The newly created Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) is looking for a Chair. It’s a big ask. Will this new institution be led by a true champion committed to stopping dirty money from finding its way into the EU single market, or by someone...
The EU Needs To Urgently Protect Civic Space in Hungary The undersigned organisations call on the European Commission and EU Member States to take immediate action to protect civic space in Hungary and express our unwavering support for and...
The following letter was sent by Transparency International EU and the undersigned organisations. Access it as a PDF file here. Access the annex here. Dear Minister, On 25 June, the EU General Affairs Council is set to examine the situation in...
Transparency International EU (TI EU) is an international non-profit association under Belgian law (AISBL) based in Brussels (Belgium). We work closely with Transparency International national chapters in over 100 countries worldwide and...
The letter below was submitted by Transparency International EU and the other undersigned organisations to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Commission Vice-President Věra Jourová. It implores the Commission, ahead of the...
Recent allegations of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) receiving payments to spread Russian propaganda have highlighted once more the European Parliament’s failure to protect its own democratic integrity. Incredulously,...
The European Commission has proposed a Defence of Democracy package that aims to strengthen the EU against foreign influence, but it risks undermining the civil society organisations that uphold democracy while failing to adequately address any...
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...
Current developments have alarmingly revealed the extent of corporate lobbying in negotiations on safeguarding the climate. Take COP28, where a record number of fossil fuel lobbyists made an appearance, or the upcoming COP29 being hosted by...
