Raw: Central Staff Committee Requested EPO Audit by Transparency International One Year Before EPO Simply Hired Transparency International's Director to Become EPO Spokesperson
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2017-11-25 14:33:54 UTC
- Modified: 2017-11-25 14:33:54 UTC
Context:
EPO Press Spokesperson and Obvious Conflicts of Interest With Supposed Anti-Corruption Group Transparency International
Summary: Letter from Joachim Michels (CSC/SUEPO) to Battistelli's 'protector', Jesper Kongstad, preceding the extraordinary move which was absorption of former Transparency International staff
Desirability of an assessment of the EPO's integrity system by Transparency International
Dear Mr Kongstad,
In recent years Transparency International (TI) has established itself as a competent, independent and respected civil society organisation. It did so largely through running assessments of national integrity systems with the aim of highlighting improvement avenues to governments. The member states' delegations are likely to be familiar with their respective national assessments.
Recently TI extended their assessment methodology to 10 EU1 institutions. Their very detailed report highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the EU Institutions with respect to transparency, integrity and accountability. It found the general situation to be good, whilst issuing recommendations for further improvement as it did establish a risk of corruption in the assessed institutions.
The EPO’s governance has, at times, come under criticism. The Administrative Council itself has apparently had doubts about how to handle e.g. the auditing of the EPO, as can be seen from the creation and subsequent abolition of an Audit Committee. Now that the EPO is taking over another important task for its Members States and for the European Union, namely the administration of the Unitary Patent, it would appear opportune and pertinent to raise confidence in the unitary patent and make it a success. Industry and the public should be shown that all is done to assure the integrity of the EPO.
The methodology developed by Transparency International for assessing the EU institutions can just as well be applied to the EPO. We respectfully request that the Administrative Council establishes contact with
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1 http://www.transparencyinternational.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EU_Integrity_System_Report.pdf
Transparency International for assessing the EPO's integrity system. Such assessment would also complete the overall picture the EPO wishes to achieve with conducting various benchmarking studies.
Yours sincerely,
Joachim Michels
Chairman Central Staff Committee
Copies to:
Mr B. Battistelli, EPO President
Transparency International's EU Office
Transparency International Deutschland
Transparency International Nederland
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