Brussels must set up a body to uphold rules on integrity and ethics across all EU institutions, the European Commission president has said, in response to a growing scandal over alleged payments to EU lawmakers by Qatar.
Ursula von der Leyen said a corruption scandal in the European parliament involving claims that the World Cup host was seeking to buy influence in the chamber was of the “utmost concern”, which raised questions about the confidence of citizens in the EU itself.
Von der Leyen said on Monday there was already a watchdog overseeing matters of transparency and independence at the European Commission but that she wanted to see “the same rules across all European institutions”, including the parliament.
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