EU enlargement must prioritise fighting corruption
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Corruption in candidate countries threatens those societies and the entire EU. The EU Commission must take a firm stand against this, while ensuring transparency and consultation.
News about Bosnia and Herzegovina
CPI 2023 for Eastern Europe & Central Asia: Autocracy & weak justice systems enabling widespread corruption
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The region is struggling with dysfunctional rule of law, rising authoritarianism and systemic corruption.
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.
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…
CPI 2020: Eastern Europe & Central Asia
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Eastern Europe and Central Asia is the second-lowest performing region on the CPI and vulnerable to corruption compounded by COVID-19.
CPI 2019: Eastern Europe & Central Asia
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Eastern Europe and Central Asia is the second-lowest performing region on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), with an average score of 35. Across the region, countries…
Building political integrity to stamp out corruption: Three steps to cleaner politics
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Political integrity means exercising political power consistently in the public interest. However, defining exactly what constitutes the public interest is both difficult and…
Eastern Europe & Central Asia: weak checks and balances threaten anti-corruption efforts
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In a region where only one country scores over 50 out of 100 and all other countries score 45 or less out of 100 on the index, there has been very little progress in combatting…
Europe and Central Asia: More civil engagement needed (Part II)
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As follow-up to the regional analysis of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, additional examples from Albania, Kosovo and Georgia highlight the need for more progress in…
Europe and Central Asia: more civil engagement needed (Part I)
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In 2017, authoritarianism rose across Eastern and South East Europe, hindering anti-corruption efforts and threatening civil liberties. Across the region, civil society…
Elections and anti-corruption in Europe
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September and October were active months for election monitoring by our European chapters, here’s what they found.
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