That resolution may contain a recommendation to the Commission on the action to take.