Talking Europe speaks to a leading voice on the democratisation of the European Union. Alberto Alemanno is a professor of EU law and a founding member of The Good Lobby, an organisation that aims to boost civil society's ability to carry out advocacy, and to make corporate political influence more accountable. We discuss the implications of the Qatargate scandal that has rocked the European Parliament over the last few weeks. Alemanno also gives us a heads-up on the incoming Swedish presidency of the EU, as well as some of the European trends to look out for in 2023.
Asked about the alleged bribery scandal known as Qatargate, Alemanno says: "On paper the EU has one of the best possible systems for integrity and ethical behaviour of its own elected and non-elected officials. But unless we make the system no longer self-policing, having colleagues judging each other, we're not going to be able to make those rules gain some teeth."
