nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20221220-121732-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 221220s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20221220-121732-0 doi eng 342 23 Mungiu-Pippidi, Alina Author aut The Post-Truth about Corruption in the European Union Mungiu-Pippidi, Alina Verfassungsblog 2022-12-20 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Even if the European Parliament has in recent years managed to get a majority to scold member states Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Malta on corruption it has a far more difficult time in controlling its own members. The current Qatar gate so far involves just a few MPs alongside EP vice-president PASOK Eva Kaili. However, Qatar paid luxury trips for several MEPs, although a few refused, and some more MPs had offered public endorsement to Qatar already. The European Parliament is the absolute sovereign of its own integrity. If it wants to cut opportunities by offering full transparency on meetings, access, expenses and travel, it can- good proposals have been laying around for years. CC BY-SA 4.0 anti-corruption Corruption EP EU European Ombudsman European Parliament Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-post-truth-about-corruption-in-the-european-union/ raw object