Readers of a certain age will be familiar with “A Shot in the Dark”, a comedy caper starring Peter Sellars that was part of the Pink Panther series in the ‘60s and ‘70s. It may seem unlikely starting point for a blog about the European...
The EU should not unfreeze the assets of a Tunisian businessman and son-in-law of the former Tunisian president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, Transparency International said today. Following a request from the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...
Transparency International EU (TI EU) is an international non-profit organisation under Belgian law (AISBL) based in Brussels (Belgium). We work closely with Transparency International national chapters in over 100 countries worldwide and...
This is the first edition of a new web series from Transparency International EU on tech lobbying in Brussels. To start off, we have analysed the 4,342 lobby meetings the Commission has published in their two digital portfolios. We see three broad...
Authoritarian governments meddling with elections and institutions of liberal democracies has been a major talking point for governments and citizens alike across the globe over the past couple of years. One high-profile case is the investigation...
Sometimes – as with yesterday’s narrow Parliament vote in favour of lobby transparency – you ride your luck as an NGO. And sometimes the stars align so perfectly that you suspect there must be more to it than luck. This Sunday, 9...
The European Commission needs to move quickly to protect millions of euros in EU funds from the conflicts of interest of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, says Transparency International. Following a complaint submitted by Transparency...
Today, the European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) voted in favour of stronger protections in an EU-wide whistleblower directive that was proposed by the Commission in April. This will serve as the Parliament’s negotiating mandate in...
This blog post was updated on the 5th of December to reflect recent developments On the 6th of December, Members of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) will be asked to improve internal rules of procedure applicable to the European...