Tag Archives | empowering citizens

EU citizens need to know their rights to fight corruption!

By on 21 March 2011 in European Union, Human rights

On Friday, the European Ombudsman asked the question “Is the Lisbon Treaty delivering for citizens?” We here at the Transparency International EU office (‘TI EU’) indeed think that the Lissbon Treaty could deliver for citizens if the European Union (EU) were to implement a comprehensive EU information campaign on citizens’ fundamental rights. The Ombudsman has [...]

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Have the rules changed? A brief look on what has happened since the 13th IACC

By on 4 November 2010 in Anti-corruption movement, Technology

Crossposting from the Accountability2.0 blog, a blog started at the 13th International Anti-Corruption Conference looking at how social media has changed how we are fighting corruption. Are citizens changing the rule of the game? This year, the International Anti-Corruption Conference has not only a session, but a whole stream focussing on a wide range of [...]

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