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Financial interests of MEP Jean Luc Dehaene

Publication date: 
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Author: 
Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE), SpinWatch, LobbyControl, Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)

In a joint letter earlier this year, FoEE together with CEO, LobbyControl, and Spinwatch, raised specific concerns about the lack of transparency over the financial interests of MEP Jean-Luc Dehaene, and the related risk of a potential conflict of interest. On 4 October, 5 months after, Mr Dehaene updated his declaration.

Download full document as pdf: 
NGO letter to Martin Schulz on financial interests MEP Dehaene October2012.pdf
Campaign: 
Code of Conduct EP

Ethics code has to keep MEPs in check

Publication date: 
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Author: 
Natacha Cingotti
Media title: 
European Voice
Teaser: 

On 9 August, the European Voice reported that Austrian authorities had charged a former MEP, Ernst Strasser, with corruption following the 2011 ‘cash-for-influence' scandal. The case of another MEP, Adrian Severin, who was incriminated in the same scandal, is even more worrying.

Link to original article: 
http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/ethics-code-has-to-keep-meps-in-check-/75070.aspx
Campaign: 
Code of Conduct EP

ALTER-EU group analyses all 754 Declarations of Financial Interest of Members of the European Parliament: more than 10% found empty

Publication date: 
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Author: 
Prepared by Muriel Treibich Contributions from Natacha Cingotti and Paul de Clerck Edited by Francesca Gater, and Rachel Tansey

New ethics rules in the European Parliament are not strict enough to ensure complete transparency on MEPs’ outside interests, and therefore prevent potential conflicts of interest, shows the first analysis of declarations made under the new MEP code of conduct. 

Download full document as pdf: 
transparency_in_the_european_parliament_july2012.pdf
Campaign: 
Code of Conduct EP

Living in a democracy...

Publication date: 
Friday, June 15, 2012
Author: 
Koen Roovers
Media title: 
New Europe
Teaser: 

In 'One year after the scandal' MEP Geringer de Oedenberg (S&D) makes a case in favour of the exposed MEP Adrian Severin (ex-S&D). In so doing she not only does a disservice to the European Parliament, but also to citizens across Europe who expect their elected representatives to act in the public interest.

Link to original article: 
http://www.neurope.eu/blog/living-democracy
Campaign: 
Code of Conduct EP

Bonus Dehaene : un cas emblématique

Publication date: 
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Author: 
Thierry Denoël
Media title: 
Le Vif/L'express
Teaser: 

Les stock-options de Jean-Luc Dehaene valent à ce jour environ 3 millions d’euros. Le député aurait-il dû les mentionner dans sa déclaration d’intérêts financiers, tel que l’impose le nouveau code de conduite des membres du Parlement UE ?

Link to original article: 
http://www.levif.be/info/levif-blog/le-midi-du-vif/bonus-dehaene-un-cas-emblematique/opinie-4000101273872.htm#
Campaign: 
Code of Conduct EP

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