This Friday, the government approved the Code of Conduct XXIV of the Constitutional Executive, a “self-regulatory instrument” designed to “promote greater responsibility, transparency, integrity and ethics in public administration.”
According to the statement of the Council of Ministers, which approved the new Code, “a number of innovations have been introduced compared to the previous Code in accordance with the recommendations of international organizations.”
“The scope of its application is expanding, a reporting channel and a risk prevention plan are being created, and changes that can be approved by the Assembly of the Republic are being formalized in the context of a dialogue on measures to combat corruption,” the message says. .
This Code was not described in detail at the press conference of the Council of Ministers, which today focused on cutting the IRS and was chaired by Prime Minister Luis Montenegro.
At the end of the meeting, a government source clarified that there were three changes to the previous leader’s Code of Conduct, the first of which concerned its scope, making it clear that it applied “to the first line of the top level of Public Administration” and not to members of the executive branch.
On the other hand, an anonymous information channel will be created on the Government Portal.
Thirdly, the Government will be required to have a risk forecasting plan monitored by the National Anti-Corruption Mechanism.
The code of conduct will also contain a rule outlining measures that can be approved to combat corruption (meetings between the government and parties began today) on issues such as lobbying, transparency and rules of conduct, regulation of contacts between government organizations. .
The Council of Ministers also approved the Regulations of the Council of Ministers of the XXIV Constitutional Government, “with the rules of its own organization and functioning, as well as legal norms in the preparation of normative acts of the Government.”
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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