One click away? The barriers investigators face across the EU when tracing asset ownership
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From yachts and real estate to crypto accounts, knowing who really owns what is essential to uncovering corruption.
Transparência e Integridade, Associação Cívica (TI Portugal)
Reaccreditation concluded 01 / 2024
Avenida Rio de Janeiro, 30ª Piso1
1700-336 Lisboa
Portugal
- Telephone
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- Website
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Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre in Portugal
We have an ALAC in Portugal that can be contacted to report corruption.
ALACs provide free and confidential legal advice and allow people to safely report corruption.
Corruption Perceptions Index
Scoring 182 countries around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index is the leading global indicator of public sector corruption.
Portugal has a score of 56 this year, with a change of -1 since last year, meaning it ranks 46 out of 182 countries.
Find out about key corruption issues in Portugal in CPI 2024 for Western Europe & EU: Leaders’ hollow efforts cause worsening corruption levels
Portugal
- Score
- 56/100
- Rank
- 46/182
- Score change
Score changes 2012 - 2025
Global Corruption Barometer
Since its debut in 2003, the Global Corruption Barometer has surveyed the experiences of everyday people confronting corruption around the world. Through our barometer, tens of thousands of people around the globe are asked about their views and experiences, making it the only worldwide public opinion survey on corruption.
41%
Percentage of people who thought corruption increased in the previous 12 months*
3%
Percentage of public service users paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*
*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - European Union
Our activity in Portugal
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From real estate to yachts: What do we know about assets across the EU?
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New EU rules aim to help countries close transparency gaps, but targeted measures are still needed to prevent corrupt actors from owning assets anonymously.
CPI 2024 for Western Europe & EU: Leaders’ hollow efforts cause worsening corruption levels
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In fragile times, Europe's ability to combat corruption is falling short, hindering the bloc’s response to challenges that range from the climate crisis to fraying rule of law and…
CPI 2023 for Western Europe & EU: Rule of law and political integrity threats undermine action against corruption
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Leaders are losing public trust as they undermine limits on their power and act without integrity.
Press releases
+ MoreExporting Corruption 2022: Enforcement against foreign bribery hits historic low
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Leading organisations release open letter: Open up company and beneficial ownership registers across Europe
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People in the EU concerned about government corruption, ties between business and politics, survey reveals
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FinCEN Files & Luanda Leaks: Suspicious EuroBIC payments further proof of anti-money laundering failures in Portugal
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Projects
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Integrity Pacts – Civil Control Mechanism for Safeguarding EU Funds
Project
Preventing corruption in government contracting through independent monitors. Explore our 17 ongoing Integrity Pacts across 11 EU member countries.
Whistleblowing programme
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Features our work to improve whistleblower’s protection, including our policy recommendations and our achievements in around the world.
Strengthening and fostering enabling environment for whistleblowers in the European Union (SAFE for Whistleblowers)
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SAFE for Whistleblowers supports the establishment of an enabling environment for the protection of whistleblowers in the European Union.
Publications
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Chasing Grand Corruption: Hurdles to detection, investigation and prosecution of complex cases across the EU
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Law enforcement authorities across the EU face persistent legal, technical and coordination challenges that hinder effective cross-border corruption investigations.
Monitoring public contracting: Experience from 18 integrity pacts in the EU
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This publication sets out key facts, figures and achievements from the integrity pacts in the EU between 2016 and 2021.
Integrity pacts in the EU: Suitability, set up and implementation
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Between 2015 and 2021, 15 civil society organisations monitored 46 public contracting procedures in the EU. This experience and learnings now help us to understand how to…
Global Corruption Barometer: European Union 2021
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The Global Corruption Barometer – European Union is the largest, most detailed set of public opinion data on people’s views and experiences of corruption and bribery in all 27 EU…
