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Roland Papp

Senior Policy Officer - Illicit Financial Flows

Roland joined Transparency International EU in October 2021 as Senior Policy Officer working on illicit financial flows. Previously he has worked in the European Parliament on budgetary control, anti-corruption and foreign affairs in MEP offices. He also worked on anti-corruption issues and social policy in Budapest. He holds BA degrees in Russian Studies and International Studies from Hungary. He obtained his double degree MA from University College London and Jagiellonian University in Krakow, studying Central European Studies.

Recent News

Press Release • 1 month ago

European Union moves towards recovering more assets of corrupt criminals: Transparency International EU welcomes new Asset Recovery Directive

The European Parliament’s approval of the EU Asset Recovery Directive marks a turning point in the fight to confiscate the ill-gotten gains of criminals, and return them to support victims of corruption. This builds on the EU’s new Directive on...

Article • 2 months ago

No new sanctions packages will address the EU’s real problem in the fight against dirty money

When the EU is accused of doing too little to help Ukraine, its go-to action is adopting a new sanctions package. It is therefore tempting, at the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to ask whether these sanctions are working. But...

Article • 10 months ago

How to recover more assets from criminals: what the EU institutions plan to do

Last week marked the start of the asset recovery Directive negotiations. The Council and the European Parliament have adopted their respective positions, and now, together with the European Commission, they will negotiate to finalise the text of the...

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