Von der Leyen has called for European institutions to be guided by “high standards of independence and integrity”, on the same day that Kailí more than doubled its bank deposits in two years.
Euskaraz irakurri: Qatarreko eroskeriaren itzalak Europako politikaren oinarriak astindu ditu
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenthis Monday called for European institutions to be guided by “high standards of independence and integrity” following the alleged scandal corruption in the European Parliament related to Qatar.
“Trust requires high standards of independence and integrity,” von der Leyen said at a press conference, recalling that the European Commission has proposed setting up a body to monitor compliance with good practices in the European institutions.
Vice-President of the European Lifestyle Commission, Margaret Schinastraveled to Doha to attend the opening of the World Cup, although von der Leyen has avoided referring to that visit and has confined himself to verifying that “all” Commissioners’ meetings are “published” in the Transparency Register.
In a press conference that ended with shouts from a journalist who complained that von der Leyen did not answer all questions about the scandal, the German indicated that Brussels “cooperates” with Qatar in the fight against climate change, the defense of human rights, as well as in the purchase of its gas to distance itself from the gas the EU acquires from Russia.
A journalist complains that von der Leyen has not answered all questions about the scandal
For its part, the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsolhas caused the plans of those who have tried to interfere in the European Parliament’s processes to “fail” and has announced a series of measures to improve transparency and investigate the full scope of the scandal.
“The enemies of democracy, to whom the existence of this Parliament is a threat, will stop at nothing. Their evil plans have failed. Our services, of which I am extremely proud, have worked with the relevant Belgian authorities to alleged criminal network,” Metsola said at the start of this week’s plenary session in Strasbourg.
The German Foreign Minister, Annana Baerbock, has said that the EU’s “credibility” is at stake following the outbreak of the scandal. The head of German diplomacy does not rule out the possibility that there will be “consequences in various areas” because “we have never experienced a case like this”, although she has asked justice in advance to clarify what happened.
The Italian Minister of Justice, Carlo Northhas confirmed that this scandal is “alarming” and while he has asked to wait for the investigation to end, he has acknowledged that “the worst thing” is that everything is happening in an institution like the PE.
The Vice-President of the European Parliament (EP), the Greek Social Democrat Eve Kalihas more than doubled its bank deposits in two years, according to its own annual asset statements available on the website of the Hellenic Parliament.
NGO against corruption International transparency has called for an urgent reform of the ethics and integrity systems of the European Union institutions as a result of the scandal.
“Independent ethical oversight is urgently needed to end a system of self-regulation that is clearly not working,” the organization said in a statement, calling it a “bribery and corruption scandal of epic proportions,” revealed on Friday. the Belgian authorities.
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