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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels

Reveal party funding before elections, says European anti-corruption chief

A poster showing photos of Social Democratic party Harmony candidates for the European parliament elections, with the slogan 'For peace and security'
A Social Democratic party Harmony campaign poster for the European parliament elections, in Latvia, where parties are required to publish donors’ names 15 days after receiving the funds. Photograph: Toms Kalniņš/EPA

Political parties across Europe, including the UK, should be forced to publish the names of their private funders before elections, not after, the president of the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body has said.

Unveiling the annual report of the Group of States Against Corruption (Greco), Marin Mrčela, who is the justice of the supreme court of Croatia, also called on the European Union to stop using “excuses” not to join the body.

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