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EU lawmaker exhibits lobbying offers amid corruption scandal
Brussels 8 April
DATELINE: 10/4/11
European Parliament lawmaker Hans-Peter Martin says he has been offered everything from breakfast and cocktails to test drives and luxury trips by lobbyists - and he is pledging to tell all as colleagues get embroiled in a cash-for-amendment scandal.
Martin announced Friday that he would list every lobbying offer he receives on his website, www.hpmartin.net. The Austrian lawmaker's 'lobby ticker' already features scanned-in copies of offers he has received since 1 April.
'Within one week the gift invitations exceeded 10,000 euros in value,' Martin wrote. 'At the same time, there is targeted pressure to submit or support certain changes to EU regulations.'
The corruption scandal has gripped the parliament since late March, when Britain's Sunday Times accused four lawmakers of accepting 100,000 euros (140,000 dollars) a year from reporters posing as lobbyists to present amendments to draft EU banking regulations.
Two of the lawmakers have resigned, while a third is having his parliamentary immunity reviewed.
Meanwhile, the parliament is looking into overhauling its rules on lobbyists and tightening the code of conduct for lawmakers.
Martin has his own code - he says he only accepts gifts that are worth no more than 40 euros.
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