European Parliament’s dirty secret? One in four MEPs ‘compromised’, researchers claim
Research by investigative journalists claims that almost a quarter of MEPs have been involved in a “scandal” at some point, or have actually broken the law.
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Scandals, silliness and sloth: The best of EU incompetence 2023
As 2023 draws to a close many are looking ahead to what promises to be a big year in European Union politics.
EU ‘not adequately monitoring potential Ukraine aid fraud’
The European Union has not been properly monitoring the potentially fraudulent use of cash sent to Ukraine, MEPs have said
EC defends ‘incomprehensible’ €18m-plus EU PR campaign
The European Commission has defended a PR campaign promoting the European Union after it was slammed as "incomprehensible" by an MEP.
British MPs’ concern at costs and cuts in UK’s Brussels mission
The UK Mission to the European Union faces a shake-up after a senior House of Commons inquiry found transparency wanting around the work and cost of the Brussels-based…
Schengen pressure grows as Italy, Slovenia and Croatia reimpose border controls
The EU's free-travel zone had already been under pressure due to illegal mass migration, with checks reimposed on the borders of Germany, Czechia, Poland and Slovakia.
European Commission ‘taking more than a year’ to answer sensitive freedom-of-information requests
Applications related to Russia sanctions and European Union recovery funds can take more than a year for the EC to process, raising serious questions about citizens'…
EC ‘sought to cover up request by former Commissioner Neelie Kroes to lobby for Uber’
The European Commission hushed up an attempt by former Commissioner Neelie Kroes to secure an exemption to ethics rules that would allow her to lobby on behalf of…
Qatargate: ‘In 10 years I have never seen so much pressure’
In a two separate interviews, Belgian federal prosecutor Frédéric Van Leeuw and former lead Qatargate investigator Michel Claise have unveiled the problematic…
EU parallels drawn amid Facebook Australian referendum interference scandal
Parallels have been drawn by critics between alleged Facebook electoral interference in Australia and incidents within the European Union, with the scandal said…
EU will fund ‘psychological support’ for exiled Russian journalists
Russian journalists in exile will receive "psychological support" funded by the EU taxpayer, the European Commission said on July 17.
EU Socialists were lax on corruption, internal Qatargate report finds
The European Parliament's Socialist (S&D) Group failed to conduct basic checks to protect against corruption by its own MEPs
Most EU states against transnational elections, leak reveals
Most European Union Member States are against the introduction of so-called transnational European elections, a leaked survey has revealed.
EU ethics body is ‘toothless bulldog’
Věra Jourová, the Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency, has raised hackles among some MEPs after putting forward a proposal for…
European Parliament gets tough on lobbyists and NGO’s
In the latest attempt by the European Parliament to promote openness and transparency in response to the Qatargate corruption scandal that implicated several MEPs…
Qatargate: Belgian investigators ‘spied on Eva Kaili within European Parliament’
Belgian investigators had Greek Euro MP Eva Kaili under surveillance within the European Parliament and without the Parliament's knowledge, her lawyers are alleging.
EU’s chief prosecutor hints at US angle to Covid vaccines investigation
Laura Codruța Kövesi, head of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), has hinted that the EU vaccine investigation has widened to the United States.
Qatar’s influence over the EU goes unchecked. It is not the only foreign power active in Brussels
Qatargate has become the biggest corruption scandal to hit the European Parliament. It has exposed the ability of foreign governments to penetrate European institutions.
Greek legacy media ‘fighting for survival’
Financial stress, declining readerships, shrinking advertising and the the pandemic have left Greece’s legacy media on the brink, according to Reporters Without…
European Parliament VP expresses ‘doubts’ over Ukraine aid
A senior European Parliament leader says he has “doubts” as to whether the EU’s aid to Ukraine is ending up in the right hands.
Minting it: Euro MPs pad out salaries with ‘side jobs’
Law-abiding Euro MPs must be furious with the Qatargate suspects, who have brought unwelcome attention to less-than-totally-ethical European Parliament practices…
Europe is the ‘Wild West of the lobbying industry’
The Qatargate scandal, now three months young, has revealed the seedy underbelly of the European Parliament: an assembly where Euro MPs – allegedly – accept…
Qatargate: European Parliament ‘already back-peddling on reform promises’
The European Parliament is already back-peddling on reform promises made when the Qatargate scandal broke just three months ago, according to a transparency campaigner.