Today, the EU has agreed to new anti-money laundering rules which will increase transparency around the ultimate owners of companies according to Transparency International EU. The long-awaited new rules are a breakthrough and a step closer to...
In the lead up to International Anti-Corruption Day on the 9th of December 40 NGOs stand alongside anti-corruption activists to call on the EU to deliver strong transparency measures at its upcoming Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD)...
Brussels, 06/12/2017. Today, the European Commission proposed a series of long overdue reforms on how the Eurozone is governed, including changes to the European Stability Mechanism, a new EU Finance Minister and a dedicated budget. Recent reports...
Today, the adoption of the first EU blacklist of tax havens is a welcome step and a useful tool to incentivise tax havens to reform towards more transparency in their tax and financial systems, according to Transparency International EU. However,...
Today, a week since the Paradise Papers, the EU has failed to come to agreement on improving its anti-money laundering rules, after months of negotiations around revisions to the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive. In a week where secrecy has...
Today, Transparency International EU calls on European Union Member States to step up efforts in tackling offshore secrecy jurisdictions to stop money laundering, tax evasion and tax avoidance after the Paradise Papers revelations by the...
Today, the European Parliament voted for the European Commission to propose EU-wide whistleblower protection legislation. Transparency International EU welcomes the European Parliament’s vote and calls on the Commission come forward with a robust...
Today, the decision by 20 EU Member States to create a European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) is a breakthrough in the EU’s efforts to fight corruption, according to Transparency International EU, the anti-corruption NGO. The EPPO, which...
Today, OpenBudgets officially launches its fiscal transparency platform. It offers a toolbox to everyone who wants to upload, visualise and analyse fiscal data. From easy to use visualisations and high level analytics to fun games and accessible...
