CPI 2022 for Western Europe & EU: Undue influence and fragmented anti-corruption measures hurt progress
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While once again the top-scoring region in the CPI, anti-corruption efforts have stalled in most countries for more than a decade.
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CPI 2022 for Eastern Europe & Central Asia: Growing security risks and authoritarianism threaten progress against corruption
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High-level corruption is closely linked to political instability, weakened institutions and – in the most extreme cases – violent conflict.
Countering Russia's kleptocrats: What the West’s response to the assault on Ukraine should look like
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Kleptocracy in Russia has thrived thanks to the complicity of advanced economies, who are now waking up to its dangers.
CPI 2021 for Eastern Europe & Central Asia: Democratic hopes in the shadow of growing authoritarianism
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In the second lowest performing region on the CPI, many political leaders have used COVID-19 as a smokescreen to introduce restrictions on rights and accountability, or have…
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Deconstructing State Capture in Albania: An Examination of Grand Corruption Cases and Tailor-Made Laws from 2008 to 2020
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State capture is a corruption challenge that has not been systematically examined in Albania. This report seeks to provide a systemic analysis of state capture in Albania by…
Examining State Capture: Undue Influence on Law-Making and the Judiciary in the Western Balkans and Turkey
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The capture of the state in the Western Balkans and Turkey is enriching politicians and their networks at the severe cost of ordinary citizens.
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COVID-19 pandemic has weakened the ability of Serbia’s governance systems to fight corruption
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In North Macedonia, public pressure opens a door to combat entrenched corruption
Slagjana Taseva
Belarus: State capture and grand corruption remain unchecked
Altynai Myrzabekova
Georgia’s anti-corruption reforms stall amid political crisis and allegations of state capture
Transparency Int'l
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+ MoreCouncil of Europe: Member states must act against transnational corruption to protect democracy
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Georgian parliament must reject proposed “foreign agents” law
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Transparency International concerned over threats to civic space and corruption in Georgia
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2022 Corruption Perceptions Index in Eastern Europe & Central Asia reflects how corruption fuels violent conflict
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Ending impunity for grand corruption in the Western Balkans and Turkey
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Assesses and tracks National Integrity Systems—ways to strengthen institutions and anti-corruption policies—in the Western Balkans and Turkey.
