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City gears up to kill new finance tax
The City of London lobbies to fend off Franco-German finance tax plan.
MEPs misusing allowances may be named
Court demands EU parliament releases 2008 report naming those at fault.
European court rules on no win, no fee deals
Landmark ‘success fees’ ruling by ECHR a triumph for investigative journalism.
Lack of transparency hides details of funding
Bulgaria and the UK at the bottom of the Bureau’s Transparency Index.
EU Structural Funds
EU states fail to report corruption but Bureau investigation hits home
Bureau investigation into structural funds has impact, but long road still to go.
In Video: Europe’s missing billions
The Bureau and People & Power investigate why the EU funding system is riddled with fraud and mismanagement.
EU Commission expenses highlight lack of transparency in Brussels
A critical eye is essential to building more accountable and open democratic institutions.
EU waste: Massive Spanish desalination plant lies idle
An award-winning £265m Spanish desalination facility, backed by EU Funds, has never been used.
Analysis: EU Commission welcomes Bureau investigation
The Commission responds after a joint Bureau and FT investigation into EU funding.
Cigarette factories suck in €1.5m of EU funding
World's most profitable tobacco companies receive grants from EU Structural Funds.
Track the money: Who gets what from EU Structural Funds
Access the database to find out where every penny goes.
EU’s hidden billions
The Bureau and Financial Times reveal the waste and fraud in Europe’s structural funds.
Billions of euros lost to fraud and irregularities
More than €700m euros lost to fraud and waste in 2009 alone.
Questions surround EU relocations
EU subsidies wrongly allocated to companies relocating from western to eastern Europe.
Multinationals cash in on EU funds
Beneficiaries of the EU’s flagship regional development program include corporations.
EU funds to build a stronger Europe are tied up in red tape
Only 10% EU Structural Funding paid out sue to concerns over the program's administration.
EU Commission Spending
Track the coverage of our story on EU Commission spending.