El Congreso aprueba un protocolo para que los diputados no acepten obsequios por más de 150€

The Congress of Deputies has approved a new code of conduct to mitigate corruption risks and align with international best practices. The measure aims to restore public confidence in a context marked by recent political scandals, establishing clear limits on the acceptance of gifts to avoid conflicts of interest and perceptions of undue influence in parliamentary decision-making. A monetary threshold is defined below which courtesy gifts are permissible, provided they do not originate from interested parties nor involve undeclared compensation. Any gift that exceeds this limit or could be interpreted as an attempt to influence votes must be rejected, returned, or donated to the institution. Exceptions are strictly limited to personal gestures unrelated to legislative activities, ensuring that public functions remain free from external pressures or hidden private benefits. This initiative is crucial for the open data movement, as it requires proactive publication on the Transparency Portal of specific details about each gift, including the donor, value, and destination. By making this information accessible as a dataset, it facilitates citizen scrutiny and external auditing. This commitment to active transparency demonstrates how institutional regulation can be used to generate verifiable public data, fostering accountability and enabling society to analyze potential patterns of ethical conduct in political life.

Source: abc.es
Published on 2025-10-29

El Congreso aprueba un protocolo para que los diputados no acepten obsequios por más de 150€

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