Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-05-08-Speech-4-016"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-05-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Framework for the activities of lobbyists in the EU institutions (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080508.3.4-016"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-05-08-Speech-4-0172
lpv:speaker	lp:Søren Bo Søndergaard2
lpv:spokenAs	member; CONT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; IMCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; LIBE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 member; EUL/NGL (2007-01-01--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2007-03-29--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Folkebevægelsen mod EU (2007-01-01--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the report that we are considering here is a good one. It is a step in the right direction – not a big step, but a step nonetheless. There is also a need for action, not because all lobbying is harmful, or because all lobbyists are evil, but because it is completely unacceptable that lobbyism has such a major influence without there being any binding rules in place on maximum openness in the area. Lobbyists have a major influence within the EU system. This is apparent from the sums that are spent on lobbying and from the number of lobbyists around. However, the report could be better and the controls on lobbyists could be strengthened if you were to adopt the amendment proposal, which is partly an extension of the statement from the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. We must have a mandatory common register, which ensures full clarity and full transparency with regard to the amount of money that is being spent on lobbying. We must have a register and an ethical code of conduct for all lobbyists, including legal companies carrying out lobbying, that can enter into force before the elections in 2009. We must have effective controls and visible sanctions to be imposed on those who breach the adopted rules. However, it is also a matter of looking inwards. It takes two to tango. We are therefore proposing that lobbyists must be obliged to disclose the same information on expenses for an individual member that that individual member is obliged to disclose in his or her financial declaration. A little more control over ourselves would not harm our reputation amongst the electorate."@en1

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