# Europe & Central Asia URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/region/europe-central-asia Type: Region Published: 2020-05-22 Updated: 2020-08-15 --- Our Work In: Americas Asia Pacific Europe & Central Asia European Union Global MENA Middle East & North Africa Oceania Sub-Saharan Africa United States West Africa Western Balkans ### News [+ More](https://www.transparency.org/en/search/filter?region=europe-central-asia&type=newsPost) ## [Anti-corruption gaps are leaving democracy in Europe exposed](https://www.transparency.org/en/news/anti-corruption-gaps-leaving-democracy-europe-exposed) News • 15 September 2026 Too many European countries are failing to effectively implement and enforce their anti-corruption laws, while several are rapidly backsliding. ## [CPI 2024 for Eastern Europe & Central Asia: Vicious cycle of weak democracy and flourishing corruption](https://www.transparency.org/en/news/cpi-2024-eastern-europe-central-asia--vicious-cycle-weak-democracy-flourishing-corruption) News • 11 February 2025 Weak democratic institutions and rule of law are exacerbated by ongoing instability and external pressures. ## [EU enlargement must prioritise fighting corruption](https://www.transparency.org/en/news/eu-enlargement-must-prioritise-fighting-corruption) News • 06 December 2024 Corruption in candidate countries threatens those societies and the entire European Union. ## [CPI 2023 for Eastern Europe & Central Asia: Autocracy & weak justice systems enabling widespread corruption](https://www.transparency.org/en/news/cpi-2023-eastern-europe-central-asia-autocracy-weak-justice-systems-widespread-enabling-corruption) News • 30 January 2024 The region is struggling with dysfunctional rule of law, rising authoritarianism and systemic corruption. ### Publications [+ More](https://www.transparency.org/en/search/filter?region=europe-central-asia&type=publication) ## [Whistleblower protection in EU enlargement countries - Towards EU standards and best practice](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/whistleblower-protection-in-eu-enlargement-countries) Publication • 16 April 2026 Whistleblower protections in EU candidate countries lag behind EU standards, with legal gaps and weak systems undermining accountability. ## [Between anti-corruption reform and decline: Examining key actors, strengths and weaknesses in the Western Balkans and Türkiye’s national integrity systems](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/anti-corruption-reform-decline-examining-key-actors-strengths-weaknesses-western-balkans-t%C3%BCrkiyes-national-integrity-systems) Publication • 19 June 2024 Assessments in the Western Balkans and Türkiye reveal a complex mixture of slow progress in strengthening integrity systems, along with democratic backsliding that strongly… ## [Bringing the Receipts: Political Finance Transparency in the Western Balkans and Türkiye](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/bringing-the-receipts-political-finance-transparency-in-the-western-balkans-and-t%C3%BCrkiye) Publication • 07 December 2023 This study analyses political finance regimes in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye. It identifies regulatory and enforcement… ## [Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight: Key Findings and Recommendations from Multi-Country Assessments](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/strengthening-parliamentary-oversight) Publication • 30 October 2023 An assessment of the strength of oversight mandate, practice and impact of parliaments in ten countries. ### Blog posts [+ More](https://www.transparency.org/en/search/filter?region=europe-central-asia&type=blogPost) [## Switzerland takes a step towards ending corporate secrecy: Will it be enough? Marc Herkenrath 21 September 2023](https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/switzerland-beneficial-ownership-register-ending-corporate-secrecy "Switzerland takes a step towards ending corporate secrecy: Will it be enough?") [## COVID-19 pandemic has weakened the ability of Serbia’s governance systems to fight corruption Transparency Serbia 18 February 2021](https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/covid-19-pandemic-has-weakened-the-ability-of-serbias-governance-systems-to-fight-corruption "COVID-19 pandemic has weakened the ability of Serbia’s governance systems to fight corruption") [## In North Macedonia, public pressure opens a door to combat entrenched corruption Slagjana Taseva 11 February 2021](https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/in-north-macedonia-public-pressure-opens-a-door-to-combat-entrenched-corruption "In North Macedonia, public pressure opens a door to combat entrenched corruption") [## Belarus: State capture and grand corruption remain unchecked Altynai Myrzabekova 28 January 2021](https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/cpi-2020-belarus-state-capture-and-grand-corruption-remain-unchecked "Belarus: State capture and grand corruption remain unchecked") ### Press releases [+ More](https://www.transparency.org/en/search/filter?region=europe-central-asia&type=pressRelease) ## [Transparency International faces escalating attacks in Georgia](https://www.transparency.org/en/press/transparency-international-faces-escalating-attacks-in-georgia) Press • 30 September 2025 ## [Transparency International welcomes historic conviction in German court in Azerbaijani Laundromat bribery scheme](https://www.transparency.org/en/press/transparency-international-welcomes-historic-conviction-german-court-in-azerbaijani-laundromat-bribery-scheme) Press • 30 July 2025 ## [Transparency International raises concerns over the "Foreign Agents Act" in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska entity](https://www.transparency.org/en/press/transparency-international-concerns-foreign-agents-act-bosnia-herzegovinas-republika-srpska) Press • 12 April 2024 ## [Transparency International urges Kyrgyzstan’s decision makers to withdraw law on “foreign representatives”](https://www.transparency.org/en/press/transparency-international-urges-kyrgyzstans-decision-makers-to-withdraw-law-on-foreign-representatives) Press • 21 February 2024 ### Projects [+ More](https://www.transparency.org/en/search/filter?region=europe-central-asia&type=project) ## [Ending impunity for grand corruption in the Western Balkans and Turkey](https://www.transparency.org/en/projects/grand-corruption-western-balkans-and-turkey) Project Assesses and tracks National Integrity Systems—ways to strengthen institutions and anti-corruption policies—in the Western Balkans and Turkey. ## [Western Balkans and Turkey: Citizen engagement for public integrity (CEPI)](https://www.transparency.org/en/projects/western-balkans-turkey) Project This action builds on the Western Balkans and Turkey projects Ending Impunity for Grand Corruption Crimes, completed in 2021, and Strengthening National Integrity Systems,… ## [Enhancing Civil Society Capacities to Shape Policies and Hold Power to Account (ECHO Grant)](https://www.transparency.org/en/projects/enhancing-civil-society-capacities-to-shape-policies-and-hold-power-to-account-echo-grant) Project The ECHO Grant strengthens Transparency International and its global network to more effectively lead anti-corruption efforts and deliver on the goals of its 2030 strategy for… ## [Empowering whistleblowers against corruption (EWAC)](https://www.transparency.org/en/projects/empowering-whistleblowers-against-corruption-ewac) Project Empowering Whistleblowers Against Corruption (EWAC) supports the creation of safe environment for whistleblowers in Moldova, Montenegro and North Macedonia to report corruption.…