In a debate with Council and the Commission, MEPs repeat their demand for the creation of an independent ethics body for the EU institutions.In a resolution adopted only a few days after the revelation of allegations of corruption in December 2022, Parliament reiterated its call for the EU to create an independent ethics body to monitor all EU institutions. MEPs first called on the Commission to make a proposal in September 2021, to improve transparency and integrity in EU-level decision making. Extracts from the debate.

debate

plenary session

JOUROVÁ, Věra

KELLY, Seán (EPP, IE)

fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering (T)

BOYER, Gilles (Renew, FR)

FREUND, Daniel (Greens/EFA, DE)

BISCHOFF, Gabriele (S&D, DE)

ROSWALL, Jessika (SE, EC)

Establishment of an independent EU Ethics Body: extracts from the debate