Giegold report adopted: ITCO marches forward On September 14th 2017, the European Parliament voted in favour of the Transparency report from the constitutional affairs committee, rapporteur Sven Giegold. The report calls for making the lobbyregister as transparent as possible and expects a higher standard of integrity for lobbyists. The integrity on the part of the EU institutions was also addressed: […]

Integrity appears to be still a problem for the Juncker Commission. This summer as Europeans were resting on vacation, the European Commission and top officials were spending tens of thousands of euros on private plane charters, according to the Guardian on the 9th of August 2017. After a long campaign by Access Info Europe, the European Commission has released only […]

The Intergroup on Integrity, Transparency, Corruption and Organised Crime takes note of the OLAF year report of 2016. In the report, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) emphasises a remarkable focus on cases relating to the European Parliament. In 2016, 34 investigations into Members and staff were concluded, with 25 recommendations for action. MEP Dennis de Jong, Co-President of ITCO: “We […]