On Wednesday 17 January, the European Parliament approved by a comfortable majority (397 votes in favour, 134 against, 72 abstentions) a resolution prepared by Markus Pieper (EPP, German) on the transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) funded from the European Union budget.
The resolution redefines the transparency requirements for NGOs receiving grants from the European Commission, in the light of “a growing number of situations in which EU funds are...