Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe EU Commission is facing an investigation by an ombudsman for its refusal to publish details of a secret group chat involving Ursula von der Leyen, Volodymyr Zelensky, Sir Keir Starmer and other European leaders. The group chat, reportedly known as the 'Washington Group', was established to discuss how to deal with Donald Trump. The Commission rejected a request from Dutch investigative organisation Follow the Money to access the correspondence, citing potential damage to the EU’s international relations. Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho launched an investigation into the Commission's handling of the request, questioning its transparency and its failure to assess the documents or consider partial access. The investigation is expected to take several months, with a meeting between the Commission and the ombudsman scheduled for mid-July. In fullEU investigates secret group chat between Zelensky and European leaders that ‘discussed how to deal with Trump’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
The secret group chat European leaders used to ‘deal with Trump’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe EU Commission is facing an investigation by an ombudsman for its refusal to publish details of a secret group chat involving Ursula von der Leyen, Volodymyr Zelensky, Sir Keir Starmer and other European leaders. The group chat, reportedly known as the 'Washington Group', was established to discuss how to deal with Donald Trump. The Commission rejected a request from Dutch investigative organisation Follow the Money to access the correspondence, citing potential damage to the EU’s international relations. Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho launched an investigation into the Commission's handling of the request, questioning its transparency and its failure to assess the documents or consider partial access. The investigation is expected to take several months, with a meeting between the Commission and the ombudsman scheduled for mid-July. In fullEU investigates secret group chat between Zelensky and European leaders that ‘discussed how to deal with Trump’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
