This piece originally appeared in Knack.be in Dutch. Amid the headlines and heated debates that will come out after the latest leak from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, the Paradise Papers, there will be calls for action,...
Beside the big names of celebrities and politicians, such as Lewis Hamilton and Wilbur Ross, hiding their wealth offshore, which were included in the latest leak by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) – the Paradise...
The Paradise Papers are just the most recent in a series of revelations about the shadowy financial system. There is ever growing public outrage about the direct impact that secretive money flows have on everyday people’s lives. Funds that should...
MEP’s continue to confound our expectations when it comes to transparency and accountability of their expenses. They receive a number of allowances to cover for the expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The General Expenditure...
The reform of the funding of European Political Parties and Foundations preserves major loopholes in the current rules. Real-time public disclosure requirement for donations, loans, in-kind contributions and sponsorships is the best way of making...
There has been much in the coverage Paradise Papers about tax avoidance by celebrities and wealthy individuals, but less attention paid to how these secret companies can provide cover for corruption and other crimes. Here is a compilation of some of...
The discussions around tax transparency and country-by-country reporting (CBCR) are not solely about economics, they’re also about accountability. Multinational companies may be global, but their activities and impacts are always local. Companies...
Will 2017 be remembered as a turning point in the global fight against corruption? Given the scale of the challenge – more than half of the 176 countries ranked in Transparency international ’s Corruption Perceptions Index could be classified as...
Following the brutal and tragic murder of the Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Transparency International EU and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, along with other media freedom groups, call on the European...
