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Scandal-hit EU assembly set to move on anti-corruption plan

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola speaks with the media as she arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, on Dec. 15, 2022. [AP Photo]

Spurred into action by a major corruption scandal, the European Parliament president wants to prevent former lawmakers from lobbying on behalf of businesses or governments soon after they leave office and to make public the names of current members who break assembly rules, a parliamentary official said Wednesday.

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