EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Democracy

European Commission to present a proposal for a European ethics body “in the coming weeks”, promises Věra Jourová

Brussels, 14/02/2023 (Agence Europe)

After consulting stakeholders, the European Commission will present “in the coming weeks” a proposal for a joint interinstitutional agreement to establish a European ethics body for the EU institutions and bodies (Article 13 TEU), announced its Vice-President for Values, Věra Jourová, on Tuesday 14 February in the European Parliament.

For this future body to be truly interinstitutional, it should, in her view, be based on: - clear, high and common standards of ethics and integrity...