On Thursday 25 April, the European Parliament officially approved (301 votes in favour, 216 against, 23 abstentions) the creation of the future European Ethics Body and its participation in it, thereby endorsing the position of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (see EUROPE B13397A29).
The European Body should be established in time for the next legislative cycle and will be responsible for developing common standards of ethics and integrity in public life, which the eight...