The institution is committed to greater transparency, promoting the fight against corruption and focusing on organizations and lobbies
The European Parliament continues to try to distance itself from the ‘Qatargate’ scandal. Its president, Roberta Metsola, presented to the political groups this Thursday a plan of fourteen measures to strengthen the integrity and independence of the European Parliament, including promoting transparency and imposing more scrutiny on MEPs and former members of the institution . The initiative must be adopted next week at the plenary session in Strasbourg.
Metsola hopes the document will serve as a “starting point” for the important reform that the European Parliament must implement to regain the trust of European citizens. Among other things, it is proposed to set a period so that former MEPs cannot become part of a lobby immediately after their term of office has ended.
The community leader is also committed to more transparency, with an overview of the activities of the Members of the European Parliament -gifts they receive, travel to other countries, meetings…–. The institution’s services will also target organizations and lobbies, in addition to banning parliamentary friendship groups with third countries that “should not be confused with parliamentary activity”.
It will also tighten the rules for access to its buildings and review the rules for former MEPs. The institution will promote the fight against corruption and offenses for those who do not comply with these new rules.
Source: La Verdad
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