The problem: gag lawsuits against public interest defenders The EU must end gag lawsuits used to silence individuals and organisations that hold those in positions of power to account. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are...
26 November 13:00 – 15:00 CET, on Zoom Register here Political corruption subverts democracy and undermines people’s trust in government. Transparency is key to ensure that policymakers do not give preferential...
Gulnara Karimova, daughter of former President of Uzbekistan has led many lives. Once called the “Uzbek princess”, she has been a pop singer, fashion designer, owner of scents and gem brands and UN ambassador until her fall from grace in...
Europe is awash with the stolen wealth of kleptocrats, but there is no system for confiscating and returning this loot. We call for a system underpinned by these 10 principles. EU countries are a favourite destination for the assets of corrupt...
Transparency International EU has hailed as “historic” the preliminary agreement on making the reception of EU funds conditional upon respect for the rule of law. This is the first time there has been a link between the EU budget...
Returning stolen public money to citizens: what can the EU do? 17 November, 11:00–12:30 CET, on Zoom. Register here What do Teodorin Obiang, Gulnara Karimova, Muammar Gaddafi, Victor Yanukovych, and Hosni Mubarak have in common? All stole...
New research by the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International EU (TI EU) on the tax affairs of some of Europe’s largest banks from 2015 to 2019 suggests widespread use of tax havens and profit shifting. The findings have been published...
The European Parliament will debate EU golden visas on October 22. Here are five questions we would ask the Justice Commissioner, if we were there. During tomorrow’s plenary session, the Members of the European Parliament “will quiz” the...
Transparency International welcomes the European Commission’s decision to launch infringement procedures against Cyprus and Malta over apparent breaches of Union law. The move follows multiple scandals surrounding the sale of citizenship to...
