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The new bribery act: are UK companies ready?

27 May 2010 in Europe and Central Asia, Private sector

This post has been written by Chandrashekhar Krishnan, Executive Director, Transparency International UK. On 9th April, a new Bribery Act was passed into law. This will help to restore the UK’s reputation for taking corruption seriously by ensuring the UK is compliant with the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. It also sends out a strong message to […]

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Whistleblowing – An alternative to silence

5 May 2010 in Europe and Central Asia, Whistleblowing

The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) has just approved a landmark resolution on whistleblower protection. In line with discussions we had at Transparency International’s Annual Membership Meeting in 2009, the parliamentarians expressed appreciation and support for courageous people who speak out against wrongdoing in their organisations. As part of a TI delegation composed of […]

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Courage to face down corruption – Russia’s endemic problems

29 January 2010 in Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government, Whistleblowing

The following post has been written by Samuel Bakowski, working in the Communications Department at Transparency International. Alexei Dymovsky, the former police major who spoke out against corruption in a series of videos that appeared on YouTube, has been arrested on fraud and corruption charges. On 22 January he was taken into custody under allegations […]

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Anti-corruption Day: What does it stand for?

9 December 2009 in Africa and Middle East, Americas, Anti-corruption Conventions, Anti-corruption movement, Asia Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Events, Measurement and Research, Region

9 December is international Anti-Corruption Day. In Bangladesh people are getting together to shout Jago Manush Durnity Protirodhe Jago (Rise up people, rise up against corruption) during the multitude of activities organised nation-wide. In Indonesia thousands are on the street. Around the world, Transparency International is taking Anti-Corruption Day as an opportunity to commemorate and […]

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Corporate Social Responsibility: Gaining steam

24 July 2009 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Europe and Central Asia, Private sector

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 […]

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Fighting corruption in Europe and Central Asia: issues, approaches, lessons, questions

16 June 2009 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Europe and Central Asia

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 […]

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European elections – time to rethink weak transparency rules?

2 June 2009 in Europe and Central Asia, Lobbying, Politics and government

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, […]

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One million anti-corruption supporters wanted

25 March 2009 in Europe and Central Asia, Events, Poverty and development

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.

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