Activities of Gerald HÄFNER related to 2014/2010(ACI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Interinstitutional agreement on the transparency register (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the modification of the interinstitutional agreement on the Transparency Register PDF (309 KB) DOC (185 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Regrets that the proposed modification of the Agreement of 23 June 2011 fails to successfully address the major shortcomings identified at the beginning of its review, e.g. the establishment of a mandatory lobby register and the non- compliance by law firms;
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the proposed modification of the Agreement of 23 June 2011 to be a reasonablelimited step forward at the present stage;
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that future reviews of the Transparency Register should be as transparent and inclusive as possible and should fully involve the relevant committee in the European Parliament and allow for strong civil society participation;
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 7 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 7 – indent 3 a (new)
– offer or grant support, whether financial or in terms of staff or material to Members or members of their office;
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 12 – point a
Paragraph 12 – point a
(a) to encourage European Parliament officials or other staff, when approached by a representative of an organisation or individuals undertaking an activity falling within the scope of the Transparency Register, to check whether the organisation in question is registered, and, if it is not, to encourage it to register before meeting its representative;
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Encourages the Commission to be equally ambitious, when it comes to introducing incentive measures in order to enhance participation in the Transparency Register. Such incentives could include: (a) restricting meetings with unregistered organisation or Lobbyists, (b) not allowing non-registered organisations or individual lobbyists to sit on Commission advisory groups, (c) encouraging Commissioners and Commission staff to refuse meetings with, and invitations to events organised by, non-registered organisations, (d) restricting the (co-)hosting of events by non-registered organisations in Commission buildings;
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Requests the Joint Transparency Register Secretariat to provide at regularsix- month intervals a report on the functioning of the incentives system, with a view, ultimately, to the establishment of a mandatory register;