Looking at the evaluation of new FATF standards, private sector implementation of anti-money laundering measures is among the areas with lowest effectiveness out of the 11 outcomes assessed, with major improvements needed in virtually all countries....
A year after the Panama Papers revelations, the Paradise Papers leak once again brought light to the murky world of financial and tax secrecy made of opaque corporate structures as well as secret tax arrangements and schemes aimed at lowering large...
The most recent Special Eurobarometer on Corruption, the first since 2013, gives a good overview of the current state of corruption in Europe, through a series of surveys across the EU-28. The Eurobarometer covers wide number of public and business...
Last Friday, December 15, after a 48-hour marathon ‘trilogue’ of negotiations between the three EU institutions a historic deal reinforcing beneficial ownership transparency within the EU has finally been signed. The revisions to the 4th...
The Polish Parliament recently approved two laws that would enable the government to remove several Supreme Court judges and consequently further subordinate the country’s public institutions to the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS). The move...
European Parliament report on money-laundering reforms needs urgent action.
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...
Monday, the Eurogroup will choose a new President among the shortlisted candidates from Portugal, Luxembourg, Latvia and Slovakia. Whoever is chosen will face the daunting task of reconnecting the Eurogroup with the citizens it serves.
On November 20th Eurostat, the statistical office for the European Commission, released their first progress report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report looked at 100 targets, out of 169, and included Transparency...
