Insufficient anti-corruption reform in the EU

In the aftermath of the Qatargate corruption scandal, the European Parliament decided that many of their contacts and meetings with lobbyists remained confidential, protecting their MPs from effective public scrutiny, traveling expenses and other activities. The 14 proposals tabled by the conservative Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, on January 12, are a late and positive step in the right direction. former Vice President Eva Kaili and relatives and former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri. But they are incompetent and no longer specify how to follow stricter rules. The Greens and Socialists have already proposed stronger measures.