Reports that German car-maker Volkswagen fraudulently secured €400 million in loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) should trigger immediate inclusion on an official EU blacklist, according to Transparency International EU. The reports...
Keynesians ready to take on Brussels: last month saw the end of the College of Europe’s academic year, with the Transparency Group closing conference and the Transparency International thesis prize awarded for the best anti-corruption theses:
Transparency International EU lodged a complaint with the European Parliament against three Members that appear to be in violation of ethics rules. The three MEPs – Nigel Farage, Renato Soru and Michele Aillot-Marie – all declare incomes...
In ancient Greek mythology when Poseidon, god of the sea, lost the competition to have patronage over Athens to the wise and peaceful goddess Athena, he was furious and flooded the plains of Attica.
Today, Poseidon’s fury might have abated, but...
On July the 13th, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced during the EU-Ukraine Summit that the EU would waive its request for establishing an independent anti-corruption court. He was instead persuaded by Ukrainian President Petro...
Blaming Brussels is one of the easiest techniques for any politician to make an excuse. But who do you blame when you cannot blame Brussels because you ‘are’ Brussels? The current negotiations for a mandatory EU lobby register provide an...
Russian corporate lobbying in the EU happens almost exclusively in the shadows. In all time low in EU-Russia relations, Transparency International Russia shines a light on how Russian companies achieve their aims while avoiding public scrutiny.
Transparency International EU welcomed a key vote by the European Parliament on new measures designed to improve the transparency around multinational corporations’ activities, structures and tax payments. This draft legislation would require...
On Tuesday 4 July 2017, the European Parliament will debate and vote on a key measure to increase corporate tax transparency, also known as “public country-by-country reporting” (CBCR). This legislation, if adopted, will provide society...
