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The #spanishrevolution of the Movement 15-M

By Manuel Villoria and Mike Beke, Transparency International Spain In May 2011, thousands of protesters in Madrid came together to demonstrate for change in the political and economic and social system of Spain. The protests rapidly spread across the country and even crossed the border to various European cities.  Organized through social media platforms, like […]

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El #spanishrevolution del Movimiento 15M

Escrito por Manuel Villoria y Mike Beke, Transparency International España En Mayo de  2011, miles de manifestantes se reúnen en Madrid organizando protestas ciudadanas  pacíficas en busca del cambio político, económico y social en el sistema español. Estas protestas se extienden rápidamente por el país y llegan a cruzar fronteras a varias ciudades europeas. Organizadas […]

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The fight for transparency during French presidential elections continues

On Sunday, 12 September, lawyer Robert Bourgi alleged that African leaders gave briefcases full of money to Jacques Chirac and Dominique de Villepin, intended for France’s 2002 election campaign. TI France is calling for Robert Bourgi’s allegations to be investigated as swiftly as possible. William Bourdon, TI France’s lawyer, added that Mr. Bourgi seems to […]

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Is the Arab Spring coming to Algeria?

Antonia Bosanquet, Transparency International’s Arab media specialist, debates the possibility of the Arab Spring’s arrival in Algeria. A number of Facebook pages, Youtube videos and other social network sites are calling for a peaceful demonstration today. So far, Algeria, which ranks higher than Libya but lower than Tunisia or Egypt on our Corruption Perceptions Index, […]

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Corruption News highlight: Graft fugitive’s allegations rock Indonesia’s ruling party

Christina zur Nedden looks at a highlight of Transparency International’s Daily Corruption News, a daily selection of leading corruption-related news. Former treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin has tainted the reputation of Indonesia’s Democratic Party by accusing its members of rampant corruption. The country’s most-hunted graft fugitive made his allegations during his own escape from corruption charges and […]

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Libya: will this be the next Iraq?

Antonia Bosanquet, Transparency International’s Arab media specialist, looks at Libya’s future as seen by Arab-language online media. It’s over and the end was cleaner than any of the NATO allies dared to hope; instead of the “grubby compromise” between rebels and Ghaddafi loyalists that was predicted by analysts, the rebels surprised the world by storming […]

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Wartime contracting – a necessary service, unnecessarily wasteful

Saad Mustafa of Transparency International’s Defence and Security Programme takes a closer look at American wartime and reconstruction contracting in conflict zones. “Criminal behaviour and blatant corruption sap dollars from what could otherwise be successful project outcomes and, more disturbingly, contribute to a climate in which huge amounts of waste are accepted as the norm” […]

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De las palabras a la acción: Estados de las Américas y la Convención Interamericana contra la Corrupción

Marta Erquicia es Senior Programme Coordinator para las Américas en Transparency International. En 1996, los países de las Américas, como respuesta a los escándalos de corrupción que sacudieron a la región, unieron esfuerzos que dieron como fruto la Convención Interamericana contra la Corrupción. Fue la primera vez a nivel global que los estados se pusieron […]

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Can they walk the talk? American States and the Inter-American Convention against Corruption

Marta Erquicia is a Senior Programme Coordinator for the Americas at Transparency International. In 1996, countries across the Americas joined forces to establish the Inter-American Convention against Corruption in response to a string of high level corruption scandals that hit the region. It was the first time globally that states agreed on having a joint […]

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Cleaning up finance: when corporate governance turns bad

If anyone questioned the European Commission’s current concern with corporate governance in financial institutions, last Friday’s bombshell that 17 international financial groups – including such household names as Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland – are to be sued by the US government for offences ranging from misrepresentation to fraud and aiding […]

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