The following statement was signed by Transparency International EU and the over 200 undersigned organisations. It is available as a PDF file here. Civil Society Europe is bringing together 230 civil society organisations from across Europe to...
The following joint letter was sent by 17 civil society organisations to the EU General Affairs Council on 9 December 2021, ahead of the Council’s meeting on 14 December.
This letter was sent to the European Commission on 29 September 2021 Dear Vice-President Dombrovskis, Commissioner Gentiloni, Commissioner Hahn, We, the undersigned organisations, are writing to express our shared concerns regarding Hungary’s...
The following letter was sent to Chancellor Angela Merkel on 3 December 2020: RE: Rule of law and the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget Dear Chancellor Merkel, On November 16, two EU member states blocked the...
The problem: gag lawsuits against public interest defenders The EU must end gag lawsuits used to silence individuals and organisations that hold those in positions of power to account. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are...
Transparency International EU has hailed as “historic” the preliminary agreement on making the reception of EU funds conditional upon respect for the rule of law. This is the first time there has been a link between the EU budget...
The first rule of law report published today by the European Commission echoes Transparency International EU’s concerns over ineffective rule of law and anticorruption measures in place in many EU Member States, and underpins calls for a robust...
The following letter, signed by over 80 MEPs and civil society groups, was sent to the presidents of the European Commission and Council: Dear President von der Leyen, Dear President Michel, The coronavirus pandemic represents an...
“The basic principle is openness, transparency and fully keeping the public informed.” – South Korean foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha (BBC’s Marr Show, 17 March 2020) The coronavirus pandemic calls for an urgent, ambitious...
