
“All We Want Is Transparency”: Patriots Challenge the EU’s NGO Network
The conservative group requested the release of up to 10,000 NGO contracts and is preparing to sue the European Commission if it refuses to disclose them.
The conservative group requested the release of up to 10,000 NGO contracts and is preparing to sue the European Commission if it refuses to disclose them.
Teresa Anjinho pledged to hold EU executives to “the highest transparency standards,” but her political affiliations might say otherwise.
The Commission argued it refused a freedom of information request to avoid “misunderstandings,” but the watchdog did not buy this excuse.
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The porous barrier between the private sector and the EU previously came under scrutiny in the aftermath of the Qatargate scandal.