# Strengthening transparency and integrity in the EU institutions by setting up an independent EU ethics body

European Parliament procedure 2020/2133(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFCO / CONT / ECON / JURI / PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 478 committee amendments tabled by 70 Members between 2020-10-07 and 2021-02-16.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on strengthening transparency and integrity in the EU institutions by setting up an independent EU ethics body. The amendments address post-public employment and 'revolving door' conflicts of interest across EU institutions and agencies, citing cases involving the EBA and former Commissioners and MEPs, and call for stronger pre- and post-employment rules, cooling-off periods, party ethics codes, and a single independent ethics body.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sven SIMON | Germany | PPE | 64 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197426.md |
| Rainer WIELAND | Germany | PPE | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2323.md |
| Vladimír BILČÍK | Slovakia | PPE | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197771.md |
| Loránt VINCZE | Romania | PPE | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/98582.md |
| Brice HORTEFEUX | France | PPE | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5565.md |
| László TRÓCSÁNYI | Hungary | NI | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197894.md |
| Paulo RANGEL | Portugal | PPE | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96903.md |
| Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS | Hungary | PfE | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/213330.md |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS | Spain | PPE | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125027.md |
| Gilles BOYER | France | RE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197577.md |
| Alexis GEORGOULIS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197819.md |
| Daniel FREUND | Germany | Verts/ALE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/106936.md |
| Pascal DURAND | France | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124693.md |
| Leila CHAIBI | France | GUE/NGL | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197529.md |
| Manon AUBRY | France | GUE/NGL | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197533.md |

## Official source documents

- PE658.867: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-658867_EN.pdf
- PE661.820: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-661820_EN.pdf
- PE663.207: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-663207_EN.pdf
- PE680.921: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-680921_EN.pdf
- PE681.036: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-681036_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2133-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2133-INI.json

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