Political participation is a fundamental element in mature democratic systems, and governments should ensure that decisions are taken in the interests of citizens. Unfortunately, money and inside contacts often seem to be necessary to open the doors...
08:30 – 09:30 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE 09:30 – 10:00 OPENING Chair: Mr. Sergejus Muravjovas, Board Member of Transparency InternationalProfessor Kevin Morgan, special adviser to Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Creţu Mr. Miklos...
TI EU was invited to present the findings of our 2014 European Union Integrity System report (EUIS) at a European Parliament hearing on Thursday morning (26 March 9:00). The title of the hearing was “Joint Hearing on accountability, transparency...
Despite our efforts, other civil society organisations and MEPs, the European Investment Bank has adopted a revised transparency policy this week that takes a leap backwards. As we have said previously, the EIB’s important role demands that...
We like journalists here at Transparency International. They are, on the whole, an honourable breed doing thankless work to impossible deadlines in an industry that finds it harder and harder to pay them a living wage. So when an article appears in...
With anything between 15-30,000 lobby organisations in Brussels vying for the attention of policy makers, it can often be a challenge just to get a meeting and get your story heard. Which is why it was a nice surprise last December to be contacted...
