Brussels, 18/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - The new code of conduct for MEPs was endorsed by the constitutional affairs committee of the European Parliament on Thursday 17 November. The code sets out the rules and principles which MEPs will need to follow in their contacts with outside interests, so as to avoid any conflict of interest.
The code's guiding principle is transparency. MEPs will have to provide clear declarations of their paid activities outside Parliament and their remuneration, as...