The national Governments of the 27 EU Member States control the central legislative body of the EU – the Council of the European Union. In more than 150 committees, officials negotiate and barter. European citizens never find out exactly who negotiates the paragraphs of hundreds of laws that govern our lives. Investigate Europe will follow Council proceedings and – whenever possible – report on which government is blocking or watering down legislative proposals, and with whom it is in league. Read more "Unblocking Portugal – the secret votes behind corporate tax transparency"
Tag: Transparency
The Council of the European Union: 28 Governments. 150 committees. Unnamed diplomats. Secret negotiations. Thousands of paragraphs written into the laws that govern our lives. That's why we've launched a new project to investigate the Council of the European Union. Read more "Secrets of the Council"
Google and Facebook pressured and “arm-wrestled” a group of experts to soften European guidelines on online disinformation and fake news, according to new testimony from insiders released to journalists at Investigate Europe today. Read more "Facebook and Google pressured EU experts"
Dieser Text wurde gemeinsam mit unserem Medienpartner Der Tagesspiegel am 13. April 2019 veröffentlicht. Wer steckt hinter politischer Werbung in sozialen Medien? Bisher lässt sich das kaum erkennen. EU-Kommissar Julian King fordert jetzt eine klare Kennzeichnung. Sechs Wochen vor der … Read more "Google und Facebook have issues with transparency"