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Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Herbert REUL, György SCHÖPFLIN, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the adequate representation of different interests in the legislation process represents a significant source of information for Members and is crucial for the properly functioning of pluralistic societies;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Herbert REUL, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Suggests that the Code of Conduct should be amended so as to make it mandatory for rapporteurs and committee chairs to adopt the same practice of exclusively meeting registered lobbyists and publish information on such meetings online and for rapporteurs to publish a legislative footprint;deleted

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11. Insists that registered law firms should declare in the lobby register all clients on whose behalf they perform covered activities;~~deleted

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Asks the Bureau to restrict access to Parliament’s premises for non-registered organisations or individuals ~~by making all visitors to its premises sign a declaration that they are not lobbyists falling within the scope of the register or otherwise declare their registration~~that undertake lobbying activities;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Points out the need to find ways to encourage organisations representing civil society to use more the Transparency Register, so the variety of interests is represented in the decision-making process;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Is of the opinion that further steps need to be taken both to tackle ethical issues relating to the political role of lobbies, their practices and their influence and to promote safeguards for integrity, in order to raise the level of transparency of lobbying activities;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Believes that Article 3 of the Code of Conduct for Members should be rephrased to include a clear ban on Members~~Reiterates that MEPs should declare if they are holding side jobs or other paid work that could lead to a conflict of interest;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Herbert REUL, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
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 as Members of the European Parliament;deleted

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Esther DE LANGE, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Considers it regrettable that the Council has still not adopted a code of conduct;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Esther DE LANGE, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Underlines the need to enhance integrity and improve the ethical framework through clear and reinforced codes of conduct and ethical principles, so as to allow the development of a common and effective culture of integrity for all EU institutions and agencies;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Recognises that revolving door effect can be detrimental to the relations between the institutions and interest representatives; calls on the Commission to develop a systematic and proportional approach for this challenge throughout the European institutions;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Regrets that the Council’s lack of transparency is preventing citizens and national parliaments form holding governments fully accountable owing ~~to a lack of~~insufficient information on the positions of individual Member States;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Herbert REUL, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Believes, therefore, that preparatory meetings within the Council should be as public ~~as meetings of Parliament’s committe~~possible, while taking into consideration reasonable need for confidentiality during the negotiations between Member States;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Herbert REUL, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

~~34. Believes that the chairs of Parliament’s committees should proactively publish minutes and all documents used in trialogues;~~deleted

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34a. Believes that the transparency of the trilogues should be increased by reporting in the competent parliamentary committee on the developments of the state of play of the negotiations;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

~~35. Calls on the Presidency of the Council to include all trialogue documents in the documents register to allow for access in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001;~~deleted

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

~~37. Deems it unacceptable that Parliament has less, or less open, access to documents in trade negotiations than some members of national parliaments;~~deleted

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Paulo RANGEL, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. ~~Recognis~~Welcomes the progress ~~made~~ in the transparency of trade negotiations~~, but insists that these advances with respect to TTIP must be extended to all trade negotiation~~ and the Commission's efforts to ensure greater openness; recognises that TTIP negotiations procedure is now among the most transparent public international negotiations ever; understands at the same time that a degree of confidentiality in the process of negotiations is often necessary for their success;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Believes that, when the Commission engages in trade negotiations, it should publish the negotiation mandates, all negotiating positions, all requests and offers and all consolidated draft negotiation texts prior to each negotiation round, so that the European Parliament and national parliaments, as well as civil society organisations and the wider public, can make recommendations thereon before the negotiations are closed for comments and the agreement goes to ratification;deleted

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

19 Amendments of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2015/2041(INI)

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