The Eurogroup agreed on a number of steps to increase its transparency, but the news was quietly published on the website and passed largely unnoticed. Transparency International EU welcomes the reform steps agreed by the Eurogroup on 20 September,...
Today, Transparency International EU released a comprehensive report on the Eurogroup. The report “Vanishing Act: the Eurogroup’s accountability” finds the institution evades proper accountability even while its decisions profoundly impact the...
Download the report here. Who governs the euro area? The informal nature of the Eurogroup and the limited transparency of its decision making makes this a difficult question to answer. Yet knowing who is in charge is the very prerequisite of...
Call for tenders Application deadline: 07 September 2018 Purpose of assignment Deliver a study of the Eurogroup as an institution – answering questions such as who participates, where workstreams and documents are prepared and contributed from,...
This week’s Euro Summit was long set to negotiate major reforms for the euro, including a possible European Monetary Fund and euro area budget.
In this open letter, we ask Heads of State and Government to focus on the democratic legitimacy of...
The Commission’s proposals to deepen Economic and Monetary Union have been described as a “power-grab”, but may restore balance to a field so far dominated by the largest EU countries. Here’s why:
Transparency International EU collaborated with the Centre for European Reform on the following report. This press release was originally published on CER’s website. The European Union should start withholding funds from member-states that...
Brussels, 06/12/2017. Today, the European Commission proposed a series of long overdue reforms on how the Eurozone is governed, including changes to the European Stability Mechanism, a new EU Finance Minister and a dedicated budget. Recent reports...
On 5 December 2017, Transparency International EU launched the Eurozone watchdog network with 18 partner organisations. We launched this network one day ahead of the Commission’s formal proposals to reform Eurozone governance. This is an open...