Governance - Parliamentarians in Egypt look set to approve a series of constitutional amendments this week that, if passed, would consolidate power in the office of the president, while restoring the military as the ultimate authority in the country.
Posted 13 Feb 2019
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Surveys - For the third year running, the top seven countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 consist of the four Nordic nations – Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway – plus New Zealand, Singapore and Switzerland. Yet that doesn’t mean that these countries are corruption-free.
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Poverty and development - As in previous years, many of the countries near the bottom of the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index have been severely affected by violent conflict in recent years. Why is this the case, and what does it tell us?
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Surveys - With an average score of 44 for three consecutive years, the Americas region continues to fail in making any serious inroads against corruption. The number of poor performing countries in the Americas region should come as no surprise given the challenges to the democratic systems and diminishing ...
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Translations: ES
Surveys - This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) presents a largely gloomy picture for Africa – only eight of 49 countries score more than 43 out of 100 on the index. Despite commitments from African leaders in declaring 2018 as the African Year of Anti-Corruption, this has yet to translate into ...
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Translations: FR
Surveys - The Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 presents a grim reality in the Middle East and Northern Africa where, despite some incremental progress by a select few, most countries are failing in the fight against corruption.
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Translations: AR
Surveys - In a region where only one country scores over 50 out of 100 and all other countries score 45 or less out of 100 on the index, there has been very little progress in combatting corruption over several years.
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Translations: RU
Surveys - As Transparency International celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are witnessing a worrying situation where democratic progression has slowed to a near halt. Indeed, even some countries which were demonstrating robust and open governance systems, are now starting to backslide with democratic norms, ...
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Surveys - With an average regional score of 66 out of 100, Western Europe and the EU are doing far better than other parts of the globe. However, for a region that prides itself on some of the most robust integrity systems in the world, the patchwork of partially overlapping national and EU-level integrity ...
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Surveys - With an average score of just 44 for three consecutive years, the Asia Pacific region is making little progress in the fight against corruption. Why is Asia Pacific making little to no progress in its anti-corruption efforts? One of the reasons is an overall weakening of democratic institutions and ...
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Financial markets - The European Banking Authority’s decision to investigate the Danish and Estonian financial supervisory authorities concerning their work over Danske Bank is a welcome step.
Politics and government - Together with its national chapter in the Maldives, the global anti-corruption coalition Transparency International urges President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih not to let political position or status become a ticket to impunity for those involved in grand corruption.
United States - The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International reveals the United States as a key country to watch in a global pattern of stagnating anti-corruption efforts and a worldwide crisis of democracy. With a score of 71, the US has dropped four points since last ...
Surveys - The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International reveals that the continued failure of most countries to significantly control corruption is contributing to a crisis of democracy around the world.
Politics and government - Transparency International and Global Witness warn that today's report from the Commission falls short of the urgent action needed to clean up the shady industry.
Transparency International - Transparency International, the leading civil society organisation fighting corruption worldwide, will release its 24th annual Corruption Perceptions Index on Tuesday 29 January 2019 at 00:01 EST (06:01 CET).
Media - Ghana Integrity Initiative condemns the murder of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, a courageous investigative journalist who helped expose corruption in African football.
Politics and government - Ahead of important parliamentary vote, Transparency International Portugal is calling on the Ministry of Home Affairs to immediately release information on its controversial Golden Visa programme.
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Law enforcement - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is a vital pillar of rule of law and anti-corruption in Indonesia, Transparency International (TI) affirmed today, following reports of explosive devices being discovered at the home of KPK Chair Agus Rahardjo and Deputy Chair Laode Muhammed Syarif this ...
Accountability - Transparency International condemns in the strongest possible terms Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales’s decision to expel the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and urges the Constitutional Court of Guatemala to block this attempt.
Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), ranks Georgia as the highest scorer (58 out of 100) in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. However, recognising ...
18 Feb 2019
On February 9, 2018, the Office of Public Prosecutor Munich I imposed a fine of €81.25 million on Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, consisting of a confiscatory element (disgorgement of profits) of ...
14 Feb 2019
Strengthening rule of law along the cocaine routeOrganised crime goes hand-in-hand with corruption and impunity; there is no defeating one without combatting the other. That’s why ...
14 Feb 2019
European Commission sees corruption risks but needs to get tougher on golden visasThe European Commission said on Wednesday that schemes that sell citizenship and residency to the super rich, ...
14 Feb 2019
Trouble at the topThe seven countries at the top of the CPI have largely clean public sectors. Yet this doesn’t mean these countries are corruption-free.How corruption weakens ...
14 Feb 2019
Vanishing act: the Eurogroup’s accountabilityWho governs the Euro area? The informal nature of the Eurogroup and the limited transparency of its decision-making makes this a difficult question ...
14 Feb 2019
According to a 2017 survey, Nigeria’s over 300,0000 police officers make up close to half of all public officials on the receiving end of bribery in the country.The Nigerian Police Force ...
07 Feb 2019
Without transparency or oversight, governmental spending creates huge opportunities for corruption. When you consider what is spent on roads, bridges, schools, housing, water, and many other ...
04 Feb 2019
Martin Bille Hermann, Denmark’s state secretary for development policy, announced to countries attending the 2018 International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) that ‘Now is the time to ...
15 Jan 2019
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the most ambitious development initiative ever launched and aim to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity ...
14 Jan 2019
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