Yannik Bendel

Policy Officer – EU Integrity

Yannik works on projects around the integrity of the EU institutions. This includes issues around lobbying, conflicts of interest and legislative transparency. He is also in charge for the online platform EU Integrity Watch and its role out in Europe an beyond. Before joining Transparency International EU, Yannik has worked at the public sector teams of PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Ramboll Management Consulting, as research assistant for the Varieties of Democracy and Quality of Government projects at Gothenburg University. He also briefly worked for the European division of the German Foreign Ministry. Yannik holds undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Economics from the University of Bayreuth and a master’s degree in International Administration & Global Governance from Gothenburg University.

Yannik's Projects

Overfishing in the Darkness

Investigating EU Member States’ positions on transparency of the EU Council negotiations in the AGRIFISH Council

College of Europe Transparency Group

Partnering with Europe's young and bright to focus on the EU's democratic legitimacy

Recent News

Article

Tusk nudges the Council towards voting transparency*

Donald Tusk has made a rare move: the position of a Member State on a specific decision was made public – something that is far from being the norm. Tusk used his position to hold Hungary to account, simultaneously defending the integrity of the...
Article

Keep your head. Lobby responsibly.

Responsible lobbying is in the interests of society at large, as well as the lobbyist themselves. Regulation can help ensure this, but more important is the buy-in of those who lobby. Here are some pointers to help companies limit the risk of...
Publication

Overfishing in the Darkness

Download Report This publication explores the link between continued overfishing of EU waters and the lack of transparency in the Council. It argues that greater transparency in the Council’s decision-making process could help to end...