- The unfolding of the Greek debt crisis has left a large number of its citizens on the margins, presenting one of the greatest socio‐economic upheavals in the nation’s history. It has also precipitated a broader political, financial and social crisis across the EU. With the effects of the crisis ...

- We know corruption is a problem around the world. But how bad is it and what can be done? The Corruption Perceptions Index measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption in countries worldwide. Based on expert opinion, countries are scored from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). ...

- In Brussels and across Europe, unregulated lobbying and limited controls over parliamentarians’ conduct pose serious corruption risks. Despite widespread calls for regulating lobbying activities, opaque rules remain the standard in many countries, causing lobbying activities to be veiled in ...

- Political parties in European countries suffer from the lowest levels of integrity registered among all national institutions and sectors – even worse than the judiciary, executive and legislature. Instead of serving as beacons of democracy, the lack of integrity among political parties creates ...

- This manual helps interested parties to understand and address corruption risks associated with forest carbon accounting – particularly REDD+ – programmes and strategies at the national level. Users will learn how to identify corruption risks and instruments to help address these risks within ...

- El presente informe presenta un análisis de las principales instituciones y sectores que en lo individual, pero sobre todo en conjunto, tienen la responsabilidad de combatir la corrupción en Paraguay. Como se detalla en el informe, a partir de la transición democrática se ha registrado un ...

- This report is an addendum to a NIS assessment for Ireland published in 2009 by Transparency International Ireland. As a supplement to the original country study, this report provides an update on the current status of Ireland’s integrity system as well as taking stock of progress since 2009. It ...

- Public procurement systems across the European Union (EU) need to be robust, transparent and open to public monitoring. Only then can governments, bidders and contractors be held to account for how public money is spent, and corruption can be prevented. Corruption siphons off public funds, ...

- El informe sobre el Sistema de Integridad Nacional de España, denominado El Marco de Integridad Institucional en España: situación actual y recomendaciones; advierte que los mecanismos de integridad que ya existen no se aplican suficientemente porque instituciones como los órganos de control ...

- This is the eighth annual progress report on OECD Convention enforcement by Transparency International. The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, adopted in 1997, requires each signatory country to make foreign bribery a crime. It ...