Yesterday, we – the Transparency International EU Office – were invited to speak at a hearing of the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament about the need for transparency of political parties at European level (“Europarties”). As basis for this presentation and future debates, we had prepared a 3-page discussion paper titled “Transparency in the Financing of Europarties” (just follow the link to read it).
Therein we make clear that we see political financing such as the financing of political parties as an important area in which (political) corruption may happen. It is also an area where corruption may seriously harm trust in democracy and democratic institutions.
See full Article.
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