Roberta Metsola was hailed by many as the solution to the corruption scandals the European Union has had to face lately. Qatargate and other dubious […]
Some Long-Standing Controversies and EU Leaders
Corruption-ridden cases are like the milk nobody likes (or allowed) to drink and yet, they are in the fridge: they are kind of there but […]
Problematic? Only if the Commission Says So…
The European Parliament has been accused in the past of interpreting the EU’s internal rules as those fit their purposes, especially when it came to […]
Kaja Kallas and The Reward for Double Standards
“You are very vocal about … Ukraine and Russia and security … but in a hidden way … you are agreeing with Moscow.” This was […]
A (Russian) Trojan Horse in the European Parliament
Often seen with a cross in her neck that is sometimes accompanied by a colourful scarf, wearing a jacket with some flower-motives, and donning her […]
Olivier Chastel and Renew Europe: Integrity on Demand
“The Renew Europe Group welcomes the adoption today during plenary session of the report on recommendations for reform of the European Parliament’s rules on transparency, […]
Welcome to the von der Leyen Business Club!
Should Ursula von der Leyen fail to be appointed to a second term as European Commission President, the business world would most likely welcome the […]
Frail and fallible, they all are…
Most corruption cases making it to the headlines are large scale. Cases like those involve the exchange hundreds of thousands of euros, famous persons and […]