- As citizens in Greece take to the streets to protest austerity plans, their leaders negotiate deeper spending reductions to secure terms for further financial bailouts. Meanwhile, one of the root causes of the crisis – corruption – is fading from view.
- For more than two years, key players in the hydropower sector have worked together with civil society to develop a framework for assessing the impact of hydro electric plants. This tool is called the Hydro Sustainability Assessment Protocol and it is being launched on June 16 at the World Congress ...
- On the eve of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in El Salvador (5-7 June 2011), Transparency International submitted a series of recommendations to fight corruption and strengthen citizen security in the Americas.
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- Football’s governing body must be an example of fair play. That is why it is so important for FIFA, the sport’s world governing body, to address the wave of corruption allegations against its executives. In the past, FIFA has sought to sweep the suspicions of foul play that surround FIFA under ...
- Twelve years on, progress with implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention is in danger of grinding to a halt. For seven years, Transparency International (TI) has monitored how well governments live up to their promises and enforce the OECD Convention. This year’s progress report, for the ...
- Transparency International (TI) is proud to present ‘On the Front Line’, a new film documenting the work of the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre run by Transparency Palestine in the West Bank. The film looks at the people behind the centre and follows the stories of three of its clients.
- Since the Orange Revolution of 2005, fighting corruption has been high on the political agenda in Ukraine. But Transparency International’s (TI) recently published National Integrity System assessment (NIS) shows little progress in halting the tide of corruption.
- Each year, on 3 May, people around the globe celebrate World Press Freedom Day to raise awareness of the basic principles of press freedom, to honour those who died in the pursuit of truth and to serve as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom.
- Transparency International’s Global Corruption Report: Climate Change explores climate-related corruption risks and argues that a dramatic strengthening of governance mechanisms can reduce corruption risks and make climate change policy more effective and more successful.
- In April Transparency International (TI) hosted two events in Egypt to discuss the steps required to strengthen the institutions that will deliver the demands of the people for free and fair government.
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