(~~~((<'<~European Pa- ''' rliament Cabinet of the President Head of Cabinet Ms Vicky Cann D 200155 17.01.2024 Corporate Europe Observatory Dear Ms Cann, I refer to the conversation that you initiated on 4 April 2023 in the context of a complaint regarding a Member of the European Parliament related to an allegedly undisclosed conflict of interest in the still ongoing file on Corporate Sustainabil. [...] I can, however, inform you that Parliament is in the process of amending the rules of the Code of Conduct, aiming at more clarity on the definition of conflicts of interest of Members and at enhanced disclosure obligations for Members." I understand that the refusal to provide you with the information on individual cases that you demanded was not satisfactory for you, but such refusal was communic. [...] Prior to September 2023, the Advisory Committee worked on the basis of internal referrals by the President (or requests for clarifications by individual Members) and such referrals have remained undisclosed to the public, in the understanding that the publicity of the referral could, regardless of the outcome, be damaging for the Member concerned. [...] lt is my understanding that he explained to you that, while he could not discuss or comment on the individual cases, the rules were in the process of changing with a view to establish additional ways for the Advisory Committee to initiate a file, so that in the near future it would be possible to bring directly to the attention of the Advisory Committee cases such as the ones that you are concerne. [...] The envisaged changes that the member of the President's cabinet mentioned to you during the remote meeting of 15 June 2023 came to life as predicted, both in terms of substance and in terms of timing.
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