On Wednesday 22 September (11.30 CEST) Daniel Freund (Greens/EFA, DE) will brief journalists on Parliament’s call for an interinstitutional agreement with the Commission.
In the report adopted during the September plenary session, Parliament calls for an interinstitutional agreement (IIA) between the Parliament and the Commission, which would be open to all EU institutions, agencies and bodies. The creation of an Independent Ethics Body (IEB) would “ensure the consistent and full implementation of ethics standards across the EU institutions”, aiming to guarantee that public decisions are taken “with a view to the common good and citizens’ trust in the EU institutions”. The Commission will have to adopt its position on the establishment of the IEB, in order for interinstitutional negotiations to start. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged to set up the IEB before her election and entrusted Vice-President Věra Jourová with the task.
