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Mexico pushes through transparency reform Read more Mexicans will now find it easier to access vital information needed to hold their government to account, thanks to a new law.

Five reforms to restore faith in Turkish politics Read more In the wake of an explosive corruption scandal, we look at what Turkey needs to do to keep politics transparent.

Keep corruption out to halt climate change Read more Vast sums of money are being invested to thwart climate change. But is corruption undermining good intentions?

Major games: let sport triumph, not corruption Read more

Sochi’s multibillion-dollar price tag highlights the need for greater anti-corruption safeguards in sport.

Mexico turkey Climate finance: corruption risks Sochi Olympics • Highlights • Blog

No shelter Humanitarian assistance

- Following a devastating cyclone, Khadija thought she was one of the lucky few when the government selected her to receive a storm-resistant new house. But then the construction began.

15 Feb 2014

Integrity key to public office in the Middle East and North Africa Politics and government

- Transparency International today called on governments in the Middle East and North Africa region to improve the integrity and transparency of their political processes.

Issued by Transparency International Secretariat Translations: AR 11 Feb 2014

Call for applications: Social Entrepreneurs Initiative for West Africa Youth

- Transparency International in collaboration with the Open Society Institute for West Africa (OSIWA) is launching a Social Entrepreneurs Initiative (SEI) for West Africa. The initiative aims to support innovative ideas from young people to boost transparency, accountability and the fight corruption ...

Issued by Transparency International Secretariat Translations: FR

Journalism is challenging corruption in Peru: see how you can help Media

- Our Peruvian chapter produces a corruption-beating online TV programme that is helping people fight back. See how you can help support the show and the journalists and citizens of Peru.

Posted 07 Feb 2014

Moroccan honoured for taking on health corruption Transparency International

- Abdelaziz Adnane has won Transparency International Morocco’s 2013 Integrity Award for tackling health corruption head-on.

Posted 03 Feb 2014 3 Feb 2014

EU report a stark warning on persistent corruption in Europe Intergovernmental bodies

- EU countries need to do more to prevent corruption and restore trust in government, Transparency International (TI) said today after the European Commission’s first ever EU-wide Anti-Corruption Report identified serious shortcomings in the national efforts of EU Member States.

Issued by Transparency International Secretariat 1 Feb 2014

Transparency International Germany: Corruption is a blind spot in international security policies Defence and security

- Transparency International Germany warns that short-term rationales often entrench corruption into the very fabric of how countries work. At the 50th Munich Security Conference, the anticorruption organisation is launching a study that stresses how corruption hinders stability in post-conflict ...

Issued by Transparency International Germany

You can’t wipe out poverty without fighting corruption Governance

- Ahead of the UN working group meeting next week, we're calling for good governance to be at the heart of the agenda.

Posted 31 Jan 2014

Honduras: time for anti-corruption reforms Politics and government

- As Hondurans welcome their new president, hopes are high that anti-corruption forms an integral part of his government.

Posted 29 Jan 2014 Translations: ES

Enforce bribery convention to stop defence impunity Defence and security

- More needs to be done to ensure an end to impunity for bribe-givers and the bribetakers doing deals across borders.

Posted 28 Jan 2014 See more news from Transparency International

OECD moves forward on tax transparency Last September G20 leaders moved towards greater transparency to crack down on tax evasion. They promised a “new global standard” to increase the exchange of financial information between countries.

Whereas today tax authorities have to chase information from others authorities if and when they suspect foul play, this new standard will require any jurisdiction signing […]

Posted on 25 Feb 2014 by Maggie Murphy

Bosnians demand a change It is not surprising that the people are again in the streets in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The leaders of the political parties have refused to take responsibility for citizens’ dissatisfaction and poverty, attempting to present the protests as an ethnic, rather than social discontent fuelled by corruption. The first reaction of the political elite to […]

Posted on 18 Feb 2014 by Ivana Korajlić

Inside Ukraine’s protests Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, has been racked by protests, the largest since the 2004 Orange Revolution when the country rose up in response to fraudulent presidential elections. Thousands of people have been occupying Kiev’s main square since last November and more recently, government buildings. The varying reports on the reasons for the violence and the range […]

Posted on 14 Feb 2014 by Oleksii Khmara

Money up in the air? Corruption in Yemen’s gas sector Hundreds of Yemenis protested on the streets of Sanaa against the government’s ongoing negotiations with French oil company Total about the pricing of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is one of the main sources of the country’s wealth. Protestors claimed that Yemenis have lost hundreds of millions of dollars of potential earnings from the country’s […]

Posted on 13 Feb 2014 by Hamdan Al Aly

It’s your school: keeping Mexico’s education system transparent Last December, 1,055 high school communities around Mexico – comprising almost 1.3 million students – engaged in a transparency and accountability exercise. This involves each principal of public high schools completing three electronic forms covering more than 100 indicators. These range from income and expenditure, to enrolment and academic performance, to the condition of school […]

Posted on 10 Feb 2014 by Rafael García Aceves

Corruption and security: uncovering the elephant in the room at the Munich Security Conference Last weekend the City of Munich saw one of its most admired and, for some, most controversial events of the year – the Munich Security Conference. In the beautiful halls of the conference venue (Bayerischer Hof), heavily guarded by police and security personnel, an astonishing density of the world’s leaders and security and policy experts […]

Posted on 07 Feb 2014 by Tobias Hecht

Can children lead the fight against corruption?

In Liberia, my country of birth, the word “corruption” has become a political dagger that we hurl at those with entrusted power. It is meant to shame, alienate, and render the “other” defenceless, thereby exonerating the thrower from any personal responsibility. Yet, corruption is not a timeless tango between the public and private sectors alone. It is […]

Posted on 06 Feb 2014 by Robtel Neajai Pailey

Anti-corruption: charting a path for the future What does the future hold for the fight against corruption? Recently, three books have been written seeking to answer this question, helping to plot the course of the anti-corruption movement for the years to come.

Laurence Cockcroft: Global Corruption: Money, Power, and Ethics in the Modern World One of the cofounders of Transparency International, Laurence […]

Posted on 31 Jan 2014 by Sofia Wickberg

How I learned to be honest in education Years ago I asked myself, “How did I start making my own rules?” These rules were everything my dear parents would have frowned upon. I am going to tell you about one of those experiences that helped me make better decisions in my now adult life. I went to a public secondary school in Nigeria […]

Posted on 27 Jan 2014 by Modupeoluwa Darabidan

Using technology to involve Tunisians in new constitution As the first Arab country to have a constitution drafted back in 1861, Tunisia is again at the forefront of change as it takes its final steps in its democratic transition. The country that led the Arab Spring revolutions in the region is now – more than 150 years later – almost ready to adopt […]

Posted on 21 Jan 2014 by Soumaya Belaid Visit our blog for more posts

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