The past weeks have seen the European Parliament dogged by a flood of accusations of MEP bribe-taking for China and Russia. The allegations have proven that now, more than ever, an independent oversight body, with powers to monitor and sanction...
Transparency International EU (TI EU) welcomes the European Parliament’s vote for a motion for a resolution to object to a Commission regulation that would have removed the UAE and other countries from the EU’s anti-money laundering (AML)...
The resignation of Markus Pieper, the MEP appointed to the EU’s newly-created role of EU SME Envoy, is a welcome step towards rectifying a deeply flawed recruitment procedure. It favoured a man from Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s...
In December 2023, the European Commission unveiled a ‘Defence of Democracy’ Package, ostensibly to defend the EU against threats to its democracy. Yet, as part of this package, the EU is proposing a Directive that risks undermining this...
Transparency International EU and other civil society organisations are today calling upon the European Commission to rescind the appointment of Markus Pieper MEP as the EU’s SME Envoy, as well as launch an investigation into possible breaches of...
Still reeling from a corruption scandal that resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of almost 1.5 million euros in alleged bribes from Qatar, the European Parliament could be once again embroiled in an alleged cash-for-influence scandal....
14 March 2024, Brussels In 2019, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised an interinstitutional ethics body to overhaul the EU’s integrity system, an oversight mechanism we have been demanding for almost a decade. Over four years have...
The European Parliament’s approval of the EU Asset Recovery Directive marks a turning point in the fight to confiscate the ill-gotten gains of criminals, and return them to support victims of corruption. This builds on the EU’s new Directive on...
When the EU is accused of doing too little to help Ukraine, its go-to action is adopting a new sanctions package. It is therefore tempting, at the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to ask whether these sanctions are working. But...
