After the incidents around #moroccogate #qatargate it’s clear: Strict transparency is the best way against corruption! Therefore, the #EP Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes #INGE voted today its report on this. (1)
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- Stricter rules for MEPs as well as for organizations working with the EU Parliament (disclosure of MEPs' assets, mandatory publication of meetings, accountability for organizations on the transparency register) (3)
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- Reasonable 'cooling off' period after the end of the MEPs' mandate and clear rules on how to deal with supplementary income.
While the key demands in this report have been driven by us @TheProgressives, (4)
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most Conservative MEPs have actively sought to interfere with those proposals that might get in the way of their post-mandate careers. The report is due to be voted on in the July Plenary in Strasbourg. (5)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SCHIEDER/status/1664162349845028866
As @TheProgressives rapporteur in the Committee I demand:
- More transparency & full action against corruption
- Make it more difficult for states like Qatar and Morocco to access the #EP & thus to influence #EU legislation (2)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SCHIEDER/status/1664162344635711489