
EU ‘DOGE’? Patriots Propose Anti-Corruption Body in EU Parliament
It would be a real smoking gun if the EU elite were to reject the democratic oversight of foreign interference, NGO lobbying, and systemic corruption.
It would be a real smoking gun if the EU elite were to reject the democratic oversight of foreign interference, NGO lobbying, and systemic corruption.
“It’s time for the EU Commission to assert the democratic values that it constantly holds others to account for,” the Patriots’ statement reads.
The report criticises the Commission for failing to clearly disclose information about advocacy activities carried out by NGOs using EU funds.
At least 15 MEPs are implicated in a bribery investigation alleging attempts to influence legislation favoring the Chinese company.
Centrist EPP is accused of ‘aiding populists’ by pushing for transparency in taxpayer spending.
Embattled socialist Teresa Ribera said paid influencing was “not lobbying” but a way to raise public awareness.
At least €700,000 of EU funds was used to influence the farming debate in a more green-friendly direction.
Commission code of ethics prohibits former officials accepting employment related to previous work without prior consent from the executive.
The leftist Lithuanian MEP’s side hustles include selling ‘anti-COVID’ mineral water and scamming the Parliament out of half a million euros worth of salaries for non-existent assistants.
The EU-funded group used scaremongering over Russia to further its power-grabbing agenda, implicitly targeting member states’ sovereignty.