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

Ein geheimer Gruppenchat mit Selenskyj und Europas Spitzenpolitikern wird für Ursula von der Leyen zum nächsten Transparenzproblem.

European Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho is examining whether the EC violated transparency rules by refusing to grant the Dutch organization Follow the Money access to the correspondence

The European Ombudsman has opened an inquiry into the European Commission's refusal to release messages from a private group chat involving Ursula von der Leyen, Volodymyr…

The inquiry will examine whether the European Commission violated transparency rules by refusing access to messages exchanged in a private group chat.

The EU commission rejected a request to publish details of the chat that contained Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir Starmer

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe EU Commission is facing an investigation…