Auditors Say EU ‘Lacks Transparency’ in NGO Funding
The report criticises the Commission for failing to clearly disclose information about advocacy activities carried out by NGOs using EU funds.
The report criticises the Commission for failing to clearly disclose information about advocacy activities carried out by NGOs using EU funds.
While the bloc’s CERV program officially aims to strengthen civil society and promote ‘EU values,’ its convoluted way of distributing funds raises “familiar red flags” Hungary said.
The new body is needed to take action against the lack of transparency and accountability in EU institutions, the group says.

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.

Hungary demands clarity about the European Commission’s practice of giving generous grants to civil society groups to promote its ideological policies.

The EU Commission appears to have circumvented transparency rules to keep the list of beneficiaries classified.

Teresa Anjinho pledged to hold EU executives to “the highest transparency standards,” but her political affiliations might say otherwise.

Brussels’ ideological bullying doesn’t seem to produce the desired effect.

Věra Jourová pushes for online censorship one last time.

The Commission is fighting to hide both the unlawfully classified documents and von der Leyen’s ‘Pfizergate’ texts, flouting transparency rules.