Transparency International and six of its European chapters today called on the three top officials of the Council of Europe to investigate serious allegations of corruption in that organisation, and expressed dismay at the apparent lack of...
On a dreary January evening Members of the European Parliament had the chance to question Commissioner Günther Oettinger on his recent racists, homophobic remarks and undeclared meeting with a Kremlin-linked lobbyist. But the dreariness of the grey...
Not that long ago the word “tax” for most people would mean something rather boring and technical, for only accountants and lawyers to deal with. This has changed dramatically in recent years. Scandal after scandal, starting with Offshore Leaks...
Joint letter to MEPs from civil society on President Juncker’s proposal to put Commissioner Günther Oettinger in charge of supervising the EU budget and managing the Human Resources of the European Commission.
2016 has been dotted with major leaks into how the rich, powerful and corrupt utilise the global financial system to hide their wealth, be it from the tax man or the law. But after the Panama Papers, the Bahamas leaks and the Football leaks, how...
“Whistleblower” is not a universal term. So here’s a handy translation guide for different EU languages.
We thought we’d take a look at the arguments against transparency being made by Business Europe by taking a look at their paper published last July and address some of their main concerns.
Today, the European Parliament has made some progress on lobbying reform but failed to close loopholes around MEPs conflicts of interest, according to Transparency International EU. The “Corbett report” on over 400 changes to the Parliament’s...
The European Parliament voted today a package of over 400 changes to the Parliament’s internal rules of procedure. The Corbett report seeks to streamline parliamentary processes and make the inner workings more effective. On the initial ambition...
