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.
Transparency International Italia
Reaccreditation concluded 05 / 2024
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Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre in Italy
We have an ALAC in Italy 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.
Italy has a score of 53 this year, with a change of -1 since last year, meaning it ranks 52 out of 182 countries.
Find out about key corruption issues in Italy in CPI 2024 for Western Europe & EU: Leaders’ hollow efforts cause worsening corruption levels
Italy
- Score
- 53/100
- Rank
- 52/182
- 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.
34%
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 Italy
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World Whistleblower Day: The cost of exposing facts in the age of misinformation
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On World Whistleblower Day, we spotlight brave truth-tellers exposing disinformation and the rising threats they face for speaking out.
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.
Dirty money still has an address: Unveiling the Opacity in Real Estate Ownership Index
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Transparency International and the Anti-Corruption Data Collective have ranked 24 jurisdictions on their ability to protect property markets from illicit funds.
Press releases
+ MoreCorruption Perceptions Index 2025: Decline in leadership undermining global fight against corruption
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New index reveals alarming opacity and money laundering vulnerabilities in global real estate markets
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2024 Corruption Perceptions Index: Western Europe sees declining score at a critical time
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2024 Corruption Perceptions Index: Corruption is playing a devastating role in the climate crisis
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Integrity Pacts – Civil Control Mechanism for Safeguarding EU Funds
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Preventing corruption in government contracting through independent monitors. Explore our 17 ongoing Integrity Pacts across 11 EU member countries.
Our work on sport
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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.
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.
Opacity in Real Estate Ownership Index: Assessing data transparency and anti-money laundering rules in global markets
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The Opacity in Real Estate Ownership (OREO) Index reveals gaps that make global property markets vulnerable to corrupt money flows.
Up to the Task? The State of Play in Countries Committed to Freezing and Seizing Russian Dirty Money
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Despite strong early pledges following the invasion of Ukraine, G7 and other leading economies are not sufficiently equipped to bring Russia's kleptocrats to justice, report finds.
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.
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From policy to practice: Building whistleblower systems that work
Transparency Int'l
Blowing the whistle to protect whistleblowers in Europe
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Why opaque campaign money is a risk to EU Elections
Jorge Valladares
Maximising impact and protection of whistleblowers: The key role of internal reporting systems
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