Fresh corruption investigations rocked the European Parliament with arrests and searches, including at Huawei’s offices. In the context of the EU, lobbying is not referred […]
Huawei Faces Scrutiny Over Alleged Lobbying Scandal in Brussels
After years of being more or less an outcast in Europe in end-user electronics, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is facing serious bribery accusations in connection […]
EU Challenges AI Companies to Choose Their Approach
From 2 Feb 2025, EU governments have gained sweeping powers under the European AI Act: public surveillance, refugee monitoring and even facial recognition based on […]
European Corruption has its Own Mutant Strain: Long-Qatargate
Belgium’s Federal Prosecutor has requested the European Parliament lift immunity for two Italian Socialist & Democrats (S&D) MEPs, Alessandra Moretti and Elisabetta Gualmini, in the […]
Germany and Corruption: Gradual Decline
The Corruption Perception Index in Germany from 2012 to 2024 demonstrates a slight but noticeable decline in perceived integrity. Starting at 79 in 2012, the […]
Spain and Corruption: Decline and Political Turmoil
From 2012 to 2024, Spain’s CPI scores have shown a worrying decline, highlighting significant challenges in public sector integrity. The CPI, which assesses corruption in […]
Transparency International: Corruption is Thriving All Over
Transparency International will release its 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index on Tuesday, 11 February 2025. The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is the leading global indicator of […]
New year – Same Old Scandals
Former Belgian MEP Marie Arena has been charged with participating in the activities of a criminal organization in the context of the Qatargate scandal. She […]
Need Advice on Lax Interpretation of Law? Call Didier Reynders
“We face a systemic problem rather than isolated violations of European Law.” Probably Didier Reynders himself didn’t think that this statement would backfire at him. […]
A Pseudo-Martyr in the European Parliament: Ilaria Salis
Standing in front of a small group of journalist, fresh MEP Ilaria Salis declared with all the seriousness she could muster that Hungarian authorities were […]