News about European Union

Will the EU act decisively and raise its anti-corruption standards?

News • 16 April 2024

The European Parliament and Council are expected to enter negotiations on the final version of the new Directive on combatting corruption later this year.

Protester holding a large EU flag at anti-corruption demonstration in Slovakia

CPI 2023 for Western Europe & EU: Rule of law and political integrity threats undermine action against corruption

News • 30 January 2024

Leaders are losing public trust as they undermine limits on their power and act without integrity.

EU member states need to enhance their whistleblower protection laws

News • 15 December 2023

New analysis finds that most EU member states lack strong whistleblower protection.

Composite illustration of a maze symbolising the hurdles activists and journalists go through to identify real owners of companies

Legitimate interest 2.0: Enabling journalists and activists to follow the money in the European Union

News • 23 August 2023

The EU needs to comply with the Court of Justice ruling on beneficial ownership registers and safeguard the financial system’s integrity at the same time.

A person holding a smoke grenade takes part in a demonstration against the rising cost of living in Brussels, Belgium

CPI 2022 for Western Europe & EU: Undue influence and fragmented anti-corruption measures hurt progress

News • 31 January 2023

While once again the top-scoring region in the CPI, anti-corruption efforts have stalled in most countries for more than a decade.

Protesters in Vienna, Austria demanding Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's resignation, German-language sign reads: "We are really angry, mega angry"

CPI 2021 for Western Europe & European Union: Trouble ahead for stagnating region

News • 25 January 2022

Western Europe and the EU still tops the CPI, but the COVID-19 pandemic has threatened transparency and accountability across the region, leaving no country unscathed and exposing…

People in a crowd with their hands lifted to the blue sky, silhouetted against the light, with a tan-coloured building in the front

People see low political integrity throughout the European Union

News • 28 September 2021

Transparency International's new analysis examines the extent to which EU citizens think decision-makers exercise their power for the common good.

EU residents see corruption in public contracting: What can governments do?

News • 08 July 2021

People in the EU doubt that government contracts are allocated in a competitive manner. Integrity Pacts can help reduce corruption risks while boosting participation and trust.