Members of the European Parliament are pressing the European Commission to include crypto-related corruption risks in the European Union’s upcoming anti-corruption strategy. In a nonbinding resolution adopted Thursday, lawmakers said the Commission should address risks tied to crypto assets, opaque ownership structures and digital tools. They also called for stronger action to trace, freeze, confiscate and recover criminal proceeds.
The resolution goes beyond asset recovery. MEPs asked for tighter rules on public procurement and grants, more harmonized standards on conflicts of interest, clearer lobbying rules and common rules for political financing. They also urged stronger protections for whistleblowers and investigative journalists.
The Commission’s strategy is meant to complement the EU anti-corruption directive that entered into force in May. That directive harmonizes definitions of corruption offenses and minimum penalties across the bloc. The Commission plans to adopt its first anti-corruption strategy by the end of 2026, putting crypto alongside broader governance and transparency issues in the next phase of the EU’s anti-corruption framework.
Members of the European Parliament are urging the European Commission to address corruption risks linked to crypto assets, opaque ownership structures and digital tools in the European Union’s upcoming anti-corruption strategy.
On Thursday, lawmakers also called for stronger efforts to trace, freeze, confiscate and recover criminal proceeds.
Parliament adopted a nonbinding resolution the same day, setting out its priorities for the Commission’s anti-corruption strategy.
Strategy will sit alongside the EU anti-corruption directive
The planned strategy is intended to complement the European Union’s anti-corruption directive, which entered into force in May. The directive harmonizes definitions of corruption offenses and minimum penalties across the bloc.
Lawmakers laid out broader governance demands
Beyond asset recovery, MEPs called for stricter rules on public procurement and grants, more harmonized standards for conflicts of interest, clearer lobbying rules and common rules for political financing.
They also urged stronger protections for whistleblowers and investigative journalists.
Commission targets adoption by end-2026
The European Commission plans to adopt its anti-corruption strategy by the end of 2026.
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