“It is not difficult” is a phrase that Miriam González repeats when talking about the basic rules of behavior of politicians and their advisors that are missing and could be adopted in Spain. This Tuesday, Spain Betterthe group he founded with academics, lawyers, economists and former politicians, presents its proposals for a code of ethics for government.
González, a lawyer specializing in international trade and promoter of projects on equality in schoolshas been with an organisation for a year that aims to open up debate in Spain and promote some basic rules like those that exist in the United Kingdom, the country where she lives part of the week. She argues that the rules are in the interest of public servants even if they resist for fear of losing control. González believes, for example, that having clear, written rules on conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts of interest of the spouses of rulers would have avoided some of the problems for Begoña Gómez, the president’s wife.
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