Would you buy a new car every time you change your socks or shoes, just so their colours match? Probably not. But Teodorin Obiang, the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, and son of the President, did just that. It would be an amusing story, if...
A combination of deterioration in the rule of law and continuing corruption problems continue to make headlines on Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), both in EU member and partner states. New Transparency International research, based on an extensive...
8 December 2020, Brussels Transparency International EU, the Brussels office of the global movement against corruption, has given a cautious welcome to the agreement that was reached between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission...
Global Witness, Transparency International EU, Open Society European Policy Institute and twelve other organisations welcome adoption of a new sanctions regime by the European Union to target human rights abusers worldwide. However, we urge the EU...
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...
In October 2020, Transparency International EU (TI EU) published new research on the tax affairs of 39 of Europe’s largest banks from 2015 to 2019. The findings – included in our updated Corporate Tax Tracker platform and our new report Murky...
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...
Gulnara Karimova, daughter of former President of Uzbekistan has led many lives. Once called the “Uzbek princess”, she has been a pop singer, fashion designer, owner of scents and gem brands and UN ambassador until her fall from grace in...
Europe is awash with the stolen wealth of kleptocrats, but there is no system for confiscating and returning this loot. We call for a system underpinned by these 10 principles. EU countries are a favourite destination for the assets of corrupt...
