President of the European Commission urged not meet ‘behind closed doors’ with Prime Minister of Czech Republic

Politics and government - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is reportedly planning to discuss his conflict of interest case with the President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, in a meeting in Brussels on Thursday.

Transparency International Brazil and JOTA present previously unreleased data and documents from Odebrecht investigations in Latin America

Public procurement - Transparency International Brazil today presents new information for tracking the progress of grand corruption cases in Latin America involving Brazilian civil construction company Odebrecht

Supreme Court decision in Brazil violates freedom of the press and sets concerning precedent

Judiciary - A decision by Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) to demand the suppression of a media report concerning one of the court’s sitting judges violates the freedom of the press, warns Transparency International Brazil.

Proposed law in Montenegro is an unconstitutional attack on freedom of information

Access to information - Transparency International urges the Government of Montenegro to withdraw its amendments to the Law on Classified Information, which would undermine the country’s freedom of information laws and anti-corruption efforts.

Slovenian government agency challenged over suspicious razor wire contract

Public procurement - Transparency International's chapter in Slovenia is asking authorities look into a controversial government contract from 2015. Information relating to the contract had been kept secret from the public until last month.

Historic public asset declarations by Sri Lankan politicians set a precedent others should follow

Access to information - Today a group of five Sri Lankan members of parliament from across party lines came together to publish their declarations of assets and liabilities in the public domain. Their action is a welcome step towards changing the political culture of the country.

Government of Portugal urged to stop withholding public information on Golden Visas

Politics and government - Ahead of important parliamentary vote, Transparency International Portugal is calling on the Ministry of Home Affairs to immediately release information on its controversial Golden Visa programme.

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Instigators of attacks against activists in Ukraine must face justice

Law enforcement - The Ukrainian chapter of Transparency International has identified a worrying tendency of incomplete and partial investigations by the authorities in cases of attacks against public figures, journalists, activists and representatives of non-governmental organizations.

Asia Pacific governments must strengthen citizens’ right to information

Access to information - Transparency International calls on governments in Asia Pacific to strengthen their right to information systems and make information more accessible to the public. Laws need to be better implemented by public officials and used more widely by citizens, civil society and the media, according to a ...

Andrej Babiš is our controlling person (beneficial owner), says Agrofert

Czech Republic - Transparency International Czech Republic (TI) found in the Slovak Register that Andrej Babiš, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, is the controlling person (beneficial owner) of Agrofert a.s. The findings may have serious implications for the areas of ​​conflict of interest and EU funding ...