Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė asks ethics panel to assess lawmakers’ Brussels trip
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- Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė asked Lithuania’s parliamentary ethics panel to review a planned Brussels visit by Igno Vėgėlė and Rimas Jonas Jankūnas.
- She questioned the lawmakers’ status and representation, and raised concerns about possible influence on political decisions and the transfer of sensitive information.
- Parliament’s board rejected the trip, so the lawmakers plan to travel at their own expense.
Lithuanian lawmaker Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė has turned to the Seimas Ethics and Procedures Commission over a planned Brussels visit by fellow parliamentarians Igno Vėgėlė and Rimas Jonas Jankūnas.
The two lawmakers intend to meet Chinese representatives in Brussels. Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė is asking the commission to clarify in what capacity they would travel and whom they would represent.
Her appeal also raises the possibility that the meeting could be used to influence politicians’ decisions. She cited a further risk involving the transfer of sensitive information and said the visit could benefit China.
The Seimas board has not approved the business trip. Vėgėlė and Jankūnas therefore plan to make the journey using their own funds.
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