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CPI 2023: Trouble at the top

News • 30 January 2024

Top-scoring countries on the CPI have long fuelled transnational corruption. It's time they embrace change.

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Political corruption in Europe: A threat to more than public funds

News • 27 November 2023

Undue influence on both national and European Union politicians is a danger to vital services, public safety and democracy.

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CPI 2022: Highlights and insights

News • 31 January 2023

Countries failing to address their corruption problems worsen the effects of the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and growing security threats across the globe.

"We don't accept military coup", reads the sign during a protest in Myanmar. An activist has his eyes covered and lips sealed with black tape.

CPI 2022: Corruption as a fundamental threat to peace and security

News • 31 January 2023

Corruption and conflict fuel each other. This underlines the urgent need for transparency and anti-corruption efforts to create a safer world.

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 2021: Trouble at the top

News • 25 January 2022

The 2021 CPI shows that top-scoring countries’ complacency has been detrimental not only to global anti-corruption efforts but also to their own affairs.

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CPI 2021 for Asia Pacific: Grand corruption and lack of freedoms holding back progress

News • 25 January 2022

Asia has witnessed 10 years of mass movements calling for action against corruption, but much of this public outrage has been co-opted by populist leaders and…