Published: April 16th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The transparency register of the EU institutions offers loopholes for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). NGOs that receive their funding from third-party donors could use the rules of the Transparency Register to avoid disclosing financial information. For example, they can claim to represent only their own interests or the common interests of their members. The European Court of Auditors‘ special report on the transparency register, which will be published today, Wednesday, criticizes this.