Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-05-08-Speech-4-253"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-05-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080508.21.4-253"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-05-08-Speech-4-2542
lpv:speaker	lp:Mieczysław Edmund Janowski2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ITRE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; REGI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; UEN (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; PETI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"I am glad that the European Parliament is dealing with lobbying. This cannot be a taboo subject for public opinion. Certain rules are required, and transparency is essential. This is a sensitive area in political and economic terms. We are aware that lawmakers benefit from the subject-specific knowledge gained from contacts with experts. This is also a type of dialogue with society, and has a kind of reciprocal effect. After all, Members and officials of the European Commission and other institutions do not operate in their own isolated world. The knowledge gained enables them to create better and more user-friendly legislation. On the other hand, the question of unfair influence on lawmaking arises. There are also instances when the law is slanted so as to favour the interests of specific pressure groups, such as pro-abortionists and large corporations. This leads directly to corruption and the final outcome is not genuine legislation but a hotchpotch of provisions. Will we really contrive to make legal provisions stricter and tighten them up so as to prevent inappropriate lobbying and corruption? Sadly, the answer is obvious. We will be unable to do so. It will always be possible to find a loophole in the provisions or a way around them. We should also bear in mind that so-called bad lobbying is also possible through direct contacts in the Member States. I am positively inclined towards the report, but cannot accept the amendments whereby churches are deemed to be lobby groups. We must consider ethics, compliance with transparency and morality as well as the letter of the law. Morality can never be the enemy of democracy!"@en1

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