The European Parliament will begin to apply the first measures in response to the Qatar bribery scandal in May

BRUSSELS, 17 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –

The European Parliament has approved this Monday to start demanding six months of reflection so that former MEPs can work for pressure groups and greater control of access to the institution since May, in such a way that the revolving doors are limited in which they are the First steps in response to Qatar bribery scandal.

The Table follows the steps announced by the president, Roberta Metsola, to tackle possible cases of corruption in the European Parliament after the bribery plot by Qatar and Morocco to gain influence in the European Union institutions that had the dismissed vice president at the center , the Greek socialist Eva Kaili.

After those six months, if the former deputies carry out lobbying or representation activities before the European Parliament, they will have to register in the Transparency Registry, the institution has reported in a statement.

The measures agreed between the Presidency and the parliamentary groups to put an end to the revolving doors come into force on May 1, so they will already affect the MEPs of the current legislature.

Apart from the siege of the ‘lobbying’ activities of former deputies, the European Parliament tightens the access rules and will apply the existing provisions to guarantee legal clarity and better application of access to visitors.

In the coming weeks, the Bureau will address more measures, such as the participation of interest representatives in events held in Parliament or the review of internal rules on whistleblowing.