Nomina dell'ex Alto rappresentante Federica Mogherini a Rettore del Collège d'Europe: note in margine ai doveri di onestà e delicatezza

The aftermath of the appointment of Federica Mogherini as Rector of the College of Europe rose the opportunity to scrutinize such event under the light and scope of the European Law provisions involved. The present paper aims at reflecting on the duties the Treaty imposes on the former Commissioners to behave with integrity and discretion with regard to the acceptance of professional activity once the institutional mandate has expired. The procedure foreseen to this end in the Code of Conduct of the Members of the European Commission and the role of the Commission in the evaluation on the compatibility of the professional with such duties resort the question of the adequacy of the legal instrument to the scope of preserving the general interest of the European Union as a whole.