Activities of Evelyn REGNER related to 2015/2041(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is convinced that, in the context of relations with representatives of interest groups, it is essential to introduce a mandatory transparency register with the participation of the Commission, Council and European Parliament in order to achieve a minimum degree of transparency in legislation;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the work on greater transparency of the EU Institutions must also include a revision of the Code of Conduct of the European Parliament; considers that the revision must at all events comprise a prohibition on sideline activities for Members of the European Parliament which might lead to a conflict of interests; observes furthermore that any regular secondary income exceeding EUR 10 000 must be specified in the declaration for the protection of financial interests, that in order to avoid conflicts of interests the employment of lobbyists and the payment of staff working for Members of the European Parliament by representatives of interest groups must be absolutely prohibited and that further effective methods of penalising misconduct must be provided for; considers furthermore that, for a period of two to three years after Members have left the European Parliament, they should be required to submit notifications, in order to provide information about conflicts of interests which exist with their previous activities as Members;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Proposes not only a formal examination of the declarations of financial interests of Commissioners- designate by the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament but also a substantive one, so that any conflicts of interests can be avoided;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Suggests that Members of the European Parliament should be required to inform the European Parliament of their professional work and other income in the two years after they leave the European Parliament, and that Parliament should set up an ethics committee to examine the information for any conflict of interests; considers introducing a two-year waiting period if any conflict of interests is identified;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Also cCalls on the Council to adopt a comprehensive set of integrity rules – covering conflicts of interest and effective mechanisms for sanctioning mismmittee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee to draw up codes of conduct – for the members of the EU’s two advisory bodies, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee, in accordance with Article 300 TFEU.ir staff, taking account of the fact that they are advisory bodies;