Today, Sir Julian King will appear before the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee in Strasbourg. Sir Julian has been put forward as the UK’s EU Commissioner for Security Union. This newly...
Over the 2015/16 academic year Transparency International EU worked closely with the College of Europe in Bruges to raise awareness on issues of corruption and democratic legitimacy among students eager to work with EU institutions in Brussels....
Recently, former European Commissioner Neelie Kroes wrote on the recent Apple-tax case that: “state aid is not a cure for all ills”. While the airwaves have been full of debates on the rights and wrongs of the ruling, Kroes has hit the nail on...
What do BNP Paribas and Tata Motors have in common? They both disclose their basic financial information for each country they are active in. This means that the public can see where they operate, where they make profits as well as where and what...
Yesterday the European Commission effectively proposed to cancel sanctions against Spain and Portugal foreseen by EU budget rules, subject to the approval of Eurozone governments. While more flexible budget rules are welcome, their reinterpretation...
There have been howls of indignation across Europe since former European Commission President José Manuel Barroso’s spectacularly ill-timed announcement that he is to join Goldman Sachs as a non-executive chairman and advisor on Brexit.
Transparency International EU has been pointing out for several years now that trilogue meetings held behind closed doors are a major transparency black hole, where large concessions are won and lost with very little oversight and without public...
Yesterday, the European Commission published its revised proposal on the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which includes commitments to greater transparency, by giving public access to beneficial ownership information. However, public access to...
Post-Brexit, European political and thought leaders are putting on pressure to reform the EU and how it is run. This is in order to salvage its reputation among its citizens. Out of the cacophony of criticism, the more constructive ideas for reform...