Corporate Social Responsibility: Gaining steam
by Stephanie Don on 5:26 pm on Friday, 24. July 2009 | 1 Comment
Transparency International (TI) Germany’s work in support of strengthening adherence to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises got a boost on July 4th when the European Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) adopted a “Resolution on Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe”. The resolution urges European lawmakers and corporations to commit to corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a [...]
Fighting corruption in Europe and Central Asia: issues, approaches, lessons, questions
by Georg Neumann on 12:48 pm on Tuesday, 16. June 2009 | No Comments
Emerging issues, new tools and approaches, strategies and lessons learnt in the fight against corruption will be discussed over the couple of next days as part of the Europe and Central Asia Meeting taking place from 15-17 June in the FYR of Macedonia. The meeting, organised by Transparency International’s chapter Transparency Zero-Corruption and the national [...]
European elections – time to rethink weak transparency rules?
by Christian Humborg on 7:12 pm on Tuesday, 2. June 2009 | 1 Comment
Thursday is an important day for Europe. The elections for the European Parliament begin. The expenses scandal in the UK shows that politicians in Europe are no angels. Therefore trust, transferred by vote, should be supplemented by clear regulations and transparency rules on the European level. Although there have been some steps in the past, [...]
One million anti-corruption supporters wanted
by Georg Neumann on 4:58 pm on Wednesday, 25. March 2009 | 10 Comments
Several members of the European Parliament have launched a cross-party petition urging the European Commission and Member States to propose legislation and mechanisms to fight corruption. High-level corruption in EU relations with third countries is a particular focus of the petition.
A list of detailed measures for the EU to fight corruption proposed by the petition [...]
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