The European Union must make genuine efforts to fight the corruption which feeds illegal logging and deforestation, according to Transparency International EU. The EU accounts for 35% of the world’s primary timber consumption and must take...
The media are often referred to as the fourth pillar in democracy. The media can shape the public’s view on the issues of the day and play a role in monitoring and investigating the actions of those in power and informing citizens about them. Yet...
New whistleblower rules for European Parliament staff do not adequately protect one of the largest pool of potential whistleblowers and should be revisited to correct this failure, according to Transparency International EU.
French MPs collectively earn nearly €20 million a year from outside jobs and mandates, revealing an urgent need for tighter rules to prevent conflicts of interest related to their lives outside Parliament, Transparency International EU and...
Transparency International calls on the European Parliament to release documents detailing how its members (MEPs) spend monthly expense allowances funded by the European taxpayer.
Transparency International welcomes the European Commission’s pledge to include “ambitious” anti-corruption provisions and to increase transparency in all future trade deal negotiations. This new approach to the EU’s bilateral trade...
Transparency International welcomes the European Ombudsman’s recommendations to increase the transparency of the European Commission’s meetings with tobacco lobbyists.