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...
Download the full briefing here. Lobbying is part of any healthy democracy: it allows policymakers to gather expertise from a variety of stakeholders and take informed decisions. But if unregulated, lobbying can have dire consequences: legislation...
February 6, 2024 Ms Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission cc: Ms Věra Jourová Vice-President for Values and Transparency Mr Didier Reynders Commissioner for Justice Dear President von der Leyen, We, the undersigned 17...
The following letter was signed by Transparency International EU and the undersigned organisations. It can be accessed as a PDF file here. 24 January 2024 Dear Vice-President Jourová, Dear Vice-President Barley, Dear Chair Mr De Meo, ...
The past decade has seen sustained attacks on the EU’s fundamental values by one of its own member states. For the past 13 years, Hungary’s government has launched a barrage of laws aimed to erode its democracy, all while continuing to benefit...
Transparency International welcomes the new anti-money laundering directive and regulation, which the Council and the European Parliament announced an agreement on today. The new rules close many of the gaps in the EU’s anti-money laundering...
You might have heard us complain about the European Parliament’s weak ethics system before. That’s because we believe democratic systems should have effective safeguards against undue influence. The European Parliament’s patchy defences...
Access and download our methodology here. In the relentless race against time to combat the climate crisis, accountable and transparent policymaking is imperative. Policymakers can’t claim to take climate legislation seriously while possibly...