The LuxLeaks saga moved up a couple of gears last week. First of all, a large number of MEPs broke ranks with their leadership to publicly back a European Parliament committee of enquiry into the so-called ‘sweetheart deals’ that Luxembourg...
The need for speed has led to a number of political innovations, most notoriously the ‘trilogue’ process This opinion piece by Carl Dolan was published in the EU Observer – read it here Conversation overheard between two senior...
This week the global climate change negotiations are kicking off in Lima, Peru. The 196 countries which have signed up to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which includes the EU and all its Member States, will come together to...
How much did the Greek Presidency of the EU do to fight corruption? Transparency International finds that while Greece gave the issue a high profile over a six month period, there was a collective failure on the part of national governments to show...
The 3rd of July was the deadline for members of the European Parliament to submit their declarations of financial interest. By the end of the first plenary all MEPs, old or new, had to submit a range of information on their outside revenues, board...
As Matteo Renzi delivered a passionate speech to the European Parliament on June 2 to mark the occasion of Italy’s accession to the Presidency of the EU there was just for once a hint of glamour and a certain “Yes We Can” attitude that filled...
Transparency International EU responds to the EU Ombudsman public consultation on balanced expert groups. While Transparency International EU recognises the disparities in terms of resource capacity of different types of stakeholder, and the...
Download In 2013 and 2014, Transparency International EU conducted a study of the EU’s integrity system. This project looks at corruption risks in 10 EU institutions, examining the rules and practices designed to prevent corruption occurring...
Under the Lithuanian Presidency, national governments as part of the EU Council failed to make progress on important anti-corruption issues in two areas related to corporate transparency: improving corporate reporting and greater transparency on...
