Transparency International Czech Republic has sent a complaint to the European Commission on suspicion of a conflict of interest between the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Andrej Babiš, and his economic interests in relation to the Agrofert...
In his final State of the Union address last week, President Juncker proposed new rules for protecting European elections “from manipulation by third countries or private interests”. The European Commission then published a set of measures...
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,...
The European Commission is conducting a fitness check of the EU framework on public reporting by companies, which aims to assess whether it is still fit for purpose. The fitness check includes a recently published public consultation, which allows...
Recent scandals from Panama Papers to the Russian Laundromat and the Paradise Papers have shown how current systemic weaknesses in anti-money laundering (AML) systems can be abused on a large scale. One of the main lessons is that nothing can be...
Our full report is available here. Members of the European Parliament have earned a total of at least €18 million – and possibly as much as €41 million – from side jobs since they were elected in 2014, according to new research by...
Our full report is available here. Moonlighting a common practice “Moonlighting” – the practice of having a second job – is relatively common among politicians in democracies. This also holds true for the European Parliament. 60% of the...
This article is based on the transcript of Transparency International EU’s Director Carl Dolan’s speech at the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Meeting in Brussels on 27 June 2018. Thank you Chair, Honourable Members, I would like to...
Last night the European Parliament’s Bureau voted down proposals to introduce basic financial accountability mechanisms to MEPs’ General Expenditure Allowance (GEA). The GEA is meant for office and representation expenses related to...