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| EU Parliament approves new code of conduct for its members |
| 2011-07-08 |
| (KUNA) -- Leaders of the political groups in the European Parliament (EP) together with the EP President Jerzy Buzek Thursday approved a new Code of Conduct for Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). The Code sets out rules and principles which MEPs will need to follow in their contacts with outside interests and to avoid conflicts of interest, noted an EP statement. The move comes after reports on a series of financial scandals involving a number of MEPs. MEPs will now have to provide clear declarations of their paid activities outside Parliament and their remuneration, as well as of other functions which might constitute a conflict of interest. The code also contains an explicit ban on receiving payments or other rewards in exchange for influencing parliamentary decisions. There are clear rules on the acceptance of gifts and on the position of former MEPs working as lobbyists. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 If it is not in the ethics code, it is being done, TW. If it is already in the ethics code, it is being done, also. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2011-07-08 19:27 |
| #4 Anything in there about not taking sexual advantage of staff or pretty, young journalists? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-07-08 11:06 |
| #3 The code also contains an explicit ban on receiving payments or other rewards in exchange for influencing parliamentary decisions. You don't need a code if you don't have the parliament. Corruption magnet. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-07-08 09:03 |
| #2 How do you say that in French? Its always more impressively "resonant" spoken through a rather large gallic nose. And then get Brussels to fill out the paperwork, and you're there. Get a German to do the wording and have some Brit initial it and send it on its way. Oh, and make sure Romania gets a copy. Address it to Druzhkolec Garbolishlick.... that whole family will want to know. |
| Posted by: de Medici 2011-07-08 08:53 |
| #1 The code also contains an explicit ban on receiving payments or other rewards in exchange for influencing parliamentary decisions. Meaning they didn't have one until now? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-07-08 06:19 |