Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency
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Good Governance: Transparency International: EU institutions are vulnerable to corruption
In its report released on 24 April, Transparency International states that EU institutions are “vulnerable to corruption”. Recent Eurobarometer showed that Europeans believe corruption to be present in EU institutions – almost 70% have responded positively to this question, compared with 80% when as...
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Good Governance: EC to monitor Member States for rule-of-law breaches
The European Commission has presented a new procedure to be used in case of a future systemic and serious breach of rule of law in the Member States. As President Barroso has stated, rule of law is one of the fundamental values the EU is based on and the Commission´s role, being Guardian of the Trea...
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Good Governance: Corruption in EU “breathtaking”, despite efforts
During the presentation of the European Commission´s corruption report on 3 February, the Commissioner Malmstroem stated that the extent of corruption in the EU is “breathtaking” and costs every year at least a year´s budget of the Union, that is €120 billion. The long-awaited complex report by the ...
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