Daniel Freund

Highlights - AFCO vote on the establishment of an independent EU ethics body - 14 July 2021 - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

The vote on the draft report on strengthening transparency and integrity in the EU institutions by setting up an independent EU ethics body, prepared by Daniel Freund (Verts/ALE) will be taken during the AFCO meeting of 14 July 2021.

Key Points: 
  • The vote on the draft report on strengthening transparency and integrity in the EU institutions by setting up an independent EU ethics body, prepared by Daniel Freund (Verts/ALE) will be taken during the AFCO meeting of 14 July 2021.
  • Setting up an Independent Body common to the EU institutions has been one of the important pledges of the Von der Leyen's Commission.
  • This report aims to define the Parliament's position ahead of the Commission's proposal to define the legal framework for setting up such structure.

Highlights - AFCO vote on the establishment of an independent EU ethics body (postponed) - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

The vote on the draft report on strengthening transparency and integrity in the EU institutions by setting up an independent EU ethics body , prepared by Daniel Freund (Verts/ALE).

Key Points: 
  • The vote on the draft report on strengthening transparency and integrity in the EU institutions by setting up an independent EU ethics body , prepared by Daniel Freund (Verts/ALE).
  • During the committee meeting, was postponed during the AFCO meeting of 22 June 2021.
  • Setting up an Independent Body common to the EU institutions has been one of the important pledges of the Von der Leyen's Commission.
  • This report aims to define the Parliament's position ahead of the Commission's proposal to define the legal framework for setting up such structure.

Press release - Work begins on the Conference on the Future of Europe

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Thursday, March 25, 2021

The Executive Board is composed of representatives from the three institutions (European Parliament, Council and Commission), on equal footing.

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  • The Executive Board is composed of representatives from the three institutions (European Parliament, Council and Commission), on equal footing.
  • The Executive Board will oversee the work, process and organisation of the Conference.
  • At this first meeting, the Executive Board agreed on a series of essential items needed to get the Conference started.
  • The Board also held an exchange of views on its internal working methods.
  • Its their Europe, and their future, so its their Conference!Our job is to make sure the Conference gains public momentum, and then, to draw an agenda from it to shape Europes future together.
  • Parliaments observers are Gerolf Annemans (ID, BE), Daniel Freund (Greens/EFA, DE), Zdzisaw Krasnodbski (ECR, PL) and Helmut Scholz (The Left, DE).

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Subject files - CONT Mission to the Czech Republic - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Monday, April 27, 2020

This fact-finding mission to Prague was to follow-up on reports on possible irregularities in the compliance with the EU law in how the EU cohesion and agricultural funds are managed in the Czech Republic, Members of CONT Committee wanted to gain on-the-spot knowledge about the management and distribution of these EU funds and directly speak with stakeholders in the country.

Key Points: 
  • This fact-finding mission to Prague was to follow-up on reports on possible irregularities in the compliance with the EU law in how the EU cohesion and agricultural funds are managed in the Czech Republic, Members of CONT Committee wanted to gain on-the-spot knowledge about the management and distribution of these EU funds and directly speak with stakeholders in the country.
  • Members met representatives from the Czech Parliament and the Czech ministerial authorities, the paying agency and the Supreme Audit Office as well as farmers and NGOs.
  • They also held a roundtable with journalists and visited a successful project supported by cohesion funds.
  • CONT Delegation: Chair: Monika Hohlmeier (EPP), Tom Zdechovsk (EPP), Sndor Rnai (S&D), Lara Wolters (S&D), Daniel Freund (Greens) and Mikul Peksa (Greens).