Tinatin Ninua

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Tinatin Ninua is the Regional Coordinator for South East Europe at Transparency International.
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Bulgaria closes door on election monitors

By on 6 December 2012 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government

Last week hundreds of Bulgarians protested in front of the Parliament, with some of them throwing tomatoes at the building of the legislature and calling for the end of corruption and “political hypocrisy”.  Reuters and the Financial Times quickly asked if this was a “tomato revolution against corruption”: “Nikolay Kolev, better known as ‘Bosiya’ (Barefoot), [...]

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Open Government Partnership: From Commitment to Action…?

By on 23 October 2012 in Access to information, Politics and government, Technology

Under the Open Government Partnership  governments commit to transparency, and using technology to fight corruption. The Partnership creates a potentially unique opportunity for civil society to push for government accountability and empower citizens in the fight against corruption. Gathered at a scenic Adriatic coast in Dubrovnik, European civil society organisations were supposed to discuss their [...]

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The devil is in the details: more transparency is needed for effective oversight of party financing in Croatia

By on 6 December 2011 in Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government

Tinatin Ninua, Programme Coordinator for political corruption at Transparency International, writes on the need for more transparency in  reporting of political party finances in Croatia.  A recently published report on the Western Balkans calls for effective oversight of political party funding that needs to be addressed both by public institutions and civil society. While political [...]

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Kenya champions open data in Africa

By on 15 July 2011 in Access to information, Accountability, Africa and Middle East, Aid, Technology

By Tinatin Ninua, Programme Coordinator, Political Corruption. Last week marked an exciting event for the freedom of information campaigners in Kenya. On July 8th the country has launched an open data portal, which makes Kenya the first African country to release government data to the public through a single online platform. The portal aggregates information [...]

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Political Parties in Kosovo fail the transparency test

By on 5 April 2011 in Europe and Central Asia, Measurement and Research, Politics and government

Money, like elections, is an inherent part of multi-party democracy. However, if not transparent, money in politics carries equally inherent risks of corruption. Transparency in political financing allows civil society to monitor party and candidate spending and spot and potentially stop funding coming from corrupt or suspicious sources. Elections – as the most political and [...]

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Will the new Code of Conduct for EU Commissioners have teeth?

By on 30 November 2010 in European Union, Lobbying

Stories of conflict of interests among top European Union officials are becoming all-too-frequent headlines in the news. The problems have largely sprung from the so-called revolving door that has been created in Brussels as officials exit public service and quickly enter into the charge of business. The EU capital is not alone in having a [...]

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