Results
Talk is cheap, it's votes that count. Click on the different issues below to find out how MEPs voted in these important votes on key issues for the Greens (economic, social and environmental policy, democracy and civil liberties among others). Once you have chosen the issue, you can choose to see how a whole political group voted or how MEPs from the same party/group in your country voted.
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Description
Transparency and individual rights
Disclosing unethical behaviour of lobbyists
The European Commission proposed a 'European Transparency Initiative', with a view to making the activities of lobbyists to the EU institutions more transparent. A key part of the initiative was the setting up of a register for lobbyists and an accompanying 'code of conduct'. Unfortunately, this register and code of conduct are voluntary, so lobbyists are not obliged to partake. The European Parliament adopted its report on the initiative in May 2008. In the interests of ensuring full transparency, the Greens/EFA group proposed an amendment aimed at ensuring that any unethical behaviour by lobbyists would be made public. Regrettably, this amendment was defeated by a majority of MEPs.
See the list of how all MEPs voted on Roll-call vote 14 in the Stubb/Friedrich report (8th May 2008)
Key
Outcome explanation **
Supported making unethical behaviour by lobbyists public
Some MEPs supported the making unethical behaviour by lobbyists public, some did not
Had no clear opinion
Some MEPs opposed making unethical behaviour by lobbyists public, some did not
Opposed making unethical behaviour by lobbyists public
Not present / Did not vote / No MEPs match selection
Group name *
| Conservative | EPP-ED |
| Socialist | PES |
| Liberals | ALDE |
| Greens/EFA | Greens/EFA |
| Communist | GUE/NGL |
| UEN-right | UEN |
| Eurosceptic | Ind-Dem |
| Non-alligned | NI |