In 2014, we published the Transparency International EU integrity system study, providing a baseline assessment of the accountability, transparency and integrity mechanisms at 10 EU institutions. We have seen many reforms since. One year into the...
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...
New research on political integrity in 8 countries across the EU and the EU institutions1, released today by Transparency International, reveals alarming shortcomings in independent oversight of political...
At the end of June, we launched a new feature on EU Integrity Watch, a tab that tracks lobby meetings with Members of the European Parliament. Three months later, we are here with an update, so let’s see what progress has been made. 10,000...
A new update to Transparency International EU’s Integrity Watch platform has revealed that only around 37% of Members of the European Parliament have published lobby meetings online since the start of this legislature, despite the European...
The streets might be empty, but lobbyists are still hard at work – taking to Zoom, Skype, and old-fashioned phone calls as they put their case to politicians. But virtual lobbying is still lobbying, so it’s crucial that EU...
Today marks 100 days of the new European Commission. A period of breakneck activity, in which lobbyists scramble to get acquainted with the new Commissioners and get to grips with the political priorities of President Von der Leyen. For its first...
WHEN: 5th November, 10:30 – 14:00 (including lunch) WHERE: Room A5E-1, European Parliament, Brussels During the 2019 European elections, over 600 candidates signed Transparency International’s pledge to renew the EU’s values and...
WHEN: 13th November, 12:00 – 14:00 (including lunch) WHERE: The Press Club, Brussels It’s full steam ahead again in Brussels, with a new Commission on the way coming with new commitments and priorities. The Finnish have made lobby...
