Urging G8 to be accountable to their commitments at the upcoming Summit in L’Aquila, Italy

by Angela McClellan on 3:46 pm on Thursday, 2. July 2009 | No Comments

In their 2008 Accountability Report: Implementation Review of G8 Anti-Corruption Commitments, the G8 noted that corruption is a “corrosive activity” which “poses serious governance challenges and threats to the stability and security of societies, undermines the institutions and values of democracy and jeopardises sustainable development and economic prosperity. Global corruption also impedes efforts to combat [...]

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 [...]