On Wednesday 13 September, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, presented a new code of conduct that will apply to Commissioners from 1 February 2018 (see EUROPE 11862).
Just over a year on from the scandal caused by José Manuel Barrose's 'revolving door' career move to Goldman Sachs, the Commission has proposed a new code that will be put to the European Parliament for consultation.
The cooling-off period before taking up a new professional activity has been...