Lobbying in Brussels hits record high amid regulatory overhaul
The report identifies 173 companies and trade associations that each declare annual lobbying budgets of at least €1 million.
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The report identifies 173 companies and trade associations that each declare annual lobbying budgets of at least €1 million.
The Commission had released only heavily redacted versions, citing commercial confidentiality and personal data protection.
He stressed that troll farms in Saint Petersburg and bot networks are not protected free speech.
Despite being required under the ruling to remove all bank references from its website within 30 days, ODF has left the offending materials online.
Shame, not guilt, is the currency of scandal. In 2022, on anti-corruption day no less, Belgian police uncovered €1.
“The European Union is facing a geopolitical crisis that is difficult to reverse.
The European Ombudsman has highlighted a sharp rise in complaints against EU institutions and agencies in 2025, while urging greater transparency and accountability…
French Ligue 1 club LOSC Lille has been ordered to pay a fine for organising a display featuring the French national hero, Joan of Arc.
On March 4, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union convened to hear the European Commission's appeal against its own judicial defeat.
A major international police operation has dealt a significant blow to criminal groups profiting from environmental crime, seizing vast quantities of illegal waste…
A coalition of eminent legal scholars has called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to launch an immediate investigation into former European…
Belgian police have conducted searches at multiple European Commission buildings in Brussels.
In a speech last year to the European Parliament, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered a candid justification for withholding billions in EU funds from…
Transparency International, an anti-corruption group advocating for openness and accountability, faces hypocrisy allegations after reportedly attempt to quash an…
European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos is pushing for Ukraine's accession to the European Union - despite a number of corruption scandals that have hit…
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will raise allegations that Budapest sought to spy on the bloc's decision-making with Hungarian commissioner Oliver Varhelyi, who has…
Poland’s former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro MP was escorted by police to be questioned at a parliamentary commission inquiry.
Almost three years after the Qatargate corruption scandal erupted, the judicial process shows little sign of resolution.
Italian Dr Francesco Zambon was awarded compensation of €25,000 by an international court after it found the World Health Organisation (WHO) suppressed his Covid-19…
Spain is failing to tackle corruption, a report from the Council of Europe has found.
Romanian Vice Prime Minister Dragoș Anastasiu has been forced to resign over a high-profile corruption case.
Greece is bleeding, and the Mitsotakis government is wielding the knife.
NGO Global Witness has alleged that TikTok’s algorithm disproportionately promoted "far-right political content".
A shift to digital labelling in the wine sector, with paper labels being partially replaced by QR codes, has raised questions about whether consumers would actually…
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen received the Charlemagne Prize on May 29–leading to criticism from MEPs who called the award "in blatant contradiction…
Two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have filed a complaint against Chinese-owned fast-fashion group Shein's lobbying practices with the French High Authority…
In a report French Senators have found that the French government covered up alleged fraud by Swiss food giant Nestlé.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) responded to growing calls for transparency after public broadcasters in Spain and Belgium questioned the televote results…
The European Commission has determined Chinese-owned social-media app TikTok violated European online content rules about transparency in who pays for advertisements.
The European General Court has criticised that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for refusing to disclose text messages exchanged with Pfizer CEO…