“There is no legal obstacle to the Council of the European Union and the European Council becoming parties to the interinstitutional agreement” that will set up the EU Ethics Body, according to the Council’s Legal Service in an opinion dated Thursday 20 July, a copy of which has been sent to EUROPE.
In its initial proposal, the European Commission suggests that the future Body should include the EU institutions and bodies identified in Article 13 TEU, including the EU Council,...