# Development of the framework for the activities of interest representatives (lobbyists) in the European institutions

European Parliament procedure 2007/2115(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AFCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 89 committee amendments tabled by 17 Members between 2008-03-07 and 2008-03-13.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on developing the framework for the activities of interest representatives (lobbyists) in the European institutions. The amendments propose a register and code of conduct, a voluntary "legislative footprint" listing interest representatives consulted on reports, conflict-of-interest and cooling-off rules for current and former Members, transparency over Intergroups and their funding, Members' declarations of financial interests, and a common definition covering professional, in-house, NGO, think-tank, trade-union and other lobbyists.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude TURMES | Luxembourg | Verts/ALE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4432.md |
| Gérard ONESTA | France | Verts/ALE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1838.md |
| Monica FRASSONI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4254.md |
| Alexander STUBB | Finland | PPE-DE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28261.md |
| Costas BOTOPOULOS | Greece | PSE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39318.md |
| Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN | Germany | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1849.md |
| Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI | Finland | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28314.md |
| Carlos CARNERO GONZÁLEZ | Spain | PSE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1973.md |
| Jo LEINEN | Germany | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4262.md |
| Georgios PAPASTAMKOS | Greece | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28572.md |
| Jens-Peter BONDE | Denmark | IND/DEM | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1275.md |
| Werner LANGEN | Germany | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1928.md |
| Richard CORBETT | United Kingdom | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2309.md |
| György SCHÖPFLIN | Hungary | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28135.md |
| Othmar KARAS | Austria | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4246.md |

## Official source documents

- PE402.883: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-402.883+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE404.487: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-404.487+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2007-2115-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2007-2115-INI.json

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