Countering Russia's kleptocrats: What the West’s response to the assault on Ukraine should look like

News • 04 March 2022

Kleptocracy in Russia has thrived thanks to the complicity of advanced economies, who are now waking up to its dangers.

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CPI 2021 for Eastern Europe & Central Asia: Democratic hopes in the shadow of growing authoritarianism

News • 25 January 2022

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…

Protesters in Vienna, Austria demanding Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's resignation, German-language sign reads: "We are really angry, mega angry"

CPI 2021 for Western Europe & European Union: Trouble ahead for stagnating region

News • 25 January 2022

Western Europe and the EU still tops the CPI, but the COVID-19 pandemic has threatened transparency and accountability across the region, leaving no country unscathed and exposing…

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CPI 2020: Eastern Europe & Central Asia

News • 28 January 2021

Eastern Europe and Central Asia is the second-lowest performing region on the CPI and vulnerable to corruption compounded by COVID-19.

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CPI 2020: Five cases of trouble at the top

News • 28 January 2021

Five corruption cases of foreign bribery or money laundering in "clean" countries

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CPI 2020: Trouble in the top 25 countries

News • 28 January 2021

The top 25 countries on the CPI have their share of corruption challenges

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CPI 2020: Western Europe & European Union

News • 28 January 2021

Western Europe and the EU is the highest performing region on the CPI, but is under enormous strain due to COVID-19.

Captured states in the Western Balkans and Turkey

News • 11 December 2020

The companies that export corruption

News • 13 October 2020

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Foreign bribery rages across the globe

News • 13 October 2020

CPI 2019: Eastern Europe & Central Asia

News • 23 January 2020

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…

Eastern Europe & Central Asia: weak checks and balances threaten anti-corruption efforts

News • 29 January 2019

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)

News • 26 February 2018

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…

Elections and anti-corruption in Europe

News • 04 November 2014

September and October were active months for election monitoring by our European chapters, here’s what they found.

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