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Too little transparency in new Czech law on political party financing

By on 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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Stop misuse of presidential pardons

By on 6 February 2013 in Anti-corruption movement, Politics and government

This article has also appeared in the Korean Times and is authored by Kim Geo-sung, Chair of Transparency International, Korea. In many countries around the world, leaders have the right to pardon individuals. In some hands this is a responsible tool used to right a miscarriage of justice. But it can also be a political act that [...]

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A new chapter for governance & development? Warsaw, Busan and Beyond

By on 16 December 2011 in Accountability, Aid, European Union, Lobbying

From Warsaw to Busan, governance is being touted as key to development.  But what does this mean for anti-corruption? Transparency International’s Craig Fagan and Benjamin Norsworthy report. December has been a busy time for policy wonks and practitioners who are hectically debating development’s flavor du jour: governance. Heads of state and civil society leaders are [...]

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Accountability is a vital weapon in the battle against climate change

By on 8 December 2011 in Accountability, Aid, Climate Change, Lobbying, Poverty and development, Water

All too often, climate finance initiatives are hampered by waste and corruption. More accountability is needed, argues Cobus de Swardt, Transparency International’s Managing Director. This article was originally published in The Guardian.  World leaders meeting for this year’s climate conference in Durban will be under pressure to pool enough new funds to protect people from [...]

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As the world debates aid, the US puts its aid money out into the public

By on 30 November 2011 in Aid

While a new deal on climate change is being debated in South Africa, another event in South Korea is trying to set a new course to make aid more effective. Craig Fagan, Senior Policy Coordinator at Transparency International, reports from the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. Part of this new agenda is making [...]

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Tackling sports corruption in Israel

By on 17 November 2011 in Africa and Middle East, Sport

Rachel Fisch, Projects and Administration Manager at TI-Israel, talks about the movement towards more transparency and ethics in Israel’s sports organisations. While FIFA have promised to act on Transparency International’s recommendations, Transparency International Israel is also working on transparency and ethics in Israeli sport. We just held a conference that evoked a great deal of interest in the [...]

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Hungary: Minimizing Wasted Energies

By on 30 May 2011 in Climate Change, Lobbying, Private sector

One of the articles in TI’s Global Corruption Report: Climate Change focused on lacking transparency in Hungarian policies on carbon trading. In this post, Ada Amon, director of Hungarian climate policy think tank ENERGIAKLUB reacts to that article and discusses heavily lobbied sectors can be made more accountable. Good governance is a common good, and [...]

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Oil wealth and revolution

By on 1 March 2011 in Africa and Middle East, Climate Change, Financial Markets, G20, Private sector

Today Transparency International publishes its report on the transparency of oil and gas companies. The report shows that the majority of companies do not reveal payments to governments in countries where the extract oil and gas. A good example for what this means in practice is Libya: A quarter of the country’s economy come from [...]

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Looking back at Davos – Part two

By on 3 February 2011 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Private sector

Cobus de Swardt, Managing Director at Transparency International, reflects on the G20, the historic events in the Middle East, and social media and transparency at the 2011 Davos meeting: Looking back, I was struck that there was no longer a great sense of urgency about the economic crisis. Even though the G20 was on the [...]

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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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