The European ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has repeated her request that the European Commission amend the code of conduct for commissioners taking up new employment at the end of their term of office.
In a letter to the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday 6 September, O’Reilly said that a revised code of conduct would include a series of special penalties for when it is found that commissioners have not acted with integrity when they leave office. She...