Mr. Schirdewan, the Left Party has not yet been implicated in the corruption scandal. Have you asked internally whether any group members have had any contact with the NGOs involved?
The Left Group has had no contact with the scandal so far. The Socialist Group in particular is seriously affected, but the scandal also has a massive impact on the European Parliament as a whole. Since the scandal became public at the beginning of December, our demands for consistent implementation of transparency rules, whistleblower protection and the establishment of an independent ethics body have taken on even greater significance.