Today, revelations by a cross-border team of investigative journalists, that Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are allegedly using their office allowances to rent domestic office space from their own homes, political parties, or in some...
The following is a statement issued last week by Hungarian civil society organisations, including Transparency International Hungary, on the proposed NGO financing bill in Hungary. The proposed bill would require NGOs receiving over EUR 23,000 from...
The current EU anti-money laundering regime does not prevent corrupt money from flowing through Europe’s financial centres according to a new report by Transparency International EU. Despite the political rhetoric and public outcry following the...
The European Central Bank (ECB) urgently needs to increase democratic oversight and accountability if the euro is to survive the next crisis, according to a new report on the Bank’s governance by Transparency International EU entitled “Two sides...
Today, revelations that billions of dollars of Russian money has been laundered through Europe shows the urgent need for the EU to clamp down on the kind of anonymous shell companies which allows corrupt cash to flow through European banks and...
A joint letter supported by over 100 NGOs was published today, calling on the Members of the European Parliament to adopt a strong negotiating position on the EU Transparency Register. Negotiations on the new inter-institutional agreement are...
Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, condemns the guilty verdict and sentencing of Antoine Deltour and Raphaël Halet, the two whistleblowers who revealed secret tax rulings between the Luxembourg authorities and...
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) must be brought into the EU treaties to increase its accountability, according to a first of its kind study, published today by Transparency International EU. The ESM, created during the Eurozone crisis to...
Today, Transparency International EU welcomed the European Parliament’s committee vote to end secrecy around the ultimate beneficial owners of companies and trusts active in the EU, in revisions to the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive. The...