AMENDMENTS 2 - 5 - Draft report Amending Regulations (EU) No 1024/2012 and (EU) 2018/1724 as regards certain requirements laid down by Directive (EU) XXXX/XXXX

European Parliament 2024-2029 Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 25.4.2025 AMENDMENTS 2 - 5 Draft report Adina Vălean (PE771.825v01-00) 2023/0462(COD) Amending Regulations (EU) No 1024/2012 and (EU) 2018/1724 as regards certain requirements laid down by Directive (EU) XXXX/XXXX Proposal for a regulation (COM(2023)0636 – C9-0463/2023 – 2023/0462(COD)) EN United in diversity EN AM_Com_LegReport PE773.101v01-00 2/5 AM\1319963EN.docx Amendment 2 Alexandra Geese Proposal for a regulation –Justification Proposal for rejection The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal. Or. en The EU Commission does not know the extent of the “problem” it is trying to address. In its Impact Assessment, the Commission states that “the scale of interest representation activities carried out on behalf of third countries in the member states is largely unknown.” Secondly, there is no evidence in the Impact Assessment demonstrating that transparency measures have been effective in holding foreign actors to account for their activities and protecting democratic integrity. The proposed Directive only aims at legal interest representation activities. Illegal activities, however, seem to be at the core of the issue, but will not be tackled by this Directive. It is largely unclear how the Directive would ensure that bad actors are identified by Member State authorities. Thirdly, the Directive overlooks the fact that covert foreign interference...