The EU Anti-Corruption Initiative in Ukraine (EUACI) is launching a new phase for 2024-2027 and is looking for an experienced and committed Civil Society Expert who will be responsible for the initiative’s work with civil society organisations and independent investigative media. The Expert will contribute to the design, implementation, and supervision of the EUACI grants…
Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted 374 to 235 to adopt the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), a key piece of legislation setting mandatory obligations for companies to address their negative impacts on human rights and the environment, clearing a major hurdle towards the implementation of the new law, which came into significant doubt…
by Aleksandar Ivković The discussion of the enlargement of the European Union was given an impetus last September with the report by the Franco-German expert working group on EU institutional reform. The document proposed, among other initiatives, that the Union should be ready to accept new members by 2030. It was subsequently presented to Member States, which are…
The EU has taken an important step towards the protection of journalists and human rights defenders against unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings. The Spanish presidency of the Council and the European Parliament reached a political deal on a directive which would protect these individuals from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). The use of…
The AI Act has been a long time coming. Whilst it’s a landmark piece of legislation, unfortunately, it fails to meet the bar on human rights protections, writes Laura Lazaro Cabrera. Laura Lazaro Cabrera is the Counsel and Director of the Equity and Data Programme at the Centre for Democracy & Technology (CDT). It can’t…
Q+A: What France’s historic legislation on abortion could mean for the country and the wider EU. By Sarah Schug France’s landmark decision this week to enshrine the right to abortion in the country’s constitution has made waves throughout Europe and the world. The timing could not have been better, with the announcement coming just ahead of…
by Sofija Popović Members of the European Parliament will vote on a resolution on Serbia on February 8th. Prior to the resolution, there were debates among parliamentarians in the plenary session and in the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the European Parliament (AFET), where critical tones were expressed regarding the events that took place during the…
Transparency International has released its latest report about anti-corruption efforts in Western Europe and the EU. Corruption in Western Europe and the European Union is getting worse, according to experts’ perceptions, and this is the first time it’s got worse in over a decade. Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) looked at 180 countries…
On 21-22 September 2023, the Council of Europe’s Economic Crime and Cooperation Division, in cooperation with the European Commission Directorate General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) and the Croatian authorities, held a multi-country Conference “Ensuring an effective risk-based Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) supervision of financial institutions”, in Split, Croatia. The…
The Council of Europe Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) is supporting Bulgarian Financial Intelligence Directorate under the State Agency for National Security (FID-SANS – Bulgarian Financial Intelligence Unit) with strengthening their anti-money laundering and countering the terrorist financing (AML/CFT) capacities in conducting operational and strategic analysis. In this regard, following a two-day training on…
