Tag Archives | Party financing

Too little transparency in new Czech law on political party financing

10 May 2013 in Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government, Region

The Czech parliament is currently considering a new law to increase transparency in how political parties are funded. This should have been a reason to celebrate, given that Transparency International Czech Republic and other non-governmental organisations have been working on this for the past two years. But the law could and should have been so […]

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Spain’s scandals indicate need for reform

25 January 2013 in Access to information, Politics and government

Following days of intense public and media pressure, Spain’s governing Popular Party finally announced that it will investigate the financial activities of former treasurer, Luís Bárcenas, who the national court (La Audiencia Nacional) allege has accumulated an unexplained €22 million in Swiss bank accounts. On top of this, media reports state that during Bárcenas’ time […]

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A Hazy Awakening – Corruption risks capturing Hungary

15 March 2012 in Europe and Central Asia, Measurement and Research, Politics and government, Private sector

In the picture of Hungary painted by Transparency International Hungary’s report on the country’s institutions last week, the colours would be quite blunt, with opaque areas in grey representing shady figures and institutions bound together very closely. In less artistic terms, it seems that nowadays private interests prevail over public interests, and Hungarians have just […]

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