BackThe group of political party chairpersons of the City Council of the City of Copenhagen have determined that politicians cannot accept annual cards from the amusement park Tivoli Gardens.
The City of Copenhagen says so in a reply to the Parliamentary Ombudsman.
In May 2023, the Ombudsman asked the City of Copenhagen a number of questions regarding city employees’ and City Council politicians’ possible acceptance of an annual card from Tivoli Gardens, a Tivoli Pass. The Ombudsman’s questions were due to media coverage that several City Council members had received a Tivoli Pass as a gift from Tivoli Gardens.
The Ombudsman has informed the City of Copenhagen that he agrees that it is not in accordance with the principles applying to public employees’ acceptance of gifts and other benefits for City Council members to accept gifts of that nature.
‘The rules that, as a clear basic principle, public employees are not allowed to accept gifts from citizens or enterprises contribute to ensure that it cannot be called into question that the public authorities act in an objective and impartial way’, says Parliamentary Ombudsman Niels Fenger. ‘I am satisfied with the City of Copenhagen’s reply, and on that background I take no further steps in the matter.’
Source: The Office of the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman
