A European Parliament body supervising anti-lobbying and lawmakers' conduct rules must be given the power and money to launch independent investigations into abuses in the wake of a major corruption scandal, the European Ombudsman’s office warned Monday.
European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly, an independent watchdog monitoring administrative shortfalls in the European Union on behalf of the bloc's 27 member countries, said that “diligent and independent oversight and enforcement of existing ethics rules is critical."
They include an EU lawmaker, who was an assembly vice president until the charges came to light, a parliamentary assistant, a former lawmaker and the head of a charity group. Prosecutors want the parliamentary immunity of two other lawmakers lifted, suggesting that they too might be charged. The new rules would also prevent former lawmakers from lobbying on behalf of businesses or governments soon after they leave office and would make publicly available the names of current members who break assembly rules.
Currently, the code of conduct is overseen by a five-member Advisory Committee working under Metsola’s orders.
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