Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe

“ Constraints of fulfilling a mandate In performing their functions, elected representatives shall respect the powers and prerogatives of all other political elected representative and all public employees. ”

“ Conflict of interests When elected representatives have a direct or indirect personal interest in matters being examined by local or regional councils or by executive bodies, they shall undertake to make those interests known before deliberations are held and a vote is taken. ”

“ Elected representatives shall diligently respond to any request from the public concerning the performance of their functions, the grounds for their action, or the functioning of the services and departments coming under their responsibility. ”