The fight against cross-border corruption set back by years In a decision published today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidates a provision of the 5th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive that guaranteed public access to...
The following letter was sent on 22 September 2022 by Transparency International EU and the undersigned organisations. It is available as a pdf here. Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security...
The European Parliament has voted by 595 to 12 with 45 abstentions to call for a phase-out of so-called golden passports, and for tighter regulation of so-called golden visas. These are schemes which have been used by kleptocrats, Russian oligarchs...
Joint statement by Transparency International France and Transparency International EU. French version available here In a few weeks, France will take up the presidency of the Council of the European Union. France can give impetus to key EU-level...
Transparency International today called on the European Commission to take immediate action after new research showed that EU Member States are failing to fully implement anti-money laundering legislation that calls for the introduction of public...
The recent revelations by the Organised Crime and Corruption Research Project (OCCRP) on the sale of a Cypriot golden passport to Jho Low, a corrupt Malaysian businessman accused of embezzling billions from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB,...
New revelations – known as OpenLux – released by Le Monde and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) last week show once again how Luxembourg’s culture of secrecy and opaque practices continue to undermine EU efforts...
In recent years, scandals involving misappropriation of public funds and money-laundering by foreign politicians, business magnates and their family members have shown how EU is an attractive destination for public money stolen from third countries....
The Transparency International EU Office in Brussels (TI EU) is seeking a highly motivated intern for its anti-money laundering (AML) and asset recovery (AR) work. The Intern will work under the supervision of the Senior Policy Officer responsible...
