Over the past 3 years, the European Union allocated €7.4 billion to NGOs. But a report by the European Court of Auditors reveals shocking abuses […]
Brussels Investigates Lobbying for Lack of Accountability
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. […]