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

Marin Mrela also calls on EU to join Group of States Against Corruption to show it is serious about tackling misconduct

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 Mrela, 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.