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"We must fight for transparency within the European institutions and, in that respect, I welcome the agreement with the Commission which seeks to set up at last a common register of interest groups of the European institutions.
I should just like to make one remark to say that I regret the Council’s reluctance to sign up to this common register. Is it necessary to be backward-looking and keep on defending a lack of transparency rather than openness? It is, however, the duty also of the representatives of the Member States to provide information and transparency in their dealings with European citizens. I also have a wish for the future. I think that it is essential to move gradually towards an American-style system, which has 65 years’ experience behind it, and which is based on the publication of key documents by lobbying groups (for example, of all contracts for more than USD 10 000).
I would like to say a final word about the legislative fingerprint, which is a good idea in theory but not in practice. Not because it would undermine the principle of parliamentarians’ independence, but rather because it would lead to endless discussions in parliamentary committees on the whys and wherefores of the choice and frequency of the meetings with one lobbyist rather than another. To conclude, what is important is to come up with an effective and robust system. We are still far from achieving that."@en1
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