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...
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...
Current developments have alarmingly revealed the extent of corporate lobbying in negotiations on safeguarding the climate. Take COP28, where a record number of fossil fuel lobbyists made an appearance, or the upcoming COP29 being hosted by...
Download the full briefing here. Lobbying is part of any healthy democracy: it allows policymakers to gather expertise from a variety of stakeholders and take informed decisions. But if unregulated, lobbying can have dire consequences: legislation...
February 6, 2024 Ms Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission cc: Ms Věra Jourová Vice-President for Values and Transparency Mr Didier Reynders Commissioner for Justice Dear President von der Leyen, We, the undersigned 17...
Ahead of the European Parliament’s plenary vote on the Situation in Serbia following elections (2021/2521 (RSP), Transparency International EU has shared a summary of the election monitoring activities, preliminary findings, and...
The following letter was signed by Transparency International EU and the undersigned organisations. It can be accessed as a PDF file here. 24 January 2024 Dear Vice-President Jourová, Dear Vice-President Barley, Dear Chair Mr De Meo, ...
The past decade has seen sustained attacks on the EU’s fundamental values by one of its own member states. For the past 13 years, Hungary’s government has launched a barrage of laws aimed to erode its democracy, all while continuing to benefit...
Transparency International welcomes the new anti-money laundering directive and regulation, which the Council and the European Parliament announced an agreement on today. The new rules close many of the gaps in the EU’s anti-money laundering...
