Politics and government - Una formación de tren no se detiene al arribar a la estación Once a las 8.32 el miércoles 22 de febrero de 2012. El saldo de esta tragedia fue de 51 personas muertas y más de 700 heridas. Nos negamos a llamarlo accidente.
Governance - It is important to reflect on the opportunities offered by the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in the region as well as to consider some of the challenges that will have to be overcome if transparency and open government are to become the norm and not the exception in Latin America
Conventions - The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, signed 15 years ago in Paris, is a collective commitment to stamp-out foreign bribery, but lack of consistent enforcement endangers its success.
Surveys - In the following post, Susan Côté-Freeman, Programme Manager, Private Sector Programmes, at Transparency International, explains Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2012.
Politics and government - Sadly, news that Greece is last among European Union countries on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index is not surprising. When Transparency International assesses Greece's institutions, we see flaws, but also positives that show corruption can be tackled.
Civil society - We are seeing rising threats, or actual restrictions in rising numbers of countries that impose barriers on NGO operations, freedom of speech, advocacy, communications, movement and assembly.
Civil society - In the opening speech from the 2012 International Anti-Corruption Conference in Brasilia, Transparency International Chair Huguette Labelle introduces the topics of the four day conference.
Transparency International - In the opening speech from our 2012 Annual Membership Meeting, Transparency International Chair Huguette Labelle surveys the global anti-corruption landscape.
Public procurement - In this article published by The Daily Star, the Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh Iftekhar Zaman comments on World Bank's decision to cancel its contract with the Government of Bangladesh for $1.2 billion credit for the Padma Bridge.
Accountability - In this article published by EUobserver.com, Jana Mittermaier, director at the Transparency InternationaI EU liaison office, stresses the importance of transparency and accountability within the European Central Bank.
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