Towards An Independent EU Ethics Body
Channel: GreensEFA
Date: 2021-01-19

Online conference by the #Greens/EFA, #S&D, #Renew and The Left to discuss the EU ethics body. (Wednesday 13 January 2021.)

The EU institutions have some of the best ethics rules for lobby #transparency and against conflicts of interest including revolving doors. Yet, the implementation of these rules needs improvement. The independence of a new body will guarantee a strong and fair application of the existing rules.

#Daniel Freund (Greens/EFA) was appointed by the European Parliament as rapporteur to draft how this body could look like, together with shadow rapporteurs for the Socialists and Democrats #GiulianoPisapia, #GillesBoyer of the liberal Renew group, and #LeilaChaibi from GUE/NGL.

Vice-President #VeraJourova opens the event. 

These key decision-makers and law professor #AlbertoAlemanno discuss how such an independent EU ethics body could be designed. Alberto Alemanno presents his fresh study on legal options and a comparison of best practice bodies from France, Canada, Ireland, and the UK.

For more information on the EU ethics body: 
👉 https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/news/the-eu-ethics-body/