The ESM published its own evaluation. Our take:
Whether he stays on or not, Mr Dijsselbloem and the Eurogroup need to make sure that its next President does not have a built-in conflict of interest. For most of its existence, the Eurogroup’s workings were of little concern, as it went about...
Eurozone governance was reinvented in the midst of the euro crisis. To assess how well the new structures and institutions perform in terms of transparency, accountability, democratic legitimacy and integrity, we prepared in-depth studies of the...
Independence and accountability of the European Central Bank Download the report here. Our in-depth study looks into the balance between the ECB’s expanded mandate, its unrivaled independence, and its democratic accountability. It...
The European Central Bank (ECB) urgently needs to increase democratic oversight and accountability if the euro is to survive the next crisis, according to a new report on the Bank’s governance by Transparency International EU entitled “Two sides...
Dutch elections jeopardise Eurogroup stability: It could be months until the fate of the Eurogroup President and Dutch finance minister is settled. High time for a conflict-of-interest-free President of the Eurogroup
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) must be brought into the EU treaties to increase its accountability, according to a first of its kind study, published today by Transparency International EU. The ESM, created during the Eurozone crisis to...
Transparency International EU’s in-depth study of the governance and accountability of the ESM provides the first comprehensive analysis of the newest European economic governance institution, and makes a number of concrete recommendations. To...
For the past years, the EIB has hosted an annual conference for civil society organisations, where the latter can air their concerns and be heard directly by EIB staff and members of the EIB governing bodies, engage in a dialogue and get direct...
