On Wednesday 5 July, the S&D Group in the European Parliament unveiled the recommendations of the three experts – Professor Jean-Pierre Garitte, former MEP Richard Corbett and Spanish criminal law expert Silvina Bacigalupo – it had commissioned with a view to assessing the European rules applicable to MEPs regarding ethics and integrity in European public life.
The three experts note that the “Qatargate” scandal of alleged corruption of MEPs by third countries represents a challenge...