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"The decision concerning the so-called transparency register is not ambitious enough. The Commission’s register, which is now being put together with Parliament’s register, is voluntary and covers a small proportion of the estimated 15 000 lobbyists in Brussels. The register lacks relevant information.
I view the report as representing a certain, albeit limited, amount of progress. It would have been better to have waited to see what the group led by President Buzek came up with before taking the decision.
The scandals that have been brought to light over recent months highlight the fact that Parliament’s rules are also inadequate. We need a code of conduct which makes it impermissible for MEPs to be paid for supporting the proposals of lobbyist groups. The only people that MEPs should represent should be their electorates; they should not represent particular economic or religious interests.
I believe that all lobbyists should be registered. Making exceptions for certain lobbyists will create loopholes in the control system. During the election campaign, my party demanded mandatory registration of lobbyists on a register that is common to all EU institutions. We also called for information to be provided on the particular issues that the lobbyists were concerned with. The register should contain financial information, including the expenditure for their lobbying activities and who finances these activities. A code of conduct for lobbying activities is necessary. Lobbyists who behave unethically must be publicly exposed and it must be possible for them to be barred. We must have double counting of gifts, travel and lunches for officials and politicians; in other words, both the giver and the recipient must declare the gifts. Officials within the EU must not be able to go directly into a lobbyist job with links to their previous work for a period of two years. In addition, all in- and out-going post between EU institutions and lobbyists must be made public. Lobbyists must not be able to request confidentiality.
Mr Casini’s report does not meet these requirements."@en1
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