Voters have to be reassured MEPs are being held accountable.
- Heidi Hautala
- Politico
When it comes to transparency, the European Parliament’s motto has become: Do as I say, not as I do.
Members of the key European institution are fighting crucial reforms to ensure MEPs act by a shared set of public spending rules.
As a relatively new member of the European Parliament Bureau — where decisions regarding the Parliament’s administration and budget are made — I have experienced first hand how its members are quietly burying essential transparency reforms behind closed…