Towards a ban on gifts of more than 150 euros in the Rules of the Senate

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The Senate is about to work on its rules of procedure on Tuesday, April 8th. The Senate wants to state that a senator cannot accept gifts of more than 150 euros from a representative of interest. A measure that raises doubt in the upper chamber. - Towards a ban on gifts of more than 150 euros in the Senate Rules (Policy). TF1 INFO

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The High Assembly will include in its rules of procedure that a senator cannot accept gifts of more than 150 euros from a representative of interest, a measure already advocated by the ethics committee. However, "working trips proposed by a representative of interest" will not be affected. Senators also want to better frame invitations to sporting or cultural events. But here, "it's agitating some people. There is frying on the subject," says a …

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On 2 April 2025, the Senate adopted, at first reading, the bill to strengthen the fight against fraud in public aid, which was presented by MP Thomas Cazenave, with the aim of combating fraud in public aid. Senators adopted the DF amendment allowing departments to recover fraudulent RSA revenues that could be erased during an over-indebtedness procedure. Fraud, in all its forms, has become a social, economic and moral scourge. It is also an issu…