Rémi Schenberg appointed Ethics of the National Assembly to strengthen “the culture of ethics” | EUROtoday

The Office of the National Assembly appointed Rémi Schenberg, on Wednesday, April 9, who had already held essential capabilities on the Palais-Bourbon, as a brand new ethics of the establishment. He will notably be liable for controlling the deputies of mandate of the deputies, in addition to the prevention and administration of conflicts of curiosity.

On the proposal of Yaël Braun-Pivet, president of the Assembly, Mr. Schenberg was appointed unanimously by the members of the workplace, the best government physique of the establishment, in accordance with a press launch.

Mr. Schenberg was director normal of the Palais-Bourbon legislative providers, earlier than becoming a member of the Court of Auditors as a grasp advisor in extraordinary service. He will begin his mandate on 1^er May and can succeed the constitutionalist Jean-Eric Gicquel, ethics specialist since 2023, whose mandate involves an finish. The latter offered its annual public report on Wednesday for the previous yr.

Approximately 75 % of referrals relate to the usage of mandate prices

In 2024, the ethics specialist was seized 1,562 instances by deputies, former deputies or parliamentary staff, in opposition to 1,070 in 2023, or 50 % extra, in accordance with the identical press launch. Some 75 % of those referrals correspond to consultations referring to the foundations framing the usage of mandate prices.

Yaël Braun-Pivet welcomed “The installation of a true culture of ethics and public ethics within the National Assembly, very widely shared by all political groups”.

Since 2019, the ethics of the National Assembly can be seized by any alleged sufferer of sexist motion, sexual assault or information constituting sexual or ethical harassment throughout the establishment. The deputies, their staff and the workers of the Palais-Bourbon are involved.

On this topic, the quantity of people that contacted the cell “Anti-harassment” is in “Net withdrawal” Compared to 2023, in accordance with the press launch (27 folks in 2024 in opposition to 43 in 2023).

In January, the previous deputy PS Cécile Untermaier had seen his candidacy for the submit of deontologist dismissed after his listening to by the workplace of the Assembly. Participants agreed with the necessity to discover a extra consensual utility.